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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Financial Edge (legacy)

    Score6.8 out of 10
    N/AA legacy software offering, Blackbaud now instead offers and supports their cloud-based accounting solution, Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT as a modern alternative.N/A

    NetSuite ERP

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ANetSuite is a suite of ERP and accounting modules which is sold in various editions aimed at different size customers. The multi-country, multi-currency version is an additional module called OneWorld. Netsuite is a SaaS system and is not offered in an on-premise edition.N/A
    Pricing
    Financial Edge (legacy)NetSuite ERP
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Financial Edge (legacy)NetSuite ERP
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Users subscribe to NetSuite for an annual license fee. The license is made up of three main components: core platform, optional modules and the number of users. There is also a one-time implementation fee for initial setup. New modules and users and can be added as a business grows.
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    Community Pulse
    Financial Edge (legacy)NetSuite ERP
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    NetSuite
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Would buy again
    252 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    215 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    254 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    79%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    133 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    68%
    Implementation went as expected
    134 Answers
    Features
    Financial Edge (legacy)NetSuite ERP
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Financial Edge (legacy) and NetSuite ERP
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    4 Ratings
    154% below category average
    NetSuite ERP
    1.1
    15 Ratings
    147% below category average
    Pay calculation1.03 Ratings1.013 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration1.02 Ratings1.010 Ratings
    Direct deposit files1.02 Ratings1.39 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management1.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management1.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Financial Edge (legacy) and NetSuite ERP
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    7 Ratings
    154% below category average
    NetSuite ERP
    9.2
    74 Ratings
    19% above category average
    API for custom integration1.05 Ratings9.264 Ratings
    Plug-ins1.07 Ratings9.947 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Financial Edge (legacy) and NetSuite ERP
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    9 Ratings
    157% below category average
    NetSuite ERP
    9.7
    81 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Single sign-on capability1.06 Ratings9.762 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions1.09 Ratings9.880 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Financial Edge (legacy) and NetSuite ERP
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    9 Ratings
    155% below category average
    NetSuite ERP
    9.9
    72 Ratings
    31% above category average
    Dashboards1.09 Ratings9.971 Ratings
    Standard reports1.09 Ratings9.970 Ratings
    Custom reports1.09 Ratings9.970 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Financial Edge (legacy) and NetSuite ERP
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    10 Ratings
    154% below category average
    NetSuite ERP
    7.9
    275 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Accounts payable1.09 Ratings8.6269 Ratings
    Accounts receivable1.07 Ratings8.6248 Ratings
    Cash management1.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation1.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expense management1.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Time tracking1.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fixed asset management1.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency support1.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-division support1.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Regulations compliance1.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing1.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service portal1.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support1.06 Ratings9.926 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers1.08 Ratings9.928 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting1.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Localizations1.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations1.08 Ratings9.341 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting1.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting1.07 Ratings9.935 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework1.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes1.07 Ratings9.937 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Financial Edge (legacy) and NetSuite ERP
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    3 Ratings
    152% below category average
    NetSuite ERP
    9.1
    48 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Inventory tracking1.02 Ratings10.047 Ratings
    Automatic reordering1.02 Ratings8.928 Ratings
    Location management1.03 Ratings9.635 Ratings
    Manufacturing module1.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Financial Edge (legacy) and NetSuite ERP
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    2 Ratings
    154% below category average
    NetSuite ERP
    9.4
    220 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Pricing1.02 Ratings9.953 Ratings
    Order entry1.02 Ratings8.4216 Ratings
    Credit card processing1.02 Ratings8.937 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold1.02 Ratings9.548 Ratings
    Order Orchestration1.02 Ratings9.921 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility1.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution1.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Financial Edge (legacy) and NetSuite ERP
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    NetSuite ERP
    7.9
    216 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Billing Management00 Ratings8.6205 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings9.927 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings9.831 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings8.927 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings9.935 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Financial Edge (legacy) and NetSuite ERP
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    NetSuite ERP
    6.6
    32 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings6.026 Ratings
    Project Costing00 Ratings6.023 Ratings
    Cost Capture00 Ratings6.022 Ratings
    Capital Project Management00 Ratings4.014 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings9.913 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings6.922 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Financial Edge (legacy) and NetSuite ERP
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    NetSuite ERP
    4.1
    17 Ratings
    51% below category average
    Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings8.914 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings3.311 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings3.010 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings3.68 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of Financial Edge (legacy) and NetSuite ERP
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    NetSuite ERP
    3.1
    12 Ratings
    82% below category average
    Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings3.57 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Financial Edge (legacy) and NetSuite ERP
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    NetSuite ERP
    3.3
    19 Ratings
    71% below category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings3.58 Ratings
    Contract Authoring00 Ratings1.910 Ratings
    Contract Repository00 Ratings3.58 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings3.613 Ratings
    Supplier Management00 Ratings9.913 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of Financial Edge (legacy) and NetSuite ERP
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    NetSuite ERP
    3.1
    11 Ratings
    71% below category average
    Risk Repository00 Ratings3.58 Ratings
    Control Management00 Ratings1.911 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings3.57 Ratings
    Issue Detection00 Ratings3.58 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification00 Ratings3.58 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of Financial Edge (legacy) and NetSuite ERP
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    NetSuite ERP
    3.1
    17 Ratings
    73% below category average
    Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings2.89 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings2.88 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings2.88 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management00 Ratings9.914 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings2.511 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Financial Edge (legacy) and NetSuite ERP
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    NetSuite ERP
    9.4
    16 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Production Process Design00 Ratings8.912 Ratings
    Production Management00 Ratings8.914 Ratings
    Configuration Management00 Ratings9.910 Ratings
    Work Execution00 Ratings9.912 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings8.914 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Financial Edge (legacy) and NetSuite ERP
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    NetSuite ERP
    8.5
    141 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings8.817 Ratings
    Inventory Planning00 Ratings8.5138 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring00 Ratings8.914 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Financial Edge (legacy) and NetSuite ERP
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    NetSuite ERP
    3.9
    13 Ratings
    59% below category average
    Proposal Management00 Ratings2.610 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management00 Ratings3.29 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Financial Edge (legacy)NetSuite ERP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (10 ratings)
    8.4
    (375 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (49 ratings)
    Usability
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (235 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (16 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (15 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (216 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (10 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.4
    (17 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.8
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Financial Edge (legacy)NetSuite ERP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    • Financial Edge is well suited for traditional day to day accounting, accounts payable, and related needs.
    • Financial Edge dashboard does not provide a snapshot view of data that I have found are available through other platforms (like QBO).
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    NetSuite
    Best suited for mid-market to lower scale enterprises (under 2,000 employees) especially if migrating from Quickbooks or another fragmented small business system. Also, multi-entity and global operational businesses are very well suited as there is robust functionality around multi-subsidiary, multi-currency and multi-tax controls. Finally, businesses with inventory & supply chain heavy businesses would find the functionality very useful as the system allows warehouse management, lot/batch tracking, fulfillment, etc. Not well suited for startups (a lot of functionality not needed) or very small businesses (under $3mm in revenues). Overkill in complexity and cost and implementation leg-work is necessary relative to the underlying operations of the business. Also, companies with a heavy manufacturing business (shop floor execution) lacks depth with true manufacturing ERPs like Epicor, Infor, etc. and companies expecting consumer grade UX feels like the interface isn't modern or very intuitive right out of the box.
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • Financial edge is able to be customized in a way that fits our organization.
    • Financial edge is able to provide reports to our end-users on budget versus actual account balances.
    • Financial edge is able to handle a large volume of transactions with ease, having built-in capabilities for batching and balancing.
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    NetSuite
    • It gives high flexibility to maintain different kind of financial data with ease. It also support 606 standard.
    • Customisation is a key, whereas we can do as many customisation based on our critical financial need.
    • It is cloud based and easily scalable.
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • Customer service blames the customer, and never offers solutions other than "wait it out." I've always been told it's my computer, even though everyone else at my work has the same issues.
    • Website is constantly "under maintenance" and it somehow never gets better.
    • The Database View is outdated and glitchy. Honestly get rid of it.
    • The Crystal Report is the only way to handle monthly recurring statements, and Financial Edge does not offer support for it anymore. Good luck figuring that out on your own.
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    NetSuite
    • The area for the largest improvement needed is the implementation process. Especially when it comes down to an accounting based ERP setup rather than a CRM model. The experts should have accounting backgrounds in addition to the system knowledge for implementation.
    • There should be more training focused on the Dashboards and the maneuverability of the data focused for each graph or report within the dashboards.
    • The AP system is a little problematic with more complex company hierarchy. Due to the AP Invoice headers being driven by "main line" but the expense distribution being driven by journal entries - the AP aging is hard to verify the accuracy and can be distorted by different types of transactions.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    NetSuite
    NetSuite is able to cover all of our needs, spanning multiple departments and managerial levels. We use it daily for a multitude of functions, including creating promotions, estimating inventory, pulling historical reports, forecasting sales, and more. Overall, we're very satisfied with NetSuite as an ERP solution and recommend it to medium to large businesses.
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    It's user friendly, when it wants to be.
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    NetSuite
    NetSuite is a cloud tool, and is easy to implement for mid-sized organizations. It comes with standard forms/ printing layouts, and financial reporting (both summary and detailed), which are very handy for business users. In addition to these, with 99.99% service availability, NetSuite makes it one of the most reliable ERP tools available on the market.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Discontinued Products
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    NetSuite
    It has been very reliable. I can only think of 1-2 times in 4.5 years that we have had issues getting in, and in each case were able to get back in within 1 hour. There has not been a major downtime
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    Performance
    Discontinued Products
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    NetSuite
    Most of the time the performance is very good. Pages load in a few seconds; financial reports take less than 5 seconds; basic searches take a few seconds. But performance can be sporadic throughout the day and cause the run time to triple.
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    Support Rating
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    I would give this a zero if I could. Here's the deal. Once you request a chat with a representative, they immediately respond. So responsiveness: 10/10. However, they have a tendency to (always) tell you that whatever problem you're experiencing is your problem, not theirs. They offer no solutions and never take responsibility for their website malfunctioning
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    NetSuite
    I would like to give 8 rating for NetSuite support and reason for that is below: Whenever we faced any technical or functional issues we tried to reach out to NEtSuite support but response was not immediate. We told them about the urgency of the issue but still we were not getting response on time. Then, we have to reach out to AE to get things resolved.
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    In-Person Training
    Discontinued Products
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    NetSuite
    I had in person training for a day when first got the software. The training was good. The challenge was that there was a large gap between training and when we went live so we forgot quite a lot
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    Online Training
    Discontinued Products
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    NetSuite
    Online training is quite strong. I have used for specific pieces of functionality.However it is not sufficient in all areas.
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    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    NetSuite
    I felt NetSuite Professional Services did an excellent job of guiding us in the implementation. I also felt our internal teams were a little resistant to the change and engagement of new software. Had we performed better engaging and buying into the new software, I would be able to rate the implementation better. Therefore, the lower number should not be viewed as a deficiency with the software or the professional services teams, but as an reminder of how important complete buy-in from the local users is.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    Financial Edge is more economical than GuideStar, and more focused on the financial successes than simply the management of funds and general data.
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    NetSuite
    QuickBooks Online is, by far, a better and easier-to-use product for smaller companies. Only switch to Netsuite if you have to. We switched to NetSuite because we have numerous subsidiaries, and QuickBooks would not be able to handle the complexity.
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    Scalability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    NetSuite
    We have been able to scale our business 25X without any major overhaul with Netsuite. Its dashboard setup makes onboarding new employees very easy and allows data to be shared across multiple offices. Its cloud setup does not put any pressure on IT to scale servers or other infrastructure. We have been able to become much more efficient in all aspects of the business.
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • Like any enterprise software, there are costs/investments ahead of return. It isn't something you would implement without support.
    • During the significant financial downturn, we were able to use FE to forecast trends and make budget adjustments easily. It transformed communication about forecasting and cuts with assurance.
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    NetSuite
    • NetSuite ERP has allowed us to see more clear details around where our business is financially which leads to smarter business decisions.
    • NetSuite ERP has freed up time that was spent on certain functions in our old accounting software, leading to more efficiency.
    • NetSuite ERP has given us more visibility across business divisions.
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    ScreenShots

    NetSuite ERP Screenshots

    Screenshot of one view into the most critical business processes.Screenshot of Netsuite's mobile-friendly design