iris

Firm size

  • Small
  • Medium
  • Large

Functionality

AML, Bill, CRM, Docs, Plan, Report, Time, Workflow

Integration

IRIS, Xero, Kashflow

Free trial

On application

Pricing

On application

User reviews

3.9
(41 user ratings)
Our trusted reviews are independent, first hand opinions taken from the UK's largest survey of business software users. These ratings are used to decide the Software Excellence Awards from the Accounting Excellence 2018 programme

Functionality

3.9

Support

3.8

Ease of use

4

Value for money

3.7

Key Features

  • The central hub with a unified client view of linked tax and accounts modules
  • As new data is added, the linked figures are updated through the suite
  • Documents are automatically stored against the client and all communications are tracked
  • Time & Fees module records time spent, raises invoices and statements to manage WIP and debtors
  • Staff Planning tools with integrated workflows allow the manager to allocate, track and monitor progress to maximise resources
  • Reporting and query tools can mine IRIS job and client data to determine profitability and identify fee opportunities
  • Practice Dashboards provide at-a-glance views of firm performance
  • Anti-money laundering checks and reports
  • Integration with the IRIS OpenSpace cloud portal allows documents to be shared with clients for electronic authorisation

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What IRIS Software Group says

The IRIS Practice Management suite is precise and efficient software that is truly integrated to enhance the productivity of even the most successful accountant or practice. It gives instant views into the practice’s performance whilst making back office tasks simple and automatic.

With 34 years’ experience, our products have been designed around a centralised database. This level of integration reduces rekeying and ensures your information is accurate and up-to-date. Integration across our cloud and desktop solutions enables better collaboration and brings added value to your client relationships. Our users save an average of 22 hours per person, per month with IRIS.

What users say about IRIS Practice Management

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    Pros

  • “IRIS is the best integrated software on the market. Alternatives might be ‘decent’, but they cannot match IRIS's integration”
  • “We have used IRIS for over 20 years and you couldn't get me to move. It is the only truly integrated system”
  • “Ease of use and integrated more than other CRM systems. A really excellent product”
  • “Complete control over job stages within firm”
  • “Integration with other IRIS software”

    Things you might change

  • “IRIS is good but expensive”
  • “It’s not very nice to look at or navigate, and has its fair share of bugs”
  • “Woeful support; gets worse each year”
  • “Annual price increases”
  • “I found the hard bit is getting other users to buy into it and use it properly... The reporting should be a lot better”

Functionality

3.9

    Pros

  • “IRIS is the best integrated software on the market. Alternatives might be ‘decent’, but they cannot match IRIS's integration”
  • “Complete control over job stages within firm”
  • “Does everything we need, good one-stop-shop for all client data”
  • “Workflow management”

    Things you might change

  • “It is clunky and slow. Billing in particular is very poor and time-consuming. Data mining is primitive to say the least”
  • “The reporting should be a lot better”
  • “Want to see more customisation options”

Support

3.8

    Pros

  • “We have had very few issues with it over 20 years and have confidence that it is always compliant”

    Things you might change

  • “Woeful support; gets worse each year”

Ease of use

4

    Pros

  • “Ease of use and integrated more than other CRM systems. a really excellent product”
  • “Consistent look and feel around new features”

    Things you might change

  • “I found the hard bit is getting other users to buy into it and use it properly”
  • “It ought to keep us organised, but i have never been able to master it”
  • “It’s not very nice to look at or navigate, and has its fair share of bugs”

Value for money

3.7

    Things you might change

  • “IRIS is good but expensive”
  • “Ridiculous annual price increases thanks to their private equity owner targets”
  • “For small practices more increments on licences below 100 clients to keep the costs more manageable”

What AccountingWEB says

Around the turn of the century, IRIS established itself as the clear market leader for professional accounting, tax and practice software. Its success was driven by integrating all the different modules so that when you entered data in one place, it would populate connected fields.

Our survey data shows that it is still firmly entrenched in the mid-market. IRIS clearly understands this sector, but in recent years a new generation of cloud rivals have been luring customers in smaller firms with lower prices.

IRIS acknowledged this threat in May 2018 by acquiring Taxfiler, but still lacks an entry-level practice management offering to counter integrated suites from Capium and Gbooks and incursions from big players like Xero and QuickBooks and smaller practice management specialists. Taxfiler opens a new route for IRIS, but it will have to fight hard to reassert the benefits of integration in such a fast-moving, price-driven market.

User reviews (7)

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5
Sole Practitioner, Less than £250k
7 June, 2018

What do you like?

Integration and functionality

What would you change?

For small practices more increments on licences below 100 clients to keep the costs more manageable
3.8
Student/Trainee/Part qualified, £1m-£4.9m
29 May, 2018

What do you like?

How you can keep track of all the clients information in one place.

What would you change?

It’s not very nice to look at or navigate, and has it’s fair share of bugs.
4.5
Management Accountant/Accountant, £500k-£999k
29 May, 2018

What do you like?

Integration

What would you change?

Make it cheaper
5
Management Accountant/Accountant, £1m-£4.9m
29 May, 2018

What do you like?

Does everything we need, good one-stop-shop for all client data.

What would you change?

Quite expensive but it does everything that we need.
3
Principal/Senior Partner, Less than £250k
17 May, 2018

What do you like?

It ought to keep us organised, but I have never been able to master it

What would you change?

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