About StackPick

StackPick is an independent Australian software review site, founded and run by me, Brett Armstrong, from Melbourne.

Why StackPick exists

For years, friends moving from employee to sole trader kept asking me the same question: "which accounting software should I actually use?" Then as their businesses grew, the question changed: "I've outgrown this one, what should I switch to?"

Every time I went looking for a straight answer online, I found the same thing. Review sites ranking software in whatever order paid the highest commission. Comparison pages that were clearly written by someone who'd never signed into the product. Pricing pages stuck three years out of date.

StackPick is my attempt to fix that for Australian small business owners. Real reviews based on actually using the software. Current Australian pricing, checked and updated. Honest verdicts, including when a tool I'd make a commission on isn't the right fit.

Who I am

I'm Brett Armstrong. I've spent 20+ years in SEO and digital marketing and I'm currently co-founder of Armstrong Creative, a Melbourne-based digital agency. I also run a sole trader consulting side business.

Between the agency and the side business, I've personally used Xero, MYOB, and QuickBooks to run my own books, and I've helped plenty of friends and small business owners set theirs up too. I'm not a CPA or a registered BAS agent. I'm someone who's sat inside these products as a real user, knows what's frustrating about each one, and can tell you which annoyances matter and which don't.

You can find me on LinkedIn if you want to verify any of that.

How StackPick makes money

StackPick earns affiliate commissions when readers sign up to software through our links. This is disclosed on every review. What it doesn't mean: rankings aren't for sale. I've recommended tools I don't earn anything on when they're the right fit, and I've passed on tools that would pay me more when they're not.

For the full detail on how reviews are researched, scored, and updated, see How StackPick reviews software.

Get in touch

Found an error in a review? Software provider wanting to clarify something? Reader with a question we haven't covered? Email hello@stackpick.com.au - I read everything.