Area |
Quickbooks |
Goldenseal |
| Accounts |
Classic "double entry" accounts that the user sets up for any function |
Accounts are for "real world" jobs, assets, liabilities and costs. Automatically
handles "intangible" accounts |
| Accounts payable |
Use A/P account(s) |
Use Pay Bills command, with built-in A/P tracking |
| Accounts receivable |
Use A/R account(s) |
Uses Billing commands, with built-in A/R tracking |
| Accrual accounting |
Set up additional accounts |
Available via cost and income transactions |
| Cash accounting |
Primary accounting method |
Available via banking transactions |
| Custom fields |
Up to 15 text fields |
Up to 999 text, number, money, list, checkbox, picture or clairvoyant fields |
| Customers and Projects |
Combined |
Separate accounts |
| Estimating |
Uses items |
Uses Cost Items and Assemblies. Includes templates and "smart dimensions" |
| Expense tracking |
Use expense accounts to track expenses |
Use cost categories, subcategories and locations to track expenses |
| Finding records |
Find searches in all records, shows list of matching items |
Find searches in one class of records, shows found items in record browser |
| Inventory |
|
Tracked automatically |
| Job
costs- Equipment |
Use Expense accounts |
Use Equipment Hours records and categories |
| Job
costs- Labor |
Use Expense accounts |
Use Labor Hours records and categories |
| Job
costs- Materials |
Use Expense accounts |
Use Material Purchase records and categories |
| Job
costs- Subcontractors |
Use Expense accounts |
Use Subcontractor Cost records and categories |
| Leads & customer management |
Customer mailing labels |
Customers, prospects, appointments, contact log, mailing labels, envelopes |
| New records |
Window opens to empty record |
Click the New button to add records (or use Interface Preferences to open to empty) |
| Payroll |
Uses Aatrix |
Integrated |
| Printed Forms |
Stock forms, some customizing |
Stock forms, complete user customizing |
| Project billing |
Time & materials or type-ins |
Draw schedules, progress payments or time & materials. Also allowances and change orders. |
| Repeat transactions |
Memorized transactions |
Recurring transactions, templates |
| Reports |
Some user customizing |
Complete user customizing |
| Saving Records |
Hit the OK button |
Saved at window close, record change or Enter key. |
| Subcontractor insurance |
Adjust payments manually |
Handled automatically |
| Viewing records |
Use Next and Previous buttons |
Use "browser" control |
