SIMPLY ACCOUNTING 2003 PRO

Rating:
Summary: Powerful accounting package...
Review: ...but, if you don't know much about accounting, stick with Quickbooks Pro. I used Quickbooks Pro in a previous business and liked it, but thought that it hid too much from the user and reporting was poor. I also felt that it wasn't flexible enough to allow easy entering of atypical transactions. When I went to purchase an accounting package for a new business, I was going to get QB again, but found that it was WAY too expensive. I then looked around and found that Simply Accounting 2003 Pro got great reviews and was very reasonable in price. Installation was straight-forward, but the learning curve is a little steep on the product, especially after using Quickbooks. All-in-all, it does what I need it to do, it is very flexible in allowing me to enter debits and credits in the way that I want, and the reporting through the included Crystal Reports module is excellent. If you know accounting very well, I recommend this product. If you don't know much about accounting, buy Quickbooks.

Rating:
Summary: Powerful accounting package...
Review: ...but, if you don't know much about accounting, stick with Quickbooks Pro. I used Quickbooks Pro in a previous business and liked it, but thought that it hid too much from the user and reporting was poor. I also felt that it wasn't flexible enough to allow easy entering of atypical transactions. When I went to purchase an accounting package for a new business, I was going to get QB again, but found that it was WAY too expensive. I then looked around and found that Simply Accounting 2003 Pro got great reviews and was very reasonable in price. Installation was straight-forward, but the learning curve is a little steep on the product, especially after using Quickbooks. All-in-all, it does what I need it to do, it is very flexible in allowing me to enter debits and credits in the way that I want, and the reporting through the included Crystal Reports module is excellent. If you know accounting very well, I recommend this product. If you don't know much about accounting, buy Quickbooks.

Rating:
Summary: Best Small Business Accounting I have found
Review: I was a Quickbooks user and while very popular and well written software, they are very proud of the price they charge. I read a review about Simply Accounting 2003 and it was rated #1 in features and ease of use, and of course the best value on the market. The parent company Accpac is one of the largest big business accounting software companies and they brought a lot of features to the small business user. The review was so good I decided to try it for the price figuring I did not have anything to lose. It converted my records with ease, and I have to agree, this software is better than Quickbooks, by far. I can't believe they sell it at such a low price. It has to be they are trying to get themselves recognized and established against Quickbooks --- but I have to admit that the low price initiall scared me off fiquring it must not be as robust as Quickbooks since it is only about 20% of the cost of Quickbooks.

Rating:
Summary: Best Small Business Accounting I have found
Review: I was a Quickbooks user and while very popular and well written software, they are very proud of the price they charge. I read a review about Simply Accounting 2003 and it was rated #1 in features and ease of use, and of course the best value on the market. The parent company Accpac is one of the largest big business accounting software companies and they brought a lot of features to the small business user. The review was so good I decided to try it for the price figuring I did not have anything to lose. It converted my records with ease, and I have to agree, this software is better than Quickbooks, by far. I can't believe they sell it at such a low price. It has to be they are trying to get themselves recognized and established against Quickbooks --- but I have to admit that the low price initiall scared me off fiquring it must not be as robust as Quickbooks since it is only about 20% of the cost of Quickbooks.