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Accounting Seed vs Spreadsheet Server

Accounting Seed
7 Ratings
Spreadsheet Server
9 Ratings

Accounting Seed

7 Ratings
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Score 8 out of 100

Based on 7 reviews and ratings

Spreadsheet Server

9 Ratings
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Score 8.8 out of 100

Based on 9 reviews and ratings

Likelihood to Recommend

Accounting Seed

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 | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Spreadsheet Server

Spreadsheet Server is a set it and forget it type of thing. However, if you are wanting to change up the data you get on a regular basis, this may not be the product for you.

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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Feature Rating Comparison

Customization

Accounting Seed
8.5
Spreadsheet Server
8.9
API for custom integration
Accounting Seed
8.5
Spreadsheet Server
—
Plug-ins
Accounting Seed
—
Spreadsheet Server
8.9

Security

Accounting Seed
9.0
Spreadsheet Server
7.7
Single sign-on capability
Accounting Seed
9.0
Spreadsheet Server
—
Role-based user permissions
Accounting Seed
9.0
Spreadsheet Server
7.7

Reporting & Analytics

Accounting Seed
7.3
Spreadsheet Server
8.2
Dashboards
Accounting Seed
7.7
Spreadsheet Server
6.9
Standard reports
Accounting Seed
7.0
Spreadsheet Server
9.2
Custom reports
Accounting Seed
7.3
Spreadsheet Server
8.6

General Ledger and Configurable Accounting

Accounting Seed
8.5
Spreadsheet Server
—
Accounts payable
Accounting Seed
8.5
Spreadsheet Server
—
Accounts receivable
Accounting Seed
8.5
Spreadsheet Server
—
Cash management
Accounting Seed
8.3
Spreadsheet Server
—
Bank reconciliation
Accounting Seed
8.5
Spreadsheet Server
—
Expense management
Accounting Seed
7.6
Spreadsheet Server
—
Fixed asset management
Accounting Seed
9.1
Spreadsheet Server
—
Multi-currency support
Accounting Seed
8.0
Spreadsheet Server
—
Multi-division support
Accounting Seed
9.0
Spreadsheet Server
—
Regulations compliance
Accounting Seed
8.5
Spreadsheet Server
—
Self-service portal
Accounting Seed
8.0
Spreadsheet Server
—
Global Financial Support
Accounting Seed
8.0
Spreadsheet Server
—
Primary and Secondary Ledgers
Accounting Seed
8.5
Spreadsheet Server
—
Intercompany Accounting
Accounting Seed
8.5
Spreadsheet Server
—
Localizations
Accounting Seed
9.1
Spreadsheet Server
—
Journals and Reconciliations
Accounting Seed
8.8
Spreadsheet Server
—
Enterprise Accounting
Accounting Seed
8.0
Spreadsheet Server
—
Configurable Accounting
Accounting Seed
9.4
Spreadsheet Server
—
Centralized Rules Framework
Accounting Seed
9.0
Spreadsheet Server
—
Standardized Processes
Accounting Seed
9.0
Spreadsheet Server
—

Pros

Accounting Seed

  • 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 | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Spreadsheet Server

  • It's easy to use and learn how to create new spreadsheets.
  • Spreadsheet Server makes it easy to create custom financial statements for your company. It is a great tool to use with Vista by Viewpoint.
  • We can create custom graphs and KPI's in Spreadsheet Server.

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Mary Soffner | TrustRadius Reviewer
Mary Soffner
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Cons

Accounting Seed

  • 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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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Spreadsheet Server

  • The only issue that we came across, is that not all of our companies have the same financial structure as each other. So the GLs we use for one report, would not necessarily work for all the other companies. We did not want to create separate reports for each company either. We did find a workaround in that we created a lookup tab with GLs to use for each category for each company, then used v-lookup to pull those GLs over. This workaround worked great, but it would have been nice to have something built in to cover this.

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Likelihood to Renew

Accounting Seed

No score
No answers yet
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Spreadsheet Server

Spreadsheet Server 9.0
Based on 1 answer
Very easy to use and user friendly.

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Pamela Lee, CPA | TrustRadius Reviewer
Pamela Lee, CPA
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Alternatives Considered

Accounting Seed

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 | TrustRadius Reviewer
David Jacoby
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Spreadsheet Server

Vista did not offer reporting that met our needs. We were not able to easily customize the standard reports to fit our company needs. We are able to create different reports depending on management's needs and level. It is easy to create reports for auditors as well in Spreadsheet Server.

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Mary Soffner | TrustRadius Reviewer
Mary Soffner
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Return on Investment

Accounting Seed

  • 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 | TrustRadius Reviewer
Gayle Ulrich
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Spreadsheet Server

  • Allows us quick access to cash flow statements which assist in decision making
  • Provides accurate reporting for our banking needs
  • Provides accurate information to our insurance and bonding vendors

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Will Mann | TrustRadius Reviewer
Will Mann
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Screenshots

Accounting Seed

Pricing Details

Accounting Seed

General

Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—
Entry-level set up fee?
No

Spreadsheet Server

General

Free Trial
—
Free/Freemium Version
—
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No

Rating Summary

Likelihood to Recommend

Accounting Seed
8.5
Spreadsheet Server
8.8

Likelihood to Renew

Accounting Seed
—
Spreadsheet Server
9.0

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