Accounting Seed vs. QAD Adaptive ERP

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Accounting Seed
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Accounting Seed is accounting software that is native to Salesforce.N/A
QAD Adaptive ERP
Score 9.6 out of 10
N/A
QAD Adaptive ERP supports the core business processes and operations of global manufacturers, reducing the number of required add-ons and thereby lowering software costs. The platform is presented as ideal for medium to large-sized companies. QAD Adaptive ERP focuses on the six industries QAD serves: automotive, consumer products, food and beverage, industrial, high-tech and life…N/A
Pricing
Accounting SeedQAD Adaptive ERP
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Accounting SeedQAD Adaptive ERP
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing starts at $3,960/year.
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Features
Accounting SeedQAD Adaptive ERP
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Accounting Seed
9.0
2 Ratings
18% above category average
QAD Adaptive ERP
10.0
1 Ratings
32% above category average
Pay calculation8.32 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.62 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.32 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management9.72 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Accounting Seed
9.7
4 Ratings
32% above category average
QAD Adaptive ERP
10.0
2 Ratings
32% above category average
API for custom integration9.74 Ratings9.92 Ratings
Plug-ins9.73 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Accounting Seed
9.7
4 Ratings
21% above category average
QAD Adaptive ERP
10.0
4 Ratings
21% above category average
Single sign-on capability9.74 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Role-based user permissions9.74 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Accounting Seed
9.1
6 Ratings
18% above category average
QAD Adaptive ERP
10.0
3 Ratings
36% above category average
Dashboards9.75 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Standard reports8.76 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Custom reports8.86 Ratings10.03 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Accounting Seed
8.9
6 Ratings
18% above category average
QAD Adaptive ERP
10.0
2 Ratings
27% above category average
Accounts payable9.66 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Accounts receivable9.74 Ratings10.02 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 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 Product A and Product B
Accounting Seed
9.0
2 Ratings
25% above category average
QAD Adaptive ERP
9.3
4 Ratings
17% above category average
Inventory tracking9.72 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Automatic reordering9.72 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Location management9.72 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Manufacturing module6.92 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Accounting Seed
9.4
2 Ratings
24% above category average
QAD Adaptive ERP
9.0
4 Ratings
15% above category average
Pricing9.72 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Order entry10.02 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Credit card processing10.02 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Cost of goods sold10.02 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Order Orchestration9.72 Ratings9.01 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility6.92 Ratings00 Ratings
Order exception Resolution9.72 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Accounting Seed
-
Ratings
QAD Adaptive ERP
9.2
1 Ratings
20% above category average
Production Process Design00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Production Management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Configuration Management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Work Execution00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Accounting Seed
-
Ratings
QAD Adaptive ERP
8.3
1 Ratings
14% above category average
Forecasting00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Inventory Planning00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Performance Monitoring00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
Accounting SeedQAD Adaptive ERP
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(6 ratings)
9.0
(6 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
8.8
(3 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
7.8
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Accounting SeedQAD Adaptive 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.
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QAD
If you're setting up operations where you have to manage manufacturing builds from raw components to finished goods, I would recommend QAD. It's nice to have subassemblies part numbers for your builds and enter in the number of accepted quantities and rejects. QAD is very helpful if you have a lot of parts floating around. I would not buy QAD if you only have to manage less than ~20 parts... just use Excel.
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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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QAD
  • The QAD Enterprise application is great, we only started using this application a few years ago. The Master Scheduling Workbench has been a great improvement to our daily operations.
  • The Web-based QAD Supplier Portal has also been implemented recently in our company and has been a huge help to our purchasing and materials department.
  • The QAD support that we receive has helped our company grow and is a major asset in upcoming projects.
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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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QAD
  • Needs more flexibility to add/configure new indexes (if using the Progress Database) as the current indexes on key tables like transaction history are not helpful
  • Need a better support system for the TMS/Precision interface
  • Need better KnowledgeBase articles to understand the innerds of Pricing functionality
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Likelihood to Renew
Accounting Seed
No answers on this topic
QAD
The cost / benefit of changing to a different ERP will create a high cost and low benefit that's why I believe that we'll continue renewing QAD for a long time.
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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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QAD
Easy to use, zero or minimum cost to maintain the database (DBA etc) , no issue with OS ( Linux), stable database
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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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QAD
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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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QAD
QAD is very easy to use once it's set up. It's basically an Excel sheet that can handle a lot more data points and faster. It's nice that you can dump the data stored in QAD to a CSV file and analyze in Excel. Careful narrow down the data searches to a limited number of points or Excel will crash. QAD is much easier to set up than Arena and SAP. And the numbering systems you can create in QAD is more customizable.
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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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QAD
  • It help us to reduce the inventories (FG and RAW)
  • It reduce the time to adjust to the constantly changing international customs laws
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