Export missing data: the last straw :(

Max1223
Max1223 Member ✭✭✭✭
edited November 4 in Feedback

So I just exported from the Transaction list and QS skipped a hundred or so transactions from a couple of thousand. (exporting this years transactions) I exported from the Transaction tab and got this…

Only the amount and Category were listed. Everything else in the export was fine.

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I later exported from Reports page, had to add Notes to the columns, then I got what I hope was a complete set with no missing info.

The last straw, my annual account is going to renew in Dec and I've been evaluating in parallel a different product. This missing data, recurring/unaddressed bugs and lack of features has pushed me over to a new product. The other product has:

  • Saved reports
  • Creates reports that EXCLUDE a tag(s)
  • Notes and Tags visible in all registers
  • Connects to two accounts that QS cannot connect to making my list complete
  • Can download Investment balances, and NO transactions, which keeps my Networth intact
  • Bulk removal of tags
  • Average amounts shown in reports when viewing multiple months
  • Better pie charts in Reports that show more top categories and you can also see "everything else" in a single click and not drill downs.
  • Better Rules creation with many more parameters to choose from.
  • More reliable recurring and rules creation for transaction. (QS consistently does not apply some rules and recurring that I have created)
  • Creates true splits that allow for tags and notes in each split
  • Budgeting is different that the Spending plan. Took some getting used to, but now i prefer it to QS
  • Ai chatbot that actually provides decent answers and if not, feeds you into their support, which is just OK.

What's not as good or equivalent:

  • Equally reliable account connections, at the moment, better than QS
  • Recurring expenses are not used to calculate an estimated monthly total, per Watchlists
  • Goals, both products have gaps. I don't use either.
  • No tax reports or retirement planning tools that I know of, I don't use the QS retirement planner, and I create saved reports to get exactly the transactions I need for Tax purposes
  • The new product costs more, but since QSs increase, not that much more per month.

What QS does better:

  • Watchlists that use Recurring transactions. BUT they are also limited by the inability to adjust the 12 month view.
  • More transparent Community experts. Good, they consistently tell you what's been fixed or updated. Bad, I know that saved reports has been on the list for years. Thanks to QS for a strong community.

So many products out there, so I know that each of us has a preference and "our own" way to work things. For me, QS simply isnt it anymore. Since Mint shut down, I've kept a full spreadsheet of transactions if I ever need to go back to do research. It's a pain that the new product or QS for that matter, won't go far back in history, but that's what the spreadsheet is for. Any product, just like Mint, will come and go. But my data in the spreadsheet will always be there.

Comments

  • Coach Jon
    Coach Jon Moderator admin

    Hello @Max1223,

    Thank you for your detailed feedback! We understand how important it is to find a product that works well for you, and we apologize that Quicken Simplifi has not met your needs. If you'd like, we can help troubleshoot the issues you're experiencing with your exports. If not, we wish you all the best and want you to know that we're here if you decide to return to Quicken Simplifi.

    -Coach Jon

  • Max1223
    Max1223 Member ✭✭✭✭

    No need to troubleshoot the bug for me, but maybe something to look into at large if you can replicate it.

  • Coach Jon
    Coach Jon Moderator admin

    Hello @Max1223,

    Thanks for the reply. I was not personally able to reproduce this issue when exporting my last year's transactions, but we will be sure to look into this issue if we receive further reports of this happening.

    -Coach Jon

  • neon45
    neon45 Member ✭✭✭
    edited November 5

    With program update request that go back to 2020, and have never been implemented, Simplifi has it's own agenda priority.

    https://community.simplifimoney.com/discussion/212

  • Max1223
    Max1223 Member ✭✭✭✭

    @Coach Jon I exported via the Transactions tab, filtered for just last year…the Reports export seems to work

  • neon45
    neon45 Member ✭✭✭
    edited November 8

    Looking forward to when we can export Investments. Thank goodness that feature was available with Free Mint when they closed up shop.

    I noticed the request for this capability goes back, at least to, December of 2023.

  • SRC54
    SRC54 Superuser ✭✭✭✭✭

    Good luck Max. I hope the new app works for you.

    Steve
    Quicken Simplifi (Safari & iOS) Since 2021
    Quicken Classic (MacOS) Since 2009
    MS Money (1991-2009) and Dollars & Sense (1987-1991)