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Paul Du Toit

Operations Manager

17 April 2026

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

Our accountant in Knysna recommended it, good call

It was built here, and you feel that in how it handles VAT and SARS reporting. User security is granular down to the field level where we need it.

Pros

Natural upgrade path from Pastel; modular licensing, grow as needed

Cons

Upgrades test every customisation

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Sanele Khumalo

Financial Controller · Summit Foods

9 April 2026

Food & Beverage · 500+ employees South Africa Used for 2+ years

Doing okay for our 750 person setup

It rewards the disciplined and punishes the casual. Report writing beyond the standard set means paying your partner or learning SQL.

Pros

Multi warehouse and multi branch support

Cons

Training costs add up per module

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Kavitha Nkosi

Group Accountant

1 April 2026

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

evolution has been our backbone for 2 years

It rewards the disciplined and punishes the casual. Documentation assumes your partner fills the gaps, and they charge to.

Pros

Sage Intelligence for exec reporting; procurement approval workflows

Cons

Training costs add up per module

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Shireen Brown

Financial Director

23 March 2026

Technology South Africa Used for 2+ years

Mixed feelings after 5 years

After 5 years we know its strengths and we budget for its weaknesses. Performance needs tuning once the database grows past a few years of history.

Cons

CRM module is thin

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Naledi Du Toit

Worcester Consulting Studio

19 February 2026

South Africa Used for 1–2 years

Doing okay for our 180 person setup

A capable ERP that gives back exactly what you put into the implementation. Documentation assumes your partner fills the gaps, and they charge to.

Pros

Granular user security; pOS option feeding the same ledger

Cons

Training costs add up per module

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Michael Khan

CFO · Centurion Freight Holdings

8 February 2026

Logistics South Africa Used for 2+ years

Still glad we chose it, 6 years later

We evaluated the international ERPs and the local pricing and support won. Credit control workflows chase debtors before humans remember to.

Pros

Developed locally with real SARS depth

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Zanele Johnson

Golden City Agri SA

4 February 2026

Agriculture South Africa Used for 1–2 years

Mostly happy in Ballito, a few gripes

A capable ERP that gives back exactly what you put into the implementation. The screens work but graduates raised on cloud software find them foreign.

Pros

Natural upgrade path from Pastel; granular user security

Cons

Training costs add up per module

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Busisiwe Van Wyk

Operations Director

2 February 2026

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

Happy customer in Gqeberha

Job costing changed how we price contracts, we finally see true margin per job.

Pros

SQL Server foundation, no data black box; natural upgrade path from Pastel

Cons

No published pricing, everything is quoted

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Sibusiso Makhubela

Group Accountant · Makhubela Construction Solutions

24 January 2026

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

Serving our eMalahleni operation well

Fixed assets, job costing and CRM in the same database ended our spreadsheet farm. Would we choose it again? We did, for our second company.

Pros

SQL Server foundation, no data black box

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Bongani Buthelezi

IT Manager

17 January 2026

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

2 years in and still happy

We consolidated five companies onto one platform and month end became sane. For SA mid market businesses this is the sensible ERP conversation to have.

Pros

Sage Intelligence for exec reporting

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Christo Du Toit

Managing Director

31 December 2025

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

Our accountant in Benoni recommended it, good call

It was built here, and you feel that in how it handles VAT and SARS reporting. The SQL foundation means our BI tool reads live data straight from the source. The partner channel means you are never more than a phone call from help. Local product, local support, proper depth. Recommended.

Pros

Strong job costing and BOM functionality

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Thabo Zwane

Systems Administrator · Crossroads Steel Group

23 December 2025

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

Grew from 5 users to 160 without changing systems

Very powerful, and it makes you earn that power. The screens work but graduates raised on cloud software find them foreign. Approval workflows in procurement stopped orders nobody authorised.

Pros

SQL Server foundation, no data black box

Cons

Training costs add up per module

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Deon Vermeulen

IT Manager · Protea Consulting

13 December 2025

Financial Services · 11–50 employees Namibia Used for 2+ years

Good but not perfect for our Pretoria team

Very powerful, and it makes you earn that power. Licensing changes over the years have made cost planning harder.

Pros

One ledger across every module; sQL Server foundation, no data black box

Cons

No published pricing, everything is quoted

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Simphiwe Daniels

Systems Administrator

11 October 2025

Food & Beverage · 201–500 employees South Africa Used for 2+ years

Doing okay for our 260 person setup

It rewards the disciplined and punishes the casual. Report writing beyond the standard set means paying your partner or learning SQL. Pricing matrices handle our customer specific discounts without side letters.

Pros

Natural upgrade path from Pastel

Cons

Implementation is a genuine project

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Bongani Van Zyl

Financial Controller · Zyl Drilling

19 September 2025

Mining South Africa Used for 2+ years

4 years in and still happy

Our warehouse accuracy sits above 99 percent since the multi bin setup.

Pros

Natural upgrade path from Pastel

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Grant Petersen

Petersen Hardware and Sons

27 July 2025

Retail · 51–200 employees Namibia Used for 6–12 months

Happy customer in Johannesburg

Job costing changed how we price contracts, we finally see true margin per job. Stock takes went from a weekend shutdown to a rolling count.

Pros

Serial and lot tracking that works

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Elmarie Arendse

Operations Director · Arendse Farming Works

12 July 2025

Agriculture · 51–200 employees South Africa Used for Less than 6 months

Five branches, one version of the truth

As a manufacturer, the bill of materials and WIP tracking fit us exactly. The partner channel means you are never more than a phone call from help. Sage Intelligence gives the exco their monthly pack straight from the ledger.

Pros

Natural upgrade path from Pastel; multi warehouse and multi branch support

Cons

Consulting costs are part of ownership

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Zinhle September

Systems Administrator

20 June 2025

Food & Beverage · 51–200 employees Zambia Used for 2+ years

Grew from 5 users to 80 without changing systems

It rewards the disciplined and punishes the casual. Customisations serve us well but each upgrade tests every one of them. Credit control workflows chase debtors before humans remember to.

Pros

Multi warehouse and multi branch support; sage Intelligence for exec reporting

Cons

No published pricing, everything is quoted

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Tshepo Olivier

IT Manager · Knysna Catering Works

8 June 2025

Food & Beverage · 51–200 employees South Africa Used for Less than 6 months

Working well for our 60 person team

Job costing changed how we price contracts, we finally see true margin per job. Stock takes went from a weekend shutdown to a rolling count. ERP without the international price tag.

Pros

POS option feeding the same ledger

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Gugu Erasmus

28 May 2025

Retail · 201–500 employees South Africa Used for 6–12 months

Doing the job for us in Upington

It was built here, and you feel that in how it handles VAT and SARS reporting. The SQL foundation means our BI tool reads live data straight from the source.

Pros

Natural upgrade path from Pastel

Cons

Performance tuning needed as data grows