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Estelle Singh

Bookkeeper · Singh Attorneys Services

12 June 2025

Legal · 1–10 employees South Africa Used for Less than 6 months

Mostly happy in Bloemfontein, a few gripes

Solid for what it covers, quietly missing what it does not. No stock at this level, so our small product line lives in a spreadsheet next to it.

Cons

Bank feed reconnections at bad moments

2 people found this review helpful
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Hannelie Bezuidenhout

Owner

16 May 2025

South Africa Used for 1–2 years

Decent fit for a 5 person company

Solid for what it covers, quietly missing what it does not. Multi currency works but rounding on part payments needs watching. Reports cover the essentials well: aged creditors, aged debtors, profit and loss by month.

Cons

Project profitability lives in Plus

2 people found this review helpful
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Candice Booysen

Founder · Stellenbosch Properties SA

8 May 2025

Real Estate · 1–10 employees South Africa Used for 2+ years

Mostly happy in East London, a few gripes

Solid for what it covers, quietly missing what it does not. The three user limit is fine until the fourth person joins the office.

Cons

Constant upsell nudges toward Plus

2 people found this review helpful
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Thandeka Taylor

Managing Director · Drakensberg Tours Solutions

24 April 2025

Hospitality · 11–50 employees South Africa Used for 1–2 years

Solid choice for our George business

Everything my invoicing clerk captures I can review from home the same evening. Recurring bills for rent and insurance post themselves every month. Would choose it again without hesitation.

Cons

Project profitability lives in Plus

2 people found this review helpful
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Ridwaan Jacobs

Operations Manager · Highveld Tours Services

11 April 2025

Hospitality · 11–50 employees South Africa Used for 6–12 months

Our Midrand agency runs its whole admin on this

The accountant logs in monthly, reviews, adjusts and leaves, no file swapping ever. Reports cover the essentials well: aged creditors, aged debtors, profit and loss by month. The books finally feel like a system instead of a scramble.

Pros

Three simultaneous users with audit trail

2 people found this review helpful
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Elna Bezuidenhout

Financial Manager · Ballito Systems Services

10 April 2025

Technology · 11–50 employees Namibia Used for 1–2 years

Creditors under control for the first time

We invoice UK clients in pounds and pay a US supplier in dollars, and the currency handling just works. Payment scheduling means suppliers get paid on terms, not when someone remembers. Recommended, especially if foreign invoices are part of your life.

Pros

VAT figures reconcile cleanly; time entry against customers

2 people found this review helpful
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Mandla Zwane

Finance Administrator · Pietermaritzburg Engineering Solutions

10 April 2025

South Africa Used for 6–12 months

Our Klerksdorp agency runs its whole admin on this

The move up from Simple Start took ten minutes and bill management justified it by the end of the week. Payment scheduling means suppliers get paid on terms, not when someone remembers. Worth every rand of the step up.

Pros

Bill management with payment scheduling

2 people found this review helpful
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Lerato Grobler

Office Manager

6 April 2025

Real Estate · 51–200 employees South Africa Used for 2+ years

Mostly happy in Ballito, a few gripes

Fine software, but the upgrade nudges toward Plus are constant. Some settings pages clearly assume an American business and need translating. Bills capture quickly and the due date view tells me exactly what Monday's payment run looks like.

Pros

Fair rand pricing for what it adds

Cons

Time entry is very basic

2 people found this review helpful
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Moegamat Vermeulen

Operations Manager

2 February 2025

Legal South Africa Used for 6–12 months

Serving our Roodepoort operation well

Switched from a desktop package in June and the cloud move was less painful than feared. Support solved our multi currency setup question in one chat session, credit where due. VAT at 15% flows through everything and the return figures reconcile first time. The books finally feel like a system instead of a scramble.

Pros

Good fit for service businesses

Cons

Bank feed reconnections at bad moments

2 people found this review helpful
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Bheki Van Zyl

Accountant

16 January 2025

Healthcare · 1–10 employees South Africa Used for Less than 6 months

Our Randburg agency runs its whole admin on this

Client retainers, supplier bills and the odd forex invoice, all handled in one place.

Pros

Recurring bills post automatically

2 people found this review helpful
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Estelle Hendricks

Practice Manager

28 December 2024

Wholesale · 1–10 employees South Africa Used for 1–2 years

Mostly happy in Johannesburg, a few gripes

Fine software, but the upgrade nudges toward Plus are constant. No stock at this level, so our small product line lives in a spreadsheet next to it. Our accountant reviews everything remotely and quarter end became a non event.

Cons

Constant upsell nudges toward Plus

2 people found this review helpful
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Willem Johnson

16 October 2024

Healthcare · 11–50 employees South Africa Used for 6–12 months

Doing the job for us in East London

We invoice UK clients in pounds and pay a US supplier in dollars, and the currency handling just works. Recommended, especially if foreign invoices are part of your life.

Pros

Good fit for service businesses; bill management with payment scheduling

2 people found this review helpful
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Fatima Chauke

Operations Manager · Cape Town Medical

8 August 2024

Healthcare · 11–50 employees South Africa Used for 2+ years

Mixed feelings after 2 years

Good value with an asterisk or two. Reports are decent but project level profit lives one expensive tier up. Three users each have their own login and the audit trail shows who did what.

Pros

Good fit for service businesses

Cons

Bank feed reconnections at bad moments

2 people found this review helpful
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Hennie Olivier

31 July 2024

Healthcare · 51–200 employees South Africa Used for 2+ years

4 years in and still happy

The accountant logs in monthly, reviews, adjusts and leaves, no file swapping ever. Reports cover the essentials well: aged creditors, aged debtors, profit and loss by month.

Pros

Proper multiple currency support

2 people found this review helpful
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Ronel Moodley

Legacy Logistics

6 July 2026

Logistics · 11–50 employees South Africa Used for 1–2 years

Mostly happy in Midrand, a few gripes

Happy with the bills side, ambivalent about the rest. Support chat is fine for simple questions and out of its depth past that. The multiple currency support tracks exchange gains and losses properly, which our old system never did.

Pros

Free accountant access continues at this tier; three simultaneous users with audit trail

1 people found this review helpful
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Bongani Adams

Admin Manager

30 June 2026

South Africa Used for 1–2 years

Still glad we chose it, 2 years later

We invoice UK clients in pounds and pay a US supplier in dollars, and the currency handling just works. The upgrade from Simple Start kept every scrap of history, flip a switch and the features appear. Three users, bills and forex for R508 is hard to argue with.

Pros

Aged creditors and debtors reports

1 people found this review helpful
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Brian Mthembu

Garden Route Construction Supplies

29 June 2026

Construction · 11–50 employees South Africa Used for 2+ years

Mixed feelings after 4 years

It does what the tier promises, though the tier promises carefully. Time entry is basic, no timers or approvals, just manual capture.

Pros

Bill management with payment scheduling; aged creditors and debtors reports

Cons

Bank feed reconnections at bad moments

1 people found this review helpful
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Brian Pillay

Office Manager · Durban Steel Group

26 June 2026

Construction · 11–50 employees South Africa Used for 6–12 months

Serving our Potchefstroom operation well

The time entry feature means our hourly billing finally matches the hours we actually work. Reports cover the essentials well: aged creditors, aged debtors, profit and loss by month. Time entries land against customers so nothing billable slips through anymore. The books finally feel like a system instead of a scramble.

1 people found this review helpful
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Chantal Mthembu

Office Manager · Mthembu Attorneys Group

17 June 2026

Legal · 1–10 employees South Africa Used for 6–12 months

Decent middle child of the lineup

Fine software, but the upgrade nudges toward Plus are constant. Support chat is fine for simple questions and out of its depth past that.

Cons

Project profitability lives in Plus

1 people found this review helpful
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Anele Naidoo

Finance Administrator

16 June 2026

Wholesale · 11–50 employees South Africa Used for 2+ years

Solid but the gaps push you toward Plus

It does what the tier promises, though the tier promises carefully. The three user limit is fine until the fourth person joins the office.

Pros

Aged creditors and debtors reports

Cons

Bank feed reconnections at bad moments

1 people found this review helpful