Peachtree Complete Accounting 2010

I switched from QuickBooks to Peachtree back in 2002 and I have never regretted my decision. I find the screens very intuitive and all the information I need to run my business on a daily basis is right in front of me.

In this case, I upgraded from the 2004 version. I was up and running again in about 20 minutes. I found the transition to be smooth and painless, all my 2004 version data was exported automatically and in the proper format.

If you’re looking for an alternative to QuickBooks at a great price, go with Peachtree.

I purchased this to learn it so that I can up-skill myself. I had never heard of it until I went looking for some of the more common accounting packages in use today. (I’m originally from the southern hemisphere which explains my ignorance.)I have used various accounting products (many tailor-made to a company) and this is so easy to follow and makes many other complicated packages look like a waste of time. It comes with a great instruction booklet that is easy to follow, I wonder why I bought the Dummy’s Guide as I don’t think I would have needed it.

I have only had it a few days, but already I can see that this is going to be easy to learn. My husband who has no experience with accounting found it pretty straight-forward too.

For businesses, whether start-up or existing, I would recommend it. They even offer a $50 cash-back if you’re switching over from Quickbooks. To be honest, I don’t know why more companies aren’t using this software. It would take the headache out of teaching new staff the program.

This package covers your accounts receivable, payable, payrole and much more (I could just about write a book). It doesn’t include the tax package, but that is something you can purchase to add to this.

Regarding the license: Appears to be single user, but they do have multi-user software in this series.

I have limited accounting experience, but I am learning. I have used Peachtree Accounting for more than 8 years and find it the best accounting software on this planet. Unlike any other accounting software that I have tested, using Peachtree Accounting, you cannot create a frustrating and cumbersome out of balance condition. The program will just not allow you to mess up your records. No matter what type of transaction you create or delete, this accounting software will adjust all files accordingly and automatically leaving no out of balance condition, ever. In other words, it does all the adjustment work and thinking for you. I have tried quick books and the rest to compare the quality and ease of use and nothing compares to peachtree accounting. I tried creating and deleting transactions in quick books and it was a nightmare and ended up in out of balance accounting that trickled down to dozens of other accounting problems and issues. I need an accounting program that is smart enough to do all the posting correctly for me, and that has been peachtree complete accounting. Each year staples and few other stores offer the prior year version for under $100 or free, but there is no amount of money that could get me to change to a different program. If needed, I could use this same version for my lifetime. Go get it!

I’ve used other software in the past (I’ve tried 5 others) and found Peachtree to be the best for your money. Does everything it’s suppose to and more if I wanted to.

I am a new small business owner with a high school level understanding of accounting. Peachtree Complete is very easy to use and is a very powerful program. I can keep track of all of my finances, use pre-set or custom accounts, create budget reports, invoices, quid pro quo proposals, and different rates for the same job (allowing discounts/special rates). I am very pleased with this product.

I like the interface. Setting up your company is user friendly. I think it is a powerful tool if you need to handle complex topics like depreciation, payroll, multiple accounts, etc,.. However, if it is something as simple as say stock trading, or handling just 1 rental unit, excel should be sufficient.
My conclusions, use excel if you can (simple and flexible); however if you feel you need a software package, go peachtree and get an accountant to set up the ledgers for you.

I have used both Quickbooks and Peachtree, and while a lot of the features are somewhat similar, I really like this program. I heard a lot of negatives but I decided to give it a try. It was very easy to use and set up along with having a lot of standard features and reports. You also cannot beat it for the price. I look forward to learning a lot more with this program and I am excited to use it.

Very quick delivery. Product worked exactly as listed and Peachtree support was extremely helpful.

First let me say, Peachtree Complete is doing what I wanted in a book keeping program.

Now for the “ok”
I feel Sage should re-look at this product, it can really use some refreshing
interface and report appearance touches.

I also had problems with registering the product (in Pakistan?) and obtaining my 30 day free service.

Upon requesting some help the first time, it took 45min. of security conformations and 3 different
departments to finally reach a tech. person. I was fuming about all their security checks because
they seemed paranoid that customer might get a minute of “free” assistance.
Customer Satisfaction is certainly not their priority.

Upon finally reaching the technical department – they could not help me with my question!!

If think a business person trying to start keeping their own books would find Peachtree Complete
next to impossible to use. Once the setup wizard completes your company setup (which did a fine job) you
suddenly find yourself alone at the entrance of this large program, with a list of what you should
do to get started, but no instructions on how to do them.

Also you have to do manual Journal Entries, which to my way of thinking, kinda defeats the reason
we bought the computer software in the first place.