Testimonials from Small Businesses

Why Factive Media loves Less...

Website: Factive Media
Location: Carlsbad, California
Company Profile: Factive Media is a growing network of online media properties in the action sports industry. Brands include 5ones, FactiveGrl and 270media, an online advertising network for the action sports vertical.
Less Accounting user since: October 2007
Why Factive Media Began Using Less: I was looking for a very simple to use accounting application on the web. I came across Less Accounting and signed up for a trial account. I quickly realized it was exactly what I was looking for and upgraded my account. I am very happy with this product and would proudly recommend it to my colleagues.
Favorite accounting feature: Ease of use. Overview charts.

Website: Luc Latulippe | Follow Luc on Twitter
Location: Vancouver, BC
Services: Illustrator, Graphic/Web Designer
Using Less Accounting for: Less than a year
Why Luc Began Using Less:
Short answer:I needed a powerful, flexible, small business accounting app that answered the needs of a freelancer.

Long answer: A couple years back, I lamented the sad lack of good accounting software for Macs. I had already been using the clunky and awful "Quickbooks Accounts for Mac" app for a few years (buying it only a few months prior to Quickbooks announcing they would no longer support, develop, or sell it) and I absolutely hated it from the start. Despite it being a very powerful application, it was horribly awkward, terribly designed, and the learning curve on it seemed ridiculously endless. Clearly, I needed something better.

I began searching for a replacement that would allow me to do all the things a freelance designer needs in a small business accounting app. I found a few invoicing web-apps, which I tried for a while. But in the long run, Less Accounting came up on top.

Website: CloudAppers
Location: Dubai Media City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Company Profile: CloudAppers is a small social media agency, We use the social-enabled web, new media, latest web 2.0 technologies and new communication platforms to do really cool stuff for our clients. We create and execute social media strategies that involve a combination of microsites, Blogs, widgets, social networks, video websites, social news, content communities, micro-blogging platforms and mashups among others.
Using Less Accounting since: March 2008
Why CloudAppers began using Less for their small business: I was searching for a web-based accounting system that is simple, easy to learn and quick to use, and I found LessAccounting to be all of those and some more for $20 per month.
Favorite accounting feature: The fact that I can issue proposals and invoices using it allowed me to centralize all of my accounting tasks in one web-based system, and I love the automatic email reminders of pending invoices and unpaid expenses, keep me well informed of all times.

Client: Addison Hall Design
Location: Jackson, Mississippi
Services: Addison Hall Design is a small studio in the Jackson, Mississippi area that crafts websites by combining usable interface design with standards-based code. We have a strong focus on information design and content management.
Using Less Accounting Since: January, 2008
Why Addison began using Less for his freelance business: I had been using an online invoicing service for a year or so, but eventually I needed something more complete that handled accounting as well. A couple of trial accounts and disappointments later, I discovered Less Accounting and fell in love! Since I have no accounting experience whatsoever, the simplicity and "less" philosophy was a perfect fit.
Favorite accounting feature: The business proposals have saved me vast amounts of time, especially with the cloneable templates. But the real kicker is how I can import my time sheets from Get More Honey directly into Less Accounting and create an invoice -- that's an incredible time-saver.