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Posted by Andrew DeFaria on October 7, 2007, 12:39 pm
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Bob Fry wrote:
> I'm a long time user of Quicken. But just wonder how GnuCash
> (http://www.gnucash.org/) compares. Any opinions from those who have
> used both?
Gnucash is totally different than Quicken. For one it's a true double
entry accounting system where Quicken is not. There is tons of
documentation at the web site you referenced. I assume you've thoroughly
investigated those before asking your question here, because, after all,
that would only be fair.
For me Gnucash lacks the requisite connections and ties to online
banking that I've grown accustomed to thus for Gnucash is not an option.
What is it you are trying to accomplish by looking into Gnucash? For
example, are you looking at moving to Linux and worry about what you'll
do about Quicken? Are you concerned about online banking and how Gnucash
may or may not work with your current bank? If so you might try one of
the various virtual machine emulators out there and just continue to run
Quicken in one of those.
--
Andrew DeFaria <http://defaria.com>
Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.
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Bob Fry wrote:
long time user of Quicken. But just wonder how GnuCash
(<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.gnucash.org/">http://www.gnucash.org/</a>) compares. Any
opinions from those who have
used both?<br>
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Gnucash is totally different than Quicken. For one it's a true double
entry accounting system where Quicken is not. There is tons of
documentation at the web site you referenced. I assume you've
thoroughly investigated those before asking your question here,
because, after all, that would only be fair.<br>
<br>
For me Gnucash lacks the requisite connections and ties to online
banking that I've grown accustomed to thus for Gnucash is not an option.<br>
<br>
What is it you are trying to accomplish by looking into Gnucash? For
example, are you looking at moving to Linux and worry about what you'll
do about Quicken? Are you concerned about online banking and how
Gnucash may or may not work with your current bank? If so you might try
one of the various virtual machine emulators out there and just
continue to run Quicken in one of those.<br>
<div class="moz-signature">-- <br>
<a href="http://defaria.com">Andrew DeFaria</a><br>
<small><font color="#999999">Good health is merely the slowest possible
rate at which one can die.</font></small>
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