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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Sage 100cloud

    Score6.8 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Sage 100 (or Sage 100cloud is a business management software offering a broad range of modules designed to meet the many needs of virtually any business. It encompasses financial operations and accounting, payroll, business intelligence, CRM, eBusiness, manufacturing and distribution.N/A

    Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/AUnit4 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) (formerly Business World, and before that Aggresso) is an ERP accounting software designed to deliver visibility and control over finances, projects, procurement, reporting, forecasting and payroll.N/A
    Pricing
    Sage 100cloudUnit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    Editions & Modules
    Sage 100 ERP Standard
    Custom Pricing
    Per Seat per Month
    Sage 100 ERP Advanced
    Custom Pricing
    Per Seat per Month
    Sage 100 ERP Premium
    Custom Pricing
    Per Seat per Month
    Sage 100 ERP Online
    $0
    Per User per Month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Sage 100cloudUnit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Features
    Sage 100cloudUnit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Sage 100 and Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    Feature
    Sage 100
    8.5
    8 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    33% above category average
    Pay calculation8.08 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.06 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Direct deposit files10.08 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Sage 100 and Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    Feature
    Sage 100
    6.5
    9 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    23% below category average
    API for custom integration3.06 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Plug-ins10.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Sage 100 and Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    Feature
    Sage 100
    5.0
    15 Ratings
    48% below category average
    Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Single sign-on capability4.015 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions6.014 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Sage 100 and Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    Feature
    Sage 100
    7.0
    17 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    10.0
    3 Ratings
    32% above category average
    Dashboards2.011 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Standard reports9.016 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Custom reports10.015 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Sage 100 and Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    Feature
    Sage 100
    7.6
    17 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    10.0
    3 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Accounts payable9.017 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.013 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Global Financial Support5.04 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers9.06 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations9.07 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting9.05 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Standardized Processes9.05 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Sage 100 and Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    Feature
    Sage 100
    6.8
    11 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Inventory tracking6.011 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Automatic reordering6.78 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management6.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Sage 100 and Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    Feature
    Sage 100
    7.8
    10 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Pricing9.010 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Order entry9.010 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Credit card processing4.010 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold9.010 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Order Orchestration8.63 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Sage 100 and Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    Feature
    Sage 100
    7.7
    7 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    29% above category average
    Billing Management7.05 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management7.06 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management6.05 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting8.24 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Period Close7.06 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Sage 100 and Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    Feature
    Sage 100
    8.0
    5 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    -
    Ratings
    Budgeting and Forecasting9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Costing9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost Capture8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Capital Project Management8.63 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance7.83 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition7.83 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Sage 100 and Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    Feature
    Sage 100
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    32% below category average
    Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    -
    Ratings
    Project Planning and Scheduling5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of Sage 100 and Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    Feature
    Sage 100
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    -
    Ratings
    Award Lifecycle Management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Sage 100 and Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    Feature
    Sage 100
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    32% below category average
    Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    -
    Ratings
    Bids Analyzed and Compared5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Authoring5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Repository5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supplier Management5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of Sage 100 and Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    Feature
    Sage 100
    4.4
    1 Ratings
    39% below category average
    Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    -
    Ratings
    Risk Repository5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Management5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue Detection3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of Sage 100 and Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    Feature
    Sage 100
    7.1
    3 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    -
    Ratings
    Transportation Planning and Optimization7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management7.63 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Sage 100 and Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    Feature
    Sage 100
    8.2
    3 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    -
    Ratings
    Production Process Design8.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Production Management8.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configuration Management8.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Work Execution8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Sage 100 and Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    Feature
    Sage 100
    7.8
    3 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Planning8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring7.63 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Sage 100 and Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    Feature
    Sage 100
    1.4
    1 Ratings
    134% below category average
    Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    -
    Ratings
    Proposal Management1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Sage 100cloudUnit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (21 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.6
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Sage 100cloudUnit4 Enterprise Resource Planning
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Sage
    Sage 100 has been well suited for running the monthly accounts receivable and accounts payable aging reports. This helps us track our accounts that need to be collected and payments that need to be made. Our field operations team has been slow and unwanting to adopt the Sage Field Ops just because they're resistant to change and technology. It's less appropriate for really detailed accounting reports spanning for long periods of time with all accounts because it takes a very long time to run and process.
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    Unit4
    Unit4 is good for small and mid-level companies where they need a single platform to manage their functionality.
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    Pros
    Sage
    • Simple to implement and use. Operation very intuitive so new employees are quickly trained.
    • It is very flexible with many modules and many features allows for easy customization to suit particular needs of any department or company.
    • Context sensitive help, training and support make it easy for a company to operate with out a lot of additional outside tech support.
    • Scalable plenty of room to grow as the business grows without being bloated.
    • Pricing is very reasonable.
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    Unit4
    • Since the software is built with your needs in mind, it can be tailored to your specific needs.
    • System security is also created with your specific needs in mind and can be extremely detailed for various roles within the organization.
    • The various modules integrate well, if thought through system processes when building.
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    Cons
    Sage
    • Sage 100 at times will simply not connect to our server, we get remote support & all is well but, that issue tends to happen 2-3X a year.
    • Other than the above, I really can't complain. Coming from a more custom U.V. type database that used a whole bunch of codes to navigate, I think Sage 100 is 10x easier to use.
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    Unit4
    • Their layout and limited web capabilities are a turn-off
    • They lack basic functionality in their web [version]
    • The implementation phase is bumpy since their guides and process documents are not step by step and are usually confusing
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Sage
    I would put this out to bid, if I were at the same organization. There have been a lot of improvements and changes in enterprise software and my preference would be to find a good web-based or cloud-based tool. Lower overall cost of ownership and improved efficiency would be my target criteria for a rebid of this.
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    Unit4
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Sage
    Overall Sage 100 has been pretty user friendly. If we have a question on anything, we are able to contact our implementation rep who helps us right away. Some of the Sage Field Operations may not be as intuitive for our field personnel to use. I wish the reports ran faster so that we could run and put together many reports quickly at once.
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    Unit4
    Unit4 is very easy to use. One can use it without much technical knowledge.
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    Support Rating
    Sage
    Sage Support is very good. I usually get a person on the phone in a short time frame and usually get my issues fixed in one called.
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    Unit4
    Their consultant and support service is also very responsive.
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    Implementation Rating
    Sage
    We had an advantage in implementing the tool in that our director of Ops had been part of the team implementing the ERP for other users so we knew what to expect and were able to avoid a lot of the challenges people sometimes face with implementations. However, the process still took far longer than desired.
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    Unit4
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Sage
    I didn't choose Sage 100 ERP -- it was already in use when I started at the organization over five years ago. It has the same types of pros and cons as other big hulking software suites meant to power the infrastructure of corporations. It's slow, tough to customize, and doesn't connect well with other software. It does bring all the information into one place, which is great
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    Unit4
    I have used Fund EZ and QuickBooks. Unit4 is for larger organizations and was needed for our scaling.
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    Return on Investment
    Sage
    • Sage 100 overall had a very positive overall ROI for the business. All users were making decisions based on the same information and valuable time was no longer spent trying to analyze data from a number of sources.
    • Moving the warehouses to using Sage 100 reduced the operating expense of the distribution side of the business by 5% on an annual basis (~$100K).
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    Unit4
    • Our business processes were in flux when the initial build of our system was taking place - this made lives very difficult. Make sure processes are set!
    • Time - beyond what could have been imagined - this is a huge project, that needs proper resources assigned to it within a company when planning to install.
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