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Last updated March 13th, 2026

# Page 4 - Reviews of IDU-Concept

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MH

Maeez H.  
Finance Manager  
Government Administration  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "GREAT PRODUCT"

February 22, 2017

4.0

It is unusual to find a budgeting system that caters for budgeting and reporting. IDU offers the solution.

Pros

The ease of use and integration capability.

Cons

It is not specifically designed for the public sector, and its presentation design is largely private sector based.

Review Source

CF

Carla F.  
Accountant  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "New at this!"

September 12, 2018

4.0

We needed a budgeting and reporting tool to take away all the manual creation of spreadsheets. The client module is great and so easy to use. The admin module has proved challenging in terms of understanding the reporting structures, correctly setting permissions as it seems one tick box in one place doesn't over ride another in a different section. Getting buy in from the team to actually use the system is the most challenging part of it all.

Pros

The client module. It is really straightforward and user friendly

Cons

The admin module and permission settings

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Business Systems Project Analyst  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "idu-Concept Review"

April 10, 2019

5.0

Excellent customer support

Pros

Ease of use and flexibility to connect to SP online.

Cons

Reporting License model is bit of a restriction for small and medium sized business.

Review Source

Response from IDU

April 15, 2019

Thank you for taking the time to write a review, it is much appreciated.

MB

Michellene B.  
Accountant  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Idu reporting "

February 27, 2020

4.0

It's great I think the functionalities being built in will enhance the experience further

Pros

Easy to use, easy to make changes and great support team at IDU

Cons

I would prefer updates to be live when I make changes in our accounting system.

Review Source

Response from IDU

March 30, 2020

Hi Michellene Many thanks for taking the time to write the review of the idu-Concept Reporting tool. I will pass on the compliments about the great support to the team.

NG

Nushen G.  
Credit Manager  
Wholesale  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "IDU is a brilliant business tool"

September 23, 2019

5.0

I enjoy using the system. I am still learning and understanding it

Pros

idu-Concept allows us to do process reporting with ease

Cons

Manual intervention i.e. open/close periods etc

Review Source

Response from IDU

March 30, 2020

Hi Nushen Thank you very much for the great review of idu-Concept, it is much appreciated.

fS

forgiveness S.  
junior accountant  
Government Relations  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "IDU Software - Excel "

February 27, 2020

4.0

it has made budgeting and projecting easier and has been user friendly

Pros

the ease of use for budgeting and reporting

Cons

the balancde sheet module setup needs to be improved

Review Source

Response from IDU

March 30, 2020

Hi Forgiveness Thanks for taking the time to review idu-Concept. I have sent your feedback with regards to the set up of the Balance Sheet Module to our consulting team, we will look into how we can make this process easier.

BE

Brenda E.  
Senior Financial Accountant  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Easier financial results"

September 10, 2018

5.0

IDU is very user friendly, efficient response times when we have queries.

Pros

The budget process and monthly forecasting is much easier and efficient within IDU. Monitoring monthly actuals against budgets. Assets are managed and handled within IDU no manual asset registers anymore.

Cons

There is not really anything we don't like.

Review Source

ZM

Zeko M.  
Database Administrator  
Government Administration  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Review of IDU"

March 9, 2017

5.0

IDU Budget Concept is a tool that helped us be able to view actuals from our Sage ERP against Budget. The tool has good segregation of data such that you only view the cost centre you are entitled to. It is a great product. It however,just like other software solutions, requires to be introduced carefully in an organisation with good training and refresher training for high acceptance of the software by many users in an organisation.

Pros

The Software is ease to use and has an appealing User Interface.

Cons

\- Custom reports are not so easy to design - You always have to rely on the Consultants

Review Source

NM

Naeem M.  
Accountant  
Primary/Secondary Education  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Review of IDU - Budgeting"

August 22, 2016

4.5

Pros

Product is flexible, easy to use, , easy to customise, excellent import/export capabilities. Vendor is always available and understands the user's needs. Quick turnaround time on resolving issues.

Cons

The system does not have a facility which performs checks and balances. We experienced issues with fiscal sets.

Review Source

IK

Imke K.  
Accountant  
Banking  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "very good rounded product that offers flexibility and ease"

August 22, 2016

3.0

Pros

the wide variety of uses and the flexibility to customise it for your business.

Cons

to many separate modules to many add on you need to fully use the product

Review Source

JB

Judy B.  
Finance Manager  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "IDU made for us"

February 21, 2017

4.0

We use this product for forecasting and budgeting. We can now forecast to our head office using the latest information that is available.

Pros

Made our lives easier. Very easy to use. Different forms of budgeting accounts cater for everything. Helps us understand what is happening in all our branches.

Review Source

KU

Kenneth U.  
Head Budget Planning & Analysis  
Telecommunications  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Review of IDU"

February 22, 2017

5.0

The product has been very useful for my organisation and because its integrated with excel it makes it all even better.

Pros

Ease of use

Review Source

SB

Shaun B.  
CFO  
Hospitality  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Budgeting made easy"

September 21, 2016

4.5

Pros

The user interface is easily understandable and requires minimal training of staff to understand. This does however assume the staff has basic computer skills.

Cons

The administration of the product is a bit cumbersome and the vast number of settings available is a bit daunting at times.

Review Source

TM

Thembani M.  
Travel Coordinator  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Great budgeting tool!"

February 27, 2020

5.0

Great business tool , it help the organization to monitor Travel and accomdation spend and forecasting

Pros

it help the organization to streamline travel budgets and set Threshold that saves cost for the organization in business travel

Cons

its should have a mobile feature specifically one that assist in real time monitoring for Travel and Accomodation

Review Source

Response from IDU

March 17, 2020

Hi Thembani Thank you so much for this great review. Wow 10 out of 10 - we could not ask for more. We are so glad that our tool is able to make your job easier and to assist with cost saving measures for business travel. You mention that you would benefit from a mobile feature to assist with real time monitoring of your travel and accommodation budget. This is available if you are using IDU Cloud. In the cloud you would be able to access this information remotely and from anywhere and on any device. It may be worth EPPF looking into switching to IDU Cloud. Please contact your Account Manager if you wish to do this, he will be able to assist and could have this up and running in less than a day. Kind regards The IDU Team

JV

Johan V.  
Financial Manager  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "SI review"

October 18, 2018

4.0

I get the most value from IDU based on the consistency it provides and the fact that everything is standard. The ease of pulling reports with different summary levels is beneficial as well.

Pros

Easy to use Excel feel to it makes easy to use Import functionality ease of figuring things out

Cons

Upload Dynamic reallocation issues at times sync of data from different companies - SI and SCI combined

Review Source

FD

Fayaz D.  
Finance Manager  
Real Estate  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Review"

February 22, 2017

4.0

Been using it for a year. Great support, good product

Pros

Ease of budget and forecast consolidations. Ease of integration with ERP

Review Source

SG

Sahil G.  
Assistant Manager, Engineer  
Management Consulting  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Smart software solution for budgeting and forecasting"

November 9, 2016

4.0

Idu-Concept provides smart budgeting, forecasting, and reporting tools with easy-to-use modules which can be modified as per the business type it is being used in. It is an easy to use software which does not require too many hours of training and can be used by personnel with or without any background knowledge of accounting.

Pros

The software can be used on windows as well as mac devices. Transparency between departments which reduces confusion by reducing redundant data and errors in spreadsheets. Easy to use interface and to generate reports as well.

Cons

Idu can be used on-premise only as of now. I think Idu should work on designing the software to work on mobile devices as well.

Review Source

RM

Roelien M.  
Controller  
Telecommunications  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Makes budget and actual reporting much easier!"

September 21, 2016

3.5

Pros

That each cost centre manager can access their actual spend against their budget, and it is user friendly for any employee.

Cons

Can currently not assist with a few of our other type of business requirements, an IDU team is looking into it.

Review Source

SM

Sphindile M.  
Management accountant  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "User friendly system"

September 12, 2018

4.0

Comparing the Forecast , actual's and budget.

Pros

All information is easy to assess. Makes it easy to compare and analyse data

Cons

Nothing so far, my 2 months experience have been great.

Review Source

AR

Andre R.  
CFO  
Pharmaceuticals  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Medipost Group idu Implementation Experience"

April 4, 2016

4.5

Pros

Automated management reporting using the analytics function on Excel PowerPivot.

Cons

Experienced difficulty with entering historic information and opening balances.

Review Source

SD

Senzo D.  
Systems Controller  
Government Administration  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "IDU Software - Excel "

February 27, 2020

5.0

great budgeting tool

Pros

helpful reporting tool, able to integrate with other systems

Cons

Integration with other tools was not easy

Reason for choosing IDU-Concept

Recommended by the management

Review Source

Response from IDU

March 31, 2020

Hi Senzo Thanks so much for writing a review of idu-Concept. It is much appreciated.

RH

Ryan H.  
Senior Financial Accountant  
Real Estate  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Easy Access to Budget information"

February 27, 2020

4.0

Pros

The ability to run multiple budgets or forecasts across multiple periods and entities with an easy connection to existing data.

Cons

It takes a bit of time to be comfortable with selecting the appropriate data sets for my queries.

Review Source

Response from IDU

March 31, 2020

Dear Ryan Thank you so much for writing a review of idu-Concept. We hope that as you use the system for longer and get more comfortable with it, that the time to select datasets for your queries will improve. If you need training or assistance please do not hesitate to contact your consultant or account manager, we would love to help.

BO

Beverley O.  
Accountant  
  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Great product, problematic implementation"

August 12, 2016

3.5

Pros

Product is flexible, great look and feel for the non-finance user, easy user customization, excellent import/export capabilities, individual user parameters highly adaptable,

Cons

lacking built in checks and balances, drawn out implementation process

Review Source

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