| Amendability | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Year End Rollback | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Windows/ Mac | Both | Windows | Both | Interchangeable | Interchangeable | Mac |
| Multi-user | No | No | Yes | Yes (3 user) | Yes | No |
| Tax Compliance | Poor | Fair | Poor | Good | Good | Poor |
| Payroll | No | No | Yes, addon | No | No | No |
| How is the software paid for | Free | Proprietory | Proprietory | Free from SALif you have an old MYOB licence. | Proprietory | Proprietory |
| Drill down | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ledger Based | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Networkable | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Hosted version | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Import/Export | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Export to Excel. No import facility. |
| Multi currency | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Work from SAL template | ? | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Links to other software | CSV export | No | Quickbooks | Pdfs, MS Office(except email) | MS Office, Outlook, Mac Mail | Excel, Mac Addressbook |
| Moving datafile | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Datafile usable offsite | Yes | no | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Helpdesk | No | Yes | Yes | SAL will help | MYOB Usergroup Professional Partners | Email |
| Partner Scheme | No | Yes | Yes | SAL only | Small | None |
| Advantages | Free, multi platform solution | Offers tax calcs for self employed. Amendable. | Mac and Windows, amendable. | Existing MYOB customers will understand the interface.Licence open ended. No Digital Rights Management. Easy to import/export to v11 from later versions of MYOB. | Existing customers will understand the interface. New licences from Mamut at 200 each. | Very simple and cheap. Good amendability. Good links to Mac incl addressbook. Similar feel to MYOB. |
| Disadvantages | No VAT, limited reports | Very difficult to use. Limited bookkeeping functions | Interface difficult to understand. US and Canadian | No upgrades in future. Limited to three users. You still have to create a new datafile. | No upgrades. Poor networking for macs. Confirmation codes available from myobusergroup.co.uk | Very lightweight, no payroll. Difficult credit/debit. Unable to amend invoice template. Discontinued. |
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