Currently the accounting software market is in flux due to major players acquiring smaller accounting software companies. There is a one accounting software company (I will call it Goliath) that has acquired several companies and requiring users to upgrade to their software within a reasonable time frame. Nothing wrong with that – I would do the same thing. But their growth has made their tech support response time sink to dismal lows, sometimes taking three days to get a call back. If you are using one of their “Legacy” programs they will tell you that they can convert your data. But so can many other accounting softwares. I recently did some research into one company, Foundation Software, that is an alternative to Goliath. If you are currently being forced to migrate or if you are a Quickbooks user you should consider this option. Foundation Sofware (LINK) is impressive with the ability to do all the things you would expect like multiple pay rates (for same person), certified payroll, flexible cost codes, reports and many module options. I sent in my request for a demo on their website and got a call the next morning and scheduled an online demo. I do not have an accounting background but Foundation was intuitive and the reports were easy to understand. I could learn this. Tech Support response time – 1/2 hour and they have a slick way method of streamlining the support requests. But here is what floored me. The cost of the software. You don’t have to spend $40,000 and then fork out another $10,000-$20,000 in training fees. They are upfront on the cost utilizing a simple spreadsheet and it is a bargain. You could spend a quarter of what it costs for Goliath! They can migrate your existing data and can import HeavyBid and HeavyJob data. Tom Greco that did my online demo agreed that I could use his name for a direct contact if you are interested in investigating Foundation Software.

Tom Greco
Sales Representative
800.949.9620 ext.257
tjg@foundationsoft.com