I have been using Manager for just over two years and would never go back to using spreadsheets for my accounting ever again as Manager has saved me so much time and has made accounting an enjoyable task rather than a chore I hated doing. These are some of the things that I like about Manager.
Simple and Easy to Use
Manager is designed for business managers who are not accountants and just want to manage their finances. The ease of use is the biggest win for Manager. Far too many accounting programs are too difficult to use and have too many bloat features (most of which are never used by the end user) and use terminology that only accountants understand. If you want something that helps you to manage your finances and is simple to use so that you spend more time running your business and less time on your paperwork for finances then Manager is what you need!
Choice to use Cloud, Server or Desktop Version thus real choice
Manager offers great customer flexibility in that you can use the Cloud, Server or Desktop version. Many people don’t want or need the cloud version and resent being forced to use the Cloud because many software companies are moving to cloud or annual licensing schemes to milk more money from the customer. Manager one the other hand gives customers real choice. I like having a desktop version that I control when I want to upgrade etc.
Great Forum Support
Excellent support - the forum has never failed to provide me with an answer and also has a real community feel to it and the developers take an active interest in the forum and frequently respond to suggestions, bugs, questions etc themselves. I like companies that have that personal touch in an age where customers are treated as numbers by huge corporations. I also like the fact that some features that have been suggested forum users eventually ended up in the program showing that the developers here listen to their customers.
Best module for my company
Inventory Module has been brilliant for my business as it allows me to re-order products by making it easy to find the part code, supplier etc for re-ordering purposes. I work with selling computers, laptops and other IT equipment so the inventory module is brilliant for this. This has been a major time saver for me as well as the fact that it now takes me 2 minutes to do end of year accounts instead of 2 days like it did with my excel accounting.
Modular Functionality - only intall the features you need
Modular functionality - How I wish more programs were like this where you only added the modules that you wanted instead of having all options in the program whether you use them or not. This helps to make the program easier and simpler to use by only providing the core functionality and the features that you actually use.
Customisation of program
Customisability. I like that I can customise the summary page to suit my needs and make it easier for me to break up my income and expenses into categories that make sense for me so I understand what I am looking at more easily. In point of fact, I can customise other areas of the program such as using custom columns to add more information that is relevant to my particular business. This is better than a generic one size fits all program which too many accounting programs are.
Fast, small footprint and easy to backup
Fast and resource efficient. Loads very quickly and minimal footnote on memory, disk space etc. Thus very easy to backup the program settings and the financial data as very few files to backup. If you do online backups, you will appreciate the small file sizes and tiny number of files that need to be backed up.
Platform Independent
Works on Mac, Windows and Linux although I only use it on Windows, but its a handy feature to be aware of given that we all hop from device to device nowadays.
Great for Personal Household Finances as well
Great for personal finances as well. This program is not just suited for business use. Because its so easy to use, has modular support and great flexibility it works really well for home personal finance as well. Especially once the budgeting feature has been fully implemented.
Sum up
If you are looking for an accounting program, what you really want is something that is simple to use and is not a resource hog on your computer. Manager does what I need in this regard.