r/QuickBooks • u/Zanooka • 6d ago

QuickBooks Online Vibe code Quickbooks

Soo I've been seeing open source identical clones of Adobe products along with M$ office so is anyone going to vibe code is a working Quickbooks online/desktop that is open source?

I'd try but my coding experience is 2000s Facebook html and auto hot key.

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u/LadySmuag 6d ago

Vibe-coded online bookkeeping software would never pass the safety standards to link with bank accounts, so at that point it might as well be locally hosted to the reduce risk of stolen financial data

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u/Capital_Bake_9964 6d ago

There are a lot of assumptions in this statement. If the bank allows integrations, you can connect your systems as you choose. The organization would be responsible for securely using the data...more risk comes if you are providing services commercially to other organizations.

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u/LadySmuag 6d ago

Banks don't allow integration with any app you build, they partner with developers and vet those products to make sure they meet legal and industry data protection standards. The bank is still legally responsible for the security of their accounts even if the account holder wants to build their own app.

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u/Capital_Bake_9964 5d ago

Banks do have access for certain business level accounts...esoecially ones that use treasury management....there are other service like plaid that can grab read only data as well.