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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

Freya Middleton

HR manager · 51-200 employees · Veterinary

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

3.0

8 Nov 2024

Powerful but you pay for it

Multi company reporting means I am not consolidating in a spreadsheet. That said, CIS costs extra on top of an already high subscription and the interface is dated compared with anything browser based.

Pros

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

Cons

CIS costs extra on top of an already high subscription.

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

Used for 1-2 years24 found this helpful

Louise Iqbal

Operations manager · 51-200 employees · IT services

United Kingdom

3.0

2 Nov 2024

Overkill unless you need the modules

Stock control is the reason we stay, nothing cloud based matches it. That said, backups are your problem in a way they are not with cloud products and upgrades occasionally break a custom report.

Pros

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

Cons

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

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

Used for 1-2 years11 found this helpful

Callum Radcliffe

Practice manager · 11-50 employees · Engineering

United Kingdom

5.0

30 Oct 2024

Powerful but you pay for it

Project costing gives us real margin per job rather than a guess. Our accountant has used it for twenty years so support is easy.

Pros

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

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 Less than 6 months25 found this helpful

Louise Osei

Office manager · 1-10 employees · Marketing and advertising

United Kingdom

5.0

27 Oct 2024

Overkill unless you need the modules

The document capture pre fills purchase invoices and saves hours a week, and our accountant has used it for twenty years so support is easy. No complaints so far.

Pros

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

Cons

It is desktop software with cloud bolted on and remote working shows it.

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

Used for 1-2 years15 found this helpful

Mohammed Iqbal

HR director · 501-1000 employees · Professional services

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

5.0

13 Oct 2024

Stock control keeps us here

The fixed asset register saves the schedule we used to keep separately. Stock control is the reason we stay, nothing cloud based matches it.

Pros

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

Cons

Extra users cost more and it adds up fast.

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

Used for Less than 6 months10 found this helpful

Sarah Vaughan

Office manager · 1-10 employees · Hospitality

United Kingdom

4.0

10 Oct 2024

Does the job, feels its age

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

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

Cons

CIS costs extra on top of an already high subscription.

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

Used for 6-12 months15 found this helpful

Louise Quinn

Company secretary · 51-200 employees · Education

United Kingdom

3.0

7 Oct 2024

Still the best for inventory

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

Pros

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

Cons

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

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

Used for Less than 6 months21 found this helpful

Eleanor Bhatti

Owner · 1-10 employees · Accounting

United Kingdom

5.0

6 Oct 2024

Overkill unless you need the modules

Project costing gives us real margin per job rather than a guess. The document capture pre fills purchase invoices and saves hours a week.

Pros

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

Cons

Extra users cost more and it adds up fast.

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

Used for 1-2 years28 found this helpful

Claire Kowalski

HR manager · 51-200 employees · Property and lettings

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

5.0

3 Oct 2024

Worth it for project costing

The fixed asset register saves the schedule we used to keep separately, and our accountant has used it for twenty years so support is easy. No complaints so far.

Pros

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

Cons

Upgrades occasionally break a custom report.

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

Used for 6-12 months15 found this helpful

Thomas Pemberton

HR manager · 51-200 employees · Food and beverage

United Kingdom

5.0

1 Oct 2024

Stock control keeps us here

Project costing gives us real margin per job rather than a guess. Stock control is the reason we stay, nothing cloud based matches it.

Pros

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

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: 5.0
Functionality: 5.0

Used for Less than 6 months10 found this helpful