Comments on: Is saas too expensive? http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/10/06/is-saas-too-expensive/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:01:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dennis Howlett http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/10/06/is-saas-too-expensive/comment-page-1/#comment-5166 Dennis Howlett Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:54:17 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/?p=3408#comment-5166 Someone else asked me that but it is not something I discuss publicly because it relates to IP I own. Someone else asked me that but it is not something I discuss publicly because it relates to IP I own.

]]> By: Gregory Y http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/10/06/is-saas-too-expensive/comment-page-1/#comment-5165 Gregory Y Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:47:46 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/?p=3408#comment-5165 Dennis, could you expand on this subject please? Dennis, could you expand on this subject please?

]]> By: Dennis Howlett http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/10/06/is-saas-too-expensive/comment-page-1/#comment-5164 Dennis Howlett Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:01:03 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/?p=3408#comment-5164 @Ali: If the only thing that clients want to do is keep books then fine. But that isn't the way I see it. Keeping the books just isn't enough in this day and age and especially now that we've entered a recession where cash is king. Tell me how your book-keeping is going to help with that problem? @Ali: If the only thing that clients want to do is keep books then fine. But that isn't the way I see it. Keeping the books just isn't enough in this day and age and especially now that we've entered a recession where cash is king. Tell me how your book-keeping is going to help with that problem?

]]> By: Ali Choudhury http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/10/06/is-saas-too-expensive/comment-page-1/#comment-5163 Ali Choudhury Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:56:52 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/?p=3408#comment-5163 Sage Instant is about £100 which is about five to eight months worth of "rent" for a decent online accounting service. There's no need to upgrade ; I know clients who still use v7. Saas is probably more applicable to businesses turning over in the millions who need more powerful software and support but would rather not pay for feature-bloat or the extra head-count to manage and trouble-shoot things on a daily basis. Clients wanting to do their own books, and who dislike Sage\Quickbooks, I'd turn towards VT Transaction. It's easily the best-kept secret in the UK accounting software market. Sage Instant is about £100 which is about five to eight months worth of “rent” for a decent online accounting service. There’s no need to upgrade ; I know clients who still use v7. Saas is probably more applicable to businesses turning over in the millions who need more powerful software and support but would rather not pay for feature-bloat or the extra head-count to manage and trouble-shoot things on a daily basis.

Clients wanting to do their own books, and who dislike Sage\Quickbooks, I’d turn towards VT Transaction. It’s easily the best-kept secret in the UK accounting software market.

]]> By: Dennis Howlett http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/10/06/is-saas-too-expensive/comment-page-1/#comment-5162 Dennis Howlett Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:54:55 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/?p=3408#comment-5162 @Nigel - no idea. I presume they'd continue to add features at no cost @Mr WS - and they enjoy continuing to pay for product that is supposed to be enhanced but is lucky to see significant development more than once a year? @Nigel – no idea. I presume they’d continue to add features at no cost

@Mr WS – and they enjoy continuing to pay for product that is supposed to be enhanced but is lucky to see significant development more than once a year?

]]> By: Mr Web Service http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/10/06/is-saas-too-expensive/comment-page-1/#comment-5161 Mr Web Service Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:53:05 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/?p=3408#comment-5161 Surely the main problem is just that people inherently don't like renting. Surely the main problem is just that people inherently don’t like renting.

]]> By: Nigel James http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/10/06/is-saas-too-expensive/comment-page-1/#comment-5160 Nigel James Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:16:49 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/?p=3408#comment-5160 So when is FreeagentCentral announcing they are reducing their prices? Nigel So when is FreeagentCentral announcing they are reducing their prices?

Nigel

]]> By: Steven Bristol http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/10/06/is-saas-too-expensive/comment-page-1/#comment-5159 Steven Bristol Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:23:43 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/?p=3408#comment-5159 Speaking for Less Accounting I think there is a perspective that hasn't been mentioned. Our users are small business owners and freelancers who do their own books. We wrote Less Accounting to be easy (perhaps even joyful) to use. That is worth paying for. Even if Intuit gave Quickbooks away for free, people would still pay for Less Accounting because it saves them time and frustration. And that has a value. People pay a premium for Apple's OS X because it is less frustrating, people who know the value of their time and and energy save money by paying for software like OS X or Less Accounting. These people are a growing, virtually untapped market. Speaking for Less Accounting I think there is a perspective that hasn't been mentioned. Our users are small business owners and freelancers who do their own books. We wrote Less Accounting to be easy (perhaps even joyful) to use. That is worth paying for. Even if Intuit gave Quickbooks away for free, people would still pay for Less Accounting because it saves them time and frustration. And that has a value. People pay a premium for Apple's OS X because it is less frustrating, people who know the value of their time and and energy save money by paying for software like OS X or Less Accounting. These people are a growing, virtually untapped market.

]]> By: Dennis Howlett http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/10/06/is-saas-too-expensive/comment-page-1/#comment-5158 Dennis Howlett Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:51:28 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/?p=3408#comment-5158 Pay per use only works in certain scenarios. For core business processes, it is very hard to come up with a model and make it viable to both users and vendors. Pay per use only works in certain scenarios. For core business processes, it is very hard to come up with a model and make it viable to both users and vendors.

]]> By: Mr Web Service http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/10/06/is-saas-too-expensive/comment-page-1/#comment-5157 Mr Web Service Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:43:26 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/?p=3408#comment-5157 Transparent pay-per-use pricing models such as those employed by Postcode Anywhere and TheWebService.com seem to fit the nicely IMO. Transparent pay-per-use pricing models such as those employed by Postcode Anywhere and TheWebService.com seem to fit the nicely IMO.

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