What is the advantages of Logos over Accordance?

Having both can add to your studies, yet you should attempt to get one good Bible study program, emphasis is on good. Having said that and having two completely different programs myself, the distinction can be made by the 'package' purchase of both - one has and one has not.

Take BW for example, their emphasis is on text; good program without all the bling, Logos - tooo much bling, but then that's just my opinion. Logos does feed to the masses when the masses want academia as well as leisurely reading and for most this is what they want so the 'demand and supply' is met. Yet, if you get a 'package' you may spend time hiding the bling!! Isn't that a bit superfluous....

Carl McIntosh said:

but Logos offers more titles

I would say you have answered your own question.  The advantage of Logos is the many resources available.  Obviously, all the resources are not of interest to everybody.  But whatever your interest, Logos is likely to have more of it available.

Other than that I doubt there is much difference.  Some seem to think Accordance is a bit faster.  But I can do everything I want to do with original languages in Logos.  At lot of the preference probably depends upon which program you are used to using.

Dear Bruce: In short. Its a race car in that field and was originally designed for that field of work.

Many of the modern resources we all use today were worked on through/with it as far as research work is concerned.

Carl: You do not have to buy a package in Logos. I didn't at first, just the titles I needed at the time.

Later, a couple of the libraries appealed to me, so I did that.

I almost always have both programs open when I am doing heavy study.

Accordance for Language work, Logos as my Library system.

Logos is specialized as a Library system, Accordance as an Original Language system.

That said, I use both for some language study and both for resources as well.

You really don't have to go big with either one, you can begin and then build.

I don't look at them as in competition any more, I think that is a mistake we tend to make. Carpenters have many tools, those tools are not in competition, they instead compliment .

Thats how I see the whole Logos/Accordance situation, both are tools that compliment each other and allow me to get more work done at higher quality levels.

Now Carl. Ford vs Chevy .... Windows vs Mac .... Logos vs Accordance? And you didn't mean to start a debate?  On Friday? [B]

Is Mebin said:

Does anyone know if Accordance has forums like this one?

tom said:

Bruce Dunning said:

Does anyone know what % of the market share Accordance has vs. Logos or other programs? It may be my imagination but I thought that Logos was a much bigger company.

Overall, I believe you are correct.  If we are simply talking about the Mac platform, I believe Accordance is larger than Logos.  L5 is the first somewhat stable product Logos has created for the Mac platform.  

With Accordance adding Windows to their product line, I believe things are going to become very interesting. 

The last thing I need is another spork.

I already have 4, that do basically the same thing but just get to the same results by various means.

But I know that this one has no bling, this one has some bling, that other one has a little more bling, that the last one has way too much bling.

I really want bible software that will compile the 4 into one and ixnay ALL the bling! - that would make me a very very happy.

Yes but it's nowhere near as good as Logos PBB:

Michael Childs said:

Can anyone tell me if Accordance has a comparable feature to Personal Books in Logos?

Michael Childs said:

If so, can you read the Personal Books on the Accordance iPad app?

Yes every* module you own including personal books are iOS compatible.

-Dan

*Some minor modules-- parallels, timeline and more annoyingly for some the 3D Atlas are not yet compatible with the iOS. All others are compatible. Personal modules and a few books must be manually synced with your computer. But works fine over wifi for syncing. 

Room4more said:

I don't know.

I was wrong.

See, now...that wasn't so hard, was it? [:P]

The disadvantages of A-company are:

1. that You have to pay for maintaining the software. See:
   www.accordancebible.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=9354&p=42901
2. that You get version 9 collection resources, not version 10 collection resources, if You install it on Windows now, so You miss for example Eerdmans Bible Dictionary. You have to pay $28 shipping to Sweden for getting the emulator and collection:
   www.accordancebible.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=9408&p=42976
   The Windows version is comming out in the end of the year.
3. they don't have a good comprehensive and affordable Bible dictionary. See: http://community.logos.com/forums/t/66283.aspx?PageIndex=2
4. that there's little, if any, information about resources on the product pages. Not even year issued.
5. that the store search doesn't work in IE9.
6. that some resources such as the 1989 Revised English Bible and Liddell and Scott Greek-English Lexicon are incomplete. REB missing footnotes, LSJ missing the 1996 supplement.
7. that they don't carry the UBS Translators Handbook Sirach -volume.
8. that You can't return anything to get a refund, no matter what.

Thank you again, Unix!  I was considering A-Company to do some fill in for Logos. But while I was waiting for the Windows version, I've been buying hardcopy, so now I'm not sure I want to have to battle two companies instead of one.

'No return' is interesting. Even at a bookstore you can thumb through it for an hour (!) and see it's a fit.  The samples on Logos are good but just samples. But no return on Accordance?  I suspect Bob has a report on return-abusers and I'm right at the top!  (Since I look for Libronix volumes)

You didn't buy an A-company collection yet, did You?:

DMB said:

But while I was waiting for the Windows version, I've been buying hardcopy, so now I'm not sure I want to have to battle two companies instead of one.

Congratulations to Your 2000th post, Fredc!

I have been an Accordance owner for a long, long time. Much of what Unix is saying is not true.

I will concentrate on one issue:

Customer support/help/refunds/ect.

They are top notch in these areas, much like Apple and Logos.

Where they differ is: If they know you are in trouble, having issues, in a bind, they will "call you" or email you, or text you, no matter where in the world the team might be.

Example: Logos crashed on A friday night, I was in trouble, could not get it going, needed to do a specific function. Posted on Accordance as well as Logos that I was in difficulty.

Accordance staff e-mailed me, then called me-From Israel,,,, to guide me through to a solution for my study.

Another event: Accordance went down, on a Saturday, I posted to the forums. Within an hour, Helen called me, again, while on vacation in Israel, screen shared, fixed my install and I was up and running.

I bought some things I did not want, a mistake, they fixed it, got what I wanted-returned items and reloaded what I wanted.

It is fine to compare these to extremely good products, but we must do so fairly, rightly- this is the Christian way of doing things.

They are different programs, different code, different emphasis, bit both have value, great value.

There absolute best comparison i can give is that they have two different functions:

Logos is a Library System with a lot of search functions etc.

Accordance is primarily for Exegetical Work, Original Languages ( several ) and has many intense search functions, great maps and pics.

Both are really good companies, both care about the customer, both deal with the same publishing difficulties.

I use both because I need and desire the best of both programs.

Logos has a lot of Catholic/Orthodox/Anglican/Lutheran resources that Accordance does not have.

Accordance has speed of search and speed of search in complex and heavy searches that Logos does not.

I love visual filters ( yes, KSFJ has ruined me ).

I love the speed and accuracy of Accordance in all types of search.

I love Logos for dealing with commentary and other extra-biblical materials.

I love Accordance for "side by side"  work with my Bible and greek/Hebrew texts.

Again, both are great programs, both have things they do well and things the other program does well.

It's not a "pick sides" type of thing. These are tools, these are good tools, but that is what they are-tools, nothing more.

Blessings

Yep, kinda like that supertramp. Perhaps like saws. I have certain saws for certain types of cutting. I have a general circular saw and, I have precision saws, hand saws, side cutter saws, reciprocating saws, many different saws.

I reach for the one that will do the best job. Often, I start with one saw to get to a certain point in the work, then finish with other saws.

Just depends on the work before me.

Today I have four saws out: Logos, Accordance, Paper books and a Pen/paper. Yep, going at with the tools needed. ( Now, if I could just find my mind, I know I put it here somewhere).

hahahahaha! That! Was great DMB, that was great.

Gee, are you looking in my window!?

I needed a good belly laugh, thanks .

Thanks Randy. That was one of my favorite shows back in the early '90's. My wife hated it.[:^)]

3 out of forefathers recommend it [:D][:D][:D] Just like Logos! [:D]

Accordance has a lot more titles than most people think and the performance is outstanding. No waiting for reindexing. If you contyact them, they will send you a PDF of the available titles, but you can also see them on their website. Accordance is more conservative in the way they count titles as well. For instance, they count a commentary set as one title, not 40 because it had 40 volumes.