Acctivate Inventory Management vs. QuickBooks Commerce

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Acctivate Inventory Management
Score 4.8 out of 10
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Acctivate is a real-time inventory management and high-volume, multi-channel order fulfillment solution for growing small to midsized distributors, manufacturers, and online retailers using QuickBooks.
$7,995
one-time fee
QuickBooks Commerce
Score 7.1 out of 10
N/A
QuickBooks Commerce (formerly TradeGecko) is a cloud-based Order and Supply Chain Management platform. TradeGecko was acquired by Intuit QuickBooks in August 2020, and plans to sunset the resulting product were announced June 2021 (it will be discontinued as a standalone product in June, 2022).N/A
Pricing
Acctivate Inventory ManagementQuickBooks Commerce
Editions & Modules
Starter
$9,995
one-time fee
Pro
$17,995
one-time fee
Enterprise
$28,995
one-time fee
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Acctivate Inventory ManagementQuickBooks Commerce
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup Fee$2,000 one-time feeRequired
Additional DetailsOnboarding pricing for each package: - Starter: $2,000 Onboarding - Pro: $3,000 Onboarding - Enterprise: $4,000 Onboarding Acctivate Onboarding consists of access to an Onboarding Specialist to assist with the setup and implementation of your Acctivate software for one QuickBooks company. Onboarding support will consist of phone conversations, email-based support, and any other activities related to setup and implementation. Acctivate Onboarding is delivered remotely. Onboarding is completed in 90 days. Number of users that come with each package (additional users are $750/ea): - Starter: 1 user - Pro: 5 users - Enterprise: 15 usersMonthly and yearly subscriptions available to meet your business' needs. Cancel at anytime. Basic - $99/month Business - $249/month Business Premium - $449/month Enterprise - $999/month
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Features
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Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Acctivate Inventory Management
6.8
2 Ratings
12% below category average
QuickBooks Commerce
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Ratings
Inventory tracking7.32 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic reordering5.92 Ratings00 Ratings
Location management7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
Serial number and batch tracking4.51 Ratings00 Ratings
Barcode scanning6.41 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting and analytics6.82 Ratings00 Ratings
Fulfillment7.72 Ratings00 Ratings
Backorder management6.42 Ratings00 Ratings
Returns management6.42 Ratings00 Ratings
Bill of materials management7.72 Ratings00 Ratings
Item kitting5.92 Ratings00 Ratings
Invoicing7.72 Ratings00 Ratings
Forecasting6.42 Ratings00 Ratings
Accounting integration8.22 Ratings00 Ratings
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Acctivate Inventory ManagementQuickBooks Commerce
Small Businesses
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Medium-sized Companies
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
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Score 8.2 out of 10
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Score 8.2 out of 10
Enterprises

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User Ratings
Acctivate Inventory ManagementQuickBooks Commerce
Likelihood to Recommend
6.8
(4 ratings)
9.3
(6 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Acctivate Inventory ManagementQuickBooks Commerce
Likelihood to Recommend
Acctivate Inventory Management Software
Acctivate is best suited for very basic inventory needs. It syncs up well with Standalone Quickbooks and tracks physical inventory really well. I wouldn't recommend it if you need a complex suite for a larger business. Needs a lot of improvement. If you need a vendor, purchasing, PO system - I would suggest looking elsewhere.
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Intuit
Using TradeGecko requires to the company to make compromises. Which compromises depends on the business, what they are using for other 3rd party applications and what they sell. You need to be very good with excel since you are able to upload and modify most files, which gives you major control over your data. They however need to modify the way in which new inventory items get loaded, as it is quite awkward if you use variants. 'Reports' as has been described prior has improved dramatically and most if not all can be downloaded in CSV/Excel format. This allows you to build your own reports with the data from the system. If your business is very complex in nature, TradeGecko probably isn't the system for you. If you are doing thousands of transactions a day, again this is not the system. However, if you are a small to smaller mid-sized business, the system, its cost and the 3rd party applications make it worth a first second and third look.
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Pros
Acctivate Inventory Management Software
  • Actionable inventory control, analysis and management
  • Solid customer history and report capabilities
  • Efficient purchasing and reordering module
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Intuit
  • Interface with WooCommerce.
  • Interface with Xero.
  • Maintain Perpetual Inventory (less than 0.001% difference in value of inventory in TG and Xero).
  • Works with ShipStation extremely well.
  • Works with major EDI vendors (with reservations).
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Cons
Acctivate Inventory Management Software
  • Not user friendly.
  • Hard to maintain on the back end
  • Seems old and clunky.
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Intuit
  • - Couldn't integrate with existing QBO account. Had to set up a new QBO account and transfer all data, create lots of journal entries - was very time-consuming and labor-intensive. Caused some financial discrepancies to resolve.
  • - Have to process returns on Amazon and Shopify orders manually
  • - Tax-inclusive is not allowed - European sales are tax inclusive - can't import order with VAT included. Looks like the software is suitable for US only. Have to create such orders manually in Commerce and then manual journal entries in QBO
  • - Supports accrual accounting method only. In cash - it's a mess
  • - Support - not knowledgeable enough - I could only call for support (now they have chat) and they always had to get with the back-end and every call was not less than 1 hour. At the end I would get a link for the training materials
  • - Inventory not synching timely sometimes - I have a screenshot proving that inventory on our Amazon account was 0 but Commerce still had quantities, I had to manually press synch
  • - Shipping line from Shopify orders is not coded to Shipping income account but goes together with Sales of product income account
  • - When partial of the PO is received, not able to create a bill for the partial. There're only 2 settings: either bill created at the time of PO creation (for the whole PO amount - which increases your AP right away) or at the time the whole PO received. It works only when PO is shipped as a whole.
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Likelihood to Renew
Acctivate Inventory Management Software
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Intuit
TG works well for us.
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Usability
Acctivate Inventory Management Software
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Intuit
TG is good and easy to use, but could be improved
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Support Rating
Acctivate Inventory Management Software
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Intuit
Support team just sends links to blog posts that are often out of date.
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Alternatives Considered
Acctivate Inventory Management Software
Better history, inventory control and PO re-ordering capabilities than the old Sage100 and Mas90 software
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Intuit
Each of the applications has a specific place. We select and implement the best solutions for our clients based on their budget and requirements. This is often determined by integration requirements. We like to say that every application with do a different 95% of what you need it to. There will always be a different 5% to forgo between applications.
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Return on Investment
Acctivate Inventory Management Software
  • More Accountability
  • Inventory Accuracy
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Intuit
  • No real ROI - we're stilling pulling reports from multiple platforms.
  • Positive - segregation of wholesale and DTC orders in Shopify.
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ScreenShots

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