Manager

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What's not to love about FREE accounting software?? Yes, that's right...the basic desktop version is free, forever. Now, that means you don't get fancy cloud backups (but you can save your files on OneDrive, DropBox, Google Drive and such) nor do you get multiple user concurrent access. For those, you need to pay. But that's it! No other limitations. All features available to free users.

Manager's strength is in the flexibility of setting up the chart of accounts. Unlike other similar software, there are virtually no restrictions on how you set up your accounts. The user interface is spartan, but easy to use. There are many modules which can be turned on or off to meet your needs. This helps keep your accounts and your software experience uncluttered.

You can set up multiple business if desired, and each can be configured with unique sets of features as needed.

Lastly, the authors update this program ALL THE TIME, like several times a month new features are added and bugs squashed. When using desktop or server versions, you can choose if and when to upgrade....the cloud version updates automatically.

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The importing of transactions from banks is very fragile. You basically must decide to either enter ALL your transactions by hand, or NONE of them. If you try to enter most transactions and then import your bank file to catch any you missed, you are very likely to end up duplicating transactions. No Bueno!

Reporting is quite limited and the custom reports feature is quite mysterious and not thoroughly documented.

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It work perfectly, has all the advanced features for accounting a small to medium business and it's free.

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Not enough options for invoice layout and custom fields.

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Most accounting packages are geared for Accountants, but with Manager, its easy because the package guides you through the bookkeeping system, thus allowing Bookkeepers to easily use the package.

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Would like a link into Excel from the Report Menu. Not a train-smash though.

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Manager was a breath of fresh air after using MYOB for so long. It has a modern interface which lets you at your data quickly and easily. It's highly modular, meaning you can add in just the modules you need, and it comes with a lot—far more than I need—including staff and inventory management. It supports GST reporting right out of the box.

There's a great support forum with expert uses, and the developers themselves, who are mostly very responsive to questions. I remember once reporting an issue which the developer fixed the SAME DAY!

And incredibly, this software is free for small businesses and individuals who don't require the multi-user and networking features of the Cloud Edition (which is US$39 per month). The free Desktop version runs on Linux, Windows and (all-importantly for me) Mac.

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Being a cross-platform app build on web technologies, Manager lacks some of the OS integration and polish that you might expect from a native macOS app. There's no integration with the system Address Book, and the Mac menu bar is basically empty (save for some rudimentary window management). No big deal, but there was one feature that caused me a lot of grief: custom HTML themes.

The invoice templates that shipped with Manager were pretty basic and didn't meet my needs. I'm a web developer, so building my own template using HTML and CSS didn't faze me, and it worked fine… until Manager changed its whole templating system over to Liquid-based themes and their own home-made PDF generator. The biggest problem was, the new system only supports inline style attributes, and only a very limited number of CSS properties. When I raised these issues, the developer recommended table-based layouts. :-( They could fix these issues by embedding Chromium, but at the cost of 50 MB increase in app size, which they were unwilling to do. I was able to eventually work around the issues and print to PDF using the macOS print window, but the whole process was painful and time-consuming.

Another frustration is Manger's insistence on tracking 'Foreign exchange gains (losses)' every time you pay for something in a foreign currency. If, like me, you pay for these up front (no credit) this is totally unnecessary, but there's no way to turn it off—you have to manually update exchange rates.

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It is hard to overlook that it is Free (and fully featured), but what does it most for me is the support - no matter what kind of question you have - if you ask and don't get an immediate answer by one of the forum members (active users of the software) the Software Author will provide the solution or method. It has awesome tutorials in video and printed formats - so when you wonder how to achieve something - there is a link at the bottom of the page take you directly to a context relevant area.
Manager can be used for all manner of industries and is highly configurable - not something I have seen very often (regardless of price) - It has way more power and functionality than I will ever use - but that does not make it more complex than a simpler program.
There are many smaller conveniences that don't seem as ground breaking but you really appreciate them when you need them or want them - one is awesome security and runs on Linux (and here is the amazing little feature) it can and suggests you keep your data on Dropbox or similar - so when your software (OS)or computer dies, everything is in multiple places and is synced with out any special actions on your part. The data files are really small - and the software flies - never have to wait for any processes.

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That it is not commonly listed in current Linux repos for some attractive Linux software - e.g. Solus - I will only choose a Linux distro if it supports Manager natively - it is the only and most important application in my life.

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the Summery Page's Display feels clean. Can categorize the accounts into groups (which is important, especially shareholder wants the statements without the details of specific accounts in the Balance Sheet, Profit-Loss Statement and Cash flow Statement)

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does not have a graph which tracks day to day trend for the business (cannot get everything. I cannot Argue with this (use the Free/Desktop version)). does not separate the Current and Non-Current Accounts for the Assets + Liability

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Five years back, when I was searching for free complete accounting software, I researched (rather experienced) many accounting software. I found "Manager" as the best free desktop option. It has all the functionalities which a good accounting software must have. It is flexible in editing chart of accounts, sub-accounts can be created easily, cost center tracking is available, multiple windows can be opened simultaneously, and reports can be generated as needed, moreover editing the transactions are so simple. I can say it is the best free option out there. Regarding the online paid version, all of the functions of the free desktop version, plus multiple accounts and worldwide access is available with a monthly economical subscription.

Nachteile

Only advanced finance features and not available in "Manager", otherwise nothing is wrong with the software.

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Easy to Download, setup and use. Really a simple and easy to use program. I recommend it to most of my clients. Data files are easy to copy and use. Back-ups are quick and error free. Importing and exporting to excel is also quick and easy. I love the fact that I can customize Manager to fit my needs. All round awesome program. "Keeping it Simple" is my company motto and Manager is just that.

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I haven't found any yet, Manager is updated and improved all the time. They listen to their users and adjust accordingly.

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Manager.io is very solid. It never crashes and it is very flexible in a way that you can print reports from any date till any date. It is for instance, very easy to drill down to the basic-entry. Also the functionality is great.

It is however very important that, if you are unexperienced with accounting software, you ask someone with experience to help you setting up the system. It saves a lot of time at a later stage. So take time to read the guides

This is just a general remark and warning for everybody new. The advantage of Manager.io is that you can fairly easy correct your mistakes.

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There are hardly any cons. The creation of own reports is only possible via exporting data to a spreadsheet.

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Easy to use accounting software for someone that doesn' t know much about accounting. And best of all, the free version is fully functional.

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From my point of view, it's excellent.

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The program is user-friendly and free, with many features and tools suitable for small businesses

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The program contains one negative and is considered the main is not to evaluate the stock and determine the cost ideally to obtain the evaluation of the ideal combination of price volatility must be used policy first come first. Greetings to you I advise in the event of non-volatile prices in your country

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Straight forward cash based accounting features that meet all of my needs of a solopreneur.

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No integration to my online tax program.

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Gründe für den Wechsel zu Manager

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Very easy to setup and to implement, Creates meaningful reports

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There is no automatic depreciation on fixed assets, There is no automatic amortization on intangible assets

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Customizable if needed, but very well built out of the box;
Fantastic support in forum.

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Customization of design of invoices not as simple as could be.

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The ability to quickly get started and do the bookkeeping for a number of simple but separate legal organizations is extremely helpful compared with alternatives that tend to charge per organization.

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Reporting is a bit basic and I couldn't find an easy way to import my data from my previous accounting system (Waveapps)

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all feature are very good
i'm indonesian and can use it

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all good
nothing to say except good software

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easy interface, user friendly, tax calculations

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export to json/xls and should be more keybord friendly

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Need More Details future opposition at this time .

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yes But I have need pos system Tipe this one

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ease of use. beautiful clear setup. flexibilty in setting up chart of accounts

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not multicurrency.
no automated link to bank accounts.