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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Certinia ERP Cloud

    Score5.5 out of 10
    N/ACertinia ERP Cloud automates financial management on the Salesforce platform. The customer-centric ERP software includes a general ledger, automated billing processes, and financial intelligence.N/A

    Sage Intacct

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ASage Intacct is a cloud ERP system targeted at high-growth small and medium-sized businesses. Intacct includes applications for core financials and accounting, purchasing, order management, and financial reporting and business intelligence. It also integrates with 3rd party software like Salesforce.N/A
    Pricing
    Certinia ERP CloudSage Intacct
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Certinia ERP CloudSage Intacct
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Certinia ERP CloudSage Intacct
    Considered Both Products
    Certinia
    Chose Certinia ERP Cloud
    Compared to other accounting software FinancialForce Accounting has its good and bad aspects but overall it is a good option. Reporting directly from FinancialForce Accounting can be difficult to do, but standard accounting tasks are straightforward and not time-consuming to …
    Incentivized
    Chose Certinia ERP Cloud
    The initial allure of FinancialForce Accounting was the fact that we were very happy with Salesforce.com and the ability to integrate FinancialForce Accounting with Salesforce.com easily (although it was time-consuming). But after analyzing its functionality it was also …
    Incentivized
    Sage
    Chose Sage Intacct
    Sage Intacct's advanced functionalities and deep integration with other Third-party APIs make it stack up against its competitors.
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    Multi entity capabilities and the "dimension" structure resulted in our choosing Intacct over the others we evaluated. Sage has incredible reporting capabilities and the ability to easily customize reports and dashboards tipped the scale in our decision making process.
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    Sage Intacct implementation and product was much better than Financial Force Accounting for us. We had to cancel our implementation of FFA due to it not having what we needed.
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    • Innovation.
    • Ease of use.
    • Robust rev rec.
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    We previously used FinancialForce Accounting. It was convenient that it was on the Salesforce.com platform because everything else in our business is on that platform. However, over time those benefits were outweighed by its shortcomings. It was not a mature accounting …
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    We looked at Financial Force early on, but price and compatibility to fund accounting did not meet our needs. When introduced to Intacct it hit on all of the key points that we were looking for in our upgrade of our accounting system and would highly recommend it to others. …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    94%
    Would buy again
    878 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    713 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    890 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    439 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    84%
    Implementation went as expected
    503 Answers
    Features
    Certinia ERP CloudSage Intacct
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Certinia ERP Cloud and Sage Intacct
    Feature
    Certinia ERP Cloud
    8.4
    2 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Sage Intacct
    7.0
    335 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Pay calculation8.52 Ratings7.05 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.02 Ratings6.45 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.02 Ratings7.14 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings6.94 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.8335 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Certinia ERP Cloud and Sage Intacct
    Feature
    Certinia ERP Cloud
    8.4
    4 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Sage Intacct
    7.9
    753 Ratings
    3% above category average
    API for custom integration8.84 Ratings8.1710 Ratings
    Plug-ins8.03 Ratings7.8572 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Certinia ERP Cloud and Sage Intacct
    Feature
    Certinia ERP Cloud
    8.4
    5 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Sage Intacct
    8.8
    1159 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Single sign-on capability8.65 Ratings8.8951 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.15 Ratings8.71125 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Certinia ERP Cloud and Sage Intacct
    Feature
    Certinia ERP Cloud
    7.9
    5 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Sage Intacct
    7.9
    1243 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Dashboards8.45 Ratings7.71114 Ratings
    Standard reports6.55 Ratings8.01210 Ratings
    Custom reports8.85 Ratings8.11192 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Certinia ERP Cloud and Sage Intacct
    Feature
    Certinia ERP Cloud
    7.9
    6 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Sage Intacct
    8.1
    1365 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Accounts payable8.05 Ratings8.51264 Ratings
    Accounts receivable7.14 Ratings8.31109 Ratings
    Global Financial Support8.01 Ratings8.1341 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations6.33 Ratings8.71082 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting7.43 Ratings8.0627 Ratings
    Standardized Processes8.73 Ratings8.3734 Ratings
    Cash management00 Ratings8.01177 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation00 Ratings7.91167 Ratings
    Expense management00 Ratings8.2836 Ratings
    Time tracking00 Ratings7.8465 Ratings
    Fixed asset management00 Ratings8.0604 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings8.3465 Ratings
    Multi-division support00 Ratings8.8752 Ratings
    Regulations compliance00 Ratings7.7453 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing00 Ratings7.2336 Ratings
    Self-service portal00 Ratings7.5559 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings8.7790 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings8.3463 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings8.0454 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Certinia ERP Cloud and Sage Intacct
    Feature
    Certinia ERP Cloud
    10.0
    3 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Sage Intacct
    6.6
    440 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Inventory tracking10.03 Ratings7.5333 Ratings
    Automatic reordering10.03 Ratings5.58 Ratings
    Location management10.03 Ratings8.3411 Ratings
    Manufacturing module00 Ratings5.25 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Certinia ERP Cloud and Sage Intacct
    Feature
    Certinia ERP Cloud
    8.1
    2 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Sage Intacct
    7.7
    650 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Pricing8.02 Ratings8.1417 Ratings
    Order entry8.02 Ratings8.2578 Ratings
    Credit card processing8.52 Ratings7.7417 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold8.02 Ratings6.314 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings8.1337 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Certinia ERP Cloud and Sage Intacct
    Feature
    Certinia ERP Cloud
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Sage Intacct
    -
    Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Certinia ERP Cloud and Sage Intacct
    Feature
    Certinia ERP Cloud
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Sage Intacct
    -
    Ratings
    Budgeting and Forecasting9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Costing9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost Capture10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Capital Project Management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Certinia ERP Cloud and Sage Intacct
    Feature
    Certinia ERP Cloud
    8.2
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Sage Intacct
    -
    Ratings
    Project Planning and Scheduling7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score8.9 out of 10
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    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zoho One
    Score8.9 out of 10
    MYOB
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    Score6.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Certinia ERP CloudSage Intacct
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (8 ratings)
    8.6
    (1419 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.9
    (82 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (140 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.2
    (13 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (14 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.8
    (128 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    Online Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    2.0
    (13 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.8
    (21 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.1
    (12 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (26 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (309 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (11 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (10 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (10 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Certinia ERP CloudSage Intacct
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Certinia
    For accounting systems, users and/or evaluators often want to see some type of matrix or "heads up" comparisons of specific features and functionality of a system in key areas such as: 1) General Ledger 2) Order to Cash cycle 3) Purchase to Pay cycle 4) Cash management 5) Inventory and/or Cost Accounting (Projects/Jobs, etc) 6) Revenue Recognition 7) Fixed Assets management 8) Budgets 9) Tax 10) Reports and Analysis It would be great if this kind of matrix existed to be filled in by reviewers so that others could benefit from their perspectives about the applications and how they address or handle the specific features/functionality. With respect to FinancialForce, the company has found that nearly all the key features it needed were available from the application.
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    Sage
    It is well-suited for nonprofit accounting with its ability to track expenses and revenues by both department and funding source. It is easy to set up vendors and customers for invoices and bill payments. It is less appropriate for proper budget management and purchasing with multiple approvers, particularly when edits are required.
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    Pros
    Certinia
    • User interface is more modern and user-friendly than other software
    • Dashboards allow for good visual interpretation
    • Reports are able to be customized to better fit users' needs
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    Sage
    • Custom, real-time financial reporting. I am able to streamline my reporting to pull in various account groups and calculations which save me time from having to do it in Excel.
    • Out of the box standard reports for clients who don't require as custom of reporting or even as a great starting point to build out reports.
    • Integrations with other platforms, such as Airbase, various banks, Rippling, etc.
    • The dashboard module is extremely helpful in my monthly review of various entities.
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    Cons
    Certinia
    • Since SalesForce was not made with accounting in mind, building FinancialForce as a module on top of SalesForce gives problems because the overarching architect of SalesForce cannot facilitate all the accounting requirements.
    • The FinancialForce integration team was not very good, and did not help us set up our FinancialForce very well. Their customer support is also lacking and takes a long time to respond and troubleshoot our problems.
    • FinancialForce doesn't actually build financial statement reports. We were only able to run a trial balance, and we had to build the statements ourselves in Excel.
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    Sage
    • Downloading bill register reports for all the entities at the top level would be helpful.
    • An increase in the Time frame of the Auto-Log out feature for security will be helpful.
    • I think there is some room in the automation part that can be improved.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Certinia
    The company has now converted its legacy, "home grown" operations system and built it on the force.com platform, and the integration between it and FinancialForce is deeply entrenched. No other application would be able to replicate this functionality, and the company will be able to scale and leverage the force.com platform as it grows.
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    Sage
    Sage Intacct is continuously evolving and increasing it's functionalities. I am excited to attend conferences to learn what is in the roadmap for future releases. Additionally, using Sage Intacct allows me grow as a professional, I am really enjoy the knowledge that I have within the product to be able to share my experiences.
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    Usability
    Certinia
    Change management is always an issue, but the evidence of the application's usability is that both long-time employees (used to the legacy systems for many years) and newer employees have been able to learn the system and improve their business processes.
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    Sage
    The ease of use as a seasoned user is wonderful; however, new users struggle to adapt to the program efficiently. Better training videos--all in one location--would be beneficial. The use of a "sandbox" environment is a great tool for new employees or for the fiscal department to test certain journal entries or other transactions to verify accuracy of data.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Certinia
    Unless the internet is completely unavailable - which has not happened yet - the application is always accessible. Since FinancialForce is built on the force.com platform, it's uptime is tied to Salesforce security and system performance standards
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    Sage
    There has only been one occurrence where Sage Intacct was not available to me, however I had already been working a number of hours trying to get a project completed. It honestly allowed me to step back and take a much needed break.
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    Performance
    Certinia
    If Visualforce pages are enabled, they sometimes slow down the load time.
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    Sage
    As fas as integration is concerned I don't feel this slows Sage Intacct down at all. However, sometimes I do feel it takes some larger reports more time to load due to all the detail. As well as, I "move very fast" in my motions so sometimes I double click on fuctions too quickly and the system seems to think that I have a duplicate request.
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    Support Rating
    Certinia
    The response time for FinancialForce is exemplary. Immediate acknowledgement of the support request by automatically logging a case/ticket on the provider side, then less than 24-hour follow up by a support team member with specific questions, information or resolution for the issue.
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    Sage
    Only a few times have we had to reach out to support, and every time we did, we received a relatively quick response and a solution was found fairly quickly. Only once was there an issue that took longer than a week to resolve, but it still did eventually get solved.
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    In-Person Training
    Certinia
    No answers on this topic
    Sage
    I have taken in person training classes at several of the annual Sage Intacct user conferences. It is very interactive and the trainers are very easy to follow and understand. They are great at getting everyone in the class involved. They also make sure everyone has learned to task before moving to a new one.
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    Online Training
    Certinia
    Through its Xtra login website available to its customers, FinancialForce offers a complete set of online, video tutorials, training and documentation. Each tutorial is "bite-sized", meaning it imparts instructional, step-by-step information in 2-3 minute narrated videos. For a particular cycle or process, like invoices to payments for example, each tutorial builds on the last so that the user can get a complete picture of the steps and process in less than 10 minutes.
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    Sage
    The free training is very minimal. For what we pay for the service, I would like more training. We end up training new users in-house because the provided free training is not nearly comprehensive enough. That being said, the training provided, for the material covered, was adequate and relevant for the given topics.
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    Implementation Rating
    Certinia
    The company decided to run parallel for three months in order to soften the impact of the change from the legacy "system" - which users had been interfacing with for over a decade - to FinancialForce. While not recommended, this did provide time for the in-house "super user" team of 2 people to become completely familiar with the application, and thus provide hands-on training and be a resource for the users who would be processing the daily accounting transactions.
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    Sage
    I would not use a thrid party administrator to implement your system, especially if you are going to be modifying the system at all. Use Intacct implementors as they will be able to better support you on any issues that come up after you go live.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Certinia
    FinancialForce Subscription & Usage Billing has more features, more useability, and manages higher numbers of customers. The systems I have used in the past are easier to navigate but couldn't handle this number of customers.
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    Sage
    As a CPA in public accounting, I was exposed to many systems. I was in on the ground floor with the implementation of NetSuite for a client; it was clunky, the reporting was ugly, and it wasn’t user friendly. Sage Intacct is a great option for mid-size organizations who have outgrown Quickbooks.
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    Scalability
    Certinia
    No answers on this topic
    Sage
    You can do a lot with this system and integrate it with a lot of your additional systems you use daily.
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    Return on Investment
    Certinia
    • Beneficial to easily be able to track impact of fluctuating currencies.
    • Integration with Salesforce.com reduced/elimintated manual entry which saves various colleagues time.
    • Increased visibility over the entire sales cycle because of the integration between Salesforce.com & FinancialForce Accounting.
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    Sage
    • Sage Intacct has made a very positive impact to our business objectives; it has provided strong ROI through automation features that reduce manual data input and associated risk of error, enhancing accuracy and operational efficiency.
    • It empowers us to make data-driven decisions that further refine our strategic plan by bettering the process of financial close with real-time and detailed reporting.
    • This also extends to multi-entity management, which eased consolidation and thus supported growth and scaling. This feature-rich software finally serves to drive productivity further and facilitate resource usage.
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    ScreenShots

    Sage Intacct Screenshots

    Screenshot of Accounts Receivable: Automate accounts receivable processes.Screenshot of Revenue Recognition: Automated and compliant revenue recognition with complete support for ASC 606 and IFRS 15.Screenshot of Real-Time Reporting: Real-time reporting with up-to-minute financials across multiple business dimensions. Show only the metrics that matter based on the user viewing the dashboard.Screenshot of the times and expense management dashboard, which is customized to reflect the user's role, displaying relevant information that aligns with their position, thereby presenting each individual with the data most pertinent to their responsibilities.Screenshot of the detailed company metrics used to forecast business growth.Screenshot of the order management workflows, which are automated to accelerate quote-to-cash sales