

They have also made the transition to a cloud service and have invested heavily ensuring that they have a wide-ranging support network. Quickbooks, like Sage, has been around for several years and had an excellent reputation in the desktop market. That having been said, they are still a very strong player.

Time has moved on and with the advent of cloud-based SaaS (Software as a Service) offerings, Sage’s dominance has waned somewhat. Sage is probably the best known of our quartet and for many years the desktop version was the name that every accountant would instantly recommend to their clients. This is why you will not find the likes of Access, Oracle, and SAP featured in this article! To be included in our list, the accounting software needs to be aimed squarely at new start-ups and small businesses.
