Accounting February 28, 2026
Voting Opens for 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards!
Voting in the 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards is now open. Readers can vote for the programs, hardware, services, and other technologies they use and trust.
September 5, 2014
SurePrep — 1040SCAN PRO, 1040SCAN Organize
800-805-8582 www.sureprep.com 2011 Overall Rating 4.75 Best Fit Firms where more than one person is involved in the return preparation process. Organizations willing to use SurePrep’s proprietary SPBinder documentation tool. Practitioners who are comfortable using paraprofessionals to handle the majority of the data input associated with a client. Strengths Guides and certification process designed...…
September 5, 2014
Industry Specific Software — Construction Manager
800-735-6176 www.iss-software.com 2011 Overall Rating 4.25 Best Fit Well-suited for small to mid-sized construction companies, Construction Manager contains solid financial capability along with an excellent array of job management features. Strengths Cost Management module maintains job leads, tracks all types of client contact & maintains detailed history on all clients Historical estimating option...…
September 5, 2014
Copanion Inc. — GruntWorx Populate
800-291-2136 www.copanion.com 2011 Overall Rating 4.5 Best Fit While the GruntWorx Gather, GruntWorx Organize, and GruntWorx Trades services create files that are compatible with almost any tax application or document management tool, the GruntWorx Populate tool integrates fully with GoSystem Tax RS, ProSystem fx Tax or UltraTax CS. Strengths Firms can process as few...…
September 5, 2014
Office Tools Professional — Practice Management 2011
661-951-9200 www.officetoolspro.com 2011 Overall Rating 4.75 Best Firm Fit Practice Management 2011 is best suited for firms with five to 10 users. Office Tools Professional also serves more than 100 offices with 15 to 60 users. Strengths Integrated suite of office productivity tools (document storage, contact management, time & billing, project management, scheduling) Reporting...…
September 5, 2014
CYMA Job Cost Accounting
800-292-2962 www.cyma.com 2011 Overall Rating 4.5 Best Fit Well-suited for mid-sized general construction companies who require solid job cost functionality and tracking without specialized contractor features like equipment management or dispatch. Strengths Scalable, modular design Customizable eDesk interface for central navigation Strong job cost functionality System automated billings Allows any document to be...…
September 5, 2014
Peachtree by Sage — Peachtree Premium Construction Accounting 2012
800-388-4697 www.Peachtree.com 2011 Overall Rating 4.5 Best Fit Peachtree continues to add product features and enhancements that make this popular product a terrific fit for the small construction company or contractor looking for a solid entry-level product that contains job-specific functionality. Strengths My Dashboard includes 11 new module options Remote access available Easily...…
September 5, 2014
Management Information Control Systems (MICS) — Builder Information System (BIS)
800-838-6427 www.bissoftware.com 2011 Overall Rating 4.75 Best Fit: All editions offer construction and contracting businesses a fully integrated modular system that is suitable for businesses small and large. Strengths: Scalable with four editions Remote access capability a plus for Enterprise edition My Jobs dashboard provides excellent recap of all system jobs Handles multiple...…
September 5, 2014
A-Systems Corporation — A-Systems JobView
800-365-6790 www.a-systems.net 2011 Overall Rating 4.75 Best Fit: JobView is ideal for small to mid-sized construction and contractor businesses, but available in three versions that can take a small construction company through any growth transitions. Strengths: Scalable with three editions Overview & summary screens offer solid financial information for each company or project...…
September 5, 2014
eTEK International Inc. — eTEK for Microsoft Office 2010
eTEK International Inc. — eTEK for Microsoft Office 2010 800-888-6894 www.etek.net From the July 2011 Review Construction and Contractor Accounting Systems Best Fit: eTEK is scalable and an excellent choice for smaller construction companies in need of good job cost functionality that need to upgrade from entry-level products. eTEK for Microsoft Office is a...…
September 5, 2014
Foundation Software — Foundation for Windows
800-246-0800 www.foundationsoft.com 2011 Overall Rating 5 Best Fit: Foundation contains a laundry list of features well suited for construction businesses of varying sizes and trades, particularly those a step up from small mom and pop contractors with 1-10 employees and less than a million in annual revenues. Anything above that would benefit from...…
September 5, 2014
Drake Software — Drake Document Manager
866-670-8471 DrakeSoftware.com 2011 Overall Rating 4.5 Best Firm Fit: Drake Document Manager is designed to serve as an extension of the Drake tax and write-up applications and will, therefore, be a natural solution with great value for firms that are using these systems. Strengths: Direct integration with Drake tax preparation, planning & write-up...…
September 5, 2014
10 Products to Investigate for Document Storage
One of the challenges in writing these reviews is to explain the delineation between document management and document storage solutions. I don’t think it is worth dwelling on this too much because the distinction will become apparent as you dig deeper into the different solutions in both categories. At the end of the day, it…