Business Checks

I’ve been reviewing Peachtree accounting software for over 15 years now, and it remains a formidable competitor to Intuit’s market-leader QuickBooks. More than anything, Peachtree by Sage is known for accounting accumen and depth; it’s–arguably–as easy to use as QuickBooks, though its look and feel aren’t quite as elegant.

Sage North America today announced its 2010 line of Peachtree by Sage — five core products whose upgrade path can take a small business from the entrepreneur/startup stage to nearly midrange territory.


Sage’s five products are Peachtree First Accounting, Peachtree Pro Accounting, Peachtree Complete Accounting, Peachtree Premium Accounting, and Peachtree Quantum. Prices start at $99.99 and go up to $4,450.

New features improve internal communication and collaboration. They include a new Customer Manager Center, enhanced transaction histories, and new business analytics. Additional improvements have been made in the areas of backup, employee management, and password security. You can now have two companies open simultaneously and assign multiple contacts per company.

Peachtree Quantum has added more sophisticated features, like a new dashboard and the Order Process Workflow tool, which tracks the status of the order process so nothing gets missed.