This article looks at the trend of businesses being forced into costly subscription only models for their accounting and ERP software.  What ever happened to choice?

Is your business tired of being cornered into costly decisions by big software companies?  In many cases the most recent announcement from your accounting software vendor begins with something like:

“Q****B***s Desktop service discontinuation”

This announcement is typically followed by a single path to the cloud with a forced subscription. This also brings up major concerns about functionality. This sort of push to the cloud is all too common. It is designed to herd businesses into a model that is serves it shareholders, not yours.

Are these goals aligned with your organization? In most cases the answer is an emphatic NO!

“Understanding…one size does not fit all, is very important.”

Well, you’re not alone. In 2024, many businesses are grappling with the reality of forced subscription plans that ultimately place organizations into the “cloud trap”. A “cloud trap” is a sales model that forces a business into perpetual subscription. Within the subscription, there are no choices except an ever increasing fee structure, hence the term “cloud trap”.

At Accountek, developers of the Connected Accounting and ERP platform, we prioritize choice, by offering both subscription and local desktop purchase models. We believe in building a positive partnership with our customers and to do this, it requires flexibility and choice. Following and understanding the familiar expression that one size does not fit all, is very important.

Multiple Deployment Options

We think that businesses deserve the power to choose how they access and manage their accounting and ERP software. We want to empower your organization to make decisions that work best for your business.

“Connected offers both a subscription cloud model and a traditional desktop perpetual license.”

Cloud-Based or Local Install

Our cloud SaaS offering, Connected on Demand, is our fastest growing area, providing flexibility and convenience for businesses that prefer a subscription model and cloud based access. Although this model is our most popular, it is not right for all businesses and that’s why we continue to offer a traditional desktop or local install option using a perpetual license model. Choosing a non-subscription model means your business can purchase and own the software outright.

macOS and Windows Desktop Applications

One of the key aspects of our offering is choice. Choice of deployment and of course the choice of the platform that Connected is deployed on. We understand that different businesses have different IT environments, so we provide you with the flexibility to choose the platform that works for you, whether it’s macOS, PC, or both. We believe that your software should adapt to your business, not the other way around. Connected supports mixed macOS and PC networks for our desktop software and supports access from PC and macOS computers for our Connected on Demand cloud service.

Don’t settle for being locked into subscription-only access, and say hello to the power of choice with the Connected Accounting and ERP platform. Join us today and experience the benefits of working with a software provider who understands and empowers your small business to make choices that are right for you.

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Is your company or your clients considering changing Accounting and/or ERP systems?

Our flagship platform, Connected Enterprise, may be just the right fit for your team in either a cloud (subscription) or perpetual desktop deployment.  Connected Core Financials, typically for 1-5 users only, is also available in perpetual desktop or cloud (subscription) models.

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