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Natasha Kruger
Director
12 February 2025
Month end got slower every quarter until we intervened at the database level. Simple changes need consultant hours, nothing is ever just a setting.
Pros
Multi warehouse and multi branch support
Cons
Go live overruns came out of our pocket
Danie Viljoen
IT Manager · East London Consulting
17 August 2025
As a manufacturer, the bill of materials and WIP tracking fit us exactly. The modular licensing meant we bought what we needed and added later. Serious software that rewards a serious implementation.
Pros
SQL Server foundation, no data black box; serial and lot tracking that works
Grant Tshabalala
Group Accountant · Pietermaritzburg Security
15 October 2024
Fixed assets, job costing and CRM in the same database ended our spreadsheet farm. It absorbed a 40 percent growth year without breaking stride. Every module posts to one general ledger so the numbers always agree. It is the system our business grew up on and grew into.
Pros
Natural upgrade path from Pastel; sage Intelligence for exec reporting
Bradley Gumede
Financial Director · Crossroads Steel Services
3 June 2025
Happy with it overall, our partner relationship makes the difference. Documentation assumes your partner fills the gaps, and they charge to. Our auditors connect their tools directly and the audit got shorter.
Pros
Huge business partner network countrywide; one ledger across every module
Cons
Training costs add up per module
Kobus Molefe
Systems Administrator · Molefe Farming Works
26 October 2024
The retail POS at the counter feeds the same ledger as everything else. Branch accounting keeps each depot honest while head office sees everything.
Pros
Modular licensing, grow as needed; granular user security
Pieter Barnard
Operations Manager · Table Bay Freight
22 May 2026
Implementation took four months with our business partner and it was worth the slog.
Pros
Multi warehouse and multi branch support
Cons
Implementation is a genuine project
Lerato Mthembu
Financial Manager · Pietermaritzburg Timber Services
4 October 2025
Two years in and we are still paying consultants for basics. We needed a DBA on retainer just to keep the system responsive.
Pros
Serial and lot tracking that works
Cons
Total cost of ownership far above the quote
Christo Taylor
Mbombela Consulting
11 June 2025
We moved off Pastel Partner when we hit its limits and Evolution has carried us since. Every module posts to one general ledger so the numbers always agree. It runs the business so we can run the business.
Pros
Huge business partner network countrywide; strong job costing and BOM functionality
Cons
No published pricing, everything is quoted
Tumelo Khan
Director · Crossroads Catering Solutions
27 June 2026
We evaluated the international ERPs and the local pricing and support won. VAT and SARS alignment is native, not an afterthought like the imports. Serious software that rewards a serious implementation.
Pros
Procurement approval workflows
Cons
Upgrades test every customisation
Jerome Reddy
Managing Director
27 April 2025
It does what we need, though rarely in a modern looking way. Documentation assumes your partner fills the gaps, and they charge to.
Cons
Training costs add up per module
Aisha Miller
Systems Administrator · Table Bay Medical SA
25 January 2025
Our reseller in Ballito knows our setup personally, that relationship is gold. Serial number tracking sorted our warranty claims process completely. User security is granular down to the field level where we need it.
Pros
Huge business partner network countrywide
Cons
Upgrades test every customisation
Marius Grobler
CFO · Acacia Medical Group
3 April 2026
A capable ERP that gives back exactly what you put into the implementation. You need a proper server and IT discipline, this is not plug and play.
Pros
Multi warehouse and multi branch support
Cons
Interface feels dated
Wynand Damon
Legacy Brokers Group
29 March 2025
Our reseller in Somerset West knows our setup personally, that relationship is gold. The SQL foundation means our BI tool reads live data straight from the source.
Pros
POS option feeding the same ledger; procurement approval workflows
Cons
Implementation is a genuine project
Marius Bezuidenhout
CFO
14 September 2025
We consolidated five companies onto one platform and month end became sane. Our auditors connect their tools directly and the audit got shorter.
Pros
Modular licensing, grow as needed; multi warehouse and multi branch support
Fatima Swanepoel
IT Manager · Kudu Couriers
12 December 2024
Implementation took four months with our business partner and it was worth the slog. Serial number tracking sorted our warranty claims process completely.
Pros
Huge business partner network countrywide; procurement approval workflows
Cons
Performance tuning needed as data grows
Luyanda Meyer
Managing Director
1 June 2025
Month end got slower every quarter until we intervened at the database level. A version upgrade broke our custom reports and rebuilding them cost real money.
Pros
POS option feeding the same ledger
Cons
Needed a DBA just to stay responsive
Feroza Naidoo
Financial Controller
27 November 2024
Happy with it overall, our partner relationship makes the difference. The screens work but graduates raised on cloud software find them foreign.
Pros
Multi warehouse and multi branch support
Cons
Custom reports need SQL skills or partner hours
Byron Padayachee
Financial Director
11 October 2024
As a manufacturer, the bill of materials and WIP tracking fit us exactly. Branch accounting keeps each depot honest while head office sees everything. The upgrade path from Pastel preserved our history, nothing was lost.
Gerhard Meyer
CFO
28 May 2025
Fixed assets, job costing and CRM in the same database ended our spreadsheet farm. Every module posts to one general ledger so the numbers always agree.
Pros
Modular licensing, grow as needed
Cons
Performance tuning needed as data grows
James Erasmus
Warehouse Manager · Midrand Foods SA
28 April 2026
We moved off Pastel Partner when we hit its limits and Evolution has carried us since. Every module posts to one general ledger so the numbers always agree.
Pros
Strong job costing and BOM functionality; one ledger across every module
Cons
Implementation is a genuine project
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