In my case I sell SiteLink and Self Storage Manager. I have sold StorMan, MSP and RentPlus in the past.

Sales guys strangely enough can be objective if they have enough experience. In my case I have been an owner, GM for a large group and consultant now for over 20 years.

Software is evolving (and so it should) but there are as Michael says at least 20 brands out there.

His approach is right. I work with lots of operators (large and small) and we recommend a package to them after analysing their needs.

It can be hard to select the right package and whilst "what others use" is a powerful recomendation, thats OK if you have the same skill sets as them. You probably dont.

There are packages out there that are hard to use and there is software that's easy to use. There's software that doesn't work and there is software that does. Allways will be. Some are dedicated to getting as good as it can be and there are others that have no idea.

The biggest single issue that I see from a software perspective is that there are operators out there who use software and dont know that its is reporting wrong information and is inacurate. The way in income and debtors and a host of other items is reported is critical to ensure that you comply with tax laws and more importantly that your values are correct.


One day I will do a list of the good V bad. And you will be very surprised!