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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Microsoft Dynamics SL

    Score5.3 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Dynamics SL is one of the ERP products in the Dynamics family. This product was acquired from Solomon 2000. The product is typically used by SMBs, particularly in project-based businesses (e.g. construction). It has strong accounting and project management capabilities.N/A
    Pricing
    Sage IntacctMicrosoft Dynamics SL
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Sage IntacctMicrosoft Dynamics SL
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsMust contact sales team for pricing.—
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    Community Pulse
    Sage IntacctMicrosoft Dynamics SL
    Considered Both Products
    Sage
    Chose Sage Intacct
    Sage Intacct has better features than Microsoft SL. I used SL at a past employee, the system was outdated and didn't offer a lot of features Intacct does. SL was slow and the usability / functionality were not highly rated. Intacct I still believe needs to continue to develop …
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    Chose Sage Intacct
    Microsoft Dynamics GP and SL are both very antiquated systems. They are rigid and do not offer much customization. Quickbooks is affordable but lacks in its reporting functionalities for a mid-sized business. Xero is a decent system but is not as powerful as Sage Intacct.
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    Sage Intaccct contract billing is not as sophisticated as MS Dynamics SL was 10 years ago.
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    Microsoft Dynamics - Solomon is much easier to use. Financial Edge is not very user-friendly but it's easier to use than Intacct. Intacct does have more features than Solomon and Financial Edge.
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    Intacct's out of the box functionality as a SaaS platform allowed us to standardize accounting processes while providing enough configurations to match core business workflows.
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    Intacct is a multi-tenant cloud solution and has a lower total cost of ownership (TCO).
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    Dynamics SL has a good Project Accounting module, but it is very antiquated; some businesses need those features: I have seen some companies use very old solutions, and they are married to them because they have been highly customized and do one thing that they must have really …
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    878 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    713 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    890 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    439 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    84%
    Implementation went as expected
    503 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Sage IntacctMicrosoft Dynamics SL
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Sage Intacct and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    7.0
    335 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Pay calculation7.05 Ratings9.62 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration6.45 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files7.14 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management6.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management7.8335 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Sage Intacct and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    7.9
    753 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    6.0
    6 Ratings
    23% below category average
    API for custom integration8.1710 Ratings6.06 Ratings
    Plug-ins7.8572 Ratings6.04 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Sage Intacct and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    8.8
    1159 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    7.3
    9 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Single sign-on capability8.8951 Ratings7.49 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.71125 Ratings7.38 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Sage Intacct and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    7.9
    1243 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    6.8
    9 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Dashboards7.71114 Ratings7.15 Ratings
    Standard reports8.01210 Ratings7.19 Ratings
    Custom reports8.11192 Ratings6.19 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Sage Intacct and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    8.1
    1365 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    7.4
    10 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Accounts payable8.51264 Ratings7.610 Ratings
    Accounts receivable8.31109 Ratings6.07 Ratings
    Cash management8.11177 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation7.91167 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expense management8.2836 Ratings00 Ratings
    Time tracking7.8465 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fixed asset management8.0604 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency support8.3465 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-division support8.8752 Ratings00 Ratings
    Regulations compliance7.7453 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing7.2336 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service portal7.5559 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support8.1341 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting8.7790 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations8.71082 Ratings7.43 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting8.3463 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting8.0627 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework8.0454 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes8.3734 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings6.63 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Sage Intacct and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    6.6
    440 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    4.3
    5 Ratings
    59% below category average
    Inventory tracking7.5333 Ratings6.05 Ratings
    Automatic reordering5.58 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management8.3411 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    Manufacturing module5.25 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Sage Intacct and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    7.7
    650 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    6.7
    3 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Pricing8.1417 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Order entry8.2578 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Credit card processing7.7417 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold6.314 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility8.1337 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Sage Intacct and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    5.8
    3 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Billing Management00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings7.33 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings6.32 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings7.43 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Sage Intacct and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    4.7
    3 Ratings
    47% below category average
    Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings7.33 Ratings
    Project Costing00 Ratings6.33 Ratings
    Cost Capture00 Ratings2.12 Ratings
    Capital Project Management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of Sage Intacct and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    6.3
    1 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Sage Intacct and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Production Management00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Sage Intacct and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Inventory Planning00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
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    Score7.7 out of 10
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    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score6.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Sage IntacctMicrosoft Dynamics SL
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (1419 ratings)
    6.6
    (17 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (82 ratings)
    5.4
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (140 ratings)
    1.8
    (6 ratings)
    Availability
    7.2
    (13 ratings)
    9.9
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    7.0
    (14 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (128 ratings)
    9.5
    (4 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    2.0
    (13 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.8
    (21 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.1
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    7.8
    (26 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (309 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.3
    (11 ratings)
    1.4
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.0
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.3
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Sage IntacctMicrosoft Dynamics SL
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Microsoft
    For a small to mid-size business, MS Dynamics SL is effective. We are capable of managing our finances with a very low risk of error. We have worked with MS Dynamics for almost 15 years and have more than doubled the size of our business in that time with very few issues from the program. We have exponentially increased our revenue and reporting demands and have found SL to be very dependable and stable. The program does have the occasional glitch and those are sometimes outside of the realm of expertise of our IT department. SL support is excellent, but their timeliness is not as urgent as ours.
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    Pros
    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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    Microsoft
    • Provides flexibility for complex project based cost accounting
    • Strong and flexible allocation processer for cost allocations, markups, and pricing
    • A "Flexible Billing" module under the project controller series that allows for multiple billing formats ranging from fixed price schedule of values, T&M or Cost Plus, and scheduled billing.
    • Flexible reporting with options using Crystal Reports, SSRS, a Quick Query tool, and ability to tie into MS Office tools such as MS Access and MS Excel
    • Tight integration with Financials, but also the ability to integrate with modules such as Sales Order, Inventory, and Field Service
    • Customization abilities ranging from a VBA (visual basic for application) foundation to allow customizing existing forms to the ability to use the SDK (Software Development Kit) to build more complex customizations that integrate with Dynamics SL.
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    Cons
    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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    Microsoft
    • Reporting in the Project module is lacking functionality. I understand that most companies have specific needs when it comes to tracking project information but the standard reports are not good.
    • I would recommend a product like Management Reporter that is for Projects only. Project Reporter should allow users to pull in all Project related data into reports.
    • Fixing suspended batches. Obviously all of us users have experienced this mess. SL knows what needs to be corrected and there could be some step by step fixes in a separate repair module to do the steps we do in Query Analyzer.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Microsoft
    Unfortunately, Dynamics' lack of ability to smoothly integrate with our CRM system is causing us to look at other solutions. The efficiencies that we gain by using Dynamics for our day to day accounting are lost in the constant headaches of getting sales quotes to import properly into the system for invoicing. Another major issue for us has been budgeting and reporting. We currently do all of our budgeting and board reporting in Excel, which is too time consuming and inefficient, especially when a system as robust as Dynamics should easily be able to handle this relatively simple task.
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    Usability
    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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    Microsoft
    I rate it a 10 because we have removed the fields we don't need so users can really crank the data into the system. The software was designed for the professional services firm in mind but does a tremendous job for construction firms and "blended" companies that are both distribution firms but project centric as well. Perhaps they drop ship inventory to a project where their employees or subs need to work on a project for example.
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    Reliability and Availability
    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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    Microsoft
    We have had only one unplanned outage for 2 hours in the last 30 months. We shut down for 30 min to 1 hour once a month, but that is for Microsoft OS updates to the servers. Being a 24/7 world wide operation, the reliability is really important. We do get an 8 hour window on the weekend that we can be down for a short period to install Microsoft Dynamics SL updates, but we do not have many of those. On our last version upgrade, we shut the users out at 9:30 am and were fully operational in less than 6 hours. The upgrade was New SQL server, New SL server and 2 new Citrix servers.
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    Performance
    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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    Microsoft
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    Support Rating
    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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    Microsoft
    Support is only used when needed, so unfortunately ,they get all the odd issues. It's a difficult business, but Microsoft and our firm do a great job of meeting customer needs. We get routine feedback that our support services are very good.
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    In-Person Training
    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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    Microsoft
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    Online Training
    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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    Microsoft
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    Implementation Rating
    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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    Microsoft
    Just to let it take its course. The implementation for me once I became a part of my former organization was pretty seamless. Just get to know the basics and call the support team to ask questions if you need help on an issue, should they arise. They are ready, willing, and able to help!
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Microsoft
    Of the comparable mid-range ERP systems, Dynamics SL competes at the lower end based on price, but also above the high-end based on flexibility, data, and reporting. Being able to stay with the same core accounting from a $100 million dollar company to a $3 billion dollar company shows the range of capabilities.
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    Scalability
    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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    Microsoft
    Since the backbone of the database is MS SQLServer, the database can be easily scaled.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Microsoft
    • More time is spent on manipulating reports which can and should be automated.
    • Lack of electronic invoicing process and other green technology features creates more cost on printing and storage costs.
    • The lack of a user friendly interface requires more training and a bigger learning curve for staff.
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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