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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Accounting Seed

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AAccounting Seed is accounting software that is native to Salesforce.

    $3,960

    per year

    BlueCherry

    Score6 out of 10
    N/ACGS’s BlueCherry Enterprise Suite has the built-in capacity to address the fundamental needs of all core management, planning, design and product development, sourcing, manufacturing, logistics and sales functions. With end-to-end capabilities, the BlueCherry Enterprise Suite enables consumer lifestyle products companies to manage critical business transactions and concept-to-consumer processes to improve speed to market, gain greater process visibility and control, increase productivity…N/A
    Pricing
    Accounting SeedBlueCherry
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Accounting SeedBlueCherry
    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 SeedBlueCherry
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Accounting Seed and BlueCherry
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    BlueCherry
    -
    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 BlueCherry
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    25% above category average
    BlueCherry
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration9.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Accounting Seed and BlueCherry
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    BlueCherry
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability9.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Accounting Seed and BlueCherry
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.1
    6 Ratings
    15% above category average
    BlueCherry
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards9.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports8.76 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports8.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Accounting Seed and BlueCherry
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    8.9
    6 Ratings
    15% above category average
    BlueCherry
    -
    Ratings
    Accounts payable9.66 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.74 Ratings00 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 Ratings00 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting9.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Localizations10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations9.76 Ratings00 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting5.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting8.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework9.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes9.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Accounting Seed and BlueCherry
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    21% above category average
    BlueCherry
    -
    Ratings
    Inventory tracking9.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering9.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management9.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing module6.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Accounting Seed and BlueCherry
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.4
    2 Ratings
    24% above category average
    BlueCherry
    -
    Ratings
    Pricing9.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Orchestration9.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility6.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution9.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Accounting SeedBlueCherry
    Small Businesses
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.3 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Accounting SeedBlueCherry
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.8
    (3 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Accounting SeedBlueCherry
    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.
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    CGS
    Blue Cherry is competitively priced to compete with other solutions. It is well suited where a good training system is in place in the business and where at least a small IT team is present. I also would recommend on-prem installations as opposed to cloud-based as I have heard negative feedback about the cloud-based product. Blue Cherry may be more appropriate for companies that either are still developing their processes and can be tweaked to fit within the Blue Cherry ecosystem, or in larger companies where they can afford potentially substantial costs to customize Blue Cherry to their needs or desires.
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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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    CGS
    • Manage production orders which is the primary portion of the business.
    • Manage Sales Orders including allocation based on rules so we can manage order fulfilment successfully.
    • Manage Designs and promotion to Styles which works so much smoother when integrated in the same base software.
    • Manage Invoicing and credit memos and be able to report on NSR and total sales, units moved, etc.
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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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    CGS
    • Blue Cherry being so robust can be quite a bit to manage and really requires good training of users.
    • Documentation is not the best due to the various possible configurations you can do with this system. It is difficult to document for all use cases.
    • Consistency throughout the product as far as language used in different screens referring to the same item, but language can be customized so it can generally be made to match as needed.
    • I think some really complete documentation on a few common use cases could be developed to help train users with properly formatted training sessions.
    • Blue Cherry Add-Ons generally feel like they have not been well tested before being released and sold to their customers. We had issue (some major where we stopped using them) with pretty much every single add-on we have purchased, from B2b eComm, Shopify connector, CSC (Collaborative Supply Chain), NuOrder connector as some major examples.
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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
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    CGS
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    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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    CGS
    I give this rating because CGS has a 'by design' policy meaning that if the product has been functioning a specific way for some time....even if that functionality is buggy or simply incorrect...they will call that 'by design' meaning you need to have a MOD (modification) done which means you need to pay for it. They generally seem to start between $5,000 to $15,000 USD even for a simple change like the length of a field that does not match from one screen to another, or adding a simple column to a table which contains a calculated value meaning it does not need to be stored in the database.
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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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    CGS
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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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    CGS
    • Blue Cherry has been part of helping our company to grow 600%+ over the last 10 years and is able to handle the ever-increasing slope of that upward scaling growth we continue to see.
    • Blue Cherry PLM has really helped the design team to work much better with the ERP as it is integrated.
    • Reporting and inquiries have been very important to many teams, in particular, the planning & support team to really manage large wholesale customers well.
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    Screenshot of Accounting Seed financial dashboardScreenshot of Multi-currency capabilityScreenshot of Accounting Seed home screenScreenshot of Accounting Seed payables