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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    MYOB

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AMYOB now has a suite of subscription-based products and a browser-based accounting product that was released in August 2010. On 24 October 2012, MYOB released AccountRight Live - the cloud-enabled version of its flagship product. MYOB competes with Xero and QuickBooks.

    $11

    per month

    AccountEdge

    Score8 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    AccountEdge is a small business accounting software for Mac and Windows users. AccountEdge allows business owners to organize, process, and report on their financial information. Its features include accounting, integrated payroll, sales and purchases, contact management, inventory, and time billing. It was acquired by Priority Software in January 2018 to expand that company's small business portfolio.

    $20

    per month

    Pricing
    MYOBAccountEdge
    Editions & Modules
    Solo
    $11
    per month
    Lite
    $34
    per month
    Pro
    $63
    per month
    Premier
    $88.50
    per month
    Account Right Plus
    $150
    per month
    AccountEdge Pro
    $20
    per month
    AccountEdge Network Edition
    $30
    per month
    AccountEdge Hosted
    $50
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MYOBAccountEdge
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    MYOBAccountEdge
    Considered Both Products
    MYOB
    No answer on this topic
    Priority Software
    Chose AccountEdge
    I have considered Quickbooks, but a cursory use did not lead me to believe that it was a good replacement for us. I might take a look again in the future if we can't link bank accounts to AccountEdge soon.
    Incentivized
    Chose AccountEdge
    A number of my clients use QuickBooks, mostly on PCs, so I'm quite familiar with what it does. I'm just glad I'm using AccountEdge for my own accounting, because it's more straightforward and doesn't create 'hidden' transactions. Some years ago, a client on QuickBooks …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    50%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    50%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    71%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    50%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    64%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    MYOBAccountEdge
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of MYOB and AccountEdge
    Feature
    MYOB
    10.0
    12 Ratings
    28% above category average
    AccountEdge
    6.6
    6 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Pay calculation10.012 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration10.08 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Direct deposit files10.010 Ratings5.04 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management10.08 Ratings6.05 Ratings
    Reimbursement management10.08 Ratings4.03 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of MYOB and AccountEdge
    Feature
    MYOB
    10.0
    7 Ratings
    28% above category average
    AccountEdge
    5.0
    3 Ratings
    41% below category average
    API for custom integration10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins10.06 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of MYOB and AccountEdge
    Feature
    MYOB
    10.0
    12 Ratings
    20% above category average
    AccountEdge
    9.0
    7 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Single sign-on capability10.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions10.012 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of MYOB and AccountEdge
    Feature
    MYOB
    10.0
    12 Ratings
    24% above category average
    AccountEdge
    9.0
    7 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Dashboards10.011 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Standard reports10.012 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Custom reports10.011 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of MYOB and AccountEdge
    Feature
    MYOB
    9.1
    16 Ratings
    18% above category average
    AccountEdge
    7.2
    8 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Accounts payable10.016 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Accounts receivable10.016 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Cash management10.015 Ratings8.12 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation10.016 Ratings6.08 Ratings
    Expense management10.012 Ratings6.06 Ratings
    Time tracking6.07 Ratings6.04 Ratings
    Fixed asset management10.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency support10.08 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Multi-division support10.07 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Regulations compliance10.09 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing5.19 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Self-service portal6.37 Ratings2.71 Ratings
    Global Financial Support10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers10.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Localizations10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations10.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting2.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting10.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes10.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of MYOB and AccountEdge
    Feature
    MYOB
    10.0
    9 Ratings
    31% above category average
    AccountEdge
    8.0
    6 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Inventory tracking10.09 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Automatic reordering10.06 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Location management10.06 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Manufacturing module10.06 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of MYOB and AccountEdge
    Feature
    MYOB
    10.0
    7 Ratings
    30% above category average
    AccountEdge
    8.0
    7 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Pricing10.07 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Order entry10.07 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Credit card processing10.06 Ratings6.05 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold10.07 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    Order Orchestration10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    MYOBAccountEdge
    Small Businesses
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.2 out of 10
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Accounting Seed
    Score9 out of 10
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.4 out of 10
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    MYOBAccountEdge
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (19 ratings)
    6.0
    (18 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    8.8
    (10 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (15 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.2
    (14 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MYOBAccountEdge
    Likelihood to Recommend
    MYOB
    MYOB is suitable for any business. I have two different businesses and both use MYOB effectively. I use MYOB to pay wages every fortnight for both businesses. This enables me to track exactly what is happening with everyone's different sick leave and holiday entitlements easily. I'm also able to keep track of expenditure and balance and reconcile the accounts against bank statements.
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    Priority Software
    If you are handling a large client list, and are selling services, it is dead easy. If you are managing/selling a physical inventory, it seems like it has great options to do that quite well (disclaimer, I do not use those functions, but I have paid attention as that functionality was built into the software). If you want to link your bank account to a bookkeeping platform, this is not the software for you (at least so far).
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    Pros
    MYOB
    • MYOB is very easy to navigate and find the correct information.
    • The Help section was very straight forward and very easy to learn.
    • MYOB was a great accounting tool for our business as it provided the accountant, sales, etc all of the information they need all in one place.
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    Priority Software
    • AccountEdge has a robust report menu that allows a user to slice and dice data for analysis. Report on projects for the life of the project across fiscal years. Report on different departments with segregated income statements.
    • For users who want to run payroll in house that is easily done through the payroll module. Print physical checks or direct deposit to employee's account, process payroll taxes and file year end W2s.
    • My personal favorites are time billing and retainers. As a service based business I can at my fingertips review how much money a client has on deposit with me and how much of that will be billed out at the end of the month. The integration with AccountEdge Mobile rounds it all out with being able to log my time on-site.
    • Last but not least AccountEdge Mobile in general, as the companion app for the desktop software is invaluable. My heaviest use is the spend money feature. Excellent for logging travel receipts & cash expenses while they are fresh on the brain. Really cuts back the data entry at the end of a trip and trying to recall what something may have been for.
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    Cons
    MYOB
    • [In my opinion,] horrible interface to import data
    • [In my opinion,] user interface stuck in 1995
    • Needs improvement to usability
    • Contestant price increases
    • [In my opinion,] new in-app advertising is annoying
    • Countless different windows to do simple tasks like onboard an employee
    • [In my experience,] too slow
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    Priority Software
    • My biggest frustration, and one that I've mentioned to Acclivity for many years, is that it only permits opening nine windows at a time (plus the home window). I hit that limit almost daily, and then I have to decide what do I close so I can complete the transaction that needed the "9th" window.
    • The Accounts section includes two quick reports, "Analyze Profit and Loss" and "Analyze Balance Sheet. These can be filtered for the current month or any prior month in the current fiscal year. And that's fine most of the year, but at the beginning of the next year, when I haven't yet started the new fiscal year, these only go to December of the prior year. The regular reports for these can select "next year;" why can't these?
    • It would be helpful if the journal entry number would have one or two additional digits available. For example, when I am entering journal entries for a client, I would like to use a number such as CPA2014001, CPA2014002, etc. to distinguish what I enter from the "automatic" entries that AccountEdge does. But that's one more digit than AccountEdge allows, so if I had over 100 adjustments, I would run out of entry numbers.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    MYOB
    Our clients seems hesitant to change softwares so I don't see why we wouldn't be renewing with MYOB
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    Priority Software
    Without a doubt, when you need to do accounting use the program that will get the job done in the least amount of time with the least amount of errors. Once you are using a program that works you stay with it year after year and you will find yourself even excited about the updates
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    Usability
    MYOB
    Still 10 for me, I have no problem at all using this toll even it hangs sometimes, I need to log in again to refresh it and it always ask to update the MYOB app. i Also like the security of this platform, iT always asks for the code (before logging in.
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    Priority Software
    The intuitive interface does all the tasks we need our accounting software to do. Some tasks are slower to process than I would like but overall very usable. Customizable forms let us choose to either go with the easy ready-made out-of-the-box options or retool them to better fit our specific needs.
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    Reliability and Availability
    MYOB
    No answers on this topic
    Priority Software
    One of the finer advantages of desktop software, it's always available. AccountEdge doesn't suffer from outages or sluggish internet like web based applications do. It's always there when you power on your device!
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    Support Rating
    MYOB
    MYOB accounting software basically works but looks and functions like 1998. Unfortunately their Antipiracy licensing system is absolutely TERRIBLE and verging on nearly criminal, scam! You must CONFIRM each and every data file and when it doesnt work you have to PAY THEM to fix their own file protection issues. If you dont pay them, they hold your data hostage as your company accounting information file becomes READ ONLY. Permantly, unless you pay them. This is a total extortion SCAM. I cannot believe a company can operate this way. With a lot of better product available... i dont imagine MYOB is going to survive much longer.
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    Priority Software
    On the few occasions we have needed tech support over the years, they were responsive and worked to get to the root of the issues. However, even though Checkout POS is a separate application, it was pitched to us as a natural extension of the functionality of our AE software that would integrate seamlessly. The company's support for Checkout has been minimal at best, and now totally abandoned. That colors our view of Priority's support unfortunately. And to be honest, that's why it's a 9 instead of a 10. So to be fair, AccountEdge's support itself has been very good over the years.
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    Implementation Rating
    MYOB
    No answers on this topic
    Priority Software
    unfortunately no.
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    Alternatives Considered
    MYOB
    Not even close. Though I will say MYOB had a budget module where Zoho Books doesn't which is one thing severely lacking in Zoho Books. On the other hand, Zoho Books allows for payment processing integration without trying to get a cut from the process whereas MYOB allowed for payment processing but you had to go through their service only and it wasn't cheap.
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    Priority Software
    For Mac enthusiasts, AccountEdge is the complete installed software solution for small to medium-sized businesses, as it has so many capabilities that QuickBooks for Mac lacks. However, it holds your hand less than QuickBooks for Mac does, so you ought to know what your are doing in keeping business books properly. If your needs are simple, QuickBooks for Mac may be a better solution. QuickBooks Online and Xero are excellent cloud accounting solutions that can be used on the Mac equally well as on Windows. QuickBooks Online offers a similar set of features as QuickBooks for Mac, with the addition of anywhere, anytime access. Xero is a great basic accounting solution in the cloud that can also be used equally well on Macs and WIndows, and offers endless customization and flexibility through its extensive third-party app integration for almost any need.
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    Return on Investment
    MYOB
    • Made a life a lot easier by removing a lot of separate entries in multiple excel sheets
    • With all of the relevant information in one place, it is easier to process payments.
    • Most of the business only have one person doing the payroll compared to the team effort.
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    Priority Software
    • Increased employee efficiency - Time is no longer spent switching between programs because all of the information can be found in one place.
    • Customer service has also improved because employees find the program much easier to use, even at the point of sale.
    • Better record keeping - AccountEdge has a very simple invoicing application that allows us to keep track of and balance our accounts.
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