[GNC] Is GnuCash right for me?

[Dave Mueller AA3EE]

HI Everyone,
Sorry for the totally noob uneducated question. I'm an engineer by 
training, not an accountant!
I recently started a home business and everyone said "Quickbooks". It's 
too expensive and I despise subscription software. Online/cloud options 
are not an option, we have limited (and expensive) internet where we 
live.

The business is repairing custom electronic equipment.
What I want/need:
Basic money tracking for the checking account.
Keep track of equipment based on serial number (I was thinking a 
database). Here I will keep a record of owner(s), data like software 
versions, and work done per RMA.
RMA tracking (another database?). Ability to generate RMA numbers or use 
one supplied by the distributor.
Invoicing based on what was done on an RMA (labor, parts and state tax 
if applicable).
Simple payroll (I'm the only employee).
Light duty inventory control. I have about 30 items, some are almost too 
cheap to track, a few items are expensive, some of those are supplied by 
the manufacturer so I need to settle with them at the end of the month.

My wife wants to run the entire business from Excel, and in one 
spreadsheet I think? Databases seem more proper to me :-)

Thanks and enjoy the weekend.

Dave

-- 
Dit Dit Electronics