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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Accounting Seed

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AAccounting Seed is accounting software that is native to Salesforce.

    $3,960

    per year

    Aptean Intuitive ERP

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AAptean Intuitive ERP is an enterprise resource planning solution. It is built specifically for manufacturers who build products in regulated industries, such as aviation, electronics, and medical devices. It includes features such as product configuration, component serial number traceability, and engineering change management.N/A
    Pricing
    Accounting SeedAptean Intuitive ERP
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Accounting SeedAptean Intuitive ERP
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Accounting SeedAptean Intuitive ERP
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Accounting Seed and Aptean Intuitive ERP
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Aptean Intuitive ERP
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation8.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management9.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Accounting Seed and Aptean Intuitive ERP
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Aptean Intuitive ERP
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    6% above category average
    API for custom integration9.74 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Plug-ins9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Accounting Seed and Aptean Intuitive ERP
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Aptean Intuitive ERP
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Single sign-on capability9.74 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.74 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Accounting Seed and Aptean Intuitive ERP
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.1
    6 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Aptean Intuitive ERP
    6.0
    2 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Dashboards9.75 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Standard reports8.76 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Custom reports8.86 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Accounting Seed and Aptean Intuitive ERP
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    8.9
    6 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Aptean Intuitive ERP
    4.9
    2 Ratings
    45% below category average
    Accounts payable9.66 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.74 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Cash management9.45 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation8.66 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expense management9.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Time tracking9.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fixed asset management9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency support7.23 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-division support8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Regulations compliance7.63 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing8.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service portal9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support10.03 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.74 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting9.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Localizations10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations9.76 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting5.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting8.55 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework9.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes9.14 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Accounting Seed and Aptean Intuitive ERP
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Aptean Intuitive ERP
    6.7
    2 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Inventory tracking9.72 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Automatic reordering9.72 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Location management9.72 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Manufacturing module6.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Accounting Seed and Aptean Intuitive ERP
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.4
    2 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Aptean Intuitive ERP
    6.0
    2 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Pricing9.72 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Order entry10.02 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Credit card processing10.02 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold10.02 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Order Orchestration9.72 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility6.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution9.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Accounting Seed and Aptean Intuitive ERP
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    -
    Ratings
    Aptean Intuitive ERP
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Billing Management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Accounting Seed and Aptean Intuitive ERP
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    -
    Ratings
    Aptean Intuitive ERP
    4.4
    1 Ratings
    53% below category average
    Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Project Costing00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Cost Capture00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Capital Project Management00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Accounting Seed and Aptean Intuitive ERP
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    -
    Ratings
    Aptean Intuitive ERP
    5.8
    1 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Supplier Management00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Accounting Seed and Aptean Intuitive ERP
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    -
    Ratings
    Aptean Intuitive ERP
    6.6
    1 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Production Process Design00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Production Management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Work Execution00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Accounting Seed and Aptean Intuitive ERP
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    -
    Ratings
    Aptean Intuitive ERP
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Inventory Planning00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    Accounting SeedAptean Intuitive ERP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.8
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Accounting SeedAptean Intuitive ERP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Accounting Seed
    I wouldn’t recommend Accounting Seed to enterprise companies. However, Accounting Seed is the best cloud accounting tool for small and medium-sized companies that are yearning to automate accounts payable and receivable, inventory management, and invoice customization in one integrated platform.
    Incentivized
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    Aptean
    If you have a programmer and are willing to let them learn the system and want software to function the way you run your business this may work well. If you do not have a programmer on staff and are willing to change your business to match the software but think in the future you may wish to modify your ERP software this may work out well. If you want something you can modify quickly this is not a good choice. If you do not wish to modify the code nor your business practices an evaluation would be required. It does allow substantial modifications, but there are areas it may not fit with your business so well. It is possible that Intuitive may happen to make the options you require available in the future.
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    Pros
    Accounting Seed
    • Accounting Seed is an affordable accounting solution
    • It offers many features making it an ideal accounting solution for business
    • The software integrates well with Salesforce
    • The software comes with a friendly User Interface
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    Aptean
    • Easy to Use
    • Low Maintenance
    • Flexible and modifiable
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Accounting Seed
    • Custom reporting seems cumbersome, but it could just be that we need better instructions, more examples, maybe some more canned reports. My company needs the ability to compare multiple years, and more than one budget in a report - we start with an approved board budget and then we reproject each quarter.
    • Non profits need to print financials by restriction level - this has also been very awkward - all the data is there but I have to piece it together in an excel spreadsheet every time I want it.
    • In general, the materials needed for non profits is not as accessible as it could be.
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    Aptean
    • Documentation. The design of en extensible system works well once you figure it out. Some things can be tricky and time consuming.
    • They provide no support for customizations. I can understand not wanting to help write specific custom code, but they refuse to even tell anyone what a method on a base class does unless you pay them $200 an hour.
    • Their proprietary design can cause modifications to take longer. If you use one of their forms you can not load it, you must call their launch function and put you code in the "Execute" method. If they were more standardized the documentation issue would not be so bad.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Accounting Seed
    No answers on this topic
    Aptean
    We have a lot invested in this from user education to customizations. It would be hard to justify the cost for changing.
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    Usability
    Accounting Seed
    It always works well. We've never had programming issues. Never. It is easy to customize. The system can grow with you as your business grows and changes. Being cloud-based you can work from anywhere. It is intuitive. You have all the features of Salesforce, like workflows, that work perfectly in Accounting Seed. Having that full integration with Salesforce allows you to see all our data in one platform
    Incentivized
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    Aptean
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Accounting Seed
    We seldom have had to use their support but when we have, they have been responsive and actually were able to answer our questions in a simple, nontech language. You don't have to be a programmer to talk to them!
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    Aptean
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    Alternatives Considered
    Accounting Seed
    Honestly, Accounting Seed was the only one I focused on when looking to switch from our existing program. It showed in the partner app store and stated it was created native to SalesForce. As I read through it's capabilities, cost, etc., I knew it was the right choice.
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    Aptean
    We select Aptean 19 years ago, most of the other SMB packages back then no longer exist. While we have discussed whether to consider other ERP systems here an there over the years we have always come back to the fact that our existing ERP system is well established and easy enough to maintain, and is cost effective
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Accounting Seed
    • Business users save time sending payments to suppliers and reimbursing employees since it is just by one click.
    • The three-way POS match ensures that figures match on orders and invoices before paying suppliers.
    • Capturing data on reports that are not submitted, approval times, and policy exceptions.
    • Expense management and time tracking enable us to view the exact time taken to complete projects and the exact amount that should be paid.
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    Aptean
    • Runs well without a ton of support
    • One server license required for site, can run several businesses
    • Concurrent licensing keeps costs down for global business
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Accounting Seed Screenshots

    Screenshot of Accounting Seed financial dashboardScreenshot of Multi-currency capabilityScreenshot of Accounting Seed home screenScreenshot of Accounting Seed payables