Amendability | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Year End Rollback | ? | No | No | Interchangeable | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Windows/ Mac | Windows | Windows | Windows | Interchangeable | Windows | Windows | Interchangeable | Both |
Multi-user | Yes | n/a | Yes | Yes: up to15 PC users/ 10 Mac users | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Tax Compliance | Yes | Poor | Good | Can be adapted to UK VAT | Good | | Good | Poor |
Payroll | Optional | No | Add-on | None | No | No | No | No (US Only) |
How is the software paid for | Proprietory | Proprietory | Proprietory | Proprietory: one off fee | Proprietory | Proprietory | Proprietory | Proprietory |
Drill down | Partial | Yes | Yes | Good | Yes but not available from within reports | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Ledger Based | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Networkable | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Hosted version | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No |
Import/Export | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Excel, CSV | Yes | To be introduced | Yes |
Multi currency | No | n/a | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Optional | No |
Work from SAL template | Yes | n/a | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
Links to other software | Has internal spreadsheet and word processor | Not easy | MS Office | MS Office, Pdf | No | Large range of US software integration. | Excel | Quickbooks, Sage |
Moving datafile | Yes | Not easy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | By backup/ email | Yes |
Datafile usable offsite | Yes | Yes | Yes | MYOBUG provides a data repair service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Helpdesk | Yes | No | Yes | None | Yes | Yes (US) | Yes | Yes (US) |
Partner Scheme | Tiny | ? | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Small | Yes |
Advantages | Ledger based menus | Amendable. | Good functionality. Amendable. | Familiar to MYOB users ODBC compliant. Available on PC and Mac. Data can be upgraded from an MYOB file. | Three companies as standard. VAT. | Highly customizable, | One click VAT. Amendable. Linux interchangeable. Additional options available between £85 and £400. | Look and feel is similar to MYOB. |
Disadvantages | Not amendable | Hard to use the ledger analysis. Complex modular costing. | Awkward navigation. Expensive. | Problems with UK registrations because of a non-compete agreement. | No multi user access. No general ledger in the UK. | Fairly expensive modular system. Only works natively on windows. | Interface ‘from’ and ‘to’ are a bit like Debit and Credit, not easy for user. Not enough visual clues. | Not being upgraded very regularly. Not amendable. |
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