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volant
April 15, 2018
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xero to quickbooks

  • April 15, 2018
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Hello

 

Has anyone switched to Quickbooks from Xero?

 

Comments?  Good/Bad?  For/Against?  

Which software is better?

 

I've been using Xero for about 7 months now and found it to be good but not fantastic.

 

I've been looking at an alternative to fill the missing gaps which Quickbooks should do apart from the limited users (which is ok now but not very future proof).


Be glad to hear form anyone


Thanks

Richard

 

 

5 replies

EstherY
EstherY
April 16, 2018

Welcome to QuickBooks @volant. My vote is for QuickBooks, but I may be biased :smileyhappy:

 

Would you mind telling me more about your business, are there any features in particular that you are looking for?

 

 

 

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    volantAuthor
    April 16, 2018

    Hello @EstherY  

     

    There's a few functions :).  You can probably offer advice on how Quickbooks compares.

     

    Bank feeds - currently Xero really struggles with my one

    Purchase orders from app

     

    I'm a self employed running my own business.  I sell and fit security solutions as well as offering business system development (IT bascially)

     

    Regards

    Richard

     

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    volantAuthor
    April 16, 2018

    The thing I'm also struggling to find info on is how I move Xero data to QBO.

    I've only found one post and it seems to be quite labour intensive.  I've done plenty of accounts and understand the implications of missing something.  I'm also VAT registered so got to have my books correct.

    Thankfully it's only 7months data, but I can't really be bothered to enter it manually!

    EmilyMockett
    EmilyMockett
    October 22, 2018

    Hi Richard,

     

    We have a lot of clients transitioning over from Xero to QuickBooks and the general comments that we get are that QuickBooks is a lot easier to use and intuitive. 

     

    I personally find that Xero looks like an accounting piece of technology that can be a little scary to some clients that aren't particularly good at looking after their finances. 

     

    Emily 

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    arwalsh
    January 22, 2019

    Hi Richard

     

    Quickbooks all the way.  We ran a 6 month trial of Xero alongside Quickbooks Desktop (at that time) and found that although Xero had some good features there were many limitations and Xero support / Developers were not listening.  We switched to QB Online and loved it (all be it not from Xero).  I have been using it for over a year now and it is brilliant - highly recommend it 

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      arahn
      February 8, 2019

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      UKR
      February 17, 2020

      Hi,

       

      I'm a new Quickbooks user and am switching from Xero.  The question is how?  Your dataswitcher service only seems to be available for switching from Sage.

       

      Please help, otherwise I may have to stick with Xero.

       

      I'm in the UK using UK versions of both Xero and Quickbooks

       

      thanks

      JessT
      JessT
      February 17, 2020

      I'm happy that you're moving to QuickBooks Online, UKR!

       

      I think you've read a different reference. We're actually offering conversion from Xero for the QBO UK versions, and I'll be sure to share the right reference with you. Simply fill in the form, and our Data Migration team will reach out to you.

       

       

      We have Help articles in the Community in case you need references in the future.

       

      If you have questions, please feel free to add a comment below.

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