Consignment Software!
HERE ARE SOME TIPS ON HOW TO GET THE BEST SOFTWARE FOR YOUR BUSINESS:
FIRST OF ALL: Check out the reputation of the software company. How long has it been in business? Ask for names and contact information of satisfied customers who have bought YOUR type of software from the company. CONTACT these customers and TALK to them. ASK them if they found the software to be reliable and easy to use. Ask them if they bought or would buy OTHER software from the SAME company.
NEXT, ask the company to give you a FREE TRIAL of the software. No free trial? SHOP somewhere else! Any software company should be sure enough of its products to offer a free trial to potential customers.
To save money and to be certain your company can effectively use the particular software, buy an older or used version and test it for a month.