Alternative to QuickBooks Online Basic for SMBs

San Francisco, CALIFORNIA: Ubikwiti, designer and developer of online DIY component-based business application software, offers free, "no strings" software-as-a-service (SaaS) for small and medium business (SMBs) - hosted on US-based Amazon.com servers - as an alternative to QuickBooks Online Basic. It is simple, intuitive and easy to use. Neither accounting knowledge nor technical programming skills are required to setup and customize the software. 

"Ubikwiti Online Software for SMBs, although free, does not skimp on features and functionalities. It is much more than a very basic system to track money in and out like QuickBooks Simple Start Free Edition. Ubikwiti's Online Software for SMBs is a realistic alternative to QuickBooks Online Basic, with the notable exception that Ubikwiti Online Software for SMBs is free," said Ubikwiti CEO Tim Loving.

"Ubikwiti Online Software for SMBs has all the functionality needed to enable SMBs providing products and services to manage customers and customer-related activities, as well as vendors and vendor-related activities. Full financial reports are available, including Profit & Loss Report and Balance Sheet. A base time zone can be set to ensure consistency of reports and operations across multiple time zones," he added.

"Ubikwiti Online Software for SMBs screens, business forms and reports are easily and quickly customizable by SMB end-users by means of Ubikwiti's business-user-friendly DIY-GUI toolkit. Application navigation settings are also customizable by end-users using Ubikwiti's DIY-Configuration toolkit. The DIY-Configuration toolkit makes it easy to further simplify the already simple, clean, easy-to-use Ubikwiti Online Software for SMBs by removing unnecessary components (replaceable at any time)."

End-users can easily upgrade or add vertical market and other optional components and packages at any time from Ubikwiti's Online U-KwikShop.

"In terms of Web browsers, Ubikwiti Online Software for SMBs differs from QuickBooks Online Basic in not being restricted to IE for Windows Version 6 or later. Ubikwiti supports any major browser that supports JavaScript (e.g. Firefox).

In terms of operating systems, Ubikwiti Online Software for SMBs supports Microsoft Windows (XP and above), as well as Linux and Mac OS. In comparison, QuickBooks Online Basic is restricted to Windows Vista, XP and Windows 2000."