Inventory beyond spreadsheets
For when Excel is straining and a full ERP feels like too much. About 12 posts logged.
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For owners
Stock in a spreadsheet, sales missing from your books, and no clear picture of next quarter's cash?
You're in the right place. We read what business owners ask in public and check the tools that answer, on their own sites. These are the six problems that come up most.
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What owners are asking
Recent public posts, paraphrased
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A two-partner shop on 60-day supplier terms feels it is guessing with cash and buying, and wants a proper grip on both
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Square transactions stopped syncing into QuickBooks Online
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Tracking when stock was bought, so slow sellers that expire stop being re-ordered, and asking if Excel can do it
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An owner asks for software that handles more than one business
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A QuickBooks user asks whether a more basic version exists
Counts come from our own log of public posts, up to 14 Oct 2026. They are approximate, because we check each post's date again as we go.
Six problems, with tools we checked
Each page lists tools from their own sites, with the date we checked.
Books, quotes & invoices
Fed up with your accounting software, or doing invoices by hand? Receipts, bookkeeping and getting paid. About 12 posts logged.
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Cash-flow forecasting for Xero users
Will you have enough cash in 3 months? Five forecasting tools compared side by side. About 9 posts logged.
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Running more than one business?
Two companies and a trust, or a few trading names. Newer tools that add them up into one set of group numbers. About 8 posts logged.
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Sales, payments or bank not landing in Xero or QuickBooks?
Square, Stripe or bank lines missing, doubled or re-typed. The free fixes inside Xero and QuickBooks Online, and five tools that post sales into your books. About 11 posts logged.
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Leaving QuickBooks Desktop?
A price rise, a renewal pop-up, or a "lifetime" licence that expired. An eight-step export checklist, and the newer options owners are moving to. About 4 posts logged.
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How we pick
First Contact is a small marketing team. We aren't paid by any tool on these pages and these aren't endorsements. We list newer or niche tools that solve what owners are asking about, using only what each tool says on its own site, with the date we checked. We don't publish usernames. Spotted something wrong, or want your tool listed? Email info@in2fpa.com.