Best tools for managing small business stock and accounts?

nasarabbas

I’m looking for affordable, easy-to-use software to manage inventory, invoicing, and accounts for a small business, especially for anyone in retail or selling physical products.

Have you tried any tools that really made your workflow easier?

I recently came across https://finexcloud.com/ which looks promising for stock and project tracking, but I’d love to hear what others are using before I commit.

What software or tools do you recommend for managing small business inventory and accounts without breaking the bank?

DE_612183

finexcloud is too complex for a small business - quick books much better or you can use excel

ButterCheese

I use Xero

A family member is a bookkeeper.  They use them all (Xero, quickbooks, Sage, and another one of the big ones). Xero is the gold standard.  Quickbooks according to them is rubbish.  I'm not sure about inventory but I would find something that is either very compatible with Xero or totally unrelated and just good at what it does.  In other words, don't buy a washer drier; get a good washing machine and a good drying machine separately

Neil_Jones

Adminsoft Accounts might be of interest, here's the user guide for the stock control:

https://adminsoftware.biz/guides/stock-control.pdf

https://www.adminsoftware.biz/software.shtml is the website for the (free) software.

nasarabbas

Thanks to all of you for precious suggestion and time. 

DullGreyGuy

What POS system are you using? Physical store, online or both?

We only do occasional sales at markets etc but use Zettle as POS inc card payments and it has built in inventory control etc. It can also integrate into Xero, Quickbooks etc too

droopsnoot

If you use an accountant, it might be worth asking their opinion too. When it comes to them having to prepare accounts for you, something that they're familiar with might save time and therefore fees.

adrich

I’ve tried a few tools over the years. QuickBooks is solid for accounting, and Xero is great too, but I still find myself leaning on spreadsheets for quick updates. Lately, I’ve also looked into software from Avanquest. They have some surprisingly affordable tools for small business management. Has anyone tried them?