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Why Choose Pandle Over the Big Names in Bookkeeping Software

11th May 2018
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Choosing accounting software to use in your practice may be one of your biggest business decisions.

Much like business owners will immediately consider one of the Big Four accountancy firms to handle their tax needs, accountancy firms may look to big names such as Sage and Xero to handle their clients' bookkeeping needs.

If you have a huge practice and offer a wide range of different services, software like Sage or Xero could indeed be a good fit for you.

However, for the majority of smaller firms, we’ve found that software like this can be a bit of a hassle and overly complicated for their clients to use. For smaller firms dealing mostly with small businesses, we would advise you use software that keeps things clean, simple, and appropriate for your needs.

A move away from legacy software

With old software solutions, the biggest downside is the cost of buying, maintaining and eventually upgrading hardware to run the software. Using traditional bookkeeping methods like Excel or Sage packages can be a hassle as you have to keep up to date with different versions, updates, compatibility issues and manual back-ups.

Recent research from Software Connect looked at more than 3,000 accounting software projects over the past year. They found that 37% of companies were buying accounting software for the first time. 35% said they were upgrading from QuickBooks and 11% from Sage 50, showing a move to more modern software packages.

The main reasons for upgrading from legacy software were for increased functionality (43%), replacing dated systems (29%) and improving usability (17%).

As the average business owner becomes more tech-savvy, they expect more from their accountants. One thing they are coming to expect is cloud-based software and collaboration tools.

Why choose Pandle?

Here at Pandle, we offer an alternative to the big names. Pandle is simple to use, hassle-free cloud-based bookkeeping software, created with small businesses in mind. We have opened Pandle up to accountants to use in their own practices to help them manage their clients’ bookkeeping needs. 

Pandle is next-generation software. It’s being constantly updated and tested as we strive for the ultimate user experience. It’s entirely cloud-based, making it more cost-effective because you won’t have to buy expensive servers to run it.

Simplified bookkeeping

Our initial aim with Pandle was to meet the needs of those who felt other bookkeeping software packages were over-complicated.

Pandle was created with simplicity in mind, so bookkeeping is no longer a daunting task even for those with no prior experience in it. This is good news for their accountants because it means that records are more likely to be properly updated by their clients with fewer errors.

Cloud systems lead the way

From the start, we realised that people have different expectations of software now. With cloud technology and the increasing use of mobile devices, we wanted our software to become as mobile as our users.

With cloud accounting software, users can update their records whenever and wherever they are. This means that users are less likely to forget to update as they can do it on the spot from their smartphone. Our Pandle app makes this even easier and is available to download now on Google Play and the App Store.

Collaboration tools

The key to a successful relationship between client and accountant is regular communication and collaboration.

Pandle has made it easier to collaborate with your clients within the software itself. With our Pandle Notes feature, clients and accountants can leave notes and tag each other within the software so important information is kept alongside the relevant transactions.

We’re also developing a Messaging Centre as we’ve found that many users, particularly younger users, prefer things like instant messages to traditional methods of communication.

Automation and machine learning

To make Pandle as simple to use as possible, we’ve used automation and machine learning to take the hassle out of bookkeeping.

We use automatic Bank Feeds to pull over transactions directly from bank to software to reduce errors from manual submissions. Users can send out automatic invoice reminders to help keep them on top of cash flow and automatic invoices can be sent out to groups of people as well as individuals.

When categorising transactions, users will need to manually sort them at first but eventually, Pandle will do this automatically, learning from previous behaviour. 

All of our innovative features help to reduce errors which makes life easier for accountants and ensures our users are submitting accurate records.

Brandle – the unique white labelling solution

We already offer a Pandle Partner account which means firms can use Pandle to manage their clients’ accounts with ease.

However, we wanted to go one step further and open up the possibilities, so we created our Brandle account.

There are many benefits to having your own software but we know that it’s often not possible to develop your own. With Brandle, you can get all the benefits of having your own software but without all the hassle and costs attached to it.

Brandle allows you to use our software but all mentions of Pandle will be removed and replaced with your own company branding. You can personalise your Brandle account to match your colour scheme, include your own T&Cs and alter the menu language to what you use on your website. This account will be hosted on a domain of your choosing, improving traffic flow to your website.

Pandle is currently the only cloud-accounting software who offers this service. Are you interested in learning more about our Pandle Partner options? Take a look at our website for more information. If you have any questions, you can contact us directly via [email protected].

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