AccountMate vs BlackLine | TrustRadius

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Score 8.2 out of 10

Based on 8 reviews and ratings

Score 8.9 out of 10

Based on 168 reviews and ratings

Feature Rating Comparison

AccountMate

BlackLine

Pay calculation

Direct deposit files

Salary revision and increment management

Reimbursement management

AccountMate

BlackLine

Single sign-on capability

AccountMate

BlackLine

Dashboards

Standard reports

Custom reports

AccountMate

BlackLine

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Cash management

Bank reconciliation

Expense management

Time tracking

Multi-currency support

Multi-division support

Regulations compliance

Electronic tax filing

Global Financial Support

Intercompany Accounting

Journals and Reconciliations

Enterprise Accounting

Configurable Accounting

Standardized Processes

AccountMate

BlackLine

Inventory tracking

Automatic reordering

Manufacturing module

AccountMate

BlackLine

Pricing

Order entry

Credit card processing

Cost of goods sold

End-to-end order visibility

AccountMate

BlackLine

Plug-ins

Pros

Ease of use
Ability to easily adapt the solution to fit the needs of the end user
Integration of data across different platforms

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Owner

Friendly Software, Inc.Computer Software, 1-10 employees

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Integrated reporting features are extremely helpful to do quick and customized analysis
Visibility to task and process status across the organization allows us to identify and focus on our biggest pain points and areas of improvement
Near seamless integration with existing reporting software and ERP systems makes it easier to use real-time data rather than waiting on periodic reports and processes to analyze data

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Accounting Manager

WoodgrainPaper & Forest Products, 1001-5000 employees

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Cons

Custom reports: The current system uses Crystal Reports, which is a bit cumbersome.
True cloud-based solution is missing

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Owner

Friendly Software, Inc.Computer Software, 1-10 employees

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The User Interface is clunky and strange to navigate. It's fluid somehow at the same time. Perhaps organization efforts would help.
Their Support organization could use training. I've had too many frustrating conversations because of (or about) basic communication skills. They're all very polite, in my experience, but lacking in basics (e.g. come prepared to a meeting/call). I've explicitly and constructively shared this with them with almost no change.

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Senior Netsuite Admin / Analyst / Developer

Q2ebankingFinancial Services, 501-1000 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

No score

No answers yet

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BlackLine 9.0

Based on 8 answers

To continue to enjoy and leverage on the automation functionalities BlackLine offers for this process.
Make more gains on running this process efficiently and keep our Finance Teams on high-end value addition projects
With a foreseeable increase in transaction volumes when activities pick up, we need a tool we can really on to handle the volume

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Verified User

Manager in Finance and Accounting

Oil & Energy Company, 10,001+ employees

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Usability

No score

No answers yet

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BlackLine 8.8

Based on 47 answers

There are some processes that we currently use that cannot be done in BlackLine. Our users don't want to change their processes or learn new processes even though it would make their jobs easier. We have very few users who have adopted BlackLine fully, and management has not made it a requirement to use the application.

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Jennifer Nicholoff

BlackLine Application Administrator / Senior Accountant II

Expedia, Inc.Leisure, Travel & Tourism, 10,001+ employees

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Support Rating

No score

No answers yet

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BlackLine 8.8

Based on 113 answers

When needed they are there. In 3 years we haven't needed much with regards to support after our implementation. That being said I feel scheduled consulting and personal reach outs would go a long way to helping support customers as new features and opportunities are pushed out.

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Verified User

Manager in Finance and Accounting

Higher Education Company, 501-1000 employees

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Online Training

No score

No answers yet

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BlackLine 9.0

Based on 1 answer

Trainings are available for all topics on the BlackLine U portal. These were incredibly helpful when first starting with BlackLine to get the hang of it. Trainings are useful for any module. I have personally used this to teach myself how to use the tasks and variance modules, which are now fully utilized by my organization. The support team is also very helpful in training our team on anything additional we have needed.

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Matt Gustus, CPA

Senior Accountant

Casa Systems, Inc.Telecommunications, 501-1000 employees

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Implementation Rating

No score

No answers yet

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BlackLine 9.1

Based on 3 answers

Change is something you deal with on any new implementation. Users were already experienced with SAP Gen template. This was a new way of doing things so education of everyone was critical to success. Selling folks on this was an easier way to do their job was the key to success

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Verified User

Manager in Finance and Accounting

Pharmaceuticals Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

We use AccountMate for a number of reasons, particularly its ease of use and the ability to customize any part of the system (with source code residing on the end-user system--a HUGE advantage).

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Owner

Friendly Software, Inc.Computer Software, 1-10 employees

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The company is midsize, everything was performed manually before; Blackline was a great step in the proper direction. It was easy to adopt, reduced manual work, shortened the close time, and was very easy to use for everyone. The customer service is a pleasure to deal with.

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Accounting Manager

CovantaUtilities, 1001-5000 employees

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Return on Investment

Allows us to quickly gain insight into the current and past performance of the company

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Owner

Friendly Software, Inc.Computer Software, 1-10 employees

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BlackLine has given us a real time tracking for our balance sheet reconciliations which Management can use to track our month end and yearend closes.
Instead of having multiple Excel templates for various BS recs, we now have standard templates. Makes reviewing the recs easier and the Auditors have fewer questions during their yearend reviews.

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Verified User

Contributor in Finance and Accounting

Computer Software Company, 10,001+ 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?

No

Rating Summary

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