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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Accounting Seed

    Score6.2 out of 10
    N/AAccounting Seed is accounting software that is native to Salesforce.N/A

    Sage X3

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ASage X3 is an ERP solution with a robust range of capabilities supported by collaboration, analytics, and workspace tools.N/A
    Pricing
    Accounting SeedSage X3
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Accounting SeedSage X3
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPricing starts at $3,960/year.
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    Features
    Accounting SeedSage X3
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Accounting Seed and Sage X3
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Sage X3
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Pay calculation8.32 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.62 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.32 Ratings6.42 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management9.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Accounting Seed and Sage X3
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Sage X3
    5.3
    3 Ratings
    35% below category average
    API for custom integration9.74 Ratings5.22 Ratings
    Plug-ins9.73 Ratings5.33 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Accounting Seed and Sage X3
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Sage X3
    7.2
    4 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Single sign-on capability9.74 Ratings8.13 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.74 Ratings6.34 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Accounting Seed and Sage X3
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.1
    6 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Sage X3
    5.3
    4 Ratings
    31% below category average
    Dashboards9.75 Ratings5.74 Ratings
    Standard reports8.76 Ratings5.14 Ratings
    Custom reports8.86 Ratings5.14 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Accounting Seed and Sage X3
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    8.9
    6 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Sage X3
    6.2
    4 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Accounts payable9.66 Ratings6.44 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.74 Ratings6.44 Ratings
    Cash management9.45 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation8.66 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expense management9.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Time tracking9.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fixed asset management9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency support7.23 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-division support8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Regulations compliance7.63 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing8.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service portal9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support10.03 Ratings6.33 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.74 Ratings6.53 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting9.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Localizations10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations9.76 Ratings6.44 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting5.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting8.55 Ratings6.44 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework9.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes9.14 Ratings6.44 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Accounting Seed and Sage X3
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Sage X3
    7.5
    4 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Inventory tracking9.72 Ratings7.93 Ratings
    Automatic reordering9.72 Ratings7.43 Ratings
    Location management9.72 Ratings7.44 Ratings
    Manufacturing module6.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Accounting Seed and Sage X3
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.4
    2 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Sage X3
    6.8
    4 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Pricing9.72 Ratings7.54 Ratings
    Order entry10.02 Ratings7.84 Ratings
    Credit card processing10.02 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold10.02 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Order Orchestration9.72 Ratings7.43 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility6.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution9.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Accounting Seed and Sage X3
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    -
    Ratings
    Sage X3
    6.0
    4 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Billing Management00 Ratings7.44 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings7.44 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings6.84 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings6.54 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings7.44 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Accounting Seed and Sage X3
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    -
    Ratings
    Sage X3
    6.7
    2 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings6.42 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings6.42 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of Accounting Seed and Sage X3
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    -
    Ratings
    Sage X3
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings8.22 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Accounting Seed and Sage X3
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    -
    Ratings
    Sage X3
    7.2
    3 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings6.83 Ratings
    Contract Authoring00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Contract Repository00 Ratings6.93 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings7.73 Ratings
    Supplier Management00 Ratings7.73 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of Accounting Seed and Sage X3
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    -
    Ratings
    Sage X3
    7.3
    2 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Risk Repository00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Control Management00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Issue Detection00 Ratings7.42 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of Accounting Seed and Sage X3
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    -
    Ratings
    Sage X3
    5.7
    4 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings6.54 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings6.54 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings6.94 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management00 Ratings7.34 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings6.94 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Accounting Seed and Sage X3
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    -
    Ratings
    Sage X3
    7.3
    3 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Production Process Design00 Ratings7.33 Ratings
    Production Management00 Ratings7.33 Ratings
    Configuration Management00 Ratings7.43 Ratings
    Work Execution00 Ratings7.33 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings7.23 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Accounting Seed and Sage X3
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    -
    Ratings
    Sage X3
    6.8
    3 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings6.63 Ratings
    Inventory Planning00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Accounting Seed and Sage X3
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    -
    Ratings
    Sage X3
    7.4
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Proposal Management00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management00 Ratings7.42 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Accounting SeedSage X3
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    6.8
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (3 ratings)
    6.9
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.8
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Accounting SeedSage X3
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Accounting Seed
    I wouldn’t recommend Accounting Seed to enterprise companies. However, Accounting Seed is the best cloud accounting tool for small and medium-sized companies that are yearning to automate accounts payable and receivable, inventory management, and invoice customization in one integrated platform.
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    Sage
    I wouldn't suggest this ERP for small organizations, especially if there is no IT staff. While they do offer support packages, they can be costly as certain packages limit the number of times you can call in. Hiring an outside consulting firm to support is another route, however that could become costly as well. Medium to large businesses with savvy tech staff would be a good fit for this ERP.
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    Pros
    Accounting Seed
    • Accounting Seed is an affordable accounting solution
    • It offers many features making it an ideal accounting solution for business
    • The software integrates well with Salesforce
    • The software comes with a friendly User Interface
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    Sage
    • Easy to understand software for new users.
    • Journal entry and review process is easy.
    • Sage is efficient in tracking multi subsidiary transactions.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Accounting Seed
    • Custom reporting seems cumbersome, but it could just be that we need better instructions, more examples, maybe some more canned reports. My company needs the ability to compare multiple years, and more than one budget in a report - we start with an approved board budget and then we reproject each quarter.
    • Non profits need to print financials by restriction level - this has also been very awkward - all the data is there but I have to piece it together in an excel spreadsheet every time I want it.
    • In general, the materials needed for non profits is not as accessible as it could be.
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    Sage
    • The reports
    • Imports
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    Usability
    Accounting Seed
    It always works well. We've never had programming issues. Never. It is easy to customize. The system can grow with you as your business grows and changes. Being cloud-based you can work from anywhere. It is intuitive. You have all the features of Salesforce, like workflows, that work perfectly in Accounting Seed. Having that full integration with Salesforce allows you to see all our data in one platform
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    Sage
    The interface could be a little bit more friendlier and intuitive. Normally end users complain about the ergonomics of the system, even though my experience tells me that is a situation that dilutes itself pretty fast. Another aspect that I think Sage could improve, is the way reports and queries are managed, it seems that at least at some level, there could be a easy drag and drop way (or just by picking fields) to create simple queries/reports. Having to rely on some data base knowledge is not very user friendly. But overall the system is very powerful and a good tool for companies that want to have control over their operations.
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    Support Rating
    Accounting Seed
    We seldom have had to use their support but when we have, they have been responsive and actually were able to answer our questions in a simple, nontech language. You don't have to be a programmer to talk to them!
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    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Accounting Seed
    Honestly, Accounting Seed was the only one I focused on when looking to switch from our existing program. It showed in the partner app store and stated it was created native to SalesForce. As I read through it's capabilities, cost, etc., I knew it was the right choice.
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    Sage
    Unfortunately, the product was purchased before I began working at the organization. I am unsure what other products they may have reviewed before purchasing Sage ERP X3.
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    Return on Investment
    Accounting Seed
    • Business users save time sending payments to suppliers and reimbursing employees since it is just by one click.
    • The three-way POS match ensures that figures match on orders and invoices before paying suppliers.
    • Capturing data on reports that are not submitted, approval times, and policy exceptions.
    • Expense management and time tracking enable us to view the exact time taken to complete projects and the exact amount that should be paid.
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    Sage
    • Sage was easy to setup when we got started.
    • Exporting data out of sage has been extremely hard.
    • Sage is quite fairly priced compared to other alternatives.
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