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Quick, what is the best-kept secret in the entire
accounting software industry? The answer is accounting software selection tools.
There are more than a half dozen tools designed to help you
select the right accounting software package. These tools
contain up-to-date profile information on some of the top
products. Over the years, I used these tools extensively to
help me appear to be smarter than I really am - (believe
me, I need all the help I can get). Armed with these
tools, I can find answers to even the toughest product
questions in a matter of seconds.
Over the past 15
years I’ve lectured to tens of thousands of businesses about
selecting accounting software, and by my informal count, less
than 2% of these audiences even know that these selection
tools exist. That tells me that the people who create these
selection tools are pretty bad at marketing. Still, in most
cases their products and services are very good. A complete
listing of all of these tools (including pricing, addresses,
and phone numbers) is shown below.
The
Accounting Library -
Most Recommended
Charles Chewning,
Richmond Virginia
To order call 800-272-4085
By
far the least expensive and most comprehensive program on the
market is The Accounting Library. This product can be
purchased for $395, $995, or $1,295 by calling 800-272-4085 or
by clicking here.
The Accounting Library lists over 4,000 accounting
software features. Simply place a checkmark by each
feature that your company needs, and the Accounting
Library will rank the top 150 products according to
the product that best meet your needs to the product
that least meets your needs. You can also print a
"Missing Needs Report" that will summarize the
features you need that are missing from each
product. Based on your review of the features, you
can easily eliminate obvious poor solutions from
further consideration. I highly recommend this
product to potential customers as well as resellers
and consultants.
Learn more about the Accounting Library:
The
Accounting Library Reports -
HIGHLY
Recommended
Accounting Software Reports
www.accountingsoftwareadvisor.com
The full product reports produced by the Accounting
Library are available from the Accounting Software
Advisor web site for
prices ranging from $30 to $80 each. Working with the
author of the Accounting Library, Accounting Software Advisor
allows you to purchase specific product reports profiling more
than 4,000 features.
Click here to see a sample report. If at
any time during the future that you decide that you would like
to purchase the full Accounting Library product, then all of
your previous payments are automatically applied to your
purchase price. The benefit of this web site is that
it allows you to gain instant access to the
information in the report at any time of the day or
night, and it allows you to try out the information
for much lower costs. If you ultimately decide to
purchase the full Accounting Library product, you
have lost nothing. In addition we provide Executive
level reports which provides a side-by-side analysis
of 350 features for 62 different products. These are
the ASA Power Reports and are available for Entry
Level Products, Mid Range Products, High End, and
Tier 1 Products. Click here for a sample
Executive Level Report. This is yet another
service that we have developed to help you gain
access to the relevant information you need. We hope
that you will take advantage of this service. To
learn more, visit this link:
www.accountingsoftwareadvisor.com.
The
Requirements Analyst, CTS, Inc.
l3l Rollins Ave S-l Rockville, MD 20852 800-433-80l5
Website: ctsguides.com
Produced
by Sheldon Needle of Rockville, Maryland, another very
good selection tool is The Requirements Analyst,
software to assess user needs against leading mid-range
packages, comes with a narrative critique of how each vendor
works (The Guide to Accounting Software for Microcomputers). I
have personally known the author of this product for more than
10 years and I recommend this product to any accounting
software customers as well as consultants and resellers. CTS
also evaluates manufacturing, construction small business, and
medical practice software. The initial subscription is
$295 and annual updates are $l45.
Managing Automation Software
Guides
5 Penn Plaza,
New York, NY 10001, Ph: 1-800-647-1908, Fax: 1-212-629-1159
The
MEA Comparison Guide covers over 70 application areas,
including ERP, business planning, supply chain, plant floor
automation software (MES, SCADA, HMI, Quality, etc.) and
computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS). The 1999
product sold for $510, but the product was made available for
free over the web and can be viewed at this URL: http://www.managingautomation.com/sitemap.htm
FastSelect from Expert Buying
Systems
P.O. Box 370819, Las Vegas, NV 89137, (800) 832-6434
This
tool covers 4 or 5 ERP based systems. A representative from
the company asked us not to disclose their pricing.
Software Compare, Practitioners
Publishing Company
Fort Worth, Texas, (800) 323-8724
PPC
no longer sells this product.
Accounting Software Advisor
Norcross, Georgia, (770)
734-0950
www.accountingsoftwareadvisor.com
This web site contains the most
comprehensive and update reviews of the top accounting
software products available today. Best of all, its free.
More than two dozen of the top accounting software
consultants in the country have banded together to help
provide the relevant and accurate information you are
looking for. Included in this web site are expert opinions
with a persons name and face associate with each opinion so
you will know where the information is coming from. The site
also discloses conflicts of interest to you so that you will
be aware of these conflicts. If you are looking for a good
place to get started, there is no better resource in the
world.
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