--- description: Review of Blue Skies Accounting 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: Blue Skies Accounting | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Accounting Software for Small Business](/directory/506/small-business/software) > [Blue Skies Accounting](/software/1856/blue-skies-accounting) # Blue Skies Accounting Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/1856/blue-skies-accounting Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/1856/blue-skies-accounting?page=2) > Blue Skies Accounting is an on-premise accounting solution. It caters to agricultural farms, ranches, labor contractors, nurseries, vineyards, general contractors, accountants and bookkeepers. Primary features include general ledger, cost accounting, payroll, accounts payables and receivables, budgeting and reporting. It offers a visual approach for data entry. Other features include check reconciliation, labour contractor invoicing and database import/ export. The general ledger module provides transaction registers, financial reports for cash flow management, budgeting and tax preparation features. It automatically checks records and deposits and corrects errors. The cost accounting module allows users to extract separate reports for cost centers, generate P/L statements for each enterprise and allocate fixed and overhead expenses. The payroll module allows users to calculate withholdings, print payroll checks, enter timecards, automate rest pay calculations and sick leave. Support is offered via email and over the phone. Other help options include tutorials and self-help page. > > Verdict: Rated **4.8/5** by 6 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 6 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: AgData ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$4,800.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - Accounting - Accounts Payable - Built-in Accounting - Cash Flow Management - Contract/License Management - Crop/Livestock Management - Financial Reporting - General Ledger - Labor Management - Transaction Management ## Category - [Accounting Software for Small Business](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/506/small-business/software) ## Related Categories - [Accounting Software for Small Business](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/506/small-business/software) - [Farm Accounting Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/289/agriculture-software/software) - [General Ledger Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/1941/general-ledger/software) - [Project Accounting Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/331/project-accounting-software/software) - [Invoicing Software for Small Business](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/3687/small-business-invoicing/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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The team can surely work on add more features in this product. ----- ### "Long time - multiple business user." — 5.0/5 > **Bob** | *12 October 2020* | Farming | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The ability to produce very good enterprise costing from payroll, supply inputs and equipment charge-out is really helpful. The platform is really flexible, providing the ability to combine enterprises, or reassign any debit or credit very readily. This system is best for those who need the ability learn or profit from the available detail. The suite reports is quite good. > > **Cons**: Integration with spreadsheets needs improvement\! PC based only. In this 2020 Covid world a cloud system is sorely missed. > > We have used this software for over 30 years, but certainly not all the modules. I agreed to change one business to Quick Books, and I wish it was easy to make the change back - that was a "Cloud Bite". ----- ### "Great simple accounting software" — 4.0/5 > **Audrey** | *28 March 2018* | Construction | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Traditional accounting software. They built a layer of beautifully simple workflows. Those easy workflows have all the accounting rules built into them. > > **Cons**: I would say the software could use some polishing visually, just on the purely cosmetic side. This doesn’t really effect anything however, just some food for thought. > > Great price point and a good help line\! ----- ### "Blue Skies Accounting is good" — 5.0/5 > **Duc** | *7 January 2017* | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Cons**: easy to use > > Blue Skies Accounting is equipped enough to fulfill the needs of all business sizes. The system is particularly useful for industries where cost accounting plays an important role. It is commonly used on farms, ranches, and by labor contractors, accountants, and bookkeepers in many fields. Blue Skies Accounting mainly finds use in the accounting, agriculture, and financial industries. If you are looking for a comprehensive software solution that can manage all the transactions and accounts of your business from one place, Blue Skies Accounting can be a viable solution for you. ----- ### "Blue Sky Review" — 5.0/5 > **Jason** | *12 December 2016* | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > Excellent product, I would highly recommend this to anyone looking for accounting software. ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/1856/blue-skies-accounting?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/1856/blue-skies-accounting) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data