QuickBooks 2021 desktop version with new Mac OS Monterey

[SanJoseEd]

This should maybe be entitled Intuit QuickBooks Mac OS desktop annual update hell. Intuit, like other major app publishers has been on a tear about forcing their users to a subscription model. Many are resisting, continuing to insist on keeping financials local and using the desktop versions of Quickbooks. Every year when Apple updates the Mac OS, the current version of Quickbooks becomes eligible for an update. Quickbooks customer and tech support absolutely 100% decline to provide support to update the desktop version, instead directing and re-directing queries to the subscription model as the next 'update'. Currently when logging in to Quickbooks 2021 desktop (in use since the Big Sur update a year ago), one is presented with an update offer - to update the 2021 desktop version to the 2022 desktop version. The only thing is that when you tap the offer window, it opens a browser to the Intuit sales area for the 2022 subscription version. This replicates what happens when one interacts with Quickbooks bots and humans on their website; unapologetic aggressive push to an alternate product with no 'oops that's not what you asked about'. Rumors abound about the 2021 version continuing to work with Monterey, website even says so, but I resist the urge to update the OS to Monterey over concerns that it will brick our company financials within the 2021 desktop version that's worked well the past year under Big Sur. This has happened in the past, after the annual major OS updates.

Anyone using Quickbooks 2021 desktop (or any other version of Quickbooks desktop) under Mac OS Monterey? If so - please tell me about it.

 

[MikeDr206]

There’s really no way around this. If you want to hear horror stories, look at FileMaker. I purchased 2 licenses for me and my assistant, and then paid $25/month for shared database hosting with a third party. Now I have to pay for a very expensive server license (gives me 5 user accounts), and $85/month for dedicated server database hosting.

I will say though, I do like the Office 365 subscription. Automatic updates, and the price is reasonable.

Right now to keep my legal practice running, we have subscriptions to Adobe, FileMaker, and Office, as well as some other more legal-specific apps.

 

[jefferis]

This should maybe be entitled Intuit QuickBooks Mac OS desktop annual update hell. Intuit, like other major app publishers has been on a tear about forcing their users to a subscription model. Many are resisting, continuing to insist on keeping financials local and using the desktop versions of Quickbooks. Every year when Apple updates the Mac OS, the current version of Quickbooks becomes eligible for an update. Quickbooks customer and tech support absolutely 100% decline to provide support to update the desktop version, instead directing and re-directing queries to the subscription model as the next 'update'. Currently when logging in to Quickbooks 2021 desktop (in use since the Big Sur update a year ago), one is presented with an update offer - to update the 2021 desktop version to the 2022 desktop version. The only thing is that when you tap the offer window, it opens a browser to the Intuit sales area for the 2022 subscription version. This replicates what happens when one interacts with Quickbooks bots and humans on their website; unapologetic aggressive push to an alternate product with no 'oops that's not what you asked about'. Rumors abound about the 2021 version continuing to work with Monterey, website even says so, but I resist the urge to update the OS to Monterey over concerns that it will brick our company financials within the 2021 desktop version that's worked well the past year under Big Sur. This has happened in the past, after the annual major OS updates.

Anyone using Quickbooks 2021 desktop (or any other version of Quickbooks desktop) under Mac OS Monterey? If so - please tell me about it.

Wow. So, Intuit's R15 update to 2020 for the Mac caused it not to work with their My Time time tracking app. I worked with their online support and they were supposed to get back to me days ago, but even with a dot update to My Time it still doesn't recognize my QB accounts, so I am back to manually entering my time :-( I thought that I might upgrade to QB 2022 but can't find the desktop version and I refuse to get a subscription. Hate them and they are too expensive, esp. since i get 2 or 3 years out of a new Desktop version. Anyone have any alternate suggestions?

 

[ryanh121]

This should maybe be entitled Intuit QuickBooks Mac OS desktop annual update hell. Intuit, like other major app publishers has been on a tear about forcing their users to a subscription model. Many are resisting, continuing to insist on keeping financials local and using the desktop versions of Quickbooks. Every year when Apple updates the Mac OS, the current version of Quickbooks becomes eligible for an update. Quickbooks customer and tech support absolutely 100% decline to provide support to update the desktop version, instead directing and re-directing queries to the subscription model as the next 'update'. Currently when logging in to Quickbooks 2021 desktop (in use since the Big Sur update a year ago), one is presented with an update offer - to update the 2021 desktop version to the 2022 desktop version. The only thing is that when you tap the offer window, it opens a browser to the Intuit sales area for the 2022 subscription version. This replicates what happens when one interacts with Quickbooks bots and humans on their website; unapologetic aggressive push to an alternate product with no 'oops that's not what you asked about'. Rumors abound about the 2021 version continuing to work with Monterey, website even says so, but I resist the urge to update the OS to Monterey over concerns that it will brick our company financials within the 2021 desktop version that's worked well the past year under Big Sur. This has happened in the past, after the annual major OS updates.

Anyone using Quickbooks 2021 desktop (or any other version of Quickbooks desktop) under Mac OS Monterey? If so - please tell me about it.

Intuit is an absolutely horrible company! I am having many of the same problems. I have been using Quickbooks for the Mac for over 25 years. Their policy of continually forcing upgrades on their customers has had me searching for a solution for a while. I thought I had found a good alternative in Billings Pro, by Marketcirlce. However, that application is no longer being supported by the company. Currently, I am downloading my business banking transactions into Moneydance (a personal finance program), while still using Quickbooks 2016 to track client account receivables.

I have 3 computers all running QB 2016. I will not be upgrading anything until I find a suitable replacement for QB. If I have to, I will keep track of client account receivables in an Excel spreadsheet. I can manage the bank account in Moneydance. I will not be forced into a subscription service that I do not want. Intuit has just lost a lifetime customer. I will not be giving them another dime.

 

[jefferis]

I have switched to Zoho standard. For my small business, it is plenty. Cheaper than the QB subscription and I was able to import my recurring invoices and my customer accounts. While I would have preferred a desktop version, I could not find one that imported my QB accounts.

 

[rovostrov]

I was looking for a QB replacement last year but did not find anything that would work for me.
I refuse to pay Intuit's yearly subscription fee so, I made a Mojave virtual machine and am running QB 2019 on it. It all works great and I'm not shelling out ridiculous yearly fees to use it