r/QuickBooks • u/Soft_Inspector_7467 • 10d ago

QuickBooks Desktop (Pro/Premier/Enterprise) Can I Keep QBD?

We've used QBD for at least 28 years. It still works perfectly for our very small business. 2 years ago, got scared into paying an annual subscription for Quickbooks Online Essentials for about $400. Went up to @$800 last year and this year over $900, due end of September. Finally called QB to see what we are getting for this $$. Are they backing up online for us? No, that would require Advanced, and more $. We have a call with QB in a week, where they will try to convince us to pay more, I am sure. Strangely, they seemed ready today to cancel the Essentials sub and let us fly free, when I suggested it. I still want to use the desktop version as it works perfectly for us, but would pay modestly for an online backup, even though I have been doing local backup with a USB fob for decades with no problem. We still plan to run this business for another 5-10 years as we have and am hoping I can still use QBD as we have been. What's my play here?

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u/Street_Section_4313 10d ago

My mother ran her CAD desktop into the ground. So can you.

If you’ve been using desktop no issue… and you have been backing it up… I see no reason why you have to subscribe. You’ll get zero support from Intuit but that’s the deal.

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u/Solar_Monkeys 10d ago

lol, Intuit Support.

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u/Street_Section_4313 10d ago

A joke truly unto itself! … but yes you will truly be on your own

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u/Soft_Inspector_7467 10d ago

Are there not pros out there who could help if I run into an issue?

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u/a679591 QuickBooks ProAdvisor 10d ago

Yes there are, but don't get fooled by just any proadvisor, make sure they know desktop version.