![]() ![]() (GAWD, I wish I still had my Peachtree installation files.) GnuCash is truly the only option for many, many people. I've used Peachtree and QuickBooks back when they cost $129 and $69 (one time price) respectively. I am starting to suspect that the only reason GnuCash is popular at all is simply because it is the ONLY program available that isn't subscription-based, isn't web-based, and costs under $400. Allow users to specify which asset and liability accounts show up in which equity sub-accounts. Allow users to specify what happens when a customer invoice is posted or paid. Of course the answer is to not hard-code every operation (other than basic ledger entries) to only work one way. In the issue-tracker where people ask about using GnuCash in cash-basis mode, the authors clearly state that they simply cannot fathom how to make GnuCash work in cash-basis mode. Yet, it does almost nothing to help with payroll, one of the most difficult aspects of running a small business with employees. The second is "small business with employees," which can only ever be run in accrual-mode, thus making it somewhat unsuitable for sole-proprietors, freelancers, and gig-workers, the real-world target market for the program, without ongoing, error-prone, manual workarounds. One is "personal use," for which GnuCash is almost overkill. But, all the additional features are hard-coded around two very specific use cases. Yes, it is a double-entry accounting ledger system, and you can make any ledger entry you want. I'm starting to see the serious limitations built into GnuCash. ![]()
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