Accounting Seed vs Sparkrock

Likelihood to Recommend

The ability to see detail in the data is second to none. The ability to tie into the same data base as other salesforce products is huge. I do believe you need an on site expert. I have found my staff hesitant to "explore" the world outside of their routine. There are certain functions - like accounts payable - that are very similar no matter what program you buy, but it would be helpful if Accounting Seed put together some "Best Practices Procedures" for the A/P person to review and teach themselves. As the manager, it should not be up to me to have to retrain every person that steps into the position from scratch. How much nicer it would be to have something in the knowledge base or in the Accounting Home page that would direct new hires!

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Gayle Ulrich

General Manager

Trinity RepPerforming Arts, 51-200 employees

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Altus Dynamics CRM is a fabulous tool that meets our needs. Where we identify gaps, we can quickly and easily configure the system to meet those needs. Altus Dynamics as a partner were excellent at helping us get the system set up initially to meet our needs, though the lack of function specific training meant that we had to ensure resources on our end to learn through some trial and error at times. That said, Dynamics CRM resources are bountiful on the internet through community forums and groups and questions can often be solved within minutes of searching for the item.

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Malcolm McAuley

Director, Information Systems

Big Brothers Big Sisters of CanadaNon-Profit Organization Management, 501-1000 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Accounting Seed

Sparkrock

API for custom integration

Plug-ins

Accounting Seed

Sparkrock

Single sign-on capability

Role-based user permissions

Accounting Seed

Sparkrock

Dashboards

Standard reports

Custom reports

Accounting Seed

Sparkrock

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Cash management

Bank reconciliation

Expense management

Fixed asset management

Multi-currency support

Multi-division support

Regulations compliance

Self-service portal

Global Financial Support

Primary and Secondary Ledgers

Intercompany Accounting

Localizations

Journals and Reconciliations

Enterprise Accounting

Configurable Accounting

Centralized Rules Framework

Standardized Processes

Accounting Seed

Sparkrock

Pay calculation

Benefit plan administration

Direct deposit files

Salary revision and increment management

Reimbursement management

Accounting Seed

Sparkrock

Inventory tracking

Pros

Ability to create custom reports on the fly.
Sharing/flowing information across Salesforce project pages.
My favorite, saving tons of time by having all information in one location, not having to stop and compare Salesforce reports to a separate accounting program reports.

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Pamela White

Accounting Manager

Telecom Infrastructure CorpElectrical & Electronic Manufacturing, 11-50 employees

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Integrates finance with payroll. Many solutions still run these as separate functions and this was one of the deciding factors for King's when purchasing Microsoft NAV in 2005.
Altus has added an employee web app that seamlessly connects the outside 'users' to the information they require.
HR position management has taken the many details of an employee in this environment and allowed each position to be tracked individually.

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Phyllis Fidler

Manager of General Accounting

King's University College at the University of Western OntarioEducation Management, 501-1000 employees

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Cons

Most accounting systems have a number of canned reports included with the system. Accounting Seed has a few limited canned reports. These have grown over the past three years.
Though using the Salesforce reporting feature makes reporting easy, you are limited by what the Salesforce reporting system can do.
Budgeting is connected to project tasks rather than general ledger accounts.

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Verified User

C-Level Executive in Finance and Accounting

Non-profit Organization Management Company, 11-50 employees

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Building in additional training support for end users as part of an implementation or upgrade.
Sharing of best practices amongst like minded organizations and creating system and or reporting standardizations where possible.
It would be great to see a "cashless schools" module as part of the product which integrates into the financial system!

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Alecia Lantz

Superintendent of Business & Treasurer

Bruce-Grey Catholic District School BoardEducation Management, 201-500 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

No score

No answers yet

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Sparkrock 9.1

Based on 1 answer

We are already scheduled for our upgrade to NAV 2016 beginning in May 2016.

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Phyllis Fidler

Manager of General Accounting

King's University College at the University of Western OntarioEducation Management, 501-1000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Much easier to have accounting software be native to Salesforce. That's the main reason we went with Accounting Seed and are happy to have made that decision. We also love the customization abilities - just as easy as adding any field in Salesforce.

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David Jacoby

President

HostfullyHospitality, 11-50 employees

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We came from a product that was specific to our industry. It was old, tired and did not do many of the things the Altus Dynamics solution does. The only other product that we seriously considered was Microsoft Dynamics GP, however our finance team felt that product was too light for our needs and growth

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Shaun Sinden

IT Supervisor

Calgary Real Estate BoardReal Estate, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

We are too soon into the process to answer this. Our year end is June 30 and our audit will take place in July and August, with completion in October. I am very happy with the program and look forward to the next year being more efficient with my time, but I cannot determine an ROI benefit at this point.

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Gayle Ulrich

General Manager

Trinity RepPerforming Arts, 51-200 employees

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In some cases the system has helped bring efficiencies to our world. The workflow capabilities of Dynamics CRM are extremely functional and helpful.
The learning curve can be challenging for some. Those that are overwhelmed by technology in general can struggle with understanding how the system works and where to find what they need.

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Malcolm McAuley

Director, Information Systems

Big Brothers Big Sisters of CanadaNon-Profit Organization Management, 501-1000 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

Required

$50,000*

* per installation

Rating Summary

Accounting Seed

Sparkrock

Accounting Seed

Sparkrock

Likelihood to Recommend

Accounting Seed

Sparkrock

Feature Rating Comparison

API for custom integration

Plug-ins

Single sign-on capability

Role-based user permissions

Dashboards

Standard reports

Custom reports

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Cash management

Bank reconciliation

Expense management

Fixed asset management

Multi-currency support

Multi-division support

Regulations compliance

Self-service portal

Global Financial Support

Primary and Secondary Ledgers

Intercompany Accounting

Localizations

Journals and Reconciliations

Enterprise Accounting

Configurable Accounting

Centralized Rules Framework

Standardized Processes

Pay calculation

Benefit plan administration

Direct deposit files

Salary revision and increment management

Reimbursement management

Inventory tracking

Pros

Accounting Seed

Sparkrock

Cons

Accounting Seed

Sparkrock

Likelihood to Renew

Accounting Seed

Sparkrock

Alternatives Considered

Accounting Seed

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Return on Investment

Accounting Seed

Sparkrock

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Accounting Seed

Sparkrock

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Rating Summary

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