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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Acumatica

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AAcumatica delivers a set of cloud-based business software applications with dashboards, reporting tools, integrated document management, centralized security, and customization tools.

    $1,000

    per year

    FreeAgent

    Score5.6 out of 10
    N/AFreeAgent is an cloud-based accounting system designed for small businesses and freelancers. FreeAgent supports many core accounting features and bank reconciliation, payroll, tax management, project level accounting, and multiple currency support. It is mobile-accessible, and integrates with many apps.

    $13.50

    per month

    Pricing
    AcumaticaFreeAgent
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    FreeAgent
    $13.50
    per month
    FreeAgent
    $135
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AcumaticaFreeAgent
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPricing is always consumption-based with no five-year lock-ins or termination penalties. The Acumatica ERP pricing structure allows adding casual users, suppliers, and customers without paying for additional licenses. The cost is based on the features and resources utilized, not on the number of users who access the system. An Acumatica partner works with users to understand specific requirements, determine the proper resources and modules for the company, and presents a price for the license.
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    Community Pulse
    AcumaticaFreeAgent
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    Acumatica
    No answer on this topic
    FreeAgent
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    988 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    884 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    975 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    618 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    69%
    Implementation went as expected
    546 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    AcumaticaFreeAgent
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Acumatica and FreeAgent
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.5
    169 Ratings
    12% above category average
    FreeAgent
    8.6
    13 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Pay calculation7.6150 Ratings8.012 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration7.4118 Ratings8.56 Ratings
    Direct deposit files7.6145 Ratings8.92 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.86 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings8.78 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Acumatica and FreeAgent
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.3
    498 Ratings
    9% above category average
    FreeAgent
    6.7
    13 Ratings
    12% below category average
    API for custom integration8.3469 Ratings4.59 Ratings
    Plug-ins8.4422 Ratings8.912 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Acumatica and FreeAgent
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.2
    611 Ratings
    3% below category average
    FreeAgent
    8.5
    14 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Single sign-on capability8.6505 Ratings9.013 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions7.9601 Ratings8.013 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Acumatica and FreeAgent
    Feature
    Acumatica
    7.5
    630 Ratings
    1% below category average
    FreeAgent
    6.4
    23 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Dashboards7.7598 Ratings7.121 Ratings
    Standard reports7.1618 Ratings7.621 Ratings
    Custom reports7.7606 Ratings4.410 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Acumatica and FreeAgent
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.7
    910 Ratings
    12% above category average
    FreeAgent
    8.7
    25 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Accounts payable8.5877 Ratings8.020 Ratings
    Accounts receivable8.4764 Ratings8.522 Ratings
    Global Financial Support7.8349 Ratings00 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.3498 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations8.3722 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting8.2571 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes8.3620 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash management00 Ratings8.520 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation00 Ratings9.020 Ratings
    Expense management00 Ratings8.924 Ratings
    Time tracking00 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    Fixed asset management00 Ratings8.611 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings8.110 Ratings
    Multi-division support00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Regulations compliance00 Ratings8.78 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing00 Ratings9.120 Ratings
    Self-service portal00 Ratings9.011 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Acumatica and FreeAgent
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.2
    607 Ratings
    3% above category average
    FreeAgent
    7.4
    4 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Inventory tracking8.0593 Ratings7.72 Ratings
    Automatic reordering7.3309 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Location management7.8423 Ratings4.51 Ratings
    Manufacturing module00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Acumatica and FreeAgent
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.5
    617 Ratings
    7% above category average
    FreeAgent
    8.1
    13 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Pricing7.9524 Ratings8.19 Ratings
    Order entry8.3555 Ratings6.82 Ratings
    Credit card processing7.8375 Ratings8.25 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold7.9515 Ratings9.13 Ratings
    Order Orchestration7.6307 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Acumatica and FreeAgent
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.6
    722 Ratings
    13% above category average
    FreeAgent
    -
    Ratings
    Billing Management8.2531 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management8.0649 Ratings00 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management7.2382 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting7.7396 Ratings00 Ratings
    Period Close8.4574 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Acumatica and FreeAgent
    Feature
    Acumatica
    9.9
    4 Ratings
    27% above category average
    FreeAgent
    -
    Ratings
    Budgeting and Forecasting9.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Costing9.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost Capture9.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Capital Project Management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition9.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Acumatica and FreeAgent
    Feature
    Acumatica
    7.6
    275 Ratings
    7% above category average
    FreeAgent
    -
    Ratings
    Project Planning and Scheduling7.4248 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers7.3245 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality7.0218 Ratings00 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools6.8152 Ratings00 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of Acumatica and FreeAgent
    Feature
    Acumatica
    7.9
    114 Ratings
    5% above category average
    FreeAgent
    -
    Ratings
    Award Lifecycle Management7.7114 Ratings00 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Acumatica and FreeAgent
    Feature
    Acumatica
    7.3
    355 Ratings
    3% above category average
    FreeAgent
    -
    Ratings
    Bids Analyzed and Compared7.4152 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Authoring7.1122 Ratings00 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated7.8290 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supplier Management7.8231 Ratings00 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of Acumatica and FreeAgent
    Feature
    Acumatica
    7.6
    176 Ratings
    12% above category average
    FreeAgent
    -
    Ratings
    Risk Repository7.6130 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Management7.7156 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments7.8138 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue Detection7.5142 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification7.7115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of Acumatica and FreeAgent
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.5
    217 Ratings
    19% above category average
    FreeAgent
    -
    Ratings
    Transportation Planning and Optimization7.0158 Ratings00 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management7.3149 Ratings00 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management7.0123 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management7.7175 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management7.1167 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Acumatica and FreeAgent
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.7
    237 Ratings
    15% above category average
    FreeAgent
    -
    Ratings
    Production Process Design7.6196 Ratings00 Ratings
    Production Management7.9221 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configuration Management7.6192 Ratings00 Ratings
    Work Execution7.6186 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs8.1208 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Acumatica and FreeAgent
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.1
    282 Ratings
    10% above category average
    FreeAgent
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting7.4232 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Planning7.6268 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring7.5228 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Acumatica and FreeAgent
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.3
    166 Ratings
    12% above category average
    FreeAgent
    -
    Ratings
    Proposal Management7.3142 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management7.4158 Ratings00 Ratings
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    AcumaticaFreeAgent
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    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Score9 out of 10
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zoho One
    Score9.2 out of 10
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    Score4.8 out of 10
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AcumaticaFreeAgent
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (1022 ratings)
    8.0
    (25 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.5
    (112 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (86 ratings)
    8.5
    (6 ratings)
    Availability
    8.7
    (9 ratings)
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    Performance
    7.5
    (8 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.7
    (59 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    6.8
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.8
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.9
    (35 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.5
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.4
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.8
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (9 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    8.5
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    5.9
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.0
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AcumaticaFreeAgent
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Acumatica
    I think it’s a great product. I think it’s very customizable, which is a big plus.
    For manufacturing, it’s excellent because of creating the inventory, turning it into an actual product to sell, and also tracking the status of each process within that system.
    I can’t think of any areas where it’s not suited, because otherwise we would be looking for something else or making changes, and at this time, we’re just growing with the system.
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    FreeAgent
    For micro and small business it is a great solution. The new requirements for MTD for landlords could also be met with this software. Groups and more complex businesses could not use the accounts and tax returns features, however they still could use it for bookkeeping and then export the data to other tax and accounts production software.
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    Pros
    Acumatica
    • Particularly well is just the ease of it being able to be used. We're coming from Sage, that's the product that we used before. Sage was limited, five people could get into the system at a time. Acumatica is unlimited.
    • The amount of information that's so easily accessible has made us more efficient, more productive, and it just makes for an easier workday when everybody can see the same information real time.
    Incentivized
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    FreeAgent
    • Accounting! As you'd expect. Makes it much simpler andmore cost effective. In-coming and out-goings are recorded and assigned to projects and accounts. My accountant can access my books and reconcile so much more easily than trawling through spreadsheets.
    • Time billing - time spent on projects/client work is recorded and is ready to be invoiced as required. Saves so much time and prevents inaccuracies.
    • Invoicing - again, it should do this well and it does. Non payment reminders are automatic and clients have no excuses for not knowing the status of their account.
    • Account dashboard - gives me an instant overview of the health of the business (am I on track to meet my yearly targets) and my accounts.
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    Cons
    Acumatica
    • Acumatica's open API is very powerful but doesn't get integrated cleanly across every external system, challenge arises with integration of legacy systems
    • Some of the platform feature's requires third-party add-ons or custom developments like advance finance report & BI.
    • Sometimes it gets glitch in the system leading slower processing speed
    Incentivized
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    FreeAgent
    • Reporting on financials, time tracking and project status is a little poor. It's adequate for what what we need, but would be great to see more advanced features.
    • API is quite closed so cannot integrate with our other project management tools.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Likelihood to Renew
    Acumatica
    We are highly likely to renew because Acumatica has become the foundation of our ERP strategy replacing another ERP system with a more flexible, scalable platform while improving governance, planning, and operational visibility. Ongoing stabilization, roadmap investment in IBP and automation, and strong alignment across Finance and Operations give us long‑term confidence in the platform.
    Incentivized
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    FreeAgent
    We have used Freeagent for many years now and it serves us well for our needs. To change it would mean a lot of work, and this would most likely only happen if the cost became prohibitive to us.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Acumatica
    The processes are very intuitive and easy to use. Whether you are entering AP bills, timecards for payroll, or AR invoices, the processes are similar and easy to use. The drill-down capability is also a huge plus as you can easily toggle between different modules without having to leave the screen you are in and navigating through a menu to get the information you need. We found that the standard reports out of the box are lacking. Our implementation did not go so well and when we were finally ready to run financial reports, it was both disappointing and frustrating to discover that the P&L was highly summarized and to get a detailed report required having to do a lot of formatting myself. I was able to figure it out on my own, but when our financials were already delayed getting published, I did not really have the time to spend trying to figure out how to build my own P&L.
    Incentivized
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    FreeAgent
    It is a great software that does everything we need for small business clients. It allows to keep the books in a cloud from bookkeeping to accounts production and tax returns, all in one software. There are no major drawbacks and I would highly recommend it for most of our clients.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Acumatica
    It's always available.
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    FreeAgent
    Based in a cloud and never had any issues with down time. I can access from any device
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    Performance
    Acumatica
    there have been some performance issues
    Incentivized
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    FreeAgent
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Acumatica
    I would rate the overall support for Acumatica an 8 out of 10. The support team is generally responsive, knowledgeable, and helpful when resolving issues or answering questions. Documentation and community resources are also useful. However, response times can occasionally vary depending on the complexity of the issue or support queue, which slightly affects the overall experience.
    Incentivized
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    FreeAgent
    I have never personally used support
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    Acumatica
    Very helpful for end users
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    FreeAgent
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Acumatica
    Online training has gone away. Need to bring back the webinars. Live webinars are so benficial to training new employees.
    Incentivized
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    FreeAgent
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Acumatica
    I'd say the partner selection is critically important. I think the software is very easy to implement. It's very customizable to your business. Finding a partner that will work with you to understand your business and your needs is the critical piece to make sure that the system goes along with it.
    Incentivized
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    FreeAgent
    Did not participate
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Acumatica
    Having used Pastel for a long time in the business, it lacked certain features, or the system was not probably setup for our business needs and requirements at the time. It was also not 100% cloud based and needed to be used through remote desktop which had its limitations. Zero just had 10% of what our business needed.
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    FreeAgent
    I have used and tested out many other systems. I was looking at Xero for my accounting system but at the time I chose FreeAgent because of the way it handles the recording of dividends and the inbuilt time recording. The others I trialed were good and many of them cheaper. FreeAgent best suited my requirements at the time.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Acumatica
    No, annual invoices are fine. I do like that unlimited users are included.
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    FreeAgent
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Acumatica
    From my understanding, the P.O. module is not very robust, at least the last time I inquired about it. At the time, it had a one-to-one match, with one invoice for one P.O. and that isn't practical for many businesses. I don't believe it would be an easy system to use for sending out invoices, if we had thousands of retail utility customers. We do a small number of invoices because we sell wholesale power, not retail, so we only Invoice the municipality. Not each utility customer.
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    FreeAgent
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    Acumatica
    They are very responsive and knowledgeable about the product. If the rep doesn't have the ability to solve the issue, they quickly get someone else involved to assist us.
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    FreeAgent
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Acumatica
    • We are able to send automated notifications through business Events, which ensures that information travels seamlessly and without the possibility of someone forgetting an email.
    • We save time being able to read our demand and level it against our current inventory qty on hand and our supply to make better strategic decisions when purchasing.
    • Better our business and see our pitfalls that were once hidden in our factory by establishing an On-Time Delivery system within a generic inquiry that uses data that is readily available in Acumatica.
    Incentivized
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    FreeAgent
    • Professional and uniform offering providing great confident customer service. My clients love it, whether they use it a little or a lot. It's a great piece of software - while sophisticated, it's straightforward to use.
    • Time saving and efficient use of my team's time. Being able to easily share and compare work / tasks.
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    ScreenShots

    Acumatica Screenshots

    Screenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP - Field Service DashboardScreenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP - Manufacturing - Production Manager DashboardScreenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP - Distribution - Warehouse Operations DashboardsScreenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP - Construction - Job Cost Accounting DashboardScreenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP - Retail Edition DashboardsScreenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP - Professional Services - Financial Management Dashboard