--- description: Review of Denali Business Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Denali Business | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Online Accounting Software](/directory/348/online-accounting-software/software) > [Denali Business](/software/1486/cms-denali) # Denali Business Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/1486/cms-denali Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/1486/cms-denali?page=2) > Cougar Mountain Software’s Denali Business is an accounting solution with the ability to customize 10 integrated modules. It is for small to midsize businesses and can be deployed on premises or in the cloud. Key features include individual user rights, internal controls, audit trails, customizable reports, rental equipment tracking and GAAP and FASB compliance. Business intelligence provides dashboards, predictive analytics and pulse alerts. Denali Business offers accounting functionalities including auditing, reporting, data analysis and multi-location inventory management. Denali Funds is a grant, donation, event and overhead accounting solution for nonprofits. The solution is capable of assisting businesses in monitoring and controlling the flow of business assets. Businesses can manage multiple invoices, clients' information and collection status. Several features are also available as add-ons, including a payroll system, purchase orders and bank reconciliation. > > Verdict: Rated **3.9/5** by 61 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **3.9/5** | 61 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 3.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 3.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 3.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 3.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 70% | (7/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Cougar Mountain Software - **Location**: Boise, US - **Founded**: 1982 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$1,999.00 - **Pricing model**: (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Denali Business and Denali FUND packages available including Basecamp, Ascent and Summit options. Contact Denali for pricing information. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000 - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - Accounting - Accounts Payable - Accounts Receivable - Activity Dashboard - Approval Process Control - Audit Management - Audit Trail - Bank Reconciliation - Billing & Invoicing - Bills of Material - Budgeting/Forecasting - Cash Management - Customisable Reports - Dashboard - Expense Tracking - Financial Management - Financial Reporting - Fixed Asset Management - For Medical Purposes - Fund Accounting ## Integrations (2 total) - QuickBooks Time - Shift4Shop ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Online Accounting Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/348/online-accounting-software/software) ## Related Categories - [Online Accounting Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/348/online-accounting-software/software) - [General Ledger Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/1941/general-ledger/software) - [CPA Accounting Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/287/cpa-software/software) - [Farm Accounting Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/289/agriculture-software/software) - [Accounting Software for Small Business](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/506/small-business/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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The product is excellent. We didn't want to change from CMS PRO but had to. Denali is strong. Not yet better than PRO but most users won't know the difference. Bottom line: solid accounting foundation, well organized, more than capable for wholesale distributor. We are heavily customized which was not possible with Denali. Thankfully, they have partners that are very capable. I have always considered CMS one of the best business decisions I ever made. > > **Cons**: Somewhat slower to use. Screens are not colored well so can be hard to use/ see what you're doing. I wish they would at least acknowledge the strengths of CMS Pro and work harder to identify and incorporate them into Denali. Oh, the new software programming doesn't allow you to easily move the data and run it from another location. That was a huge advantage when hard drives failed or we needed to move systems. It will be much harder now. These are not big issues but they are cons from my perspective. I'd still buy the product any day of the week and twice on Sunday. ----- ### "Great for small to mid-size buisenes" — 4.0/5 > **Bob** | *11 March 2018* | Accounting | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Modular based product that allows businesses to choose from the suite not forcing businesses to purchase modules that are not needed. The modular base allowed us to purchased what we needed when we were ready. > > **Cons**: The interface is a bit out dated and could use some revamping. The functionality is great just could used an update to the UI. ----- ### "Many features not right. My CPA hates the software." — 2.0/5 > **Mark** | *5 September 2017* | Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing | Recommendation rating: 1.0/10 > > **Pros**: History. I love history for my customer's past purchase. Multi Level Pricing for inventory. 2 Must haves for my business. > > **Cons**: Software is more suited for a simple Cash drawer. Forget a mixed environment, card swipe and online terminals for Credit card processing. Even Cougar Mountain does not use integrated Card Processing themselves. Credit Cards processed though Sales do not show in Bank Reconciliation, yet Card Payments in AR do show in Bank Reconciliation. Ask why, Because you might not make the deposit from the Sale. Just a example of odd answers from Management. Many things just don't work the way they should. Warnings that an invoice is not printed before posting also include any on hold order not printed. Ship To address files have crossed variables. A Ship To Company Name is NOT used anywhere but in the UI for entering. Contact name becomes the Ship to Company name. This was "designed" this way. eDelivery for Invoices/Statements still limited to 75 pages per run after software has been around for a year. Their solution, just select less than 75. eDelivery Software then tosses out system level errors. Solution, Reboot your computer as Windows 10 Pro is at fault. Even a computer from Cougar, setup just for their software. > > Anything that is wrong with the software, they make you feel it's your fault, or they designed it that way. Customer service feels like it's run by a your worst nightmare of a Cable Company. ----- ### "20+ Years Of Use, Sorely Disappointed" — 1.0/5 > **Don** | *23 October 2015* | Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing | Recommendation rating: 1.0/10 > > **Pros**: The only good thing I can say about it is the searches and reports using crystal reports versus report writer is lightning fast. > > **Cons**: Our company purchased our first Cougar software in the early 90’s, and have updated to every new version along the way. In July 2015 we bought the Denali version, and it has been terrible. Don’t touch it with a ten foot pole. Hardly a day goes by that we don’t find new errors in the software. Spent a lot of dollars to get everything converted and our rep, while trying to be helpful, gets the run around from support. When I talk to support they tell me our support dollars have been used and they can’t report the problem to fix, even though it’s obviously a program error. We can’t generate purchase orders, because the system ignores items on back order. We can’t do a general ledger month to month comparison. I pointed out this problem in July and they said it may be fixed by year end. Many of our month end statements have to be changed because of wrong amounts, and the payroll has bugs. I feel that we are a Beta test sight and paying them to learn of all the errors. ----- ### "Denali is full of Bugs, report information is inaccurate. Information cannot be trusted" — 1.0/5 > **John** | *13 November 2015* > > Examples 1.Purchase Order generated an incorrect back order PO- the quantity on the PO was not what was in the Inventory Master Record. 2.The General Ledger impact report in Edit does not show accurate balances. 3. Interface with UPS Worldship does not work. 4. The daily backup only goes to a Local C Drive on a desktop. 5. Customer Statements have incorrect due dates. 6. Cannot print a Zero Dollar Invoice, but it does process through posting. 7. The percentages over Min and Max do not always work in PO. 8. Cannot modify existing reports as the data fields available are very restricted. Plus- Crystal reporting tool works very well and can be used to generate stand alone reports directly from underlying files. System speed is very good. Report output allows for export to excel files. Easy to publish adjusted standard reports. 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