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Khanyisile Cassim
Financial Controller
26 June 2025
Does everything we need at the office. Away from the office is another story. Rebuild functions fix data issues but the fact you need them says something.
Pros
Utterly reliable core ledger
Cons
No real mobile story
Rajesh Nkosi
Owner
11 April 2025
The thing about Pastel is that every accountant in the country can work in it. Training a new clerk takes days because half the candidates already know it.
Wynand Joubert
Bookkeeper
26 March 2025
Good software wrapped in a 2010 experience. Multi user on a network needs proper IT support or you will have odd errors. Multi company support means our two entities live side by side cleanly.
Cons
Upgrades between versions can be fiddly
Tshepo Coetzee
Director · Atlas Logistics Services
11 March 2025
I learned Pastel at varsity and walked into my first job already productive. It handles our point of sale till at the front and the ledger at the back. The install base alone makes it the sensible choice here.
Pros
Ageing reports are excellent; vAT reporting aligned with SARS
Cons
Learning curve for staff used to cloud tools
Zinhle Moodley
Managing Director · Moodley Attorneys Group
19 December 2024
Moving off it was a project, but staying was becoming one too. Our consultant charges by the hour and the odd errors kept him busy.
Cons
Consultant costs to fix recurring errors add up
Mpho Mahlangu
Financial Manager
9 October 2024
After 2 years I know every corner of it, including the frustrating ones. The interface has not meaningfully changed in a decade. Processing speed on a local machine beats waiting for a browser every time.
Cons
Upgrades between versions can be fiddly
Nomsa Rikhotso
Financial Controller · eMalahleni Agri Studio
25 September 2024
There is a Pastel consultant ten minutes from us and that changes everything. You can drill from any report straight down to the source document. It will outlast half the cloud startups people keep pitching me.
Cons
Needs proper IT support on a network
Tumelo Taylor
Owner
21 September 2024
There is a Pastel consultant ten minutes from us and that changes everything. Training a new clerk takes days because half the candidates already know it. The install base alone makes it the sensible choice here.
Pros
VAT reporting aligned with SARS; ageing reports are excellent
Cons
Needs proper IT support on a network
Kevin Miller
Accountant · Garden Route Pharmacy and Sons
6 September 2024
I learned Pastel at varsity and walked into my first job already productive. Processing speed on a local machine beats waiting for a browser every time.
Pros
Granular user permissions
Karabo Coetzee
Senior Bookkeeper
13 August 2024
It is not glamorous but the trial balance is right every single month. The forms designer let us match our invoices to our letterhead exactly.
Cons
Occasional data errors need rebuilds
Ayanda Mokoena
Owner · Acacia Properties
12 August 2024
The cash book module alone saves my clerk hours every week. Multi company support means our two entities live side by side cleanly. It handles our point of sale till at the front and the ledger at the back.
Pros
Batch processing suits real accounts teams
Cons
Backups are entirely your responsibility
Lindiwe Ngcobo
Accounts Supervisor
15 July 2024
It is dependable to a fault and dated to a fault. New staff who trained on cloud tools find the learning curve real. The install base means any problem you hit, someone within driving distance has solved it before.
Pros
Decades of proven stability
Cons
Emailing documents feels clunky
Gugu Taylor
Director · Atlas Construction Holdings
14 July 2024
There is a Pastel consultant ten minutes from us and that changes everything. Support through our local business partner is a phone call, not a ticket queue. The Intelligence reporting module turns the ledger into proper management packs.
Pros
Point of sale option for the front counter
Pieter Oosthuizen
Financial Director · Boksburg Plumbing Works
9 July 2024
Pastel does the accounting properly, it just makes you work for it sometimes. Support through our local business partner is a phone call, not a ticket queue.
Cons
Emailing documents feels clunky
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