Accounting Power vs. ScaleFactor

Retail, professional services, non-manufacturing, or non-inventory-based clients are a great fit.

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I work with several businesses and have attempted to bring ScaleFactor into multiple. Thus far the business status/environment has been suitable for ScaleFactor only once, but I'll continue to look for more. ScaleFactor is great when a company has matured beyond the owner making all accounting and banking entries. As soon as multiple systems are needed, it's likely a decent time to call ScaleFactor. I'm confident my operations could run through ScaleFactor for a long time as the next step for us would be something akin to NetSuite or some other more rigid enterprise solution. Additionally, our business has a geographically displaced work force, typically working from home. Having access to all systems via the cloud has been great. No longer do we have to pass a specific computer back and forth for a physical computer software license. It's enabled maximum work flow convenience.

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• Simple layout
• Logical menu and format
• Flexibility in designing reports
• Department/location accounting

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• ScaleFactor has been a great resource for me as I got my business off the ground. They have allowed me to focus on marketing and strategy while they handle my Quickbooks and other accounting needs. Great accounting and finance solutions that don't require you to hire an in-house staff
• Presenting data clearly.

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• CPA firm's client interface for delivery of bills to pay
• Better ACH payment options for bill payment
• Additional layer of department/location allocation
• Invoicing option in mobile app

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• Could connect with All saving accounts i.e. Building society saving aswell as major banks.
• When a connected bank or savings account hasn't been used for a month or 2 it could show a 0 transaction to keep it updated rather then saying "last updated 3 months ago"

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I do not see a good alternative in the market

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It provides everything one needs for accounting services and then some at a price point that makes it very affordable.

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ScaleFactor has been a great resource for me as I got my business off the ground. They have allowed me to focus on marketing and strategy while they handle my Quickbooks and other accounting needs. Great accounting and finance solutions that don't require you to hire an in-house staff.

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Needs some work. Support staff seem to be computer people, not accountants or users of the system. Their answers sometimes seem short and computer-based. Not answered in a way that says, "I have thought through this and here is what I see to do."

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Not sure if support is still available.

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Seek out others who have done it and learn from them.

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I find Accounting Power to have more flexibility, power, and reporting capability than QuickBooks Online with a simpler interface.

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Scale factor, can be used like Xero I believe. However all my past data was already stored in Xero so I used it as an add on. It is a lot more user friendly and helpful, i.e. you don't need to be an accountant to use it. However I am not sure it is useable anymore or supported, so i have gone back to using Xero alone.

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• Allowed for standardized processes
• Improved efficiency in disbursement processing
• Bank feed is easily broken
• ACH payment options are not well established

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• They have been fundamental in helping us grow and scale at a relatively low cost in comparison to out-sourcing these functions. We can spend more on other items that can fuel growth while knowing the back end is taken care of.
• They provide automated supports for key areas like payroll, expenses, etc so that we can quickly get back to focusing on the other items.

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