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The long standing desktop ledger, now with cloud connectivity and AI document capture

4.2Based on 201 reviews

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Ease of use4.1
Value4.0
Support4.1
Features4.0

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201 reviews matching your filters

Mohammed Fairbanks

Director · 11-50 employees · Recruitment

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

4.0

12 Dec 2024

Stock control keeps us here

Stock control is the reason we stay, nothing cloud based matches it, and the document capture pre fills purchase invoices and saves hours a week. Extra users cost more and it adds up fast, but we live with it.

Pros

Stock control is the reason we stay, nothing cloud based matches it.

Cons

Extra users cost more and it adds up fast.

Ease of use: 5.0
Value for money: 5.0
Customer service: 4.0
Functionality: 5.0

Used for 2+ years25 found this helpful

Andrew Bramley

Financial controller · 51-200 employees · Veterinary

United Kingdom

3.0

9 Dec 2024

Expensive, and we still renew

The document capture pre fills purchase invoices and saves hours a week. That said, the price is hard to justify unless you actually use the depth and backups are your problem in a way they are not with cloud products.

Pros

The document capture pre fills purchase invoices and saves hours a week.

Cons

The price is hard to justify unless you actually use the depth.

Ease of use: 3.0
Value for money: 2.0
Customer service: 3.0
Functionality: 3.0

Used for 2+ years13 found this helpful

Simon Rhodes

Office manager · 11-50 employees · Food and beverage

United Kingdom

1.0

9 Dec 2024

Worth it for project costing

Backups are your problem in a way they are not with cloud products. Upgrades occasionally break a custom report. Looking at alternatives.

Pros

Project costing gives us real margin per job rather than a guess.

Cons

Backups are your problem in a way they are not with cloud products.

Ease of use: 2.0
Value for money: 2.0
Customer service: 1.0
Functionality: 1.0

Used for Less than 6 months9 found this helpful

Rebecca Nasir

Bookkeeper · 11-50 employees · Wholesale

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

4.0

9 Dec 2024

Powerful but you pay for it

Our accountant has used it for twenty years so support is easy, and stock control is the reason we stay, nothing cloud based matches it. CIS costs extra on top of an already high subscription, but we live with it.

Pros

Our accountant has used it for twenty years so support is easy.

Cons

CIS costs extra on top of an already high subscription.

Ease of use: 4.0
Value for money: 4.0
Customer service: 4.0
Functionality: 4.0

Used for 2+ years36 found this helpful

Jodie Sinclair

Office manager · 11-50 employees · Veterinary

United Kingdom

5.0

8 Dec 2024

Does the job, feels its age

The fixed asset register saves the schedule we used to keep separately, and stock control is the reason we stay, nothing cloud based matches it. No complaints so far.

Pros

The fixed asset register saves the schedule we used to keep separately.

Cons

The price is hard to justify unless you actually use the depth.

Ease of use: 5.0
Value for money: 5.0
Customer service: 5.0
Functionality: 5.0

Used for 1-2 years24 found this helpful

Fiona Marsden

Operations manager · 51-200 employees · Retail

United Kingdom

4.0

8 Dec 2024

Powerful but you pay for it

Stock control is the reason we stay, nothing cloud based matches it. Only real gripe is that CIS costs extra on top of an already high subscription.

Pros

Stock control is the reason we stay, nothing cloud based matches it.

Cons

CIS costs extra on top of an already high subscription.

Ease of use: 4.0
Value for money: 3.0
Customer service: 5.0
Functionality: 3.0

Used for Less than 6 months9 found this helpful

Ian Trelawny

Financial controller · 51-200 employees · Property and lettings

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

5.0

7 Dec 2024

Worth it for project costing

Our accountant has used it for twenty years so support is easy. Multi company reporting means I am not consolidating in a spreadsheet.

Pros

Our accountant has used it for twenty years so support is easy.

Cons

Extra users cost more and it adds up fast.

Ease of use: 5.0
Value for money: 4.0
Customer service: 4.0
Functionality: 4.0

Used for 2+ years32 found this helpful

Mohammed Cavendish

Office manager · 11-50 employees · Fitness and leisure

United Kingdom

4.0

2 Dec 2024

Overkill unless you need the modules

Multi company reporting means I am not consolidating in a spreadsheet. Only real gripe is that extra users cost more and it adds up fast.

Pros

Multi company reporting means I am not consolidating in a spreadsheet.

Cons

Extra users cost more and it adds up fast.

Ease of use: 5.0
Value for money: 4.0
Customer service: 3.0
Functionality: 3.0

Used for Less than 6 months37 found this helpful

James Dunmore

HR director · 501-1000 employees · IT services

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

3.0

1 Dec 2024

Does the job, feels its age

Mixed. Foreign currency handling is properly built in on Professional, but backups are your problem in a way they are not with cloud products.

Pros

Foreign currency handling is properly built in on Professional.

Cons

Backups are your problem in a way they are not with cloud products.

Ease of use: 3.0
Value for money: 4.0
Customer service: 3.0
Functionality: 2.0

Used for Less than 6 months13 found this helpful

Bethany Iqbal

Sole trader · 11-50 employees · Food and beverage

United Kingdom

4.0

30 Nov 2024

Still the best for inventory

Multi company reporting means I am not consolidating in a spreadsheet. Only real gripe is that the price is hard to justify unless you actually use the depth.

Pros

Multi company reporting means I am not consolidating in a spreadsheet.

Cons

The price is hard to justify unless you actually use the depth.

Ease of use: 5.0
Value for money: 4.0
Customer service: 3.0
Functionality: 3.0

Used for 1-2 years9 found this helpful