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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Acumatica

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AAcumatica delivers a set of cloud-based business software applications with dashboards, reporting tools, integrated document management, centralized security, and customization tools.

    $1,000

    per year

    Sage 500

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/ASage 500 ERP includes accounting and finance, distribution and supply chain, and manufacturing operations support modules. The latest Sage 500 release includes accounts payable enhancements, credit card processing, and general updates, as well as updates to the solution's modules.N/A
    Pricing
    AcumaticaSage 500
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AcumaticaSage 500
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPricing is always consumption-based with no five-year lock-ins or termination penalties. The Acumatica ERP pricing structure allows adding casual users, suppliers, and customers without paying for additional licenses. The cost is based on the features and resources utilized, not on the number of users who access the system. An Acumatica partner works with users to understand specific requirements, determine the proper resources and modules for the company, and presents a price for the license.—
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    Community Pulse
    AcumaticaSage 500
    Considered Both Products
    Acumatica
    Chose Acumatica
    Acumatica is much more user-friendly than Sage 500 ERP and Microsoft Dynamics 365.
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    Acumatica pulls together the pieces that I used to have to build myself or use multiple systems to accomplish. Most recently having used Sage Quantum Accounting, I was struggling with needing to build many reports from scratch for reporting that I find Acumatica does with …
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    Acumatica offered the easiest tailoring for our unique needs, specifically regarding dropship transactions for food products. We were able to build out multiple modules to handle these scenarios on top of the core functionality that simply wasn't available in several other …
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    Acumatica is way better due to customizations and security
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    Better in some ways, others not so much. Easier to learn and use than SAP, but IQMS has better real-time machine monitoring.
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    Way more advanced technology and adaptability to meet our current business needs. Flexibility with no code/low code customization
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    Far superior in automation, reporting, inventory management, and production processing.
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    Being cloud based it is more cost effective from a hardware and licensing standpoint. You have more vendors that support the product as well for 3rd party add ons.
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    So much better than Sage500. Sage was not investing in making the product better and was becoming irrelevant and hard to work with. Moving to the Cloud has allowed us to take the load off our IT team and allow staff to be more mobile.
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    Acumatica licensing is the way to go
    Incentivized
    Sage
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    725 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    648 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    714 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    475 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    70%
    Implementation went as expected
    418 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    AcumaticaSage 500
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Acumatica and Sage 500 ERP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    7.1
    108 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Sage 500 ERP
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Pay calculation5.294 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration4.671 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Direct deposit files5.894 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Acumatica and Sage 500 ERP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.0
    312 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Sage 500 ERP
    8.5
    3 Ratings
    11% above category average
    API for custom integration8.1293 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Plug-ins8.0266 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Acumatica and Sage 500 ERP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.1
    386 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Sage 500 ERP
    8.5
    3 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Single sign-on capability8.5318 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions7.8379 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Acumatica and Sage 500 ERP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    7.7
    394 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Sage 500 ERP
    8.0
    3 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Dashboards7.9369 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Standard reports7.2387 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Custom reports7.8377 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Acumatica and Sage 500 ERP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.6
    659 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Sage 500 ERP
    8.0
    3 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Accounts payable8.4639 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Accounts receivable8.5529 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Global Financial Support7.7230 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.0318 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations8.2503 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting7.9360 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Standardized Processes8.4401 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Acumatica and Sage 500 ERP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.1
    415 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Sage 500 ERP
    8.0
    3 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Inventory tracking8.1407 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Automatic reordering7.2204 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Location management7.7271 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Acumatica and Sage 500 ERP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.3
    424 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Sage 500 ERP
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Pricing7.5365 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Order entry8.1378 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Credit card processing7.5259 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold7.4353 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Order Orchestration7.5194 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Acumatica and Sage 500 ERP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.6
    493 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Sage 500 ERP
    5.9
    2 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Billing Management7.8332 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management8.0443 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management7.4238 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting7.7253 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Period Close8.5358 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Acumatica and Sage 500 ERP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    9.9
    4 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Sage 500 ERP
    6.9
    1 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Budgeting and Forecasting9.64 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Project Costing9.93 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Cost Capture9.93 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Capital Project Management10.02 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance10.02 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition9.93 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Acumatica and Sage 500 ERP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    7.3
    172 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Sage 500 ERP
    4.5
    1 Ratings
    42% below category average
    Project Planning and Scheduling5.7154 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers6.5151 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality6.6130 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools6.688 Ratings00 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of Acumatica and Sage 500 ERP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    7.8
    68 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Sage 500 ERP
    7.5
    1 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Award Lifecycle Management7.268 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Acumatica and Sage 500 ERP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    7.1
    253 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Sage 500 ERP
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared7.096 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Authoring6.572 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated7.6207 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Supplier Management7.1143 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Contract Repository00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of Acumatica and Sage 500 ERP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    6.8
    106 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Sage 500 ERP
    4.3
    1 Ratings
    41% below category average
    Risk Repository6.974 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Control Management7.194 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments7.279 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Issue Detection6.681 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification6.365 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of Acumatica and Sage 500 ERP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.5
    131 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Sage 500 ERP
    -
    Ratings
    Transportation Planning and Optimization7.097 Ratings00 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management7.794 Ratings00 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management6.371 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management7.6104 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management6.7100 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Acumatica and Sage 500 ERP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.6
    150 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Sage 500 ERP
    -
    Ratings
    Production Process Design7.1126 Ratings00 Ratings
    Production Management8.0138 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configuration Management7.4124 Ratings00 Ratings
    Work Execution7.4116 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs8.2132 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Acumatica and Sage 500 ERP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    7.7
    177 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Sage 500 ERP
    1.3
    1 Ratings
    138% below category average
    Forecasting6.7148 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Inventory Planning6.8166 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring7.4145 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Acumatica and Sage 500 ERP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.2
    100 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Sage 500 ERP
    5.3
    1 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Proposal Management6.884 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management7.295 Ratings4.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    AcumaticaSage 500
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (744 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.4
    (61 ratings)
    6.3
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    7.9
    (35 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    8.5
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.4
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.2
    (27 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    7.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.4
    (3 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.8
    (17 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    6.5
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    5.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    5.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.5
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AcumaticaSage 500
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Acumatica
    I would love to recommend it to my friends and colleagues. They have a dedicated storage manager along with some really good cloud capabilities, which helps get the work done efficiently and professionally. We have been using it since 2022, and they are great in this segment.
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    Sage
    Sage 500 ERP is great for companies with core accounting needs, distributors, and discrete manufacturers. Some areas, such as process manufacturing, would require a companion product from an ISV for the software to be truly functional. Some areas, such as construction or retail apparel, may simply not be well-served.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Acumatica
    • We just went live about two weeks ago, so we are here at Acumatica Summit to see everything it's capable of. One of the things it is capable of is the dashboards and the integration with some of these third-party people to ensure we can get the data we need when we need it, so we're looking forward to getting all that live for us.
    Incentivized
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    Sage
    • Sage is the one-stop-shop for all of our needs. We're able to control contracts, subcontracts, and field reports from the program.
    • Another strength is the ability to database all the information and export it to excel. This makes data-based investigations a breeze.
    • The ability for Timberscan to be imported to Sage is a huge help with in