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Petro Ramjee

Office Manager · Protea Construction SA

10 November 2024

South Africa Used for Less than 6 months

My bookkeeper in Knysna recommended it and she was right

Happy enough to renew, not happy enough to rave. Support is friendly when you reach them but the queue can be long at month end. The Afrikaans support agent I got walked me through my first VAT return patiently.

Pros

Accountant access is included, no extra licence; payroll journals post across automatically

Cons

Foreign currency is a paid extra

Ayanda Sithole

Director

7 November 2024

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

My bookkeeper in Springs recommended it and she was right

It does most things well and a few things averagely. Price increases have come through every year, still fair but the trend worries me.

Njabulo Jacobs

Office Manager

3 November 2024

Real Estate · 51–200 employees South Africa Used for 1–2 years

Solid choice for our Roodepoort business

Our practice put all our small clients on it and the feedback has been consistently good. You can see profit per month at a glance, which changed how I price jobs. It flagged a duplicate supplier invoice last month and paid for itself right there. Would recommend it to any small business in South Africa without hesitation.

Pros

Cloud based so load shedding does not cost you data; supplier bill capture is quick

Susan Mnguni

Finance Administrator

2 November 2024

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

Serving our Durban operation well

I am not an accountant and I still manage the full cycle myself every month. Month end used to take three days and now the file is closed by lunch on the first. Cannot see us outgrowing it for a few years yet.

Pros

Support agents understand SARS questions; handles multiple small companies from one login

Riaan Williams

Admin Manager · Zambezi Agri Works

7 October 2024

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

Expected better, Paarl customer

The bank feed issue was the last straw for me.

Cons

Escalations went nowhere

Tasneem Ferreira

Financial Controller · Protea Media Studio

22 September 2024

Media & Marketing · 1–10 employees South Africa Used for 1–2 years

Decent fit for a 8 person company

For a business our size it works, but I can see us outgrowing it. Multi currency costs extra, which stung when we landed our first Namibian client.

Pros

Quotes and invoices are genuinely fast; supplier bill capture is quick

Cons

Project costing is not really there

Annelie Kruger

Operations Manager

21 September 2024

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

Our Roodepoort office gave up on it

I wanted to like it but the last six months have been one frustration after another. Cancelling was harder than signing up, which tells you something.

Pros

Rand pricing with a proper local support line

Cons

System slowed right down at month end when we needed it most

Marius Cele

Financial Controller

29 August 2024

Technology · 51–200 employees South Africa Used for 1–2 years

Mostly happy in East London, a few gripes

Four stars because the core is excellent and the extras are not. Report customisation is limited, you get their layouts and that is that.

Pros

Recurring invoices and statements run themselves

Cons

The Start plan is limited to one user

Grant Shabalala

Office Manager

8 July 2026

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

My bookkeeper in Mossel Bay recommended it and she was right

Good product overall though it took me longer than expected to find my feet. Price increases have come through every year, still fair but the trend worries me.

Vusi Singh

Accounts Clerk

29 June 2026

South Africa Used for 1–2 years

My bookkeeper in Somerset West recommended it and she was right

After 2 years on it I can say the product has only gotten better. Debtors reports show me exactly who owes what before I make the awkward phone calls. Solid product, solid support, fair rand pricing.

Cons

Inventory reporting is basic, detailed analysis means Excel

Byron Pillay

Bookkeeper · Bloemfontein Trading SA

25 June 2026

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

Decent value if your needs are simple

Decent system that occasionally tests my patience. Customer statements could look more professional without paying a designer.

Cons

Annual price increases keep arriving

Moegamat Erasmus

Financial Manager · Winelands Consulting Supplies

25 June 2026

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

Serving our Ballito operation well

We run our whole 20 person operation on it and the books have never been this clean. Solid product, solid support, fair rand pricing.

Cons

Report layouts cannot really be customised

Yusuf Viljoen

Accounts Clerk

18 June 2026

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

Decent fit for a 6 person company

Good product overall though it took me longer than expected to find my feet. The stock module covers the basics but anything detailed means exporting to Excel. Month end used to take three days and now the file is closed by lunch on the first.

Pros

Works fine on a tablet at the counter

Cons

Report layouts cannot really be customised

Zinhle Zulu

Accounts Clerk

18 June 2026

Logistics · 11–50 employees South Africa Used for Less than 6 months

Decent fit for a 28 person company

Decent system that occasionally tests my patience. The bank feed dropped for about a week in February and I had to import statements manually.

Pros

Cloud based so load shedding does not cost you data; rand pricing with a proper local support line

Cons

Mobile app can lag when capturing slip photos

Feroza Bester

Financial Controller

15 June 2026

Technology · 1–10 employees Zambia Used for 6–12 months

Exactly what our 8 person business needed

I capture supplier invoices the day they arrive and cash flow finally makes sense. You can see profit per month at a glance, which changed how I price jobs. Month end used to take three days and now the file is closed by lunch on the first. It does what the brochure says, which is rarer than it should be.

Pros

Dashboard gives the cash position at a glance

Cons

Inventory reporting is basic, detailed analysis means Excel

Lwazi Petersen

Finance Administrator · Marula Catering Services

12 June 2026

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

Frustrating experience for our 6 person team

For what we pay now after the increases, my expectations are simply not being met. Reports would not give me the one breakdown SARS asked for and I rebuilt it by hand.

Cons

Escalations went nowhere. Bank feed reliability let us down repeatedly

Marike Marais

Finance Administrator · Impala Logistics

12 June 2026

South Africa Used for 1–2 years

Serving our Upington operation well

We got audited last year and pulling the records took minutes, not days. I photograph slips with the phone app and the capture is surprisingly accurate. You can see profit per month at a glance, which changed how I price jobs. Cannot see us outgrowing it for a few years yet.

Pros

VAT201 report maps directly to what eFiling asks for; support agents understand SARS questions

Cons

Inventory reporting is basic, detailed analysis means Excel

Nomsa Patel

Director · Vanderbijlpark Farming and Sons

11 June 2026

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

Decent fit for a 14 person company

It does most things well and a few things averagely. Some screens take a few seconds too long to load on slow connections.

Pros

Slip capture on the phone works well

Cons

Annual price increases keep arriving

Sifiso Padayachee

Financial Controller

11 June 2026

Technology South Africa Used for Less than 6 months

Our Mbombela office gave up on it

Signed up on the strength of the reviews and regretted it within the first quarter. Every price letter says the same thing about added value I am not seeing. My support ticket about the FNB feed sat unanswered for four working days.

Cons

Stock counts never reconciled and nobody could tell us why. Price keeps climbing while the gaps stay the same

Sanele Steyn

Bookkeeper · Springs Freight and Sons

5 June 2026

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

My bookkeeper in Cape Town recommended it and she was right

For a business our size it works, but I can see us outgrowing it. Price increases have come through every year, still fair but the trend worries me. Our auditors work in the file directly at year end so the handover schlep is gone.

Pros

VAT201 report maps directly to what eFiling asks for; debtors management is simple and clear

Cons

Statement templates are a bit plain

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My bookkeeper in Knysna recommended it and she was right

My bookkeeper in Springs recommended it and she was right

Solid choice for our Roodepoort business

Serving our Durban operation well

Expected better, Paarl customer

Decent fit for a 8 person company

Our Roodepoort office gave up on it

Mostly happy in East London, a few gripes

My bookkeeper in Mossel Bay recommended it and she was right

My bookkeeper in Somerset West recommended it and she was right

Decent value if your needs are simple

Serving our Ballito operation well

Decent fit for a 6 person company

Decent fit for a 28 person company

Exactly what our 8 person business needed

Frustrating experience for our 6 person team

Serving our Upington operation well

Decent fit for a 14 person company

Our Mbombela office gave up on it

My bookkeeper in Cape Town recommended it and she was right