TrustRadius: an HG Insights company

Save this comparison

Save this comparison

Add Product

Recommended Comparisons

    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AFinancial Edge NXT is a cloud accounting solution tailored for nonprofits that provides a general ledger, projects, grants, endowments, accounts payable and receivable, fixed assets, banking, and more. It offers real-time reporting, with one-click drill-down functionality and export capability.N/A

    Veracross

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AVeracross is a student information system and has several modules, including Admission, Academics, Development, etc. all sharing a single database.N/A
    Pricing
    Blackbaud Financial Edge NXTVeracross
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Blackbaud Financial Edge NXTVeracross
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsBlackbaud is currently offering the first six months of Financial Edge NXT free for new customers. Limited conditions apply.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Blackbaud Financial Edge NXTVeracross
    Considered Both Products
    Blackbaud
    Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
    In comparison to Veracross, Blackbaud FENXT is much more user-friendly. I used Veracross 4-5 years ago, and the student billing/accounts receivable functionality was the absolute worst. It wasn't customizable, and it seemed that I ran into an issue every day and had to …
    Incentivized
    Veracross
    Chose Veracross
    I actually prefer NXT, but Veracross is much better in student data and records that I have kept it so we are all using one system.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    79%
    Would buy again
    92 Answers
    83%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    77%
    Delivers good value for the price
    70 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    79%
    Happy with the feature set
    93 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    69%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    40 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    62%
    Implementation went as expected
    46 Answers
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    Blackbaud Financial Edge NXTVeracross
    Student and Faculty Administration
    Comparison of Student and Faculty Administration features of Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT and Veracross
    Feature
    Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
    -
    Ratings
    Veracross
    9.9
    5 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Integrations with 3rd-Party Education Technology00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Online Registration Management00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    District Communications, such as messaging and alerting00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Roster Management00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Platform Customization00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Teacher Self-Service00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Student Data Security00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Community Support00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Class Scheduling00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    State and National-level Reporting00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Compliance Support00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Teacher and Parent Mobile Application00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Blackbaud Financial Edge NXTVeracross
    Small Businesses
    MIP Fund Accounting
    Score8.7 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    MIP Fund Accounting
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Schoolmint Hero
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    Schoolmint Hero
    Score9.7 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    Blackbaud Financial Edge NXTVeracross
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (150 ratings)
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.2
    (15 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (14 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.4
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Blackbaud Financial Edge NXTVeracross
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Blackbaud
    The look of the reports and the platform is great. It's easy to lookup vendors and find some information. I wish the flow to navigate around the system was more intuitive. We tend to do more going back and forth to move to another vendor. It must be an easier solution. But that's the learning curve piece we need.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Veracross
    Veracross is software that can be highly recommended to anyone in the education industry. Veracross offers a breadth of services varying from administration to student-parent communication. The unique abilities that Veracross offers such as email reminders, attendance management, billing, and payment processing, and attendance tracking have made my job as an administrative support manager so much easier and more productive here at Teachables.
    Read full review
    Pros
    Blackbaud
    • Uploading and inputting information is easy due to a clear format and outline.
    • Researching and finding past information is quick and easy to navigate due to searching and filtering options as well as the ability to name the files for quick searches.
    • Pulling project titles and accounts - you can have a large amount of projects and accounts and are able to know them through the system without having to memorize each individual title.
    • Being able to export a general ledger for an account to excel while still being formatted correctly.
    • Having the ability to filter in what transactions are pulled in the general ledger. You are able to easily look at all the activity or only activity in a certain time frame or other specific filters.
    • There is always access to help from Blackbaud services for any sort of difficulty.
    • Learning and the ability to attend Blackbaud classes are readily and easily available so you can increase your knowledge and ability to serve well in your organizations' role.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Veracross
    • mobile-friendly portal for staffulty, parents, and students
    • built-in or easy-to-configure integration with other systems (for example, RankOne and Naviance)
    • targeted messaging based on data within the system
    • "where is student now?" is one-click away
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cons
    Blackbaud
    • Queries is not fully set up yet and could use more functionality within the reporting structure
    • Recurring payments do not seem to be moving forward and we have several annuities that run quarterly
    • Queue appears to be going away and report scheduling is coming, however, you cannot send to users outside of your organization. We run so many monthly reports that we used to have emailed out via queue that now we have to run them manually and save them to a sharepoint site for our campus partners to access.
    • A little concerned with printing checks once database view goes away since the one time I tried it the printing margins were totally off.
    • Integration of papersave products and cash receipts.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Veracross
    • Normally it has everything I need for my work, today I was able to make a video call and chat from my cell phone and this adds more positive points to Veracross.
    Read full review
    Likelihood to Renew
    Blackbaud
    BB seems to forcing changes on customers at a faster rate. This company needs stability because it is understaffed in accounting. There isn't time to drop everything and work up workarounds or even try to judge effects. There also isn't the time to find a replacement suite unless things get really bad.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Veracross
    We will continue to use Veracross for the simple fact that we have one database across all of the departments in our school. Veracross continues to listen to customer feedback and improve and enhance the system.
    Read full review
    Usability
    Blackbaud
    I don't have much to compare it to but if I speak of just the reporting options; sometimes there are so many options I spend more time finding the "perfect" report when a basic report with minimal columns is needed. But I know I can always add to the report if asked.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Veracross
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Blackbaud
    No one is perfect, but this support team is as close as it gets. They respond promptly and if the person I'm talking to doesn't have the answer they find someone that does. They also provide documentation and/or resources to support their responses to my questions. The online chat is awesome and usually all I need
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Veracross
    LOVE the Technical Response Team - the first line of help at Veracross. I can quickly submit a ticket and receive a response knowing that they have looked in our system and know what we are trying to do! Our account manager is also amazing! So nice to have a person within the company who knows our school and our needs!
    Read full review
    Online Training
    Blackbaud
    The training is semi helpful if you have already been in the system. If you are completely new it does make it kind of hard since chart of accounts will be different among organizations. For a general idea it is helpful. One complaint on training would be that as FENXT is attempting to go fully to the web solution there were often times things that were moved or changed that even the trainer was unaware of and had to adapt on the fly.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Veracross
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Blackbaud
    The implementation can be easy depending on how familiar you are with Blackbaud products. It is cloud based so there is not a need for IT involvement but you do need to know your business requirement.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Veracross
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Blackbaud
    Prior to using Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT, a financial software package offered by Sage was used. Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT is much more user friendly, and integrates with the fundraising software used by the Foundation, Raiser's Edge. The integration has eliminated duplicate entry of donor information into the financial software. In addition, the add-in tools provided by Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT make journal entries a much more efficient process.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Veracross
    Veracross has better built-in integrations with other platforms/systems. IT is much simpler and easy to use. It keeps records in a much simpler way and can be accessed through different modes of reporting. It is very easy to keep track of the progress in any training, project, or assignment with Veracross.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Return on Investment
    Blackbaud
    • Record accuracy has gone up with Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT. We are able to keep everything separate using both natural accounts and projects.
    • The AP module has increased our speed in issuing checks. We are able to easily review and see where approvals may be stuck in order to get checks out promptly.
    • The approval chains and easily viewed records of approvals have helped our auditors easily track processes for internal control walkthroughs.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Veracross
    • Not sure, but our school has been using it for years, so it must be worth it. Veracross is good about updating and adding features.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    ScreenShots

    Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT Screenshots

    Product screenshotProduct screenshotProduct screenshotProduct screenshotProduct screenshot