# BUCS Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 BUCS Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on August 24, 2025

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BUCS

## What is BUCS?

The BUCS, Budgetary Control System is a fully integrated, True Fund Based Accounting System designed to meet the specialized needs of government, nonprofit, and utility operations. The BUCS system is an easy-to-use system, that simplifies your everyday task, streamlines processes, and provides control, insight, and security that helps save you time and money - all backed by a level of service you can depend on. Take BUCS a step further by integrating with our CHIPS payroll system as well!

## What is BUCS used for?

[Fund Accounting](https://www.capterra.com/fund-accounting-software/)

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Overall rating

Based on 13 user reviews

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Starting price

$4000

Per Feature, One Time

Free trial  
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## Compare with a popular alternative

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### BUCS

4.8 (13)

VS.

[4.3 (684)](https://www.capterra.com/p/76/Intacct/reviews/)

Starting Price

$4000

Per Feature, One Time

Starting Price

Contact vendor

Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

4.9 (13)

Ease Of Use

4.2 (610)

Value For Money

4.6 (11)

Value For Money

4.0 (517)

Customer Service

5.0 (11)

Customer Service

4.0 (549)

## BUCS alternatives

Highest Rated

[4.9 (122)](https://www.capterra.com/p/245922/Eleven/reviews/)

Starting price

$35.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

100%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[4.8 (40)](https://www.capterra.com/p/171719/CommunitySuite/reviews/)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

98%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[4.4 (3,292)](https://www.capterra.com/p/120109/Xero/reviews/)

Starting price

$25.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

88%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[4.2 (164)](https://www.capterra.com/p/27468/Financial-Edge-NXT/reviews/)

Starting price

$0.01

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

89%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

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## Features

Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically.

Accounts Payable

Track money owed to a company's creditors/suppliers

Accounts Receivable

Track outstanding invoices and the money owed from clients

Activity Tracking

Track and document all activities across devices, networks, and other systems

API

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Audit Trail

A record of all activities within the system, including user access, changes made, etc.

Bank Reconciliation

Compare and match accounting/financial records with corresponding bank statements

BUCS 31 features

Track money owed to a company's creditors/suppliers

Track outstanding invoices and the money owed from clients

Track and document all activities across devices, networks, and other systems

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

A record of all activities within the system, including user access, changes made, etc.

Compare and match accounting/financial records with corresponding bank statements

Create, manage, and send invoices or bills to customers

Create budgets based on historical data and future projections

Process of managing an organization's cash resources, including cash on hand, investments, and bank account balances

Print paychecks issued to confirm payment of wages or salary

Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier

Built-in customer relationship management (CRM) capabilities or integration with a third-party CRM system

Alter the layout and content of reports

Pre-designed layouts that can be customized to match preferences and requirements

Electronically collect payments for goods or services

Monitor and record expenses such as purchases or charges incurred

Evaluate units, projects, budgets, and other finance-related data to gauge their performance and potential risk

Plan, manage, and track the financial activities of an individual or organization

Generate reports to assess the financial performance of an organization

Centralized database to track details of fixed assets such as depreciation and maintenance scheduling/history

Centralized accounting record which tracks all financial transactions

A statement detailing the financial position of a business including assets, liabilities, and equity at a certain point in time

Track and monitor inventory items, such as raw materials, unfinished goods, and ready-to-sell items

Captures invoice data and maintains comprehensive records for auditing and reporting purposes

Manage employee salary processes, data, taxes, and records administration efficiently

Workflows that help acquire inventory, issue purchase orders and receive and store items in required quantity

Receive data and information in real time

Active reporting of data and metrics

Upload, track, and submit receipts in a central database

Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns

Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes

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Features

4.7 (13)

4.7

Based on 13 reviews

## Pricing

Value for money

4.6 (11)

Basic

$4,000

Per Feature,One Time

Value for money

4.6 (11)

4.6

Based on 11 reviews

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## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

5.0 (11)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

5.0 (11)

5.0

Based on 11 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

4.8

Based on 13 reviews

Filter by rating

5(11)

4(2)

3(0)

2(0)

1(0)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

SW

Shelley W.

Office Administrator

Utilities

### "BUCS Review"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

April 2, 2021

My overall experience with BUCS has been excellent.

Pros

What I like most about this software is how it works with CUBIC and CHIPS. I perform a lot accounting aspects for my job and this software makes it so easy to find just about anything and balance our books.

Cons

The only thing I dislike with BUCS is where we do our occupational licenses. I believe the only reason though is because I haven't had the opportunity to do much work with these and I'm unclear on all of the steps.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

GB

Gwen B.

Office Clerk

Utilities

### "I love Bucs it keeps up with everything that I do. Any report that I need it is avalable to print.T"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

March 31, 2021

The benefits with using Bucs is everything you do is stored in the system and it can be retrived.

Pros

The features in Buc are easy there and very easy to find. The program is very easy to use even for a new customer who is just starting out with the program.

Cons

I have nothing that I don't like about Bucs.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

AC

Angie C.

Accounts Pay/Receivable

Utilities

### "Great software, easy to use!"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

March 30, 2021

Easy to convert, easy to use, customer service will customize reports to suit your needs!

Pros

Ease of use & understanding. Customer service will customize reports for you!

Cons

There are some changes I would like to make for vendors that like to get paid via ACH--but it is more of a personal preference, nothing that hinders getting the job done.

Reasons for choosing BUCS

Other products didn't seem to be as advanced as what we were looking for.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

AR

Angie R.

Accounts Payable

Government Administration

### "BUCS SYSTEM REVIEW"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

7/10

March 30, 2021

N/A

Pros

I like the overall ease of maneuvering through loading invoices to printing checks and balancing bank reconciliations. Loading and keeping track of vendors and printing 1099's is also easy to use.

Cons

I feel some of the reporting could be better and easier to use. It has been confusing for some of our other departments when running expense and revenue reports and getting different amounts using debits and credits verses expenses and revenues.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

CH

Cindi H.

Business/HR Manager

Libraries

### "BUCS Review"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

March 29, 2021

This software works well for our needs. We are small, so this works for us.

Pros

This software is easy to use and easy to learn. The support team is awesome! I do wish they would go back to having annual conferences again.

Cons

Some fields don't allow the needed characters at times. Have to use Caps when searching vendors.

Reasons for choosing BUCS

I was not working here when BUCS was considered or purchased, so I can't answer these questions.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

YG

Yvonne G.

City Administrator

Government Administration

### "BUCS Software"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

March 25, 2021

BUCS has been wonderful to work with, I first used it in Balcones Heights

Pros

This software is very user friendly and inexpensive compared to a lot of softwares

Cons

The add on's are so expensive, which more of the common ones were included.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

RS

Renee S.

Finance Director

Government Administration

### "Great Software! "

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

March 25, 2021

Pros

The reporting program is fantastic and it has helped my board members better understand the finances of the organization.

Cons

The only con is "change" and that can't be helped when you're doing a complete change of software. \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\] made the change as painless as possible.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

JL

Julie L.

Clerk Treasurer

Government Administration

### "Easy"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

March 25, 2021

Great people, easy to use.

Pros

It is very easy to use. I like how easy it is to print checks.

Cons

Wish you did not have to purchase each module separately. The reports should be easier to create. It is very DOS like and I feel it could be simpler to make reports the way you want them.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

DS

Dona S.

Payroll Coordinator

Utilities

### "(New User) Daily User"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

March 25, 2021

Pros

Again with FREY programs it has four place where you can easily find what you need. I haven't had too much to do in bucs yet because I have only been entering receivables but for the ease of use this program has it was easy to get used to where things are.

Cons

Always need to be in CAPS. not sure I really like that but it doesn't make things aligned . Again I have only been using this program for 4 months so not sure I know anything else that I dislike .

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

ST

Sandra T.

HR Specialist

Human Resources

### "Highly Recommended and User Friendly"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

March 25, 2021

Overall, I do love using this system in conjunction with CHIPS. I believe it was a smart move on behalf of our company to invest in these programs. If there are ever any problems or concerns, they have some the friendliest staff to assist in a timely manner. This is by far my favorite software to work with out of any job I've ever had in the past.

Pros

BUCS has been a life saver for doing Accounts Payable, Inventory, and Human Resources. I use this product regularly and don't know why everyone hasn't gone to this system. It is multipurpose and helps with keeping up with inventory, payments, and is user friendly for corrections as well. I also love that you can work in CHIPS and BUCS at the same time as well as have other programs pulled up and sometimes I will have Word, Excel, and the internet opened but it doesn't affect them from running efficiently.

Cons

I don't like the limitation on users. We can have several people that need to be working in the system at the same time and it will lock us out and state that it has reached its maximum number of users. Then we all have to exit out and call in for a reset. It can take up valuable time to have to deal with this.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

[View all Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/116768/BUCS/reviews/)

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