MYOB Plus 11

by MYOB

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005QSSC
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 24, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,259 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #49 in Software > Business & Office > Business Accounting > Payroll
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

MYOB Plus offers the benefits of an integrated, all-in-one system without the steep learning curve of other business management packages on the market. MYOB focuses on keeping track of where your money is going and where it's coming from, without the hassles of knowing a debit from a credit (although this knowledge is helpful to any businessperson.)

We test-drove MYOB Plus from start to finish, tackling as many tasks as possible, from initial company set-up to invoicing clients. Two approaches made us feel comfortable immediately: the New Company File and Set-Up Assistants were both typical wizard-like interfaces that walked us through selecting our company type, creating records for customers, and choosing our accounts. The second method, which we used for general sale and project entry, is a handsome graphical interface that presents the user with types of tasks in common language such as "Receive and Spend Money."

Just about every type of business is represented; we set up a freelance writing company, but there were also countless options for other types of businesses as diverse as landscaping, pet grooming, copy centers, religious organizations, restaurants, and many more. Each company type comes equipped with a set of common accounts for that type of operation (ours included specific accounts for "Writing Income," "Editing," and "Consulting").

After setting up the initial company file, diving into sale and project descriptions was easy. Projects (or jobs) are stored with numeric references and can be tracked throughout their progress. Activity slips that are tied to specific employees made it easy to figure out billable hours and job completion. The integration between sales details, accounts, purchases, payroll, and jobs was truly seamless, which lent a comforting feeling of control to the entire process. The invoicing process was superb: an inviting screen with clear options helped us create a professional-looking invoice, complete with an automatically tracked invoice number, which we were able to export (to file, fax, or e-mail). The output is a clean PDF file that prints clearly.

While MYOB Plus follows all standard Windows conventions for file management, copying, pasting, and other commands, we found certain portions of the interface to be confusing and awkward. When entering a new customer, the only text field present is one for the customer name. Other fields only appear after pressing Tab or Enter; clicking the mouse on the next field label has no effect.

Despite certain UI inconsistencies, we found this package to be extremely accessible, even to novice accountants, sales managers, project leaders, or any combination of these. --Emilie Herbst

Amazon.com Product Description

MYOB Plus is a full-featured business management solution. It allows you to keep accurate and complete accounting, track the source of sales, deal in multiple currencies, e-mail forms and reports, customize invoices, bill time, and much more. The setup wizard and 100 business templates let you get started quickly, and its user-friendly design makes using MYOB Plus simple. Produce all the financial and management reports you or your accountant need with one software package.

MYOB Plus has several new features, including a bank register to make keeping control of your checkbook and credit card accounts easier. It gives you a bird's-eye view of your immediate account status, including a running balance, and also lets you enter and edit transactions right from the register. Also, the new MYOB ODBC Direct Driver allows you to make your MYOB information accessible through other software products quickly and easily.

Get more control of invoices with the ability to add lines, headers, and subtotals. Bill for time and materials on a single invoice. And, print packing slips with orders. There's also a new preference option for those who prefer to select their accounts by name rather than by number.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

60 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The remedy for QuickBooks users..., October 18, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: MYOB Plus 11 (CD-ROM)

I've been a user of QuickBooks Pro for a while but it was weak in the area of contact management and reporting. Was looking around and saw this product. Looked like it would do everything I was doing in QB Pro and get me where I wanted to go with contact tracking and reporting. So far I'm thrilled with the product and the company that creates it and supports it - MYOB.

The product is phenominal but before I get to that, let me tell you how easy it was to move my QB data to Plus. Plus comes with a utility that converts most of your QB information - especially handy when you have hundreds of customers and hundreds of inventory items. I converted this info in all of about 10 minutes. It does not convert past transactional data but that's not a problem for my business. I could care less about that stuff and I still keep QB on my hard drive in case I need to find an old check or invoice.

I find MYOB Plus very intuitive and forgiving. Also, I REALLY like a couple of features in general...
*The ability to send invoices via email.
*The entire contact management system.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The ONLY OPTION For Multiple Currencies, September 7, 2002

By 

Joe Bruce (Somewhere) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MYOB Plus 11 (CD-ROM)

MYOB is the only small business accounting package that can handle multiple currencies. Neither QUICKBOOKS nor PEACHTREE can handle multiple currencies. If you have customers or suppliers paying or billing in different currencies this is really your only option in a sub-$500 accounting package. The other big MYOB plus is its report generating capability - you can pretty much customise whatever you want. They currently have a $100 rebate offer (unlike QUICKBOOKS you do not need to be a prior user to qualify) so this is a screaming buy. Also note that MYOB is the market leader in pretty much every major market outside the U.S. MYOB spend their budget on PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT for major upgrades whilst most of their competitors spend their budget on ADVERTISING to support relatively minor annual upgrades (think about that for a minute...).

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Minding my own business, August 8, 2002

By 

Peter Mackay "surgeonsmate" (Campbell, ACT Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MYOB Plus 11 (CD-ROM)

My hobby business as an online bookseller reached the stage where it was returning serious income and so I needed an accounting package to keep track of things and see if I had to pay income tax.

Not being an accountant, and not having a lot of spare money (or time!) to spend on dud software, I was a little dubious about these things, but I am pleased to report that MYOB has filled my needs perfectly.

That's probably because MYOB was aimed precisely at small businessmen like me. It is easy to learn, the user interface is intuitive and welcoming, and it is supremely powerful. It will keep my accounts for me, as well as help me grow my business, with a wide range of reports and analysis tools.

The manual and the various start wizards held my hand as I did tasks for the first time, until I gained the confidence to fly by myself. And I needed confidence, because even simple activities such as entering my first invoice filled me with the horrors. What if I got it wrong? Would my customers laugh at me? Would my accountant slug me thousands of dollars to unsnarl the mess when the time came to prepare my tax return?

Happy to report no mess, no fuss, no worries. This is not the hassle I feared - in fact it is kind of fun, and I frequently look through the reports to see my business growing before my eyes.

Thanks, MYOB!