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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

    Katana Cloud Inventory

    Score4.1 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Katana's Cloud Inventory Platform creates a centralized view of company inventory to maintain optimal stock levels across all of its locations and track products available for sale. Users can manage incoming orders from all sales channels and issue purchase orders directly from Katana to ensure restocking at the right time and in the right quantities. Katana can be integrated with e-commerce, accounting, and other business software to automate repetitive tasks and get real-time…

    $179

    per month

    Pricing
    Accounting SeedKatana Cloud Inventory
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Starter
    $179
    per month
    Standard
    $359
    per month
    Professional
    $799
    per month
    Professional Plus
    $799
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Accounting SeedKatana Cloud Inventory
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—All plans come with monthly and annual pricing, and you can upgrade or downgrade anytime.
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    Features
    Accounting SeedKatana Cloud Inventory
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Accounting Seed and Katana Cloud Inventory
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Katana Cloud Inventory
    -
    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 Katana Cloud Inventory
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Katana Cloud Inventory
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration9.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Accounting Seed and Katana Cloud Inventory
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Katana Cloud Inventory
    -
    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 Katana Cloud Inventory
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.1
    6 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Katana Cloud Inventory
    -
    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 Katana Cloud Inventory
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    8.9
    6 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Katana Cloud Inventory
    -
    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 Katana Cloud Inventory
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Katana Cloud Inventory
    7.6
    1 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Inventory tracking9.72 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Automatic reordering9.72 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Location management9.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing module6.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting and analytics00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Fulfillment00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Bill of materials management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Invoicing00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Accounting integration00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Accounting Seed and Katana Cloud Inventory
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.4
    2 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Katana Cloud Inventory
    -
    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 SeedKatana Cloud Inventory
    Small Businesses
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.2 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.4 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    Accounting SeedKatana Cloud Inventory
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.8
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Accounting SeedKatana Cloud Inventory
    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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    Katana Cloud Inventory
    Katana Cloud Inventory is great for shipping and receiving busiiness. Where things are very cut and dry as far as what comes in and what goes out, this program is excellent at keeping track of these things. We do a lot of custom build items and it is not the greatest for these. A lot of time it is difficult to both enter these items and keep track of these items.
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
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    Katana Cloud Inventory
    • Tracks incoming and outgoing parts/items
    • Very easy to use and easy to learn.
    • Able to implement the program quickly and begin using because of ease of use
    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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    Katana Cloud Inventory
    • Auto email generated with PO's cannot be permanently altered in my opinion.
    • Different pack sizes of same items do not automatically fill in inventory I've found. For example, we order an item in singles, 4-packs, and 32 packs. In my experience, If we order the 32 pack, it does not show inventory for the smaller unit sizes. Each pack size has a different item number I believe.
    • Fields on the PO are not adjustable in my experience. You must create a template and use the template. You cannot change the PO each time unless you have a template created in my experience.
    • When closing out a sales order, if you invoice from Katana Cloud Inventory and send to Quickbooks, it automatically enables the invoice to receive credit cards in Quickbooks. We use another credit card service (not Quickbooks) and do not want this feature turned on. There is no way to disable it at this time.
    • When being billed for a PO that has been received and that bill is sent over to Quickbooks, it does not show item counts in my expereince. It only translates as a total dollar amount for each line item.
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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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    Katana Cloud Inventory
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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!
    Incentivized
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    Katana Cloud Inventory
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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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    Katana Cloud Inventory
    Our Quickbooks inventory was input incorrectly by a former employee and fixing it would have been more time consuming and less cost effective than to come up with an alternative solution. Katana Cloud Inventory was our alternative solution. Katana Cloud Inventory says that they are working on some of the integration problems with Quickbooks, and once they are fixed, will be a huge help!
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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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    Katana Cloud Inventory
    • So far we are still in the process of counting all of our inventory. We use tens of thousands of parts
    • What we do have in inventory already is tracked very well.
    • Parts have been in stock as needed since we implemented Katana Cloud Inventory.
    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

    Katana Cloud Inventory Screenshots

    Screenshot of Manufacturing operations management with production schedulingScreenshot of Real-time inventory management insights to prevent stockoutsScreenshot of Purchase order management with reorder points and materialsScreenshot of Omnichannel sales management to optimize your order fulfillmentScreenshot of Financial visibility and cloud accounting with inventory syncScreenshot of Shop Floor mobile app