Once you get use to Drake it is not too bad.  The cost savings makes it worth it.  There are a few things you must manually enter that Lacerte does automatically, but not enough to spend thousands of dollars more for Lacerte.  I use Drake for my personal tax clients who live in multiple states also.  This way I don't have to charge them so much extra per state.  You pay one price for everything in Drake.  They do not nickel and dime you like Lacerte.  When you call support, someone answers the phone right away and they are the person who helps you.  Lacerte could learn a few things from Drake.