I have been using Quickbooks Pro for the past ten years. I update my software every three or four years and have always been mostly happy about my experience. Currently, I am running Quickbooks 2007 Pro. And, I have have been thinking it’s probably time for a new version.

But, before I just clicked and spent my upgrade dollars I noticed that the upgrade was about $200. And, that struck me as kind of steep. So I decided to put off my upgrade purchase. Nevertheless, as I like to upgrade accounting software on January 1st, I was still doing research when I came across an article reviewing several different accounting software packages, including some free and low cost programs. Within a day of reading that article, the New York Times had a posting in their small business blog about low cost accounting software.

I am now in the process of looking at my alternatives. But somehow, the more I read, the more I think my Quickbooks days are behind me. Let me know what you are using and how it is working in your business.