Quickbooks alternative (very basic accounting software)
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I'm looking for an alternative to QuickBooks as it's way too complex for my needs and I find it very user-hostile. I'm a sole proprietor in computer services so I don't need payroll, inventory, time tracking, etc.
I just need income / expense tracking, invoicing, and contact list. At the top of my wish list is synchronization of contacts with gmail (I'm REALLY tired of copy and paste of contact info from gmail into Quickbooks and vice versa, and export from gmail and import into whatever isn't a whole lot better).
I've spent several hours searching the web with no luck. Anyone here have any ideas? At this point I don't have a preference between a web-based package or traditional install-on-my-machine package.
Mahalo!
Harry Z.
I'm looking for an alternative to QuickBooks as it's way too complex for my needs and I find it very user-hostile. I'm a sole proprietor in computer services so I don't need payroll, inventory, time tracking, etc.
I just need income / expense tracking, invoicing, and contact list. At the top of my wish list is synchronization of contacts with gmail (I'm REALLY tired of copy and paste of contact info from gmail into Quickbooks and vice versa, and export from gmail and import into whatever isn't a whole lot better).
I've spent several hours searching the web with no luck. Anyone here have any ideas? At this point I don't have a preference between a web-based package or traditional install-on-my-machine package.
Mahalo!
Harry Z.
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If the suggestions above do not work, then QuickBooks is one of the least expensive packages. As noted, you are not obliged to use all the functionality. Stay away from: Payroll, Inventory, Jobs, Classes and Multi-Currency and you can run a very basic set of books. That would be basic enough that you can also use QuickBooks Online (Web Version) and that should work as well.
The landscape works like this: Free with limitations; then QuickBooks and Simply Accounting for small business; then bigger packages for bigger businesses (AccPac, Great Plains) . ... Thinkpads_User
The landscape works like this: Free with limitations; then QuickBooks and Simply Accounting for small business; then bigger packages for bigger businesses (AccPac, Great Plains) . ... Thinkpads_User
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Mahalo to all who answered, but unfortunately no one addressed my main concern of synchronizing gmail contacts with an accounting package. So, equal points to all who took the time to reply.
Harry Z.
Harry Z.
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Mahalo!