# TOPS Pro Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 TOPS Pro Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on August 24, 2025

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TOPS Pro

## What is TOPS Pro?

TOPS Pro is packaging design and pallet layout software that aims to optimize corrugated material usage, pallet stability, warehouse efficiency, and freight costs for packaged goods. The software allows packaging engineers to determine optimal carton sizes, product arrangements, pallet configurations, and container loading through its 3D visualization and analysis tools. TOPS Pro helps businesses reduce costs and material waste in their packaging operations.

## What is TOPS Pro used for?

[Packaging](https://www.capterra.com/packaging-software/)

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Overall rating

Based on 9 user reviews

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## Compare with a popular alternative

Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status.

### TOPS Pro

4.0 (9)

VS.

[4.5 (11)](https://www.capterra.com/p/216273/HiFlow-Solutions/#reviews)

Starting Price

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Starting Price

$1500

Flat Rate

Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

3.8 (9)

Ease Of Use

4.2 (11)

Value For Money

3.1 (9)

Value For Money

4.9 (9)

Customer Service

3.3 (8)

Customer Service

4.7 (11)

## TOPS Pro alternatives

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Starting price

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[4.9 (8)](https://www.capterra.com/p/246108/Nulogy-Shop-Floor-Solution/#reviews)

Starting price

$40000.00

Per User, Per Month

Highest Rated

[Discus Artwork Manager](https://www.capterra.com/p/231369/Artwork/)

[5.0 (3)](https://www.capterra.com/p/231369/Artwork/#reviews)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

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[Radius](https://www.capterra.com/p/220090/ePs-Radius/)

[3.8 (28)](https://www.capterra.com/p/220090/ePs-Radius/reviews/)

Starting price

$100000.00

Per User, Per Month

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/220090/ePs-Radius/)

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## Features

Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically.

3D Imaging

1.0 (2)

0.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Representation of any object in 3D

Asset Library

1.0 (2)

0.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Collection of all assets in the system

Cartonization

1.0 (2)

0.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Process of arranging items in an order to determine the number and size of each carton to be shipped

In-Store Visualization

1.0 (2)

0.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Visualize products/items within a store.

Materials Management

1.0 (2)

0.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Process of planning, procuring and controlling material flows along with supplier evaluation and shipping

Palletization

1.0 (2)

0.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Process of placing and arranging items on pallets

TOPS Pro 15 features

Representation of any object in 3D

Collection of all assets in the system

Computer aided design to create precision drawings or technical illustrations

Process of arranging items in an order to determine the number and size of each carton to be shipped

Intended to be used by product/graphic designers

Intended to be used by freight brokers and logistics companies

Visualize products/items within a store.

Track and manage inventory levels to maintain proper supply

Process of planning, procuring and controlling material flows along with supplier evaluation and shipping

Manage and track customer orders for goods, investments, or any other purchases

Process of placing and arranging items on pallets

Import product information from third party sites or create your own, adjust descriptions and make other changes as required

View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data

Manage and standardize specifications

Track and manage transportation of large cargo that fills an entire trailer/truck

Features

4.0 (9)

4.0

Based on 9 reviews

## Pricing

Value for money

3.1 (9)

### Starting price

Contact vendor  
for pricing

Free trial  
available

Value for money

3.1 (9)

3.1

Based on 9 reviews

## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

3.3 (8)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

3.3 (8)

3.3

Based on 8 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

4.0

Based on 9 reviews

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5(5)

4(2)

3(0)

2(1)

1(1)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

AB

Ashle B.

Assistant Association Manager

Management Consulting

### "TOPS Review"

1.0

Overall Rating

1.0

1.0

Ease of Use

1.0

1.0

Features

1.0

1.0

Customer Service

1.0

1.0

Likelihood to Recommend

0/10

June 2, 2022

Pros

everything was contained in one spot for us.

Cons

was so hard to manage through and was super slow

Switched from

[AppFolio Property Manager](https://www.capterra.com/p/92228/AppFolio-Property-Manager/)

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

Response from Vendor

June 6, 2022

Hello Ashle, you are posting this review for the wrong "TOPS Software". We are topseng.com and not topssoft.com. Our software is for packaging and supply chain optimization and not property management.

RM

Richard M.

Director of Professional & Organizational Development

Management Consulting

### "It has been updated (to TOPSOne) --- go with TOPSOne!"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

2.0

2.0

Likelihood to Recommend

5/10

May 26, 2022

My firm purchased a management firm which had TOPS Pro in place. It was quick to get to know as we had used it 13-14 years ago before putting our current software (VMS/Village Management Software) in place. The functionality and layout of TOPS Pro was nearly identical to the TOPS software we used 13-14 years ago. Thus far, it has been a stable platform for managing 35 accounts/associations. The Support intervention we needed to establish remote access, install it on other PCs, and expand its capacity (as it had been capped at 32 accounts/associations) was a very slow and daunting process as Support is usually not available when you call or email. They get back to you at a later time or day which may or may not work within your schedule to work with them. Once their focus is on your issue and they are speaking to you directly, "fixes" are relatively easy to reach. I believe this software is best suited for single-location operations with no need to mobile access by employees or a very robust portal for owners/Boards to access their information.

Pros

It is an intuitive software once you become accustomed to its commands (ESC key closes many windows) and used to selecting only one account/association to review at a time. Otherwise, it is a workhorse of software.

Cons

It is not web-based (though the newer TOPSOne is). Not being web-based, you are stuck accessing it only on the PCs on which it is installed. It doesn't allow you to quickly bounce between accounts/associations. You have to select one, work within it, select another, etc.

Reasons for choosing TOPS Pro

It was a local Florida-based firm like the original management firm also was.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

AY

Angela Y.

Portfolio Manager

Real Estate

### "Better than Quickbooks..."

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

6/10

May 26, 2022

Tops Pro has been a good transition program for our growing company. We are actually transitioning to TopsOne in the next 30 days, as Tops provides very valuable products for our industry.

Pros

Our management firm previously used Quickbooks for handling the accounting for our associations. The transition to TopsPro (while a bit painful at first) definitely provided us with a much more comprehensive system to manage not only financials, but allowed us the ability to consolidate many different aspects of association management in one place.

Cons

Our management firm utilized a server for our data, as opposed to cloud based storage, and that proved to be not very reliable, constantly being knocked off of the system...

Switched from

[QuickBooks Desktop](https://www.capterra.com/p/212058/QuickBooks-Desktop-Pro/)

Company growth required us to explore more efficient and productive products specific to our industry

Reasons for choosing TOPS Pro

Pricing and options were more attractive.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

KM

Kimberly M.

Association manager

Real Estate

### "Tops pro"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

May 2, 2021

Excellent

Pros

This version of tops has much better platforms than tops one

Cons

That it is no longer offered abs the upgrade was not as good

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

LW

Linda W.

Accounts Receivable Accountant

Accounting

### "TOPS "

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

3.0

3.0

Likelihood to Recommend

5/10

March 18, 2021

I have been using this software for over 23 years.

Pros

I have been using this software when it was a DOS based Program. The company did a great job of bringing it into the windows world with ease. I like the software because of it's pretty simple to use.

Cons

One issue I have with the software is that once you enter a date you own it. Not much room for entry errors so you need to proceed with caution when posting.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

Sarah M.

Business Manager

Non-Profit Organization Management

### "TOPS Review"

2.0

Overall Rating

2.0

2.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

3.0

3.0

Customer Service

2.0

2.0

Likelihood to Recommend

3/10

October 14, 2020

Over the years it became harder and harder to get customer assistance; however, when I did get a live body they were always very knowledgeable on the product, polite, and helpful.

Pros

What they call Flex data, this enables you to add information and run reports on that information for your properties. Work order entry, emailing unit owners that you received the work orders and reports. Best was the ability to calculate the new maintenance fees, then run 750 invoices in less than 30 minutes, and download an ACH report.

Cons

Too complicated for my staff to understand the accounting features that we had to stop using it. Then when they discontinued the partnership with the website and it became too difficult to upload unit owner accounts receivable into the web.

Switched from

[Yardi Voyager](https://www.capterra.com/p/33832/Yardi-Voyager/)

Hoping to combine three different software progams to just one.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

MM

Mark M.

Principal Engineer World Wide Packaging Engineering

Food & Beverages

### "Tops Pro review"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

January 7, 2020

Very positive experience overall. A valuable tool for our profession.

Pros

The program is very versatile and allows modeling of cube out for a wide variety of primary, secondary and tertiary packaging.

Cons

It takes some time and repetition to learn the menus. But not that difficult.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

SF

Sanford F.

Chief Packaging Officer

Packaging and Containers

### "Probably the Best App for Palletization"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

January 2, 2020

Palletization software is expensive and there's really only two choices: Cape and Tops. I have always preferred using TOPS and think it is better all around and easier to use.

Pros

I like the appearance much better then CAPE software. I've been using both of these apps for about 30 years and I have always enjoyed TOPS over CAPE. I think that the look and printouts are much better.

Cons

It's a bit clunky and you really need to massage your numbers to make sure you're getting real world results.

Reasons for choosing TOPS Pro

I chose TOPS over CAPE because of the look and feel and ease of use. There is also a free palletization option from Packaging Calculator on the website of the same name (packagingcalculator.com ). It's good although it doesn't generate as many pallet options or have many features. But it's good in a pinch.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

JP

Jennifer P.

VP of Logistics

Consumer Electronics

### "Expensive but worth it"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

November 27, 2018

We use this to build loads/pallets/cases

Pros

Very thorough, great visuals, a lot of options to customize

Cons

It is very expensive, but it's the only software like it out there

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

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