Quicken Software

I wouldn't track my finances with anything else. I have been using this since the early 90's

Pros

It keeps all my financial records in one place.
If you can write a check and use a check register you can use this software

Cons

There is very little to dislike. It doesn't work well for other than simple business finances. If it isn't powerful enough there is always QuickBooks.

Pros

The product is easy to use, accurate, and blends with banking protocols and apps. I like the fact that it helps you plan and budget your money and see exactly where you’re spending is going.

Cons

You must be very careful to categorize your spending accurately so that the app can help you budget your spending. If you need customer service, the number of times I have called them fortunately has been few because they are little or no help

Being able to access the software remotely (finally!) is a huge win.

Pros

You can quickly track investments, keep your portfolio in check and import a variety of different types of transactions. This helps you get up and running quickly, especially when you're moving from another system.

Cons

There are still some limitations with Quicken that have been around for quite a while. It would be nice to have a warning when you're getting "close" to spending through your budget, but that's not a core function of the system. Small tweaks could make this platform much more user friendly and useful!

Pros

I use Quicken both for personal use, and as part of our budget for a grant that I work on. Quicken really helps me to see how much cashflow I have coming in, what my monthly expenditures are, and what's left over. The analytical tools help me look at how I can improve for the next month, and where our team at work can continue to save money as we move forward with our projects.

Cons

Sometimes Quicken takes a while to load for some reason, although this could be a computer issue rather than an issue with the software.

Pros

I love that we can consolidate all of our banking, savings, business and credit card accounts into one location to categorize every expense. It downloads automatically at sign on so it's really limited on the amount of effort needed.

Cons

The memorized transaction function is a bit tricky to get used to. The software attempts to memorize transactions so you don't have to re-enter info on future transactions if similar type or same vedor so I do think it important to reverie ever transaction individually when accepting them into your register.

Pros

Quick click for access to most account information generate reports quickly for accounting. Great product!

Cons

Took a little while to get accustomed to use, but overall great program!! Really don't have any negative comments about this program.

Pros

Simple wizard allows even the most inexperienced persons to be able to run the program effectively.

Cons

Too simple at time if you are trying to do different types of tax strategy as the wizard wants to be involved in every step

Don't waste your money on this product and save yourself any hassles.

Pros

I have used this product for 13 years and would have written great reviews. Everything worked as it should. Maybe not so user friendly at times.

Cons

But now Quicken won't show any of my downloaded transactions. Quicken says it obtained 49 transactions during an update with bank function but it won't show them in Quicken. Their support can't fix the problem and it says that it is my bank not communication with them but then why is Quicken reporting that it sees 49 transactions then. This problem has been going on since September with NO resolutions.

If I could give less than 1 star I would! I have been a huge supporter of Quicken in the past. I encouraged my kids and clients and anyone that would listen to use Quicken. Sorry!
I have now gone to using my online banking bill pay through my bank which is free!

Pros

This used to be a great product! I have used it since 1993 to track my business finances and investments. It really helps at tax time.

Cons

Support is worse than non-existent. It is March 8th and I have been trying to get support since the first week in January. I was on the phone with a rep for 2 hours trying to get bill pay to work. I was told to hang on I need to ask my manager about that and then hung up on. I tried chatting and was told that you cannot use chat for online bill pay. Called the support number and was told that there is a special number for online bill pay. I called that number and was told by the rep that I needed to go to quickenbillpay.com but he would stay on the line and would call me back if I got disconnected. That was a week ago. Still havent gotten at call. Went through the insutructions on the quickenbillpay.com website to set up a new account and it indicated it would take 2 -3 days to set up an account and I would receive 2 transactions on my bank statement from them. Check my statement and then come back and enter those figures to confirm I own the account. That was 6 days ago and still no transactions. Yesterday I received an email that I must send in 1. My drivers License. 2. My Social Security Card. 3. my most recent utility bill from water, gas, or electric company only. 4. A voided check from each account I want to use.
Sounds like an internet scam to me. I called quicken and explained I wasn't comfortable sending all of this over the internet and by the way I have been paying for your services for 25 years and now you want all of this info. Their response is quicken was sold and that they are a new company and they have to have the info or no bill pay services! No wonder they bill pay services are now included in the Premier package. No one can use it! The bad part is I have all of my payments for cars, houses, utilities, credit cards set up for auto pay using quicken bill pay. Now I have to find another way to get them paid because it has taken 2 months and I still am not set up for bill pay. By the way they don't tell you this is what happens when you download Quicken 2018. Beware!

Pros

Relatively easy to enter, categorize, track and report on home finance data on your local workstation.

Cons

The mobile app is not user friendly and does not consistently sync with data stored on local device.

Pros

Easy to setup and get started; data entry is easy as well; downloading/importing transactions from a financial institution is easy; default reports give you an idea of where you are spending your money; budgeting is informative; easy to run a business including accounts receivable; easy to categorize expenses and attach a document (image or PDF of a receipt)

Cons

The cost of this product can become annoying; once users get used to it though, people find it hard to change; if users can adapt to change easily and want to save some money, there are some online or open-source finance applications that are just as good

Quicken should offer a basic version that can be used for years with out upgrades for people who do not want to pay their bills online through Quicken.

Pros

I use Quicken as a checking register, and to run reports to see my spending habits. It works great in this capacity.
You can also use it to pay bills online, however, I do not use this feature, due to having to upgrade the software every year.

Cons

Quicken forces you to upgrade their software to continue using the pay bills online feature. If you do not upgrade, they cut off the bill paying feature.
The Quicken program that I am using is over 5 years old, so it crashes periodically. I will probably have to upgrade this soon.

Although I am sounding as though I am resistant to forwarding technology, I am not. There are just certain things that I feel should be more protected and so far, technology has failed to prevent hackers and identity thieves from accessing peoples information due to companies insistence in having our information all over the internet and web. There was nothing wrong with the old QUICKEN but greed is no playing a part in the new QUICKEN that separated from INTUIT.

Pros

I loved it when it was an actual software that could be purchased and had no yearly subscription fee. Prior to them separating from Intuit, this was my software of choice. Ease of use and the ability to choose to have your information inaccessible to internet hackers and not out there for anyone to see.

Cons

2007 saw the end of exceptional quality. Went from a software that you can purchase and utilize without having to pay a yearly subscription to a for profit only software with yearly subscription in 2017-2018 update. Now if you want to use this software you have to pay for it yearly. 2007 utilized an update that caused major issues with previous versions. The font became too large to fit in the windows that popped up, the reconciliation failed to work properly, did not give accurate numbers.(Quicken blamed this on the PC Operating system....Funny, no other software on my PC had these issues). They refused to fix the issues they created and then came out with a new update that once you applied the update, 2017-2018, you had to start paying yearly or live with the issues that were created by the previous update. I now have fuzzy font, like old school DOS systems, and a yearly subscription for more bells and whistles that I will ever utilize. Not everyone wants to use mobile access and expose themselves to more and more risk of hackers to steal information.

Great Job Quicken!

Pros

I have always been a fan of Quicken. I first started out on this program and I love the easy to use features. It has an abundance of reports to use which are very nice. You cannot find a better product for the money out there.

Pros

Quicken allows for standard management of finances and in the deluxe version has a host of features including budget management, investement management, and more.

Cons

The problem with Quicken in today's age is that it has passed through many corporate hands and the core problems have never been fully addressed. The system is glitchy. The connections to banks and financial institutions are sometimes inaccurate. But worst of all, the platform has changed to a subscription model where previously owning the software allowed for many years of use. After an "update" in the fall of 2017, my 2016 version stopped working. Online support stated it was a problem with the update and we needed to reinstall, but when we did we could no longer download our transactions. This was a scheming and greedy way for Quicken to try to push users into the 2018 subscription model. With that kind of treatment of it's customers, I'd recommend you go elsewhere.

Overall value of the software is very good, provided you keep your computer equipment up to date. Quickens new feature allows tracking by cell phone, which is a great feature when you are travelling and cannot sit at your home computer

Pros

Accurate tracking of activities in your bank account and credit cards, Investment status and loan balances

Cons

Phone support was phased out and for an old timer who cannot type fast, asking questions is time consuming and requires a lot of patience

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Pros

It provides the valuable link to the tax forms for taxes. It has many features that pre not intuitive and has unclear error messaging.

Cons

It does not download every transaction. a few get missed. I had a problem with a certain repeating transaction not downloading every time.
It does not work or not work well with 2 stage verification to automatically down load.
Transfers cause hidden problems when there is user error.

Pros

The program has great synchronization with our Bank and Credit cards. And we are seeing itncan be linked to Salesforce too.

Cons

There is still a great deal of data input required to properly categorize the auto download of banking info. Difficult for very small businesses.

Pros

Easy for a non-accountant to keep precise records
Tracks stock and mutual fund transactions and easily exports information to Turbotax
Easy to download credit card transactions
Quicken for Home and Business lets the consultant prepare client invoices

Cons

Sometimes it will not download stock prices accurately
Annual updates often provide no additional useful features
Cannot alter format of invoices in Quicken for Home and Business

Been using for several years.

Pros

Easy to use and update. It has been a life-saver for many years and makes it easy for tax purposes and bookkeeping.

Cons

Perhaps the only con I have is the need to update yearly and the cost of the update. Seems updates should be free and perhaps major changes might be a increase in cost. Updating annually is required to stay up to date. Miss a few updates and you run the risk of it not being able to update.