September 5, 2014

Addsum Business Software Inc. — Advanced Accounting

2011 Overall Rating 4 800-648-6258 www.addsuminc.com   Best Fit: A good fit for those with high transaction volume bookkeeping operations who require inventory support. Designed for small to mid-sized businesses, particularly small retailers and contractors who require industry-specific features. Strengths: Strong POS capabilities Multi-user version supports unlimited users at a site for $799 Support for... Read more »

Mary Girsch-Bock

2011 Overall Rating 4

800-648-6258

www.addsuminc.com

 

Best Fit:

A good fit for those with high transaction volume bookkeeping operations who require inventory support. Designed for small to mid-sized businesses, particularly small retailers and contractors who require industry-specific features.

Strengths:

  • Strong POS capabilities
  • Multi-user version supports unlimited users at a site for $799
  • Support for import from Peachtree & QuickBooks
  • Scalable product to meet wide range of end users.
  • Solid sales order, purchase order and inventory modules.

Potential Limitations:

  • Inventory valuation supports Average Cost only
  • Limited stock reports require most users to use the TAX Premier 7i development system (which accesses the data natively) or any ODBC capable report writer

Executive Summary & Pricing

Advanced Accounting from Addsum Business Software is a highly scalable, integrated accounting software product designed for small to mid-sized businesses. The system starts at $299 for a single user; a multi-user version is also available for $799 with support for unlimited users. Affordable, and easily navigated, Advanced Accounting is a good fit for small retailers and contractors that require industry-specific features, solid accounting and inventory functions, and a product that offers room to grow.

 

4.25 – Basic System Functions

4.5- Core Accounting Capabilities

4.25 – Day-to-Day Operations

3 – Management Features

4.5 – Integration & Import/Export

4.5 – Help/Support

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Mary Girsch-Bock

Mary Girsch-Bock

Contributing Writer

Mary Girsch-Bock is a graduate of the University of Illinois-Chicago. She began her career as accountant and later made the switch to writing full time, concentrating on business and technology, with a focus on small business. A former QuickBooks beta tester, Mary has been a featured regular contributor to CPA Practice Advisor since 2002, and she has also been published in The Motley Fool, The Blueprint, and Property Manager.com.  She currently writes a monthly accounting and technology-related blog for PLANERGY, and ghostwrites several blogs for various software companies.