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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated October 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Caseware Ease of use 4.1 Customer Service 4.2 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews BB Baburam B AccountantAccounting, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “I used the desktop version earlier, but it was very easy to navigate the software and data after we switched to the cloud version.“ December 21, 2024 ZZ Zaakiya Z Senior Financial AccountingAccounting, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Glitches in certain documents and the layout not being user friendly such as the FSA and other caseview documents.“ December 17, 2021 Allie S Assurance AssociateAccounting, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “I found it confusing to use at first and takes a while to learn how to use it well.“ November 29, 2020 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 36 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use VR Verified Reviewer Senior Associate Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Very handy but sometimes hard to use" July 27, 2020 5.0 Good overall experience, very helpful. Take a minute to get the hang of it but very pleased with the software. Pros I love the functions of this software, helps me cut the time it takes to do my accounting processes in half. Makes my job much easier! Cons The functionality could be improved upon. Some features are hard to use and the software is subject to freezing and crashing. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Training Manager Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Definitely get training so you know ALL the features!" November 28, 2018 4.0 Great customer service, licensing can be a bit cumbersome, but overall, a very user friendly and workable tool for any audit or financial analysis need. Pros Highly granular functions, amazing array of pre-made tests, fast and efficient, great automation. Cons Needs buttons for functions, writing them can be complex. Training really helps with this! Review Source KM Kelli M. Business Data Analyst Insurance Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Not Intuitive and Poor Training" July 31, 2020 3.0 We have been able to audit items that would not have been able to be done any other way and it has greatly improved our ability to complete certain tasks. Besides the need for training to use the software and the training available being horrible, it is a useful product. Pros It provides the ablility to compare two large data sets relatively easily. Cons I have been using and testing software for about 25 years and this is least intuitive software I have every seen. It is buggy to change connections or setup connections especially with ORACLE databases. We paid for users to be trained and the training was terrible. It was a waste of money to pay for employees to travel and sit in a training for a week and the teacher was horrible. It was a huge disappointment and no one at the company seemed to care. This instructor had a reputation of being terrible according to others in the class with our employees. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Accountant Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The most essential software for accountants" May 1, 2019 5.0 Pros I could not imagine by workflow without this software. It has simplified and streamlined my entire workflow, increase efficiency and billings. Cons The update process is till burdensome and feels like data may be lost. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Manager, Sales Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "A diversified and handy tool to play with data" January 18, 2018 4.0 Pros Very easy to use and full of functionalities that you can have at this budget. I specially liked the interface, it allows the users to operate smoothly from the very beginning. Cons Some functionalities are missing compared to other high end softwares. But considering their cost it ok to let go of them. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Assurance Associate Accounting Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Useful for financial and audit analytics" November 29, 2020 5.0 Great application for extracting data and using it as an analysis tool. Pros This software has very useful features to analyze data. I love how easy it is to import and export data. Cons I found it confusing to use at first and takes a while to learn how to use it well. Other than that I have found no other issues. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Jefe de proyecto Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Don't use it a lot but i like it" July 23, 2018 5.0 Pros It is user friendly, very easy to use for a newbie, the interface is modern and fr..esh, is very light and doesn't require a lot of processing power from the host machine Cons There is not enough information out there to learn how to use it but i suppose that is more about the company than the software itself Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Teacher's Assistant Higher Education Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Once you learn it, it is amazing" February 5, 2019 5.0 Pros I really like how easy this software makes business tax and auditing. Our firm has a template created that we use for nearly all of our business clients and it organizes what we do so well. Importing trial balances, adding adjusting entries, and adding other work papers is extremely simple. Cons Having to map accounts is very slow and tedious, but I'm not sure there is a way to change that. Also, at first, this software is really confusing, but if you take some time to learn it or have someone train you, then it's fine. It is just a little overwhelming when you first start. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Accounting assistant Consumer Goods Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Caseware " August 9, 2019 4.0 Pros It is paperless, easy to record taxation data, accounting data for auditing. Cons It is confusing and quite time consuming. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Consultant Accounting Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Flexible and easy to use" May 22, 2019 4.0 Its analytics feature is easy to access and use. Pros There is a wide variety of format to import data. Cons It takes a long time to import and analyse large sized data. Review Source MS Mauro S. Diretor Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Nova geração de Software de Análise de Dados !" April 23, 2020 5.0 Fabuloso ! O ideal para processo de auditoria contínua através de scripts em VBA agregados a subsrotinas Python. Possui agendador própio de execuçaõ de Scrips e roda em ambiente de 64 bits. Pros Facilidade de Uso , Versão 64 bit, Integra com outros produtos da CaseWare e cada licença susbscrita recebe espaço para uso da Nuvem Cloud Share, 100% Colaborativo e de rapido aprendizado. Possui interface bi-direciona para utilização com rotinas escritas em linguagem Python O IDEA permite acesso Remoto. As empresas que requerem processamento central de suas informações, agora podem através de uma rede provada VPA, execeutar seus trabalhos em REMOTE ACCESS com a máxima segurança Cons O software possui praticamente todos os recursos necessários para serem utilizados em Data Analytics. Não existe uma ainda versão lite que permite selecional apenas uma parte dos recursos do aplicativo. Review Source SM Saahil M. Used the software for: ### "Cost" August 3, 2015 4.0 Can i please get the details of how much would this software cost me for a single user Review Source NA Natalie A. Supervisor Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Poor Customer Service – Phone Support Eliminated" September 30, 2026 1.0 We no longer have a favorable opinion of CaseWare. The elimination of phone support has significantly diminished its value. Pros CaseWare was the backbone of our audit software and used to be worth the cost, especially with its excellent customer and IT support. But they have since taken that away. Cons They have eliminated all phone support, which is extremely disappointing. Their responsive and knowledgeable IT support was a major reason we continued using CaseWare despite the fact that they are more expensive than several of their competitors. We recently spent nearly half a day trying to resolve a relatively minor IT issue that would have taken approximately 10 minutes to resolve with their previous phone support. At this point, paying a premium for CaseWare software without the level of IT support that justified the additional cost is no longer worthwhile for us. We will be looking at other software options. Review Source BB Baburam B. Accountant Accounting Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "CaseWare Cloud: User-Friendly and Simple" December 21, 2024 5.0 CaseWare Cloud offers a user-friendly interface, making navigating and generating financial statements easy. It is better software for audit and accounting firms to compile the financial information and prepare the financial statement as required by CPA Canada. We don't have to worry about anything if we are able to input the correct trial balance. Pros The cloud version is elementary and straightforward. I used the desktop version earlier, but it was very easy to navigate the software and data after we switched to the cloud version. I also worked to get financial statements from the provided trial balance and other information. Cons There is no such thing that disappoints me about caseware cloud. Review Source Maureen P. Independent Reviewer Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "CaseWare Working Papers is the best software for drafting annual financial statements " May 26, 2023 5.0 CaseWare Working Papers is an excellent piece of audit software, and it is ideal for drafting annual financial statements for clients. As long as Working Papers are kept up to date with the latest patches and software updates available, the annual financial statements will be in compliance will all relevant accounting standards and legislation. For example, recently in South Africa, the company tax rate was updated from 28% to 27% (in the past year, February). Since updating to the latest version of CaseWare Working Papers, all templates have been updated to incorporate this change in tax legislation. I don't have to stress about compliance issues, as Working Papers stays up to date with all the latest changes. Pros Throughout my 3 years of audit articles, I used CaseWare Working Papers to perform audits (documentation of all audit work performed was done in Working Papers) and draft annual financial statements. In my current role, Working Papers are mostly used for just drafting of the annual financial statements for clients. I enjoy using CaseWare Working Papers to draft financial statements, because all relevant standards are available, and templates can be easily loaded into the program when needed. In addition, annual financial statements can be entirely customized according to client preference, while taking into consideration compliance with the relevant standards. Cons There are no issues that are noteworthy. It is just a pity that CaseWare Working Papers cannot be 100% integrated into my own audit firm's in-house developed audit software. Other than that, CaseWare Working Papers is a very good audit software. Review Source DH Darren H. Senior Auditor Accounting Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "CaseWare as audit tool" November 15, 2024 4.0 Pros Great as a repository for documents. Not great as audit software. Cons CaseWare does not feel very intuitive. It's a little clunky as it is refreshing. Review Source HL Hakeem L. Senior Associate Accounting Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "CaseWare Experience" October 6, 2022 4.0 The features help me better to understand audit requirements and steps to follow during the course of the audit. Pros CaseWare makes audit working papers to be less complex. It aids the audit engagements to go smoothly with proper audit records keeping. Cons The software needs to improve in speed better than the existing speed. Review Source Ivan V. Legal Counsel Law Practice Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "user friendly analytics software" December 28, 2018 5.0 Overall the software is great because it has been developed with the end user in mind. If I were to choose between IDEA and other auditing and data analytics software I would prefer IDEA because it offers a comprehensive set of features for data audits. Pros First off, the documentation of the software is comprehensive and clear. Secondly the software allows auditors to work on the host locally as well as using a server, allowing entire teams to share data together. Finally the software supports an extensive list of data formats, from XML to different kind of database formats and as a bonus it has scripting options. Cons When working with a remote server, the software tends to lock up during data load. This ensures the integrity of the data, but it's makes the user feel as if the software is unresponsive. Review Source RG Ricardo G. Auditor Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Procesamiento en grande y trazabilidad de las consultas para auditoria" September 11, 2021 4.0 Análisis de información, cruces de información de archivos de tamaño mayor a 5 GB, consultas rápidas aun cuando el equipo no tenga una buena configuración. Opera con menos recursos que los que se recomienda por el fabricante. Pros La capacidad para procesar archivos, permite trabajar con archivos de mas de 15 millones de registros, procesamiento rápido, las carpetas creadas para almacenar la información, facilidad para crear la consultas. Herramienta para personas no expertas en sistemas de información. La generación de estadísticas de cada archivo. Cons La forma en que crecen exponencialmente los archivos a medida que se hacen consultas y a veces el tamaño de los archivos después de múltiples consultas no permite leerlo. Los ejemplos de la ayuda no son claros para quien quiere utilizar formulas. Review Source JM Jodi M. Trainee Accountant Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Fantastic learning platform!" August 24, 2019 5.0 I have never really had training in completing and performing tax computations and tax returns other than in my studies. I have always had to learn through trial and error. Before using tax module, i may have known how to do corporate income tax but I never really understood certain rules and where things go without double checking. This all changed when I started using the tax module as it provides an adaptable platform which shows exactly where and how things make their way into the tax calculation. At first, it's quitetime consuming but once you get the hang of it, you'll never go back to your old system. Instead of sitting for hours in training or worst case scenario, following previous years as guidelines to figure out where everything goes in the tax return, you are able to identify what goes where and why. It has also assisted with turning 3 processes into 1. Everything can be done through the tax module and be exported to eFiling and your operating system. Pros Useful learning platform for accountants in training. Turns three processes into one. Cons Everything needs to be 100% accurate before exporting. Time consuming at first. Review Source Zolani P. Finance Manager Pharmaceuticals Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Caseware for financials" September 7, 2021 5.0 Pros It made preparation of financials seamless. Eliminated common errors and improved the standard of the financials including IFRS updates. Cons Not an easy software to teach first timers. One needs an environment where they will use the software on a daily basis to grasp the concepts. Reason for choosing Caseware I was familiar with the product from my auditing years. Review Source LD Luz D. Audit Senior Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent Tool that helps audit teams" July 29, 2021 5.0 Pros Is a good tool to allow auditors to make sample selections. It is user friendly once you get the basics of it. Cons It gets some getting used to it, but once you do, it is really easy to use again and again. Review Source Tariro G. Account Manager Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Caseware" June 6, 2019 5.0 Pros my worf low is greatly enhanced since I started using this software. It really makes everything simpler and much more efficient. Also they have great customer service. Cons I have found that the update process does tend to take a while. Review Source ZZ Zaakiya Z. Senior Financial Accounting Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Caseware makes audits easy" December 17, 2021 4.0 Assisted and streamlined all audit projects and allowed for accountability of all team members through signature sign offs. Pros The fact that working papers and audit procedures were custom made to the audit firm requirements as well as all the functionalities such as caseview work plans prompting specific testing to be done before sign off. Cons Glitches in certain documents and the layout not being user friendly such as the FSA and other caseview documents. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Assistant Tax Advisor Accounting Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Integrated accounting system" September 16, 2019 5.0 Pros I use this software as a corporate tax accountant. It helps greatly with data analysis in areas such as revenue and inventory and creates streamlined final accounts and returns. Cons Because of the amount of data stored the software can be slow to respond and update. Errors can also take a long time for their internal team to fix. 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