I've used George and I think it is really good and the only way of going cheaper is with pen and paper. The reason why I stopped using it is because your very limited with technology, it has to be PC and palm, nobody uses palm nowadays except a few window cleaners.
I've gone to an app called bento and written my own database that suits my business needs. The next step on for me is buying a better database FileMaker Pro. This works on the devices that I own (iPhones).
Simon.