Peachtree Accounting: What the Reviewers Think

It's easy for us to say that we love Peachtree Quantum and other Sage Accounting Software ... we have many years of experience in using it, fixing problems in it, and helping businesses thrive with it! It isn’t only us that Peachtree is a pretty peachy accounting and sales software program though. Today we check out the reviewers' thoughts on Peachtree, and what makes it such a great business asset and tool.

About.com review:

The reviewer of Peachtree Accounting 2008 at About.com noted positive features of the program such as the easy to use interface, the instant business information available via the Business Status page, the straightforwardness of billing, invoicing and payroll screens. The reviewer does not that the Peachtree First Accounting costs $70, compared with free offerings from Microsoft and Quickbooks - however it is described as being a 'premium software package' ... and it isn’t likely that you'll find anything that could be described as 'premium' with a $0 price tag.

Entrepreneur.com review:

The team at Entrepreneur.com feel that Peachtree Accounting will suit small businesses and entrepreneurs that are 'analyzers' (enjoy looking at things in a numerical, statistical context); those that carry inventory; and those that have a secret sort of thing for accounting! It's depth of use in key areas, and flexibility for different business scenarios are said to be the biggest advantages for users of peachtree from Michigan to Missouri.

Small Business Computing.com review:

Payday by Peachtree is described by Small Business Computing as Peachtree's strongest offering yet. It incorporates online payroll ability which, according to the reviewer, was a much-needed feature. The payroll service works with Peachtree 2004 and 2005 (and probably with later editions, given that the review is a little dated). The Microsoft Word Integration with Peachtree Accounting, and the UPS integration were also noted as some of the more useful features of Peachtree Accounting.

Ozark's Business Review:

We don't have too many details here - but Peachtree 2010 was declared the 'clear winner' over Quickbooks new offering in the review. Simultaneous ease-of-use and

sophistication were some of the main keywords in the review!

Did You Know Your Accounting Software Can... ?

You know your accounting software can print invoices. You expect it to reconcile bank statements, and tell you how much money you paid out for a particular service last year. Profit and loss statement are a given ... but nowadays, accounting software such as Peachtree Quantum and Sage Accounting Software is often much more than just a number cruncher. You can perform all sorts of business functions with it; in areas as diverse as operations and administration. Here are some of the top features of accounting software programs that aren’t strictly accounting related!

Manage customer contacts

Many small businesses use programs like Outlook or ACT to manage customer contact information. However, a good accounting software package will give you this functionality from within the program ... as well as linking a customer's contact details to all sorts of pertinent sales data. As soon as you pull up a name and phone number, you'll be able to see how much they have ordered, their payment history, and whether they have any invoices outstanding.

Allow you to accept credit card payments

Many businesses pay a separate company for the privilege of being able to process credit card payments for their customers. In fact, when you use a high level accounting software program like Peachtree Quantum, you can usually get merchant account support for accepting credit card payments.

Payroll

Both accounting software and payroll software is very involved and can take some time to learn. It is far easier for everybody concerned with either activity to have both functions contained within the same software program. The tasks will obviously be performed differently, but having a familiar user interface, the same passwords, a Help file that you know your way around as well as other people in the office that are familiar with how to work the program is invaluable.

Inventory management

Check out your inventory at a glance, by tying sales records to previously existing inventory records. This makes ordering a snap, and reconciliation even easier.

Business tax reporting

It's a painful time of year for anyone that isn’t an accountant ... but having your business tax reporting function within your ordinary accounting software program can help you breeze through July.