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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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Ratings by dimension

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

Rating distribution

  • 5 stars86
  • 4 stars78
  • 3 stars25
  • 2 stars9
  • 1 star3

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201 reviews matching your filters

Paul Ashworth

Director · 1-10 employees · Manufacturing

United Kingdom
4.0

29 Apr 2024

Worth it for project costing

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
4.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for 6-12 months30 found this helpful

Stephen Sinclair

Practice manager · 1-10 employees · Wholesale

United Kingdom
3.0

29 Apr 2024

Expensive, and we still renew

Mixed. The fixed asset register saves the schedule we used to keep separately, but CIS costs extra on top of an already high subscription.

Pros

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

Cons

CIS costs extra on top of an already high subscription.

Ease of use
3.0
Value for money
3.0
Customer service
3.0
Functionality
3.0
Used for 6-12 months12 found this helpful

Nicola Bhatti

Payroll manager · 201-500 employees · Recruitment

United Kingdom
4.0

28 Apr 2024

Powerful but you pay for it

Foreign currency handling is properly built in on Professional. Only real gripe is that extra users cost more and it adds up fast.

Pros

Foreign currency handling is properly built in on Professional.

Cons

Extra users cost more and it adds up fast.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
3.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for 1-2 years36 found this helpful

Zoe Devlin

Bookkeeper · 11-50 employees · Charity and non-profit

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom
4.0

23 Apr 2024

Worth it for project costing

Our accountant has used it for twenty years so support is easy, and the document capture pre fills purchase invoices and saves hours a week. Backups are your problem in a way they are not with cloud products, but we live with it.

Pros

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

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
4.0
Functionality
3.0
Used for 2+ years10 found this helpful

Priya Thornley

Company secretary · 201-500 employees · Accounting

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom
4.0

21 Apr 2024

Does the job, feels its age

Stock control is the reason we stay, nothing cloud based matches it. Only real gripe is that upgrades occasionally break a custom report.

Pros

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

Cons

Upgrades occasionally break a custom report.

Ease of use
4.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for 6-12 months23 found this helpful

Aisha Trelawny

Director · 11-50 employees · Engineering

United Kingdom
5.0

29 Mar 2024

Expensive, and we still renew

The document capture pre fills purchase invoices and saves hours a week, and project costing gives us real margin per job rather than a guess. No complaints so far.

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
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for 1-2 years29 found this helpful

Claire Lockhart

Director · 11-50 employees · Wholesale

United Kingdom
5.0

25 Mar 2024

Still the best for inventory

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

Upgrades occasionally break a custom report.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for Less than 6 months

Rachel Nasir

Owner · 11-50 employees · Veterinary

United Kingdom
5.0

19 Mar 2024

Still the best for inventory

Foreign currency handling is properly built in on Professional, and multi company reporting means I am not consolidating in a spreadsheet. No complaints so far.

Pros

Foreign currency handling is properly built in on Professional.

Cons

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

Ease of use
4.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for 6-12 months30 found this helpful

Nicola Quinn

Group financial controller · 501-1000 employees · Logistics and transport

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom
2.0

17 Mar 2024

Stock control keeps us here

The price is hard to justify unless you actually use the depth, and the interface is dated compared with anything browser based. The document capture pre fills purchase invoices and saves hours a week, which is about the only positive.

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
2.0
Value for money
3.0
Customer service
2.0
Functionality
2.0
Used for 2+ years36 found this helpful

Rebecca Bramley

Practice manager · 11-50 employees · Charity and non-profit

United Kingdom
3.0

13 Mar 2024

Overkill unless you need the modules

The fixed asset register saves the schedule we used to keep separately. That said, CIS costs extra on top of an already high subscription and the price is hard to justify unless you actually use the depth.

Pros

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

Cons

CIS costs extra on top of an already high subscription.

Ease of use
2.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer service
3.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for 2+ years19 found this helpful