KLKirsten LombardVerified
Financial Director
Security services
South AfricaEast London2 to 10 employees
South AfricaEast London2 to 10 employees331 verified reviews
Every published review of Sage 50cloud Pastel, unedited beyond length and clarity. Vendor responses are shown alongside the review they answer.
331 reviews match · page 17 of 34
KLKirsten LombardVerified
Financial Director
South AfricaEast London2 to 10 employeesAfter two years I can say the reconciliation time saving is real and it is significant. 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
A report writer that will produce almost any layout. Multi currency handling is genuinely correct on unrealised gains. VAT201 figures come out right without a manual working paper.
What does not
Inventory is too basic for a stock heavy business.
YRYusuf Reddy
Practice Manager
South AfricaStellenbosch51 to 200 employeesWe moved across from a desktop package eighteen months ago and I would not go back. Multi warehouse inventory with serial, lot and bill of materials. 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. Worth the migration effort, which is not something I say often.
What works
A report writer that will produce almost any layout. The audit trail has answered every query our auditors raised. Multi currency handling is genuinely correct on unrealised gains.
What does not
Support response times slow noticeably at month end.
ZRZanele RamaphosaVerified
Procurement Manager
South AfricaCenturion2 to 10 employeesOur practice put four clients on this before we moved our own business across. 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. 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. Multi currency handling is genuinely correct on unrealised gains.
What does not
The interface has not aged well.
SJShireen JonesVerified
Operations Manager
South AfricaSandton2 to 10 employeesWe committed to this on a recommendation and I regret not testing it properly first. The thing worth knowing is that the parts we were sold on never worked the way they were demonstrated. It has cost us more time than it has saved. We moved to an alternative and the difference was immediate.
What works
Setup was quick.
What does not
Support responses were slow and generic. Migration lost historical detail we needed for the audit. Bank feed failures went unresolved for weeks.
ALAyanda LombardVerified
Group Financial Manager
South AfricaMidrand2 to 10 employeesAfter two years I can say the reconciliation time saving is real and it is significant. 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. It is not perfect, and it is the right choice for us.
What works
Thirty years of trained South African operators. Bank feeds match transactions accurately and the rules learn quickly. Our accountant has their own login at no extra cost.
What does not
Inventory is too basic for a stock heavy business.
NCNeo CeleVerified
Accountant
South AfricaPaarl201 to 500 employeesWe moved across from a desktop package eighteen months ago and I would not go back. 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. 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. The audit trail has answered every query our auditors raised. VAT201 figures come out right without a manual working paper.
What does not
Reporting beyond the standard pack still ends up in a spreadsheet.
NCNosipho Cele
Practice Manager
South AfricaEast London201 to 500 employeesAfter 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. 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
Thirty years of trained South African operators. Invoices go out looking professional with no design work. Multi currency handling is genuinely correct on unrealised gains.
What does not
Reporting beyond the standard pack still ends up in a spreadsheet.
FVFrancois VenterVerified
Founder
South AfricaPietermaritzburg201 to 500 employeesWe moved across from a desktop package eighteen months ago and I would not go back. Multi warehouse inventory with serial, lot and bill of materials. 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
Multi warehouse inventory with serial, lot and bill of materials. Month end close has dropped from six days to two. Our accountant has their own login at no extra cost.
What does not
Inventory is too basic for a stock heavy business.
FDFatima DlaminiVerified
Financial Director
South AfricaGqeberha51 to 200 employeesI run the books for three related companies and this is the first system that has kept up. 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. Worth the migration effort, which is not something I say often.
What works
Thirty years of trained South African operators. Month end close has dropped from six days to two. Bank feeds match transactions accurately and the rules learn quickly.
What does not
Inventory is too basic for a stock heavy business.
PZPalesa ZuluVerified
Debtors Manager
South AfricaJohannesburg11 to 50 employeesI run the books for three related companies and this is the first system that has kept up. 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. Worth the migration effort, which is not something I say often.
What works
A report writer that will produce almost any layout. Our accountant has their own login at no extra cost. Bank feeds match transactions accurately and the rules learn quickly.
What does not
The interface has not aged well.