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Softline Pastel's range of accounting and value-added business software products are suitable for all types of small, medium and larger size businesses. Pastel Accounting software is used by over 160 000 companies in South Africa and 50 countries across the globe. Recommended by 9 out of 10 accountants, Pastel has been a trusted name in software since 1989.
 The Softline Pastel product range provides flexible and feature-rich accounting and business management software solutions. From small, single user start-up operations right through to larger entities with multiple companies and several hundred concurrent users, Softline Pastel has the right-sized solution for your business. In addition, the accounting software range includes a number of add-on modules addressing the specific requirements of businesses in vertical industries.
Although Pastel offers additional products, we primarily focus on the following Softline Pastel Software products. Please feel free to contact us about these or any other product not listed here.
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Pastel Invoicing is a simple and easy to use invoicing package designed for start up businesses. Pastel Invoicing will make the following tasks easy to start, fast to finish. Creating invoices, customers and items. Managing your customer invoices, payments, credit notes and printing of statements. Reporting on the amounts outstanding per customer. Reporting on which items you are selling the most. E-mailing invoices and statements to your customer.
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Pastel My Business is a simple and easy to use business software solution designed for start-up businesses which require the ability to track item quantities, costs and purchases. It also enables you to manage your bank accounts, credit cards and general company expenses.
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Pastel Xpress provides you with affordable accounting solutions for the smaller business, or a larger business with basic accounting needs. Pastel Xpress’ automation of common business processes makes the product easy to learn and easy to use. Pastel Xpress helps you manage your accounts so that you can get on with the job of running your business. As your business grows, upgrade/access greater functionality at the click of a button without having to transfer data. |
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Pastel Partner is the ideal solution for small to medium businesses. It offers more features than the Pastel Xpress range and is well suited to a multi-user environment. Pastel Partner allows users to add additional modules to their core accounting application. This means that if your company operates in a retail, industrial or any other type of industry sector, you can tailor Pastel Partner according to your specific needs. |
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COMPARATIVE TABLE OF PRODUCT RANGE |
BASE |
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Invoicing |
My Business |
Xpress |
Partner |
| Database Manager - Pervasive |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Database Manager - Microsoft SQL |
MS SQL Express |
MS SQL Express |
No |
No |
| Number of Users |
Single |
Single |
1-3 |
1-20 |
| Number of Companies |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Number of Financial Years |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
2 |
2 |
| User Defined Fields |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| General Ledger |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Segmented GL Accounts |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Cash Books |
None |
Unlimited |
6 |
30 |
| Customers |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Quotations |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Invoices |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Suppliers |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Purchase Orders |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Inventory |
Yes*** |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes* |
| Segmented Inventory Items |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Import Cost Allocations |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Project Tracking/Cost Centres |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Report Writer |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Stationery Customisation |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
ADD ON
MODULES |
Multi-Currency |
No |
No |
No |
Yes* |
| Business Intelligence Centre |
No |
No |
Yes* |
Yes* |
| Receipting (Cash & Bank Manager) |
No |
No |
No |
Yes* |
| Time & Billing |
No |
No |
No |
Yes* |
| Point-of-Sale |
No |
No |
Yes* |
Yes* |
| Serial Number Tracking |
No |
No |
No |
Yes* |
| Multi-Store |
No |
No |
No |
Yes* |
| Job Costing |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Bill of Material |
No |
No |
No |
Yes* |
| Manufacturing |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Mobile |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Lot Tracking |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Fixed Assets |
No |
No |
Yes*° |
Yes*° |
| Payroll |
No |
No |
Yes*° |
Yes*° |
| ACT! |
No |
No |
No |
Yes* |
Resolve Basic
(Contact Management) |
No |
No |
No |
Yes* |
Resolve Premium
(Contact Management) |
No |
No |
No |
Yes* |
| Sales Force Automation |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Pricing Matrix (Disc. Matrix & Vol. Disc.) |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Customer Acc. Consolidations |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Customer Credit Risk Mngnt. |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Annuity Billing |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| eBusiness & eBilling |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
*Purchase as an add on module
°Purchase as a stand-alone module
** No year end procedures necessary, therefore no limit on Financial Years
*** Can Sell items but does not control costs or quantities
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