Business software that keeps working, and the tools to build it
Thoroughbred makes accounting and ERP software, development tools and hosted services for UNIX, Linux and Windows. Businesses run on it. Developers build on it. We support both.
Run your business
Accounting, distribution and point of sale for distributors, reprographers, sporting goods dealers and schools.
See solutions →Build on Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred Basic, OPENworkshop, Dictionary-IV and DataServers for Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, MariaDB and ODBC.
Explore the platform →Get help
Searchable 8.9.1 manuals, downloads, product activation and a support team that answers the phone.
Go to support →Solution-IV and your OPENworkshop applications, now in any browser
Web OpenWorkshop runs all the regular Solution-IV products, and any OPENworkshop or Dictionary-IV application, in Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari. Your users get the same screens and the same data, in a modern look, with nothing to install on their workstations. It's available December 1, 2026, with OPENworkshop 8.9.1.
- Nothing to install on the workstation
- Your application runs unchanged on your server
- Reports open as PDF or print at the workstation
- TLS-encrypted, with each user's own sign-in
Software for the way your business runs
Solution-IV and AS3 handle accounting, operations and customer service for businesses and schools.
Solution-IV Accounting
Integrated accounting and distribution that fits the way you work.
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Solution-IV Reprographics
Business management built for reprographics and print shops.
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Solution-IV Retail and Team Sales
For retailers who also sell to teams, leagues and schools.
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Point of Sale
Checkout that updates inventory the moment you ring a sale.
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AS3 School Administration
Student information and administration for postsecondary schools.
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Web portals and analytics
Give customers self-service and managers live numbers.
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Cloud hosting and managed services
We run your applications so you don't have to.
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Backup and disaster recovery
Your data safe off-site, and your business running through a disaster.
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Consulting, development and training
The people who build the platform, working on your project.
Learn more →- Year founded
- 1982
- Systems installed worldwide
- 280,000+
- Business partners
- 750+
- Current Thoroughbred release
- 8.9.1
News and how-tos
- Solution-IV RTS: software for retail sports and team salesSolution-IV · Oct 6, 2026
Talk to someone who knows the system
Call us, or tell us what you're working on and we'll set up a demo.