Moneydance 2010

1. FinanceSoftwareStore.com

Moneydance 2010 is rated one of the top three accounting software options for 2010, with a rating of 8.5 out of 10. There is no full-blown review here, but a comparison chart details the features of Moneydance 2010, Quicken Deluxe 2010 and several other accounting software packages.

Review: Personal Finance Software Comparison, Editors of FinanceSoftwareStore.com

2. TopTenReviews.com

TopTenReviews.com reviews eight personal finance software products and provides a side-by-side chart comparing them. Quicken 2010 is ranked highest; Moneydance 2010 comes in a close second, knocked down a few points because its help section is deemed a little vague. Overall, the review concludes, "Moneydance has a lot going for it: Online banking and bill paying are as automatic as they can be, investment information can be imported easily, budgets can be made and tracked, checks can be written and printed, and the list goes on." It is rated an excellent value.

Review: Personal Finance Software Review, Editors of TopTenReviews.com

3. Macnn.com

This brief review discusses improvements and new features offered by the 2010 version of Moneydance. According to the editors, it adds capital gains reporting, as well as new options for filtering reports and graphs. Other improvements include a quick-search function for finding transactions from the home page, and a more detailed budget bar.

Review: Moneydance 2010 Adds New Graphs and Reports, Editors of Macnn.com, Dec. 8, 2009

4. The Unofficial Apple Weblog

This is primarily an outline of Moneydance 2010's features. Reviewer Steven Sande asks readers what personal finance manager they use on their Macs, and more than 50 people respond. Several say they use Moneydance, including one who writes, "I've been using it for six months. It works fine, performance is good, and it beats the $%&# out of Quicken." Another user says he settled on Moneydance because it offers "blazing fast performance, correct import of my QIF file, all the features I need, and a reasonable price."

Review: Moneydance 2010 for Mac Arrives; Another Personal Finance Alternative, Steven Sande, Dec. 8, 2009

5. About.com

About.com's finance software guide says although she has not had a chance to try out Moneydance 2010, she likes its new features, including the new navigation sidebar, automatic downloads, and new reports and graphs. (Note: ConsumerSearch is owned by About.com, but the two don't share an editorial affiliation.)

Review: Moneydance 2010 Now Available, Shelley Elmblad, Dec. 16, 2009