Numerous high-quality accounting software products are available in today’s market. Companies like NetSuite and Epicor offer complete solutions that integrate ERP, CRM, and other technology systems in a single software suite. Many of the newer vendors offer hosted/on-demand solutions, including Intacct, Aplicor, and Workday.

If you’re looking for flexibility, you might consider choosing highly customizable software like that offered by SAP.

Useful resources that will help you build your “short list” of accounting and financial software vendors are Business-Software.com’s, free “Top 10 Vendors ” whitepapers, which contain great information about the best products and vendors in each segment of the business software industry; the reports will certainly simplify your search.