This Windows-based accounting solution for small, medium, and large businesses actually does much more than simply keep ledgers balanced. Clients can choose from the flagship product, billing and accounting software, or a variety of sister products tailored to help manage various operations like a restaurant, salon, school, or just about any other small business. With a focus on clean, graphically-based, intuitive interfaces, Hyper Drive Technologies products are easy to start using quickly.

Features

While locally installed to your computer, HDPOS has made it a point to develop both cloud-based and mobile apps to allow customers the convenience of accessing their data from any place that has an internet connection. A sampling of features include:

* Financial Accounting
* Billing
* Inventory management
* Barcode printing
* Customized reports
* Customer management
* E-commerce option to open a web store

In general, HDPOS charges a one-time fee for use of its product rather than a monthly subscription. At the low end is a standalone, single cash register version for $270. Two client versions of the software on a single server runs $640, while cloud service with multiple access points costs $200 for initial setup and $60 monthly thereafter. Additional service modules, like the e-commerce store at $30 monthly, can be added on at any time. You can start out with the basic accounting software and then acquire different services as your needs change or business grows.

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Since confusion in customers is not a good thing, HDPOS has focused on making their software as idiot-proof as possible. As an example, the interface is populated with pictures where practical, rather than long lines of explanatory text. This stands out in a sea of vendors who have shown perhaps an over-reliance on verbiage, which can intimidate and frustrate a new user who may not be a techie.

The Bottom Line

Headquartered in Bangalore, India, Hyper Drive Technologies is a software development company that started in 2005. Where some companies make a passing nod to customer service, HDPOS seem to make a sincere effort to insure the buying and using experience as painless as possible. There are plenty of ways to reach the company (email, telephone, Skype) with your questions, and none of them involve paying an extra fee. If you happen to be a technophobe but know you need a better software solution for your growing business, it might be worth your time to check out HDPOS.

Though the company doesn’t have as long of a track record as other industry players, they have seven offices scattered around India already and a handful of authorized dealers in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. This product is in English and available for sale globally.

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With more than one million users globally, Tally Solutions offers small, medium, and large businesses accounting software and more. What began 30 years ago as a modest little software company has grown into a full-fledged Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) resource for individuals and companies around the world. But what’s the bottom line? Is Tally software all it’s cracked up to be on their website? Our assessment is that it’s pretty good but functions better in some situations than others.

Features

With a real world focus on small to medium size businesses, here are some of the standard features you can expect from Tally:

* Financial accounting
* Manage inventory, sales, and purchases
* Integrated banking
* Payroll and HR management

When compared to other popular accounting software, one might notice that the list of features doesn’t run quite as long. That would be a realistic observation. If you need all the bells and whistles of a vertically integrated one-stop solution for your business, Tally might not be the first option. What it does well is provide basic accounting and ERP services, and that might be enough. Many companies find that all the fancy extras they paid for never get used. It’s a good idea to assess exactly what chores you need your software to perform, then compare it to what Tally offers.

Having said that, never let it be said we slandered their accounting features. Anything you need to do in that area is likely to be covered admirably, from AP/AR duties all the way to managing multiple companies within the same software installation.

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Everyone wants to know about price, so let’s mention it here. Tally’s basic software solutions are sold with a perpetual license, which is just a fancy way saying you pay for it once and can use it as long as you like. The Silver Edition, which allows for a single user, goes for $360, while a multi-user license allows for unlimited users and costs $1,080. Add-on services are bundled and billed at a monthly rate that ranges from $72 to $216.

The Bottom Line

Tally accounting software is easy to use and install. The hardware requirements are low so you can run it on older computers without trouble. On the downside, the user interface looks a bit dated and doesn’t necessarily make us feel that we’re getting the latest and greatest. A revamping of the features would be nice, but if your requirements are simply a good accounting system, Tally has you covered. A million users can’t be wrong. As always, try out the demo version to make sure it fits your needs.

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