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Key takeaways:
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You started small, but now you're running high-volume sales across channels like Amazon, Shopify, eBay, and more. That's incredible growth!
The downside? Your old accounting software feels like it's actively working against you. You've got sales coming in, inventory moving across warehouses, payouts hitting different bank accounts, and every month at close, you're stuck reconciling it all manually.
If you’re seeing real traction, you've probably outgrown basic QuickBooks. But if you’re not ready for a six-figure ERP yet, that’s exactly the gap Intuit Enterprise Suite (IES) is built to fill.
Launched in 2024, Intuit Enterprise Suite offers consolidated reporting, role-based access, automation, and planning in a unified platform. One login gets you into all your entities without the complexity or cost of traditional ERPs like Sage Intacct.
In this guide, we’ll cover what Intuit Enterprise Suite does, who it’s best for, and how its features work in day-to-day operations. We’ll also do a quick comparison between QuickBooks Enterprise and IES, so you know which option fits your current scale, complexity, and budget.
Intuit Enterprise Suite (IES) is Intuit’s configurable, AI-powered platform for growing, more complex businesses. It is built to connect the core systems you use to run the business (like accounting, payroll/HR, cash flow, and more) in one place, with connected data and a single ecosystem experience.
What makes IES feel ‘enterprise’ is its practical stuff teams hit when they scale: multi-entity management, consolidated reporting, intercompany workflows, and stronger controls like role-based access and approvals. Intuit even ships a dedicated multi-entity hub designed to give a portfolio view (KPIs/dashboards) and streamline consolidations and intercompany activity.
The decision to move to Intuit Enterprise Suite is driven by business complexity, not just revenue size. If your accounting teams are spending days on manual tasks like consolidation or detailed job costing, you’re likely ready for IES. These are the best-fit profiles:
If you’re running multiple legal entities (or planning to), IES is built around multi-entity management, including intercompany workflows and consolidated reporting with a portfolio-style hub and drill-down detail.
When you need role-based access, approvals, and tighter governance because everyone can see/do everything, it is no longer safe or scalable. IES is designed for that next stage of operational control.
If project costing and profitability reporting are central (construction- for example), Intuit positions IES to support accurate, real-time project reporting for more complex operations.
If forecasting, KPIs, and decision-making feel disconnected from the books today, IES is positioned as a platform that brings financial + operational data together to improve insight and speed.
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This is for ecommerce operators specifically: If you're selling across Amazon, Shopify, TikTok Shop, or other channels, you probably fit into at least three of the profiles above – multi-entity structure, need for tighter controls as your team grows, or wanting better visibility into profitability by product or channel. But here's what you need to know: IES can only consolidate and report on data that's already clean and categorized. If your orders are flowing in as lump sums, fees aren't broken out properly, and COGS is a manual spreadsheet exercise, IES won't magically fix that. It'll just consolidate the mess faster. That's where Webgility comes in. It sits upstream of IES by letting you automatically sync orders with proper categorization, break out marketplace fees and sales tax, calculate accurate COGS, and ensure payouts reconcile correctly. IES then takes that clean, structured data and gives you the consolidated reporting, multi-entity management, and forecasting you need. |
Now that you know whether Intuit Enterprise Suite is the right fit, let’s break down its key features and what they look like in day-to-day use.
Having established who the Intuit Enterprise Suite is for and how it addresses their complex scaling challenges, let's look under the hood at what it actually does, exploring the key features that deliver on its promise of enterprise-level control and efficiency:
Managing multiple subsidiaries, divisions, or legal entities becomes significantly simpler with capabilities that include:
Real-world example: If you own a holding company with separate LLCs for your Amazon store, Shopify site, and wholesale distribution, IES consolidates all three automatically while letting you view each entity's standalone performance.
IES allows you to track and analyze data with incredible granularity without creating an unmanageable chart of accounts, so that you can:
IES uses your last 5 years of financial data to generate forecasts automatically:
For project-centric businesses, IES provides the deep visibility required to protect profitability.
Integrated workflows replace manual processes and email chains with secure, auditable digital trails.
IES supports payroll/HR capabilities intended for growing teams, including:
Intuit positions IES with a more guided experience than typical SMB software by providing businesses with:
With all these capabilities, you might be wondering how Intuit Enterprise Suite relates to QuickBooks Enterprise and QB Online Advanced, a product you've likely heard about or even used. The similar names create confusion, but these are distinctly different solutions serving different business needs.
One of the most common points of confusion deserves clarification: Intuit Enterprise Suite, QuickBooks Enterprise, and QB Online Advanced, all products serve completely different needs. Here’s a quick comparison:
| Feature | Intuit Enterprise Suite (IES) | QuickBooks Enterprise (QBE) | QuickBooks Online Advanced |
| Deployment | Cloud-native (Browser-based) | Desktop software (Requires hosting for cloud access) | Cloud-native (Browser-based) |
| Multi-entity | Native unified system with automated eliminations | Separate company files (Manual consolidation) | Separate company files (Manual consolidation/3rd party) |
| AI/Automation | Advanced AI agents (Forecasting, transaction automation) | Limited AI/Automation | Basic workflow automation |
| Reporting detail | Up to 20 Custom Dimensions (Granular, multi-entity P&L) | Advanced Reporting, but fewer dimensional options | Class/location only |
| Best for inventory | Basic tracking (Relies on 3rd party integrations) | Advanced inventory: Serial/Lot tracking, multi-location bins, FIFO costing | Basic tracking |
| Focus | Multi-entity finance, operations, AI insights | Multi-entity finance, operations, AI insights | Standard mid-market accounting |
| Pricing | Quote-based | License/subscription + hosting (if any) | Starts from $38 per month ($11.40 after 70% discount as of Dec 2025) |
Choosing the right platform:
Where Webgility helps: IES gives you the structure (multi-entity, consolidation, controls). Webgility strengthens the inputs by keeping ecommerce transactions consistently categorized and easier to match to payouts, so the numbers you consolidate, report on, and plan from are actually trustworthy.
Where Webgility helps: If you sell on channels like Amazon/Shopify/eBay, your bottleneck is rarely posting a sales total, it’s getting clean, reconcilable detail (orders, fees, taxes, shipping, refunds, deposits) into accounting so inventory and profitability reporting don’t get distorted.
Bonus Read: QuickBooks Online vs. Desktop: Which Is Best for You?
To truly achieve scale, especially with high transaction volumes, IES needs clean operational data, which is where Webgility provides a critical enhancement. Here are some key features that set Webgility apart:
Channie's, an organization selling educational products on platforms like Amazon and eBay experienced rapid, doubling growth. Before Webgility, the influx of transactions required manual data entry for hours every day. After implementing Webgility to seamlessly sync with their accounting system, they saved over 60 hours per month on manual data entry plus their order volume increased by 250%.
Moving to IES isn't a weekend project, but it doesn't have to be an 18-month ERP implementation either.
Here are six strategic steps for a successful IES implementation:
Don't just lift your old chart of accounts. First, define your multi-entity structure and up to 20 custom dimensions (categories). This foundational step dictates your consolidated reporting and future profitability analysis.
Establish your role-based permissions and the multi-step flow of financial approvals for POs, bills, and payments early. This is crucial for setting the governance required for audit readiness and compliance.
Be disciplined about your final Chart of Accounts structure. Leverage your dedicated migration assistance or professional services partner to execute a clear cutover plan for historical data, minimizing disruption to your current books.
Integrate your money movement systems (banks and payments) immediately. For high-volume e-commerce, this means connecting Webgility first to ensure your high-volume sales, taxes, fees, and COGS are clean, mapped, and ready for accurate posting into IES.
Before going fully live, ensure your new IES environment produces verifiable results. Validate that the trial balance, consolidated reports, and cash flow statements are accurate and precisely match your historical data.
Move beyond generic training. Train users based on their specific access and workflow needs (e.g., project managers vs. A/P clerks). Use your Customer Success Manager for personalized setup guidance and ongoing optimization as your business evolves.
Choosing the right platform isn’t about buying enterprise software; it’s about removing the bottlenecks slowing your close and limiting visibility.
Intuit Enterprise Suite delivers enterprise-grade reporting, security, and automation for scaling teams, especially where multi-entity complexity and financial controls matter. For ecommerce operators, results still come down to data quality.
Webgility bridges that gap by automating how Shopify and Amazon transactions post and reconcile, giving you cleaner books and faster month-end. Book a demo today and see what automated ecommerce accounting looks like in real workflows!
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Choose Intuit Enterprise Suite when business complexity outgrows basic accounting: multiple entities, consolidated reporting needs, tighter role-based controls/approvals, and planning tied to financials. If close is spreadsheet-heavy and visibility is fragmented, IES is likely the right next step.