Entry level accounting applications have all improved greatly in the last few years. They have expanded their user limits and beefed up the underlying databases in order to hold onto growing businesses longer. The trouble is, the basic concept is still a checkbook on steroids.
With xTuple PostBooks edition, there's no need to settle for entry level, even when you are just starting out. It's real ERP, built on a real database. CRM, Report Writer, Alerts for the events that matter to you - it's not extra, it's built in. Even basic project management. User limits? Not with PostBooks. It's better than the entry level products, and its free.
So why am I promoting a product anyone can download from Sourceforge and have installed in ten minutes?
Because this isn't a toy. It's a professional product that is going to be a critical part of your business for years. You have a CPA do your taxes, right? And (oh it hurts to say this) a lawyer handle your partnership or incorporation, right?
Why? Two reasons: If not done right your business will suffer, and you're the one with the vision to run your business. The whole point of ERP is so you have a system that handles the small stuff while you work on the thing that will make people forget all about Steve Jobs.