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Marisa PillayVerified

Creditors Clerk

Telecommunications

Witbank201 to 500 employees

4.0

09 Jan 2026

Our bookkeeper got two days a month back

Our practice put four clients on this before we moved our own business across. Thirty years of trained South African operators. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. There are irritations, and none of them are the kind that make you look elsewhere. Two years in and nobody has suggested we look at alternatives.

What works

Works through load shedding and connection loss. Month end close has dropped from six days to two. Invoices go out looking professional with no design work.

What does not

Support response times slow noticeably at month end.

Musa FletcherVerified

Management Accountant

Logistics and transport

Randburg500 plus employees

4.0

06 Jan 2026

Bank feeds alone justify the subscription

I run the books for three related companies and this is the first system that has kept up. A report writer that will produce almost any layout. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. There are irritations, and none of them are the kind that make you look elsewhere. If you are weighing it up, do the trial with your own data and you will see it.

What works

Multi warehouse inventory with serial, lot and bill of materials. Invoices go out looking professional with no design work. VAT201 figures come out right without a manual working paper.

What does not

Support response times slow noticeably at month end.

Phumzile VenterVerified

Managing Director

Recruitment

VereenigingSole trader

5.0

04 Jan 2026

Reconciliation went from a week to an afternoon

After two years I can say the reconciliation time saving is real and it is significant. Works through load shedding and connection loss. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. Nothing has come up in the last year that I would call a real problem. Two years in and nobody has suggested we look at alternatives.

What works

A report writer that will produce almost any layout. Month end close has dropped from six days to two. The audit trail has answered every query our auditors raised.

What does not

Inventory is too basic for a stock heavy business.

Andre MthembuVerified

Group Financial Manager

Engineering

Midrand11 to 50 employees

2.0

01 Jan 2026

Support took eleven days to answer a VAT query

I have spent more time working around this than working in it. In practice, the parts we were sold on never worked the way they were demonstrated. The gaps are the kind that create work rather than save it. We moved to an alternative and the difference was immediate.

What works

The invoicing side works.

What does not

The VAT handling required constant manual correction. Bank feed failures went unresolved for weeks. Migration lost historical detail we needed for the audit.

Denise CupidoVerified

Supply Chain Manager

Manufacturing

Witbank51 to 200 employees

2.0

31 Dec 2025

Not built for a South African VAT vendor

The trial went well. Live use with real volume did not. The thing worth knowing is that the parts we were sold on never worked the way they were demonstrated. The gaps are the kind that create work rather than save it. It may suit a simpler business than ours.

What works

Setup was quick.

What does not

Bank feed failures went unresolved for weeks. Migration lost historical detail we needed for the audit. The VAT handling required constant manual correction.

Ravi Buthelezi

Managing Director

Recruitment

Randburg500 plus employees

3.0

26 Dec 2025

Works well once you accept its limits

It has been fine, with a couple of persistent irritations. Multi warehouse inventory with serial, lot and bill of materials. Beyond that it is more ordinary than the marketing suggests. It sits squarely in the middle for us, useful but not something I would champion. Good value, with some real rough edges.

What works

Works through load shedding and connection loss. Pricing is predictable with no surprise increases.

What does not

Getting a person on the phone is difficult. Bank feeds drop and need reauthorising more often than they should.

Mpho Bezuidenhout

Management Accountant

Recruitment

Somerset West500 plus employees

4.0

23 Dec 2025

Does the compliance work without being asked

We moved across from a desktop package eighteen months ago and I would not go back. Works through load shedding and connection loss. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. There are irritations, and none of them are the kind that make you look elsewhere. It is not perfect, and it is the right choice for us.

What works

Works through load shedding and connection loss. Invoices go out looking professional with no design work. The audit trail has answered every query our auditors raised.

What does not

Reporting beyond the standard pack still ends up in a spreadsheet.

Nkateko MolefeVerified

Warehouse Manager

Insurance

Sandton51 to 200 employees

5.0

22 Dec 2025

Finally a ledger our accountant does not complain about

We moved across from a desktop package eighteen months ago and I would not go back. A report writer that will produce almost any layout. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. Nothing has come up in the last year that I would call a real problem. If you are weighing it up, do the trial with your own data and you will see it.

What works

A report writer that will produce almost any layout. VAT201 figures come out right without a manual working paper. Bank feeds match transactions accurately and the rules learn quickly.

What does not

Support response times slow noticeably at month end.

Sipho Moodley

Chief Executive Officer

Motor trade

Namibia201 to 500 employees

5.0

20 Dec 2025

Reconciliation went from a week to an afternoon

What works

Thirty years of trained South African operators. Our accountant has their own login at no extra cost. Month end close has dropped from six days to two.

What does not

Inventory is too basic for a stock heavy business.

Reabetswe Mudau

Plant Manager

Accounting

Durban2 to 10 employees

5.0

20 Dec 2025

Our bookkeeper got two days a month back

What works

Works through load shedding and connection loss. Month end close has dropped from six days to two. Invoices go out looking professional with no design work.

What does not

Inventory is too basic for a stock heavy business.

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What works

Works through load shedding and connection loss. Month end close has dropped from six days to two. Invoices go out looking professional with no design work.

What does not

Inventory is too basic for a stock heavy business.