Addsum Advanced Accounting reviews

Advanced Accounting reviews

September 2009: The CPA Technology Advisor, 2009 Review of Retail/Point-of-Sale Systems, 4 1/2 stars (out of 5), Advanced Accounting version 7i (Windows 32-bit). Link to 2009 review. The package received 5 stars for modules/scalability and for relative value.

Excerpts from the 2009 review by Mary Girsch-Bock:

All of Advanced Accounting’s standard modules and add-ons integrate seamlessly. With its solid back-end customization capabilities, the program can also be modified to suit various types of retail businesses.

. . . it is ideal for small to mid-sized retailers with a need for strong front/back office processing.

Advanced Accounting is also extremely scalable, offering the capability to easily expand from a single-user system to providing support for hundreds of system users.

Each user interface can be configured to reflect each individual’s preferences.

Advanced Accounting provides a solid POS module. It’s affordably priced at $299 for a single user and $799.99 for unlimited users.

Unlike many of the products reviewed in this issue, Advanced Accounting offers complete accounting functionality along with the POS module.

Product tracking and performance is easily monitored. Customer information such as credit limit and year-to-date sales can also be tracked. Report processing screens contain all the necessary lookup options along with limited customization capability.

Advanced Accounting simplifies system setup, with sample accounts available along with the ability to import a chart of accounts from other software systems. The POS entry screen is easily navigated.

An excellent audit trail provides a detailed report of all transactions processed in the system, along with the register and clerk numbers. The price matrix in the Inventory Control module allows for defined discounts and markup percentages. Flat discount rates can also be used, if desired.

November 2007: The CPA Technology Advisor, 2007 Review of Point-of-Sale Systems, 4 1/2 stars (out of 5), Advanced Accounting version 6.1 (Windows 32-bit). Link to 2007 review. The package received 5 stars for modules/scalability.

Excerpts from the 2007 review by Mary Girsch-Bock:

Advanced Accounting from Addsum Business Software, Inc. offers retailers a complete accounting system along with a solid point-of-sale module. All modules are included with the purchase of the product, making Advanced Accounting very attractive to small businesses with limited budgets.

Advanced Accounting can be customized to suit a user’s needs, with source code available if desired. Custom modifications can also be performed by the vendor. Advanced Accounting can also easily expand as a business grows, with the ability to manage multi-location inventory.

Advanced Accounting would be an excellent choice for the smaller retail business that is looking to employ both front and back office functionality in a single product. And with the SQL version available, this is a system that a business will never outgrow.

November 2006: The CPA Technology Advisor, Review of Point-of-Sale Systems -- 2006, 4 1/2 stars (out of 5), Advanced Accounting version 6.1 (Windows 32-bit). Link to 2006 review. The package received 5 stars for modules/scalability.

Advanced Accounting 6.1 2006 CPA Tech Advisor Review

Excerpt from the 2006 review Mary Girsch-Bock:

This is an excellent product that provides retailers an affordable POS solution along with a complete accounting package. While it does not contain all the bells and whistles that are found in some of the other programs reviewed here, its ease of use and affordability more than make up for that. For a small investment, you’ll have a POS/accounting program that you can use for a very long time.

December 2004: The CPA Technology Advisor, Point-Of-Sale Review, 4 1/2 stars (out of 5), Advanced Accounting version 6.1 (Windows 32-bit). Link to 2004 review. The software received an overall rating of 4 1/2 (out of 5) stars including 5 stars in the areas of modules/scalability, integration and relative value. The single-user Addsum Advanced Accounting version as well as the multi-user version version (by a significant margin) were the least expensive in the review of nine packages which included Intuit's QuickBooks/Point of Sale and Best Software's DacEasy/Point of Sale.

Excerpt from the 2004 review authored by Brent Dirks:

Advanced Accounting provides all the basic tools needed to open your front office registers for business. This is a very economical package . . .

Late 2003: Tucows, rated 3 stars (highest rating that software products in its category were receiving at that time), Advanced Accounting version 6.1 (Windows 32-bit).

October 1998: The CPA Software News, Point-Of-Sale Review, Top Ten, Advanced Accounting version 5.1 (DOS/Windows 16-bit). Excerpt from the review authored by David B. Moody, CPA:

Advanced Accounting for Windows is a slick product that tightly integrates POS functions with the accounting system. The POS module is well-designed to stand on its own as a complete product. Combined with the other inventory and accounting features, you have a product that will work well off-the-shelf for most small to medium-sized retailers.

October 1997: The CPA Software News, Point-Of-Sale Review, Innovative Approach to Compatibility,Top 15, Advanced Accounting version 5.1 (DOS/Windows 16-bit). Excerpt from the review authored by David B. Moody, CPA:

Advanced Accounting's POS program is a well-designed package for a small retail store. I was impressed with their Windows version and how it took good advantage of the environment while maintaing a consistent line with its ancestor DOS version.

June/July 1994: The CPA Software News, Mid-Range accounting, Advanced Accounting version 4.0 (DOS).

April/May 1990: Computers in Accounting, Business Tools Advanced Accounting, Advanced Accounting 3.0, legacy predecessor product to Advanced Accounting. Excerpt from review authored by Louis Geller:

Advanced Accounting has a great deal to offer. It is a powerful, sophisticated, yet easy to use system with excellent record layouts and security functions.

November 16, 1987: InfoWorld, Accounting on a Budget: Entry-Level Accounting Systems, TAS-Books legacy predecessor product to Advanced Accounting

September 15, 1987: PC Magazine, Making Every number Count: Economy Class Auditors, TAS-Books legacy predecessor product to Advanced Accounting