Compare OfficeTools and Starfish CONNECT - Dec 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - OfficeTools or Starfish CONNECT?

Starfish CONNECT is more expensive to implement (TCO) than OfficeTools, and Starfish CONNECT is rated with the same score (87/100) as OfficeTools (87/100). OfficeTools offers users more features (5) than Starfish CONNECT (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is OfficeTools!

Looking for the right Accounting Practice Management solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

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Who is more expensive? OfficeTools or Starfish CONNECT?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Accounting Practice Management software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for OfficeTools and Starfish CONNECT.

OfficeTools price starts at $49 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 OfficeTools is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Accounting Practice Management software. Starfish CONNECT price starts at $5,000 per license , When comparing Starfish CONNECT to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Accounting Practice Management software cost.

Bottom line: OfficeTools cost is around the same cost of Starfish CONNECT.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared OfficeTools Vs. Starfish CONNECT based on some of the most important and required Accounting Practice Management features.

OfficeTools: Accounts Receivable, Billing & Invoicing, Time & Expense, Core Accounting, Expense Management.

Starfish CONNECT: We are still working to collect the list of features for Starfish CONNECT.

Target customer size

OfficeTools's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, and Starfish CONNECT's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.