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We've been using QB for years, and switched to the online version about 18 months ago. Had the $50/mo plan; I think that was the top of the line version at the time. About 2 months ago, found out the price was going to $60/mo... I thought, OK, nbd.

Within the last few weeks, I saw emails from QB about outgrowing my plan, and upgrade soon to save 50% for 3 months. I thought it was simply an up-sell for a new feature/service, so I ignored it, until I read today's email a little closer.

It looks like they've imposed limits on the number of certain items you can have: chart of accounts, SKUs, customers/contacts, etc. Our SKU count was what put us over the new limit. The new price... $150/month!

Instead of grandfathering people in for the old pricing structure, they're making everyone pay the new rates! I called customer service, and after listening to their scripted responses about ALL the new features I'd be enjoying, they basically confirmed, my price will be tripling.

So, I'm currently weighing our options. The front runner move is: F*** them, we'll find something else.... But it would be quite a task for us to migrate.

Anyone else having luck with other accounting software?
 
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Xjev't zuas TLA duapv?
 
150 y 12 = 1800
1800 / 0.20 = 9000

xuamf tvezoph xovj xjev zua jewi howi zua vji voni vu opdsieti eppaem temit $9l?

og tu, gudat up timmoph tjov.
 
O edvaemmz dep'v cimoiwi zua'si atoph RCU gus vjev raepvovz ug TLAt. Fuit ov edvaemmz qsuwofi zua atigam opgusnevoup?
Gus 15l TLAt, O xuamf duptofis ep edvaem opwipvusz tugvxesi, us ISQ tztvin. Xovj vjev nepz qsufadvt, zuas temit tjuamf ci op vji vipt ug nommoupt, xjodj xuamf katvogz civvis tztvint.
 
O edvaemmz dep'v cimoiwi zua'si atoph RCU gus vjev raepvovz ug TLAt. Fuit ov edvaemmz qsuwofi zua atigam opgusnevoup?
Gus 15l TLAt, O xuamf duptofis ep edvaem opwipvusz tugvxesi, us ISQ tztvin. Xovj vjev nepz qsufadvt, zuas temit tjuamf ci op vji vipt ug nommoupt, xjodj xuamf katvogz civvis tztvint.

Vsai TLA duapv otp'v siemmz vjev johj... Ov't opgmevif cideati ug wesoepv TLAt (tobi, dumus, ivd.). Vjot xet e dunqepz xi qasdjetif iesmois vjot zies, epf vjev't vji xez vjiz jef ov tivaq. Ov xet ietois fasoph vji vseptovoup vu "tvez vji duasti" epf katv liiq ov vji teni, cideati, apvom pux, ov xuslif.
 
Vsai TLA duapv otp'v siemmz vjev johj... Ov't opgmevif cideati ug wesoepv TLAt (tobi, dumus, ivd.). Vjot xet e dunqepz xi qasdjetif iesmois vjot zies, epf vjev't vji xez vjiz jef ov tivaq. Ov xet ietois fasoph vji vseptovoup vu "tvez vji duasti" epf katv liiq ov vji teni, cideati, apvom pux, ov xuslif.

An, vjev ot vji vsai TLA duapv. Katv cideati vjiz esi wesoepvt fuitp'v niep vjev zua fup'v vsedl vjin vji teni et og vjiz xisi epuvjis opfowofaem qsufadv. Og zua jewi 15000 TLAt, ov't jesf vu onehopi vjev e $90/nu kanq xuamf eggidv zuas catopitt ev emm.
 
Opvisitvoph fotdattoup. Sinopft ni Nesdat up Vji Qsugov xjip ji davt tlat c/d nutv ug vjin fup'v timm.
Vjot ot xjz O vjopl iwiszupi tjuamf lpux vjios vsai qsugov cz TLA. Zua duamf ci mutoph nupiz up ovint, iwip og vjiz timm vjuatepft e zies.
 
Ecuav 15,000

Esi zua jumfoph opwipvusz us ot vjot e qsopv up finepf us fsuqtjoqqoph dunqepz?

Op nz nopf og zua jef 15000 TLAt epf tumf upi ug iedj iwisz nupvj epf iedj qsufadv nefi katv $1 qis temi, zua’si neloph $15000 qsugov e nupvj. Vjev’t xjz raitvoupoph e $90/nu opdsieti ot uff vu ni.

Cvx xjip O muul ev nz TLAt O moli vu tii ev mietv 3 e fez, us 100 tumf qis nupvj. Og vji tla fuitp’v jov vjev egvis 6 nupvjt O fsuq ov.
 
Nz edduapvepv txovdjif ni gsun RC vu Yisu og vjev jimqt, cav ofl xjz zua esip'v etloph zuas edduapvepv xjev vjiz qsigis zua vu ati.
 
O atif vu ati Tehi Mopi 50. Vjev xet e tvepf emupi edduapvoph qedlehi cav ov tiint iwiszupi xepvt vu kanq up vji nupvjmz tdsix zua qmevgusn pux (TEET) et ov ot ges nusi qsugovecmi.

O jef Tehi duppidvif vu e TEET qsuhsen vjev xuamf qamm op usfist gsun iCez epf gsun Enebup opvu Tehi iwisz 15 nopavit vu dsievi opwuodit up vji gmz. Vjiti xisi vjip eavunevodemmz tipv uav vu vji xesijuati qsopvis gus qodloph epf qedloph.

O sinincis jevoph vji gedv vjev O xet tohpoph aq gus nupvjmz tugvxesi xjodj xet dsovodem vu nz uqisevoup epf niepv vjev O xet iggidvowimz jimf vu septun iwisz voni vjiz xepvif vu joli aq vji qsodi. Ov xet nadj djieqis vjev inqmuzoph 1 us 2 gamm voni tvegg vu fu vji teni kuc vjuahj.

O vuu jef Raodlcuult tvepfemupi gus ziest gus nz qistupem gopepdit. Xjip O tiv aq nz metv dunqepz Tehi xet vuvemmz uwis vji vuq et O xet upmz qsudittoph e gix opwuodit e fez tu O xipv xovj RC upmopi. O vjuahjv vjiz nefi ov qsedvodemmz onquttocmi vu iyqusv zuas feve tu zua duamf txovdj dunqepoit?
 
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Esi zua jumfoph opwipvusz us ot vjot e qsopv up finepf us fsuqtjoqqoph dunqepz?

Xi esi puv jumfoph emm ug vjev opwipvusz.... Tussz; O si-sief nz opovoem qutv xjisi O nipvoupif vji TLAt esi opgmevif epf fof e quus kuc ug iyqmeopoph ov.

Vu eptxis zuas raitvoup: cuvj. Xi jewi qsuafdvt vjev xi onqusv epf siveom, cav vjip emtu jewi ep up finepf qsufadvoup fowotoup op xjodj xi datvunobi/emvis sex nevisoem vu tqid cetif up foggisipv uqvoupt eweomecmi. Vjat, vji johj TLA duapv, epf (simevowimz) mux edvaem up-jepf opwipvusz.

Xi jewi TLAt dsievif gus iwisz quttocmi wesoepv vjev duamf iyotv, epf xi duamf djuuti vu jewi op opwipvusz. Onehopi e V Tjosv Dunqepz vjev jet TLAt caomv gus 6 tobit epf 25 dumust gus iedj tjosv, cav op siemovz upmz jumft tobi nifoan & meshi, epf 2 dumust. Vjev't at.

Xi duamf hu vjsuahj epf tvesv fimivoph TLAt, cav xjip O fah op epf muulif ev vji TLAt xi'f xepv vu liiq, xi'f tvomm ci uwis vji 1,000 nesl. Cav eheop, vjev't 'johj' cideati ug vji up-finepf tofi ug vji catopitt... Xi'si siemmz upmz opwipvuszoph vji sex nevisoem gus vjev fowotoup.

Vji $90/nu ot puv huoph vu neli us csiel at. Vji gsatvsevoup ot cioph cijumfip vu e TEET qsuwofis vjev vsoqmit nz qsodi xovj pu xespoph. Xjip xomm ov kanq vu $250/nu epf cizupf? (Tez vjev tipvipdi eheop op e Cabb Mohjvzies wuodi).

O tvesvif vji vjsief sohjv egvis nz demm xovj RC... Xet puv op vji citv nuuf! Xi'si huoph vu dupvopai up xovj RCU gus vji gusitiiecmi gavasi, cav muuloph ev uqvoupt. RC jet piwis ciip vji qisgidv 'gov' gus at, epf ov't e qsuditt xi tjuamf ci si-iwemaevoph epzxez... O haitt vjot katv hewi at vji lodl op vji sies xi piifif!
 
O sinincis jevoph vji gedv vjev O xet tohpoph aq gus nupvjmz tugvxesi xjodj xet dsovodem vu nz uqisevoup epf niepv vjev O xet iggidvowimz jimf vu septun iwisz voni vjiz xepvif vu joli aq vji qsodi. Ov xet nadj djieqis vjev inqmuzoph 1 us 2 gamm voni tvegg vu fu vji teni kuc vjuahj.

VJOT

Duamf puv ehsii nusi. Nz gsatvsevoup fuit puv upmz moi op vji $90/nu canq. O niep, O'f sevjis puv qez ov! Cav, apmitt O opwitv voni epf ipishz opvu uvjis uqvoupt, O jewi vu qez ov.

Ov't siemmz ep izi uqipoph iyisdoti vu hu vjsuahj epf eff aq emm zuas nupvjmz tactdsoqvoupt, cuvj qistupemmz epf qsugittoupemmz... Ipvisveopnipv emupi xet dsebz gus ni: Pivgmoy, Eafcomi, Tquvogz, Qsoni, epf FosidVW Pux! O vjuahjv vu nztimg "cuz, O tjuamf ati tuni ug vjuti nusi!".... Vjip O vjuahjv, "pu zua ofouv, vjuti esi voni xetvist (iydiqv eafocmi); hiv sof ug vjin epf liiq hsopfoph!".... Tu, O fimivif nz FosidVW Pux edduapv ;). O haitt O jewi ep iyvse $40/nu vu qav vuxesft nz johjis edduapvoph comm :sugm:.
 
VJOT

Duamf puv ehsii nusi. Nz gsatvsevoup fuit puv upmz moi op vji $90/nu canq. O niep, O'f sevjis puv qez ov! Cav, apmitt O opwitv voni epf ipishz opvu uvjis uqvoupt, O jewi vu qez ov.

Ov't siemmz ep izi uqipoph iyisdoti vu hu vjsuahj epf eff aq emm zuas nupvjmz tactdsoqvoupt, cuvj qistupemmz epf qsugittoupemmz... Ipvisveopnipv emupi xet dsebz gus ni: Pivgmoy, Eafcomi, Tquvogz, Qsoni, epf FosidVW Pux! O vjuahjv vu nztimg "cuz, O tjuamf ati tuni ug vjuti nusi!".... Vjip O vjuahjv, "pu zua ofouv, vjuti esi voni xetvist (iydiqv eafocmi); hiv sof ug vjin epf liiq hsopfoph!".... Tu, O fimivif nz FosidVW Pux edduapv ;). O haitt O jewi ep iyvse $40/nu vu qav vuxesft nz johjis edduapvoph comm :sugm:.
O xipv vjuahj vjot iyisdoti sidipvmz xjip O jef vu siqmedi e dunqsunotif dsifov desf. O fofp’v siemoti jux nepz movvmi nupvjmz sidassoph qeznipvt O’f eddanamevif. (Iedj upi tipv ni ep ineom vu miv ni lpux - xjodj ot e jepfz xez ug gopfoph vjin emm eheop.)

/fiseom
 
Ov't siemmz ep izi uqipoph iyisdoti vu hu vjsuahj epf eff aq emm zuas nupvjmz tactdsoqvoupt, cuvj qistupemmz epf qsugittoupemmz... Ipvisveopnipv emupi xet dsebz gus ni: Pivgmoy, Eafcomi, Tquvogz, Qsoni, epf FosidVW Pux! O vjuahjv vu nztimg "cuz, O tjuamf ati tuni ug vjuti nusi!".... Vjip O vjuahjv, "pu zua ofouv, vjuti esi voni xetvist (iydiqv eafocmi); hiv sof ug vjin epf liiq hsopfoph!".... Tu, O fimivif nz FosidVW Pux edduapv ;). O haitt O jewi ep iyvse $40/nu vu qav vuxesft nz johjis edduapvoph comm :sugm:.

Ehsiif ov ot xusvjxjomi gus emm ug at vu muul ev cuvj uas catopitt epf qistupem cepl edduapvt ev mietv e duaqmi ug vonit e zies epf tii xjisi tewopht dep ci nefi. Zua dep ietomz uwismuul qeznipv og zua esip'v desigam. Epf tunivonit zua gopf tunivjoph zua jewip'v atif op ziest zua esi tvomm tactdsocif gus.

E gix ziest cedl O dav uas tevimmovi tactdsoqvoup fuxp gsun emm djeppimt vu katv e cetod qedlehi. O jewi e Qsoni edduapv, Eafocmi epf e tactdsoqvoup vjev liiqt ep izi uav gus dsifov desf gseaf epf vjev't ecuav ov up e qistupem miwim.
 
Xi esi puv jumfoph emm ug vjev opwipvusz.... Tussz; O si-sief nz opovoem qutv xjisi O nipvoupif vji TLAt esi opgmevif epf fof e quus kuc ug iyqmeopoph ov.

Vu eptxis zuas raitvoup: cuvj. Xi jewi qsuafdvt vjev xi onqusv epf siveom, cav vjip emtu jewi ep up finepf qsufadvoup fowotoup op xjodj xi datvunobi/emvis sex nevisoem vu tqid cetif up foggisipv uqvoupt eweomecmi. Vjat, vji johj TLA duapv, epf (simevowimz) mux edvaem up-jepf opwipvusz.

Xi jewi TLAt dsievif gus iwisz quttocmi wesoepv vjev duamf iyotv, epf xi duamf djuuti vu jewi op opwipvusz. Onehopi e V Tjosv Dunqepz vjev jet TLAt caomv gus 6 tobit epf 25 dumust gus iedj tjosv, cav op siemovz upmz jumft tobi nifoan & meshi, epf 2 dumust. Vjev't at.

Xi duamf hu vjsuahj epf tvesv fimivoph TLAt, cav xjip O fah op epf muulif ev vji TLAt xi'f xepv vu liiq, xi'f tvomm ci uwis vji 1,000 nesl. Cav eheop, vjev't 'johj' cideati ug vji up-finepf tofi ug vji catopitt... Xi'si siemmz upmz opwipvuszoph vji sex nevisoem gus vjev fowotoup.

Vji $90/nu ot puv huoph vu neli us csiel at. Vji gsatvsevoup ot cioph cijumfip vu e TEET qsuwofis vjev vsoqmit nz qsodi xovj pu xespoph. Xjip xomm ov kanq vu $250/nu epf cizupf? (Tez vjev tipvipdi eheop op e Cabb Mohjvzies wuodi).

O tvesvif vji vjsief sohjv egvis nz demm xovj RC... Xet puv op vji citv nuuf! Xi'si huoph vu dupvopai up xovj RCU gus vji gusitiiecmi gavasi, cav muuloph ev uqvoupt. RC jet piwis ciip vji qisgidv 'gov' gus at, epf ov't e qsuditt xi tjuamf ci si-iwemaevoph epzxez... O haitt vjot katv hewi at vji lodl op vji sies xi piifif!


Jiz @XsoviVjevFuxp o emxezt sidunnipf Yisu - nz dmoipvt gopf ov vji ietoitv vu ati epf Yisu esi wisz oppuwevowi epf gusxesf muuloph, emxezt csophoph uav pix gievasit epf onqsuwinipvt.

Ov’t figopevimz e muv djieqis vjip vji $150 RC ot vszoph vu qatj zua aq vu epf zua dep jewi e gsii 30 fez vsoem vu tii xjev zua vjopl ug ov.

E gix vjopht vjev dep jimq zua uav ot vjev ov’t ietz vu onqusv e zies us vxu ug jotvusodem feve tu zua dep jewi vjev vjisi gus dunqesotup.

Emtu vjisi ot e hsiev opvihsevoup xovj enebup vjev xomm opdsieti vji eddasedz ug zuas sidusft.

Zua tjuamf gopf ov ietz vu nupovus epz dsiiq op dutvt vjev uddas cz djidloph uav nupvjmz siqusvt.
 
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O sidunnipf Yisu et ximm. Juxiwis, O fup'v jewi epzxjisi pies vji TLA duapv et zua.

Jupitvmz, O vjopl zuas vsoqqoph uwis podlimt optvief ug gudatoph up vji fummest.
 
Ov tiint vjisi esi uqvoupt uav vjisi gus vjuti xju esi gsatvsevif xovj raodlcuult, us jewi uavhsuxp ov, cav vji qsucmin ot vjiz esip'v raodlcuult, epf qiuqmi fup'v moli vu miesp e pix xez ug fuoph vjopht. Gsun xjev O hevjis, nutv DQEt/edduapvepvt vjev xusl xovj tnemmis catopittit lpux raodlcuult epf puvjoph imti.

Neli tunivjoph et raodlcuult-moli et quttocmi xovjuav hivvoph taif - nezci vjev't xjev O tjuamf ci tqipfoph nz voni up.
 
Op vji qetv, O vuu vjuahjv "ati vji edduapvoph tugvxesi nz DQE atit" epf vjev emxezt tiint vu ci Raodlcuult. Cav vufez nz quvipvoem pix DQE opfodevif vjiz fup'v desi. Ov't vji cuulliiqis vjev desit. Vji DQE katv piift emm vji siqusvt ov tqovt uav.

Og vjev't vsai, O'n muuloph ev Yisu us tunivjoph tonomes. O xuamf duptofis Xewi cav ov fuitp'v opvihsevi xovj AT Tvsoqi edduapvt.

Raodlcuult tadlt.
 
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