Harty Tractor Service Inc. was able to support its 230% growth over three years without replacing its job-costing software from WennSoft, thanks to the application's adaptability, flexibility and easy-to-use sophistication. That growth was enough for the company to make the Inc. 5000 list of fast-growing private companies in 2007, Harty Tractor employee Sandy Cunnagin said.

But Harty Tractor did not have to add staff to support its expanding business. Fifteen employees use WennSoft, she said. The solution cost $20,000. "My whole software tab was $47,000, including Microsoft Dynamics accounting software. It did not include hardware or any implementation costs," said Cunnagin.

The Orange City, Florida-based site developer specializes in clearing, demolition, excavation, hauling, filling, grading, utilities and paving, and was looking for job-costing software that could integrate with Microsoft's Dynamics suite of accounting applications, said Cunnagin. "We bought it from a Microsoft business partner. It's someone I knew from a prior position," she said. "He recommended WennSoft as a job-costing software solution that integrates with Dynamics."

Cunnagin would give WennSoft a 9.7 out of 10 rating. "I just don't believe anything's perfect," she explained. If it was was a 10, she reasoned, "there wouldn't be any room for improvement."