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Lisa Van der Merwe
Director
5 February 2026
Support turned a small setup problem into a three week saga. Chat support contradicted the help article and neither matched the actual screen.
Pros
Fair rand pricing for what it adds
Cons
Rate updates lag the market
Gerhard Radebe
Director · Bloemfontein Couriers SA
16 January 2026
The essentials are here, some of the conveniences are not. The three user limit is fine until the fourth person joins the office. Three users each have their own login and the audit trail shows who did what.
Pros
VAT figures reconcile cleanly; good fit for service businesses
Cons
Project profitability lives in Plus
Mark Petersen
Practice Manager · Horizon Distributors and Sons
12 October 2025
A good plan with a couple of gaps that keep it honest. Payment scheduling means suppliers get paid on terms, not when someone remembers.
Cons
Project profitability lives in Plus
Chantelle Petersen
Admin Manager
17 July 2025
For the price jump over the entry plan I expected more than bills and a seat count. Part payments against dollar invoices created rounding differences our accountant had to journal away.
Cons
Currency rounding created audit work. Rate updates lag the market
Tshepo Botes
Financial Manager · Kudu Steel and Sons
16 May 2025
A good plan with a couple of gaps that keep it honest. No stock at this level, so our small product line lives in a spreadsheet next to it. Payment scheduling means suppliers get paid on terms, not when someone remembers.
Cons
Constant upsell nudges toward Plus
Precious Sithole
Director
30 October 2024
Client retainers, supplier bills and the odd forex invoice, all handled in one place. Payment scheduling means suppliers get paid on terms, not when someone remembers.
Pros
Fair rand pricing for what it adds; free accountant access continues at this tier
Cons
Multi currency rounding needs watching
Fatima Pillay
Financial Manager · Pillay Properties Studio
15 June 2026
For the price jump over the entry plan I expected more than bills and a seat count. Exchange rates update on their timetable, not the reserve bank's, and the differences add up.
Pros
Fair rand pricing for what it adds
Cons
Rate updates lag the market
Natasha Venter
Finance Administrator
19 June 2025
My bookkeeper, my partner and I all work in the books at the same time without stepping on each other. VAT at 15% flows through everything and the return figures reconcile first time.
Pros
Recurring bills post automatically; seamless upgrade from Simple Start
Cons
Some screens feel American by default
Njabulo Damon
Finance Administrator
22 April 2025
Support turned a small setup problem into a three week saga. We needed one report the tier does not include and the answer was always upgrade. The feed dropped in July and reconnecting duplicated a fortnight of transactions.
Cons
Tier gaps engineered to force upgrades
Bradley Viljoen
Practice Manager · Richards Bay Timber Group
29 May 2026
The essentials are here, some of the conveniences are not.
Cons
Constant upsell nudges toward Plus
Kiara Steyn
Managing Director · Garden Route Timber
17 October 2025
The time entry feature means our hourly billing finally matches the hours we actually work. The Capitec feed has behaved itself for us, next morning delivery like clockwork. The books finally feel like a system instead of a scramble.
Pros
Bill management with payment scheduling
Cons
Time entry is very basic
Kevin Patel
Financial Manager
25 September 2025
It works, but the irritations accumulated until we stopped defending it. Chat support contradicted the help article and neither matched the actual screen. The feed dropped in October and reconnecting duplicated a fortnight of transactions.
Cons
Currency rounding created audit work
Susan Zwane
Owner
21 March 2025
We chose it over the cheaper plan for the bill management and have never second guessed it. Our accountant reviews everything remotely and quarter end became a non event.
Cons
Bank feed reconnections at bad moments
Karabo Xaba
Financial Manager
10 March 2025
Happy with the bills side, ambivalent about the rest. Reports are decent but project level profit lives one expensive tier up.
Pros
Free accountant access continues at this tier; recurring bills post automatically
Cons
Multi currency rounding needs watching
Marlene Padayachee
Owner
24 December 2024
We are a 4 person services firm and Essentials fits us like it was measured. Bills capture quickly and the due date view tells me exactly what Monday's payment run looks like. Recommended, especially if foreign invoices are part of your life.
Pros
Proper multiple currency support; good fit for service businesses
Devan Pillay
Director · Centurion Travel
8 July 2026
Switched from a desktop package in January and the cloud move was less painful than feared. Our accountant reviews everything remotely and quarter end became a non event. Our creditors book has never been this clean.
Pros
Proper multiple currency support; free accountant access continues at this tier
Feroza Du Toit
Admin Manager · Toit Pharmacy Supplies
6 July 2026
It does what the tier promises, though the tier promises carefully. The three user limit is fine until the fourth person joins the office. Recurring bills for rent and insurance post themselves every month.
Cons
Project profitability lives in Plus
Chantelle Barnard
Bookkeeper · Garden Route Properties Supplies
6 July 2026
The accountant logs in monthly, reviews, adjusts and leaves, no file swapping ever. Support solved our multi currency setup question in one chat session, credit where due. Time entries land against customers so nothing billable slips through anymore. Recommended, especially if foreign invoices are part of your life.
Pros
Fair rand pricing for what it adds
Brian Dlamini
Office Manager
4 June 2026
Solid for what it covers, quietly missing what it does not. Recurring bills for rent and insurance post themselves every month.
Pros
Three simultaneous users with audit trail
Cons
Constant upsell nudges toward Plus
Lisa Pretorius
Office Manager · Impala Brokers and Sons
29 April 2026
We are a 9 person services firm and Essentials fits us like it was measured. Worth every rand of the step up.
Pros
Time entry against customers
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