Outgrown QuickBooks? Build the system around it.
QuickBooks does accounting well. Growing companies usually outgrow everything around it: orders, inventory, pricing, scheduling and reporting held together by spreadsheets. thinkbridge builds that core business system, and you can keep QuickBooks for the books.
Signs you've outgrown QuickBooks
- Orders and inventory are tracked in spreadsheets.
- Month-end means reconciling several files by hand.
- You're adding locations, entities or users QuickBooks wasn't built for.
- You're weighing a big ERP you don't fully need.
QuickBooks compared with a system you own
| QuickBooks | thinkbridge | |
|---|---|---|
| What it covers | Accounting, with operations tracked in spreadsheets around it | Orders, inventory, pricing, scheduling and reporting in one system |
| Accounting | Your books live here | Keep it and connect it, or move the books in too |
| Who owns it | You subscribe to it | You own the code, the data model and the business logic |
| How you pay | Monthly subscription, plus the hours spent on spreadsheets | Priced on outcomes, paid over an agreed term |
How the move works
- ObserveWe watch how the work runs today, including the workarounds.
- Model and buildThe system is modeled on your process and generated with
think One - Migrate and validateYour data moves over and your team tests it on real cases.
- Go liveIn about four months.
The four stages are a short version of the six-step method (see how it works). For what gets built, see Core business system.
Questions about moving off QuickBooks
Do we have to stop using QuickBooks?
No. Many clients keep QuickBooks for accounting and connect it to a custom-fit system that runs everything else.
Is this a cheaper path than a full ERP?
Often, because you build only what the business needs and pay as the value is realized.
How long does it take?
About four months to go live. A single workflow can go live sooner.
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