Difference between QuickBooks Pro, Premier, and Enterprise

Update: This article was last updated on 22nd July 2019 to reflect the accuracy and up-to-date information on the page.

Accounting software plays a critical role to support the functioning of businesses. In a market flushed with a vast number of options, QuickBooks has several advantages over the others in assisting small, medium, and enterprise businesses with the accounting needs.

Most of the accounting professionals and businesses understand that QuickBooks Desktop accounting software makes a smart choice for them. However, the confusion with various versions leaves them without a real solution.

Let’s have a quick glance on the three versions of QuickBooks.

QuickBooks Pro – This version of QuickBooks caters to small business with up to 3 users. The two variants available – Pro and Pro Plus can help accounting professionals to organize their accounting, expenses and maximize tax deductions, among others.

QuickBooks Premier – It is suitable for small and mid-sized organizations with up to 5 users. With QB Premier, the businesses can easily track the inventory items, manage the balance sheets, and categorize the financial data by departments, location, among others.

QuickBooks Enterprise – With up to 40 active users, QuickBooks Enterprise serves a wide range of industries from contractor, non-profits, and retail to manufacturing and wholesale. Business owners can set roles and permissions for each user according to their process and create advanced reports.

​In the table below, we compare the various versions of QuickBooks Desktop for Windows: Pro, Premier, and Enterprise.