Why can’t Intuit manage to squeeze out a new version of Quicken for OSX that looks, acts, and works like Quicken for Windows? Is it because they’re a crappy company that hasn’t focused on innovation for 10 years and now seems to base their business model around “subscription” model of software sales? Is it because they no longer employ any programmers in the US? I don’t have an answer, I just know that rumors of Quicken Mac 2008 have been floating around on the interwebs for almost a year now.
So I tried some of the other OSX personal finance software which is available. Rather than blow smoke up anyone’s ass with flowery language, I decided to test the software with a one-shot out of the box compatibility test. Face it: online banking is why most of us use this software, and downloading transactions is critical.
Here’s what I did: each software got tested with three online bank accounts: USAA credit card, Regions checking account, and American Express credit card. All three work perfectly out of the box in Quicken Windows.
Here are the results:
- LiquidLedger - Nice UI, worked for AmEx, not the other two. FAIL
- iBank - Prettier UI, worked for AmEx, not the other two. FAIL FAIL
- Moneydance - Ugly UI, worked for AmEx (sorta), not the other two. FAILFAILFAIL
- Gnucash - not gonna go there. Reviews primarily negative
- ????????mint.com - shows promise, perhaps. At least all my accounts work
In the end, they all suck. Perhaps Intuit will do something good for Mac users. As it stands, Quicken Mac has poor support for investment accounts, no invoicing, and poor compatibility with its Windows cousin. Almost doesn’t make sense to switch or port your data.
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