Everything you run in Total Office Manager, in the cloud, on one price per user
Accounting, dispatch, inventory, purchasing and a technician app on one database — browser-based, with a customer portal for approvals and payments, and your data exportable in full at any time.
Product views use demo data.
Six things Total Office Manager users ask for
Themes that come up in public reviews of Total Office Manager, and what LogsNX does about each.
- They ask for
- A customer portal to approve estimates and pay invoices
- In LogsNX
- Customers approve quotes, see jobs and pay invoices by card or ACH link from a portal under your brand.
- They ask for
- Inventory valued the way the accountant wants
- In LogsNX
- Moving average or FIFO per item, landed cost on imports, truck stock per vehicle, and stock that posts to the ledger as it moves.
- They ask for
- Updates that do not change your data
- In LogsNX
- Cloud releases are tested and scheduled; self-hosted customers upgrade on their own timetable. Every document carries an audit trail, so a change is never silent.
- They ask for
- Speed on reports and job costing
- In LogsNX
- Browser-based, with a report builder and dashboards that run on the live database — no desktop client, no nightly rebuild.
- They ask for
- A learning curve measured in weeks, not a year
- In LogsNX
- Role-based training on the modules each person uses, a written scope before work starts, and go-live with us on call.
- They ask for
- One price without surprises
- In LogsNX
- One per-user price with every ERP module; FieldCX per technician; portal users free. Cloud hosting, backups and updates included.
Themes drawn from public reviews on Capterra and Software Advice, October 2026. They describe reviewers' experiences, not Aptora's current product.
Side by side
Facts as published by the vendor or listing sites on the date shown; check them with Aptora before deciding.
| Aptora Total Office Manager | LogsNX ERP + FieldCX | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | HVAC, plumbing, electrical and other contractors | Contractors (with FieldCX) plus manufacturers, distributors and services firms |
| Runs on | Windows desktop / server software, with hosting options | Any browser; LogsNX Cloud or self-hosted on your own servers |
| Mobile | Aptora mobile app | FieldCX technician app (iOS/Android, works offline) and a mobile web app for everyone else |
| Pricing model | Listed from $175 per user/month (desktop) and $125 (mobile) on Capterra, Oct 2026 | One per-user price, all modules; FieldCX per technician; quote in writing |
| Data ownership | Per vendor terms | Open-source platform; full export of every table at any time |
Aptora and Total Office Manager are trademarks of Aptora Corporation. LogsNX is not affiliated with Aptora.
The office keeps the all-in-one. The trucks get an app that works offline
FieldCX runs on the same database as accounting and inventory, so a completed job is already an invoice, a stock movement and a ledger entry. Dispatchers get a board by crew and day; technicians get checklists, photos, parts, signature and payment on the phone.
- Drag-and-drop dispatch with capacity and live locations
- Flat-rate price book on the technician's phone
- Truck stock per vehicle, replenished from the warehouse
- Maintenance agreements that schedule visits and invoices
How a Total Office Manager migration runs
Included in implementation. Opening balances agree to your last trial balance before you switch.
Export
Customers, vendors, items and your flat-rate price book, open invoices, AR aging and the chart of accounts from Total Office Manager's export files.
Map
Accounts, tax groups, item categories and job types mapped to LogsNX with you, in a review session.
Import and reconcile
Opening balances agree to your last Total Office Manager trial balance before you switch.
Go live by crew
Dispatch and the technician app first, then accounting at a month boundary; one month in parallel if you want it.
Migration questions, answered
Does our flat-rate price book carry over?
What do the technicians use instead of the Aptora mobile app?
How long does a migration from Total Office Manager take?
Will our CPA be able to work in LogsNX?
Bring your price book to the demo
We load a sample of your customers and flat-rate items before the call and show you a job from dispatch to invoice.