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QuickBooks Contractor
Intuit QuickBooks Enterprise Contractor Edition helps you juggle bids, estimates, customers, vendors, and employees.
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$67.20 per month
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QuickBooks Enterprise Pricing & Options
Buy QuickBooks Enterprise from a company that's performed thousands of QuickBooks implementations.
| What's Included | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
| QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise | QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise | QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise | |
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1 USER STARTING AT $67.20 / month |
1 USER STARTING AT $87.20 / month |
1 USER STARTING AT $107.20 / month |
| Get the functionality, support, and business insights you’ll need to get started. | Includes everything in Silver plus powerful functionality to pay and file taxes, pay employees, and streamline your payroll. | Platinum packs maximum functionality. Comes with everything in Gold, plus valuable tools for manufacturers, contractors, and retailers. | |
| QuickBooks Enterprise software | |||
| U.S.-based customer support | |||
| Online backup data storage | |||
| Automatic product upgrades | |||
| Advanced Reporting | |||
| FREE Online Training Fourlane Exclusive! Includes a free 1 year subscription for every Enterprise User you buy to Fourlane's online QuickBooks training courses. |
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| Industry Editions (Contractor, Manufacturing / Wholesale, Nonprofit, Retail) | |||
| 60 Day Money Back Guarantee | |||
| QuickBooks Enhanced Payroll | |||
| Advanced Inventory | |||
| Advanced Pricing | |||
| *Optional Hosting QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise with Hosting keeps everything in the cloud, not on your office computers. Manage your business from wherever you want, whenever you want, and from whatever devices you have. |
$44 user / month | $44 user / month | $44 user / month |
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| What's Included | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
| QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise | QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise | QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise | |
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1 USER STARTING AT $800 / year |
1 USER STARTING AT $1,040 / year |
1 USER STARTING AT $1,280 / year |
| Get the functionality, support, and business insights you’ll need to get started. | Includes everything in Silver plus powerful functionality to pay and file taxes, pay employees, and streamline your payroll. | Platinum packs maximum functionality. Comes with everything in Gold, plus valuable tools for manufacturers, contractors, and retailers. | |
| QuickBooks Enterprise software | |||
| U.S.-based customer support | |||
| Online backup data storage | |||
| Automatic product upgrades | |||
| Advanced Reporting | |||
| FREE Online Training Fourlane Exclusive! Includes a free 1 year subscription for every Enterprise User you buy to Fourlane's online QuickBooks training courses. |
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| Industry Editions (Contractor, Manufacturing / Wholesale, Nonprofit, Retail) | |||
| 60 Day Money Back Guarantee | |||
| QuickBooks Enhanced Payroll | |||
| Advanced Inventory | |||
| Advanced Pricing | |||
| *Optional Hosting QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise with Hosting keeps everything in the cloud, not on your office computers. Manage your business from wherever you want, whenever you want, and from whatever devices you have. |
$44 user / month | $44 user / month | $44 user / month |
| Buy Now | Buy Now | Buy Now |
Special Construction Accounting Features
More flexible. More features. With the familiar QuickBooks look and feel.
Job Costing
Track your job costs automatically in QuickBooks as you pay bills, employees, and subcontractors.
Job Costing Center
A single screen summarizes key information on all jobs, such as job profitability and job costing highlights.
Change Order Functionality
Track and highlight changes to existing estimates, viewing all change orders for each job.
Estimates
Turn estimates into invoices, billing by service items, percent complete, or dollar amount.
Job Costing Center
A single screen summarizes key information on all jobs, such as job profitability and job costing highlights.
Flexible Billing Rates
You can assign different billing rates to your employees based on the job, the difficulty of the task, the employee’s experience level & more.
Special Construction Accounting Reports
Control costs and cash flow, saving time and money, with QuickBooks Enterprise.
Job Status
Easily keep track of all of your jobs with one report and view by status.
Cost-to-Complete
Quickly and easily see the percentage complete and cost to complete.
Expenses Not Assigned to Job
Get visibility to all of your expenses that are not currently assigned to a job.
Job Costs by Job
View a summary of job-related expenses of each job.
Unpaid Bills By Job
Quickly get a handle on the bills that have not been paid by job.
Billed & Un-billed Hours
See how much time each person has spent on each job.
QuickBooks Enterprise Experts
We’ve helped over 10,000 businesses with their QuickBooks Enterprise accounting software.
About Us
Fourlane, Intuit’s #1 Premier Reseller since 2010, has accountants on staff, software experts and industry specialists all here to help you get the most out of QuickBooks Enterprise.
With thousands of implementations, we have the knowledge and experience you can rely on.
QuickBooks Data Conversion
We know how to manipulate your accounting data so that it is set up in QuickBooks correctly. We can convert data from almost any software including: Microsoft Dynamics, Sage MAS & Peachtree, NetSuite, Intacct, Timberline, Navision, DacEasy, AccPac, Cougar Mountain, Oracle, Master Builder, Business Works, Xero, and more.
Programming / Integration
We solve critical business needs by extending and integrating QuickBooks “beyond the box.” By extending QuickBooks beyond its core functionality, we are able to provide a cost-effective alternative to expensive, larger accounting software packages.
QuickBooks Implementation
With thousands of happy QuickBooks customers, Fourlane has the experience and knowledge to help you get QuickBooks set up the right way. We know the steps to take to perform a new process roll out in QuickBooks as well as how to organize the data to achieve maximum efficiency moving forward.
QuickBooks Hosting
Deliver the full power of QuickBooks desktop accounting software to your end users in a cost-effective, secure cloud-hosted model. We’ve partnered with multiple hosting providers so that we can provide you the best solution for your needs.
QuickBooks Enterprise Hosting
We’ve partnered with Right Networks to provide you with remote access to a protected environment for your QuickBooks software. Right Network’s application hosting & Cloud Computing allows businesses to deliver the full power of desktop and server-based software to their employees, franchisees, and accounting clients in a monthly, per-user Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model. Right Networks backs up your data nightly, and keeps backups for 90 days. Enterprise-class anti-virus technology, firewalls, encryption and multi-layer access controls protect files and transmissions. U.S.-based customer support is also included!
Zero start-up costs. Zero maintenance.
You only pay a monthly fee per user. No hardware to buy. No commitment—scale up or down as needed. Cancel anytime, and take your data back to your desktop.
As low as
$44 / user / month
*Discounted price for new QuickBooks Enterprise customers only. Existing QuickBooks customers can add hosting for $54.99 / user.
Advanced Reporting
Included with all QuickBooks Enterprise versions
Now, discover untapped insights into how your business is running with the all-new Advanced Reporting feature in QuickBooks Enterprise. Access all your QuickBooks data to build any report you need. With enhanced searching and filtering, and much more, it’s Intuit’s most customizable QuickBooks reporting tool yet. QuickBooks Enterprise also continues to offer the flexibility you love by allowing you to combine multiple company files and to create custom reports using ODBC-compliant applications.
QuickBooks Desktop Enhanced Payroll
Included with QuickBooks Enterprise Gold and Platinum
With QuickBooks Enhanced Payroll, let Intuit handle payroll, compliance & tax laws. Features include:
- Instant paycheck for W-2 employees and 1099 contractors
- Automatic tax calculations
- Free direct deposit
- Federal and State forms completed for you
- Electronically pay and file taxes, including W-2’s at year-end
- Print W-2’s & forms for employees
Advanced Inventory
Included with QuickBooks Enterprise Platinum
Intuit has integrated an advanced inventory management system directly into QuickBooks Enterprise – with the same user interface. There is no need for a separate inventory management system, software, or data integration.
You just scan inventory and serial numbers with a scanner and QuickBooks takes over, putting your data in the correct fields automatically. And if your inventory items don’t have barcodes, QuickBooks can create them for you!
Advanced Pricing
Included with QuickBooks Enterprise Platinum
Built exclusively for QuickBooks Enterprise, QuickBooks Advanced Pricing lets you control, customize, and automate your pricing, right within QuickBooks. No more manual updates — now you can easily change your prices to keep your bottom line upwardly mobile.
Preferred Credit Card Processing Rates
Included with all QuickBooks Enterprise versions
When you turn on QuickBooks Payments, you’ll have the ability to put a “Pay Now” link on every invoice you send. Customers can click and pay instantly with any major credit card or a bank transfer.
And, since QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise updates itself automatically and sends payments directly to the bank, you’ll always have the most current information on your bottom line.
EDI Capability
Included with all QuickBooks Enterprise versions
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is the computer-to-computer exchange of business documents in a standard format. Far faster and more accurate than paper forms, EDI is indispensable in today’s accelerating and complex supply chains. This is why major retailers, manufacturers and wholesalers almost universally mandate that their suppliers use EDI. TrueCommerce EDI, along with one trading partner, is included with QuickBooks Enterprise at NO charge! Monthly network fees apply.
Specialized For Your Industry
Your industry is specialized; so is your version of QuickBooks. Just choose an industry at install.
Contractor Edition
Control costs and cash flow, saving time and money. The special reporting features built into our contractor accounting software lets you stay on top of job costs and cash flow so you can stay profitable through project changes. Plus, payment optimization tools.
Retail Edition
The special features in QuickBooks Enterprise Retail Edition help keep these moving parts all straight. You can also pair it with QuickBooks POS to transfer sales, inventory and customer information to your books in one quick step.
Manufacturing / Wholesale Edition
Manufacturing and wholesale accounting systems must keep track of goods coming, going, and changing all the time. The special tools in QuickBooks Enterprise help keep it all straight, and for more complex inventory needs, take a look at Advanced Inventory.
Nonprofit Edition
QuickBooks Enterprise Nonprofit edition has special features such as additional language like donors and pledge forms on QuickBooks’ standard customers and invoices and extra data capacity so you can store more data.
Compare QuickBooks Versions
| Features | Enterprise | Premier | Pro | Online |
| Maximum number of simultaneous users. | Available in 1-10 or 30 users | Up to 5 | Up to 3 | Up to 5 |
| Track sales, sales taxes, and customer payments. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Accept credit card payments right in QuickBooks. | Preferred Rates | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Track sales, sales taxes, and customer payments. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Access to product experts, unlimited technical support, and upgrades. | US-Based Experts | ✔ | ||
| Online backup and protection of your QuickBooks data. | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Anywhere anytime access. | Hosting available for an additional monthly cost | ✔ | ||
| Invoice multiple customers at once with Batch Invoicing. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Set individual user permissions to control access to sensitive information. | Up to 115 different activities | Limited | Limited | |
| Create customized financial reports with Intuit Statement Writer. | ✔ | Accountant Edition Only | ||
| Track fixed assets such as computers and other office equipment with Fixed Asset Manager. | ✔ | Accountant Edition Only | ||
| Work in two company files at the same time. | ✔ | |||
| Expanded list limits allows you to track 100,000+ customers, vendors and inventory items and employees. | 100,000+ | |||
| Leverage 14 predefined user roles to help you set up new users quickly. | ✔ | |||
| Complete more activities in multi-user mode. | ✔ | |||
| One-click financial, sales & tax reports. | 150+ Industry Specific | 150+ Industry Specific | 100+ | 65+ |
| Import data from Excel, Quicken, Microsoft Office Accounting & prior QuickBooks versions. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Excel & QuickBooks |
| Download or import your bank & credit transactions into QuickBooks. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Get a consolidated view into your business with Company Snapshot. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Industry-specific reports, sample files, menus & chart of accounts. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Limited |
| Track and follow up on sales leads with the Lead Center. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| See all your key customer information at a glance with the Customer Snapshot. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Track international sales & expenses in multiple currencies. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Forecast sales & expenses. Easily create a business plan. | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Access all of your QuickBooks data to create any report you need with Advanced Reporting. | ✔ | |||
| Consolidate reports from multiple company files. | ✔ | |||
| Create custom reports with ODBC-compliant applications using a direct connection to the QuickBooks database. | ✔ | |||
| Track & manage inventory & create purchase orders. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Set and manage inventory reorder points. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Easily find and locate inventory tasks all in one place with the Inventory Center. | Attach Inventory Images | ✔ | ||
| Manage inventory using bin location tracking, bar code scanning, serial number or lot tracking, FIFO costing and multiple location inventory. | ✔ | FIFO | ||
| Control, customize and automate your pricing right inside QuickBooks. | ✔ | |||
| Enterprise | Premier | Pro | Online |
Intuit QuickBooks Full Service Plan
Get peace of mind with the Full Service Plan – it’s included with QuickBooks Enterprise.
Product Upgrades
You'll automatically receive new versions of our products when they're released, along with updates to your current version with the latest features and patches.
Technical Support
Get unlimited access to Intuit’s team of U.S. based technical support experts who are thoroughly trained in QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise.
Online Backup
Protect your QuickBooks Enterprise file and any other important business data with QuickBooks-integrated online data backup and restoration service.
Data Recovery
Intuit can help defend against problems you might encounter with your QuickBooks data, recover data if your hard drive crashes, and reset lost or forgotten passwords.
Training Tools
Included with your purchase is free access to Mastering Intuit QuickBooks Enterprise, an interactive online training program to help you get started quickly.
Everything Enterprise
With exclusive access to Everything Enterprise, you will be able to download product updates and upgrades, view training videos & access all your benefits.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you don’t see your question below, give us a call at (800) 931-2120. From deciding on the right subscription, to getting started, to making the most out of the QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise software you already have, we are here to help.
What is QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise?
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise is software designed to help you manage your accounting and business needs efficiently and with ease. It comes with the functionality to handle accounting, payroll, payments, inventory, and more. It also has a familiar QuickBooks look-and-feel. Whether you’re new to business management software or already a QuickBooks customers, QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise makes it easy to run your business from end to end.
Does QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise come with what’s in QuickBooks Desktop Pro and Premier?
Yes. It has all the features you love in Pro and Premier — and more. QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise packs more than twice the functionality and flexibility of Pro and Premier:
- More customizable reporting tools, including Advanced Reporting, our most powerful reporting tool yet
- A whole new level of user controls
- The capability to track hundreds of thousands of inventory items, customers and vendors,2 more than 6X the capacity of other QuickBooks products.3Consolidated reporting from multiple locations or company files4
- Sophisticated inventory and pricing capabilities
- Powerful accounting management tools, like batch delete, entry, reclassify, and period copy reporting capabilities
- Access to our members-only Customer Resource Center site
- Unlimited free US-based customer support and training
- And much more…
What are the recommended system requirements for QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise?
Operating systems supported
- Windows 8, all editions including 64-bit, natively installed
- Windows 7, all editions including 64-bit, natively installed
- Windows Vista (SP1 or later), all editions including 64-bit, natively installed
- Windows Server 2012, Windows Small Business Server 2011, Small Business Server 2008
- Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2003 (SP2), including 64-bit, natively installed
Database Servers
- Windows: natively installed & Windows 8, Windows 7 or Vista (SP1) with UAC on, Windows Server 2011, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 – Terminal Server Config., Windows Server 2003 (SP2), and Windows Small Business Server 2008
Note: Windows Home Server Edition is not supported.
Hardware and operating system requirements (client and server)
- 2.4 GHz processor minimum
- System processor should support at least Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 (SSE2) instruction set
- 2 GB RAM minimum
- RAM requirements for multi-user setup
- 5 users: 2-3 GB
- 10 users: 3-4 GB
- 15 users: 4-6 GB
- 20 users: 6-8 GB
- RAM requirements for multi-user setup
- 4x CD-ROM drive required for CD installations
- Display optimized for 1024 x 768 screen resolution or higher with up to 2 Extended monitors
- Best optimized for Default DPI setting (96 DPI or 100%). Additionally, medium DPI (120 DPI or 110%) is supported to ensure an optimal experience for 110% scaling.
- Windows:
- U.S. version
- Regional Settings are supported when set to English (United States) with keyboard setting to U.S. only
- Administrator Rights required for the server computer when hosting Multi User Access
- Natively installed
- Disk space requirements:
- 1.5 GB of disk space (additional space required for data files)
- Additional software: 250 MB for Microsoft .NET 4.0 Runtime, provided on the QuickBooks CD
- Additional requirements for Intuit Data Protect in QuickBooks Connected Services offerings
- Require minimum 2.0 GB Ram
- Twice the size of the largest File set to back up + 100MB or twice the size to restore. The space is only required from the work folder LocalApplicationData+”IntuitIntuit Data Protect”
Software compatibility
QuickBooks is capable of integrating with hundreds of third-party applications. The following integrations are provided with QuickBooks; additional RAM will enhance the use of these features.
- Microsoft Office:
- Office 2010 and Office 2013/365 (including Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2013) both on 32 and 64 bit. (Note: Office 365 is only supported when it is locally installed, not the web version.)
- Preparing letters requires Microsoft Word 2013, 2010, or 2007.
- Exporting reports requires Microsoft Excel 2013, 2010, or 2007.
- Contact Synchronization with Microsoft Outlook requires Outlook 2013, 2010, or 2007.
- Synchronization with Outlook requires QuickBooks Contact Sync for Outlook (the download is available at no charge).
Contact Sync does not work with the Microsoft Business Contact Manager Outlook plug-in. If a sync is performed, duplicate records could result
- QuickBooks Point of Sale 2015 (V12.0), V11.0 , V10.0
- Adobe Acrobat Reader: Business Planner functionality and viewing forms requires Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or later.
- Payroll and other online features and services requires Internet access with at least a 56 Kbps connection speed (DSL or cable modem recommended)
- TurboTax 2014 and 2013 (Personal and Business)
- Lacerte 2014 and 2013
- Pro-Series tax years 2014 and 2013
- QuickBooks for Mac 2015
- Quicken 2015, 2014, 2013
- Gmail, Yahoo Email, Windows Mail, Hotmail and AOL
- Internet Explorer 11, 10, and 9.
What is QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise with Hosting?
With QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise with Hosting, your software and data are stored securely on remote servers, not on your office computers. That means you have the extra flexibility of accessing QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise anytime, anywhere, and on any device, including Mac.6 Everyone in your organization, plus any authorized partners like your accountant, can work with the same data at the same time, no matter where they’re located. QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise with Hosting also comes with all the functionality of our QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise software, as well as its look and feel, so there’s nothing new to learn.
How easy is QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise to use?
One of the best things about QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise is that it looks and works very much like our other QuickBooks software, so if you’re already a QuickBooks Desktop Pro or Premier customer, your staff will feel comfortable with Enterprise right from the start. There’s no steep learning curve, which means your employees can get up to speed quickly.
How many users can I add to QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise?
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise is available in 1-10 user, and up-to-30 user licenses. You can add users up to a 10-user license. If you currently have 10 users but need more seats, you can upgrade to a 30-user license.
Is technical support for QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise available?
Yes. Your subscription to QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise includes exclusive, unlimited access to Intuit’s U.S.-based team of support technicians. They’re thoroughly trained in QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise to provide support during or after installation, answer your technical questions, or help troubleshoot.
Can I use my current QuickBooks Desktop Pro and Premier data with QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise?
Yes. Transferring QuickBooks data is fast and easy — just like upgrading from QuickBooks Desktop Pro to Premier.
Does QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise come with a satisfaction guarantee?
Yes! We stand behind QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise with a money-back satisfaction guarantee. If you’re not satisfied, return it to Intuit within 60 days along with a dated receipt for a refund on your purchase price. Try out QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise with no risk whatsoever.