Hey CPA's! Peachtree or Quickbooks? What's the diff?

[Mat Lewczenko]

So I got Peachtree Pro Accounting 2010 for Free with a Full Rebate but everyone is using QuickBooks.

Does anyone have experience with both? Or, why did you choose one over the other?

Any reccommendations for a newb?

[Account Closed]

Personally I like Peachtree, but the majority of my clients like QuickBooks. I have had only one client recently that used Peachtree.

I suspect the main reason client like QuickBooks is that it is a little easier to use than Peachtree.

Some of the things I dislike about QuickBooks:
QuickBooks has been making it separating features like payroll over the years making it necessary to pay extra for that function.

Peachtree Pro 2010 has the payroll function included the tax forms in the program.

One the main things accountants like is you can close a period in Peachtree. QuickBooks was designed to be easy and in this regard probably to easy.

I'm told that Peachtree Pro 2010 is much easier to use than prior versions. It can now work with Excel and Word.

From a personal stand point, I would choose Peachtree over QuickBooks. Generally, I have found that my clients are happier with QuickBooks.