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The
Pricing Report
A table of the pricing for many
of the top accounting system and ERP solutions
By J. Carlton Collins, CPA
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Comparing the prices of accounting software can be confusing. To help, we asked the
top accounting software publishers to provide us retail pricing for the cost of eight core modules (general ledger, accounts
receivable, accounts payable, payroll, inventory, order entry, job costing, and system manager) for 1 user, 5 users, 10
users, 25 users, and 100 users. The results are presented below. Even with this approach there are comparison problems. For
example, some products include a report writer, consolidations, and bank reconciliation in the general ledger for no additional
cost while others charge extra for this functionality. Still, these prices offer a reasonable basis for comparison. |
Product Name
For the low-end market
(companies
with revenues up to $5 million) |
Single User |
5
Users |
10
Users |
25
Users |
100
Users |
ACCPAC Adv
Series Discovery (3 users - add $250)
($1,500 for SM, GL, AP, AR, PR - $1,00 each for add'l modules) |
$4,500 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
ACCPAC Advantage
Series Corporate (Pervasive)
ACCPAC Advantage Series Corporate (SQL Server) |
$8,500
$12,500 |
$10,000
$18,000 |
N/A
$23,500 |
N/A
N/A |
N/A
N/A |
| ACCPAC Vision Point |
$3,600 |
$3,600 |
$3,600 |
$3,600 |
$3,600 |
| BusinessVision 32 |
$199 |
$5,495 |
$6,790 |
$10,670 |
N/A |
| BusinessVision SQL |
N/A |
N/A |
$9,995 |
$16,985 |
$54,995 |
| BusinessWorks Gold |
$3,760 |
$4,750 |
$5,255 |
$6,745 |
N/A |
| DAC Easy 11.0 |
$250 |
$500 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Microsoft Small Business
Manager
(Includes GL, AR, AP, PR and 1st Yr Service of $425
single user; $725 multi-user) |
$1920 |
$3720 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| M.Y.O.B. AccountEdge |
$236 |
$647 |
$1,142 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Oracle Small Business
Manager |
$1,200/Yr |
$3,600/Yr |
$6,600/Yr |
$16,200/Yr |
$60,000/Yr |
| One Write Plus 8.0 |
$89 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Peachtree 2000 6.0 |
$1,650 |
$2,530 |
$2,930 |
$2,930 |
N/A |
| Peachtree Accounting
2002 |
$160 |
$525 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Peachtree Complete
for Windows 2002 |
$270 |
$557 |
$557 |
$557 |
N/A |
| QuickBooks Basic
2002 |
$180 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| QuickBooks Pro 2002 |
$250 |
$690 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| QuickBooks Premier
2002, Accountant Edition |
$416 |
$1,500 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Simply Accounting
(ACCPAC) |
$169 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Simply Accounting
Pro (ACCPAC) |
$319 |
$725 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
For
the middle market
(companies with revenues from $2 million to $50 million) |
Single User |
5
Users |
10
Users |
25
Users |
100
Users |
ACCPAC Adv. Series
Corporate Edition (Pervasive)
ACCPAC Adv. Enterprise Edition (SQL Server) |
$16,500
$24,000 |
$21,500
$34,000 |
$26,500
$44,000 |
$41,500
$74,000 |
$116,000
$224,000 |
| ACCPAC Online (Web
Based Solution - Rental Fee Arrangement) |
$380/
month |
$775/
month |
$2,230/
month |
$5,155/
month |
$19,780/
month |
| ACCPAC Pro Series
6.0 |
$9,600 |
$12,600 |
$15,600 |
$24,600 |
$69,600 |
| Blackbaud Financial
Edge (4) |
$8,000 |
$23,000 |
$33,500 |
$65,500 |
N/A |
| BusinessVision 32 |
$199 |
$5,495 |
$6,790 |
$10,675 |
N/A |
| BusinessVision SQL |
N/A |
N/A |
$9,995 |
$16,985 |
$54,995 |
| FACTS (Software Solutions)
(5) |
$1,500 |
$7,500 |
$15,000 |
$37,500 |
$150,000 |
| Great Plains |
$20,000 |
$28,000 |
$38,000 |
$65,500 |
$198,000 |
| Macola Progression |
$12,550 |
$13,250 |
$15,950 |
$28,050 |
$80,874 |
| MAS 90 |
$10,775 |
$14,375 |
$16,375 |
$22,375 |
N/A |
| MAS 200 |
N/A |
$18,500 |
$23,500 |
$37,500 |
$88,500 |
| Navision on the MDE
Database |
$9,100 |
$13,300 |
$22,400 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Navision (2)
on the SQL Server or Navision database |
$13,000 |
$19,000 |
$32,000 |
$53,000 |
$160,000 |
| Platinum for Windows |
$14,960 |
$17,455 |
$19,950 |
$32,425 |
$94,800 |
| Solomon IV
4.x |
$20,000 |
$28,000 |
$38,000 |
$65,500 |
$198,000 |
SouthWare Excellence
Series (running on mid-range databases)
SouthWare Excellence Series (running on high-end databases) |
$7,360
$11,780 |
$11,200
$17,920 |
$13,840
$22,144 |
$21,120
$33,800 |
$49,980
$79,970 |
| SYSPRO |
$14,880 |
$22,290 |
$27,860 |
$50,010 |
$124,600 |
| Traverse 10.0 |
$12,000 |
$13,600 |
$15,600 |
$21,600 |
$51,600 |
Visual AccountMate
5.0 - LAN5.0
Visual AccountMate 5.0 - SQL Server or AS 400 |
$10,955
$13,950 |
$10,995
$13,950 |
$13,445
$18,925 |
N/A
$35,925 |
N/A
$110,850 |
For
the beginning ERP market
(companies with revenues from $25 million to $500 million) |
Single User |
5
Users |
10
Users |
25
Users |
100
Users |
| ACCPAC Adv. Enterprise
Edition (SQL Server) |
$24,000 |
$34,000 |
$44,000 |
$74,000 |
$224,000 |
| ACCPAC Executive
Series |
$72,000 |
$78,000 |
$84,000 |
$102,000 |
$192,000 |
| Navision on the MDE
Database |
$9,100 |
$13,300 |
$22,400 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Navision (2)
on the SQL Server or Navision database |
$13,000 |
$19,000 |
$32,000 |
$53,000 |
$160,000 |
| Axapta |
$40,041 |
$48,441 |
$58,941 |
$90,441 |
$234,441 |
| MAS 500 (Small
Bus Edition to 10 users, then Std Edition) |
$18,500 |
$22,500 |
$27,500 |
$62,500 |
$232,500 |
| Great Plains |
$20,000 |
$28,000 |
$38,000 |
$65,500 |
$198,000 |
| Macola Progression |
$12,550 |
$13,250 |
$15,950 |
$28,050 |
$80,874 |
| E by Epicor |
N/A |
$85,000 |
$94,500 |
$120,000 |
$225,000 |
| SAP Accelerated Financials
R/3 (pricing includes all modules) |
N/A |
$22,500 |
$45,000 |
$112,500 |
$450,000 |
| Solomon IV |
$20,000 |
$28,000 |
$38,000 |
$65,500 |
$198,000 |
| SYSPRO |
$14,880 |
$22,290 |
$27,860 |
$50,010 |
$124,600 |
| Take Stock (Software
Solutions) (6) |
$2,200 |
$11,000 |
$22,000 |
$55,000 |
$220,000 |
| TRAVERSE running
on SQL Server |
$20,000 |
$23,200 |
$27,200 |
$29,200 |
$99,200 |
Note 1- Pricing includes the following modules: general ledger, accounts receivable,
accounts payable, payroll, inventory, order entry, job cost and system manager.
Note 2 - For Navision, this assumes that customers with 10 or less users would
not purchase consolidations, budgeting, or allocations granules; customers with 25 users would add budgeting and allocations;
and 100 users would add consolidations. Multi-language and multi-currency capabilities are not included in these price estimates.
Note 3 - It is interesting to notice that the least expensive products at one
user or five users are not necessarily the least expensive products at 10 or 25 users. This is because some vendors price
their modules higher, and their incremental user licenses lower while other vendors employ the opposite strategy. Please note
that a few products do not offer job cost modules. In this case we have included the price for an additional inventory module
instead - to arrive at a more relevant pricing comparison that includes 8 core modules across the board. In the case of SAP's
R/3 software, the price includes the complete SAP product line - not just 8 core modules. ACCPAC discovery provides for a
maximum of 3 users, but not 5 users. Peachtree, QuickBooks Pro 2002 and others include more than 8 modules in their standard
price.
Note 4 - Blackbaud is a non-profit solution which does not include Inventory,
Order Entry, or Job costing; therefore, I substituted these modules with the Blackbaud's Cash Management, Fixed Assets, and
POS modules. In general, Blackbaud is priced from $2,000 to $4,000 for core modules, with the general ledger and POS pricing
ranging from $2,000 to $20,000 depending on the number of users.
Note 5 - FACTS software is priced from $1,200 to $1,500 per user for 8 core modules.
We used $1,500 per user in our calculations.
Note 6 - Take Stock is priced at $2,200 per user for 8 core modules.
Note 7 - BusinessVision pricing includes 16 to 18 modules. |
