VSVikash SmithVerified
Group Financial Manager
Healthcare
South AfricaSandtonSole trader
South AfricaSandtonSole trader412 verified reviews
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VSVikash SmithVerified
Group Financial Manager
South AfricaSandtonSole traderI run the books for three related companies and this is the first system that has kept up. The deepest pool of trained local bookkeepers in the country. 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
Direct bank feeds for Absa, FNB, Standard Bank, Nedbank and Capitec. The audit trail has answered every query our auditors raised. Multi currency handling is genuinely correct on unrealised gains.
What does not
The interface has not aged well.
LSLindiwe SteynVerified
Procurement Manager
South AfricaGeorgeSole traderI run the books for three related companies and this is the first system that has kept up. Free accountant login on every plan. 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
Free accountant login on every plan. Our accountant has their own login at no extra cost. Invoices go out looking professional with no design work.
What does not
Reporting beyond the standard pack still ends up in a spreadsheet.
ANAnnelize NaidooVerified
Founder
South AfricaStellenbosch201 to 500 employeesWe moved across from a desktop package eighteen months ago and I would not go back. Free accountant login on every plan. 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
Direct bank feeds for Absa, FNB, Standard Bank, Nedbank and Capitec. Bank feeds match transactions accurately and the rules learn quickly. Our accountant has their own login at no extra cost.
What does not
The interface has not aged well.
HGHendrik GovenderVerified
Financial Manager
South AfricaEast London500 plus employeesOur practice put four clients on this before we moved our own business across. Direct bank feeds for Absa, FNB, Standard Bank, Nedbank and Capitec. 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
VAT201 output that transfers cleanly to SARS eFiling. The audit trail has answered every query our auditors raised. Invoices go out looking professional with no design work.
What does not
Reporting beyond the standard pack still ends up in a spreadsheet.
RMRudzani MaharajVerified
Management Accountant
South AfricaPolokwane201 to 500 employeesWe committed to this on a recommendation and I regret not testing it properly first. What surprised me was 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. I would look elsewhere unless price is the only consideration.
What works
Setup was quick.
What does not
Migration lost historical detail we needed for the audit. The VAT handling required constant manual correction. Support responses were slow and generic.
BBBuhle BaloyiVerified
Accountant
South AfricaGqeberha500 plus employeesI run the books for three related companies and this is the first system that has kept up. The deepest pool of trained local bookkeepers in the country. 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
VAT201 output that transfers cleanly to SARS eFiling. The audit trail has answered every query our auditors raised. Our accountant has their own login at no extra cost.
What does not
Reporting beyond the standard pack still ends up in a spreadsheet.
TMTshepo MolefeVerified
Accountant
South AfricaPolokwane201 to 500 employeesWe moved across from a desktop package eighteen months ago and I would not go back. Direct bank feeds for Absa, FNB, Standard Bank, Nedbank and Capitec. 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
Free accountant login on every plan. Month end close has dropped from six days to two. Invoices go out looking professional with no design work.
What does not
The interface has not aged well.
AGAyanda GovenderVerified
Audit Manager
South AfricaSomerset West500 plus employeesWe committed to this on a recommendation and I regret not testing it properly first. Where it earns its keep 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
It is inexpensive.
What does not
Migration lost historical detail we needed for the audit. The VAT handling required constant manual correction. Bank feed failures went unresolved for weeks.
LGLindiwe GovenderVerified
Plant Manager
South AfricaVereeniging51 to 200 employeesOur practice put four clients on this before we moved our own business across. The deepest pool of trained local bookkeepers in the country. 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
VAT201 output that transfers cleanly to SARS eFiling. Bank feeds match transactions accurately and the rules learn quickly. Invoices go out looking professional with no design work.
What does not
Reporting beyond the standard pack still ends up in a spreadsheet.
JFJaco FletcherVerified
Chief Operating Officer
South AfricaPolokwane51 to 200 employeesGood enough that changing again is not worth the disruption. Direct bank feeds for Absa, FNB, Standard Bank, Nedbank and Capitec. 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. I would shortlist it, not necessarily pick it.
What works
Free accountant login on every plan. Invoicing is quick once the templates are set.
What does not
Getting a person on the phone is difficult. Bank feeds drop and need reauthorising more often than they should.
Response from the vendor26 Apr 2025
Thank you for the detailed feedback. Our product team has logged the reporting limitations you describe and improvements are on the roadmap for this year. Please contact our support team so we can look at your specific configuration.