| Topshare V3 | Share Manager V6 | Maus Stockmarket Plus Investor V15 | Sharesight Investor | |
| Cost, first year | $299 | $280 | $492 | $348 |
| Cost per year, after first year | $99 subscription renewal. Free regular maintenance releases. Very infrequent major upgrades at discounted cost (only 3 since 2002). |
Frequent new version releases – not free! | Frequent new version releases – not free! | $348 |
| Your data are stored on your own PC: – you are in control – no risk of data loss if your provider goes bankrupt, or withdraws the product or can no longer support it. – no risk of server hacking. |
Yes | Yes | Yes | NO! |
| Automatic online share prices | Yes | NO! | NO! | Yes |
| Easy import of transactions from PDF or CSV | Yes | NO! | ? | ? |
| Maximum number of portfolios | Unlimited | Unlimited | 6 | 4 |
| Maximum number of holdings | Unlimited | Unlimited | 50/portfolio | Unlimited |
Topshare advantages
- Free support – phone, email and forum
- Multiple portfolios
- Multiple databases
- Properly handles splits, consolidations, partial sale, trust distributions, capital returns, merge/demerge etc
- Australian handling of dividend imputation and franking credits
- Australian Capital Gains rules for individuals, SMSF and companies
- Easy transaction import from broker’s PDF or CSV files
- Gain insights into the performance of your investments
- See example videos