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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

    Microsoft Dynamics GP

    Score5.4 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Dynamics GP is an ERP software with accounting capabilities. It includes various packs for customizability and features tailored to specific industries’ needs. GP is offered as a perpetual license or subscription.N/A
    Pricing
    AcumaticaMicrosoft Dynamics GP
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AcumaticaMicrosoft Dynamics GP
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    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
    AcumaticaMicrosoft Dynamics GP
    Considered Both Products
    Acumatica
    Chose Acumatica
    Acumatica is way better that GP as we have more options. Also very easy to use and understand. We can keep track of lots. Also it speeds up shipping and receiving. Another thing is we can process batches quicker and not wait days or weeks for inventory to show up in system.
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    Better support, more scalability, and more customizations with Acumatica
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    Modern ERP, Cloud based. Browser independent.
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    They were unable to provide a cost-effective SAAS option, and there was very little advancement of the software functionality over many years of use.
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    Well, we decided to go with Acumatica and I believe it was a really good decision. The VAR was a big part of that as well because of their insights and knowledge, but I just felt Acumatica was the right fit for us in size and it had the capabilities we needed, but it also …
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    Cloud Based, built from the ground up for the needs of customers. Always enhancing the product.
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    Dynamics was a local application requiring maintenence updates and on site resources. We have enjoyed the move to a cloud base system.
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    The 3% annual charge gave us confidence and helped us feel secure about this long term solution. Acumatica also had thr best Var we had ever seen. The answer company really sold us on the scalability and great network of issues that can help our business change for the better. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    Current ERP was past use of life
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    There are no other products like Acumatica. I have used Dynamics GP, Sage, and many other industry specific accounting systems previously and none came close to Acumatica
    Incentivized
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    988 Answers
    33%
    Would buy again
    2 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    884 Answers
    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    975 Answers
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    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
    AcumaticaMicrosoft Dynamics GP
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Acumatica and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.5
    169 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    6.4
    20 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Pay calculation7.7150 Ratings6.219 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration7.5118 Ratings5.715 Ratings
    Direct deposit files7.7145 Ratings7.518 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings6.517 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings6.016 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Acumatica and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.4
    498 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    4.3
    27 Ratings
    55% below category average
    API for custom integration8.3469 Ratings2.526 Ratings
    Plug-ins8.4422 Ratings6.021 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Acumatica and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.2
    611 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    6.8
    40 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Single sign-on capability8.6505 Ratings5.532 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions7.9601 Ratings8.140 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Acumatica and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    7.5
    630 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    5.3
    41 Ratings
    39% below category average
    Dashboards7.7598 Ratings3.429 Ratings
    Standard reports7.1618 Ratings6.139 Ratings
    Custom reports7.7606 Ratings6.439 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Acumatica and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.7
    910 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    4.9
    48 Ratings
    44% below category average
    Accounts payable8.5877 Ratings6.245 Ratings
    Accounts receivable8.4764 Ratings5.636 Ratings
    Global Financial Support7.8349 Ratings6.07 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.3498 Ratings4.721 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations8.3722 Ratings4.526 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting8.2571 Ratings3.417 Ratings
    Standardized Processes8.3620 Ratings6.119 Ratings
    Cash management00 Ratings6.236 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation00 Ratings5.541 Ratings
    Expense management00 Ratings4.431 Ratings
    Time tracking00 Ratings8.014 Ratings
    Fixed asset management00 Ratings4.328 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings2.619 Ratings
    Multi-division support00 Ratings3.026 Ratings
    Regulations compliance00 Ratings3.214 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing00 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Self-service portal00 Ratings7.012 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings3.618 Ratings
    Localizations00 Ratings4.513 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings2.616 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings3.114 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Acumatica and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.1
    607 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    4.1
    26 Ratings
    56% below category average
    Inventory tracking8.0593 Ratings5.424 Ratings
    Automatic reordering7.3309 Ratings1.013 Ratings
    Location management7.8423 Ratings4.018 Ratings
    Manufacturing module00 Ratings3.215 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Acumatica and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.5
    617 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    3.5
    25 Ratings
    71% below category average
    Pricing7.8524 Ratings3.718 Ratings
    Order entry8.3555 Ratings3.721 Ratings
    Credit card processing7.8375 Ratings1.012 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold7.9515 Ratings4.925 Ratings
    Order Orchestration7.6307 Ratings4.89 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings3.212 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution00 Ratings3.37 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Acumatica and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.6
    722 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    -
    Ratings
    Billing Management8.2531 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management8.0649 Ratings00 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management7.1382 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 Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    9.9
    4 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    -
    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 Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    7.6
    275 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    -
    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 Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    7.9
    114 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    -
    Ratings
    Award Lifecycle Management7.7114 Ratings00 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Acumatica and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    7.3
    355 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    -
    Ratings
    Bids Analyzed and Compared7.3152 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Authoring7.0122 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 Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    7.6
    176 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    -
    Ratings
    Risk Repository7.6130 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Management7.6156 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 Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.5
    217 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    -
    Ratings
    Transportation Planning and Optimization7.0158 Ratings00 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management7.3149 Ratings00 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management6.9123 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management7.7175 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management7.0167 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Acumatica and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.7
    237 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    -
    Ratings
    Production Process Design7.6196 Ratings00 Ratings
    Production Management7.9221 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configuration Management7.6192 Ratings00 Ratings
    Work Execution7.5186 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs8.1208 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Acumatica and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.1
    282 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    -
    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 Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.3
    166 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    -
    Ratings
    Proposal Management7.3142 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management7.4158 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Zoho One
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AcumaticaMicrosoft Dynamics GP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (1022 ratings)
    3.9
    (54 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.5
    (112 ratings)
    9.9
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (86 ratings)
    5.4
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    8.7
    (9 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    7.4
    (8 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.7
    (59 ratings)
    7.0
    (5 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    6.9
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.8
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.0
    (35 ratings)
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.5
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.4
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.8
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (9 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    8.5
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    6.0
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.1
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AcumaticaMicrosoft Dynamics GP
    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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    Microsoft
    Microsoft Dynamics GP is well-suited for our environment, as we pay a diverse group of employees, including on-the-road drivers, shop employees (some in other locations), and office employees. It easily tracks time off, taxes, pay, etc. The reporting allows us to verify with our drivers how they are paid each week, whether it be through mileage or stop-offs.
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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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    Microsoft
    • Great Plains started as back office/accounting, and that is still it's strong suit.
    • SQL and the GP programming language, Dexterity, provide a robust, scalable, and stable platform with well documented maintenance and repair procedures. Relatively easy to manage, tune, and support.
    • Microsoft support for GP verges on "particularly well". Doesn't quite get there but good enough once you know what you're doing
    • Strong partner network, including the GP User Group (GPUG)
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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
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    Microsoft
    • With respect to the allocations, once the expense is entered into the allocation account, you lose the ability to run any detail on just the total of the expense. It would be nice if you could run a trial balance on the allocation accounts the same way you can with regular accounts.
    • I've always thought security set up could be a bit simpler. It actually has gotten better through the years. Specifically, with eight separate entities, it would be nice to have a "master" setup where you could call up one group entity, assign the users rights, and then be finished. Currently, whenever I have a new user, I have to call up each individual entity and select all of the features I want the user to have. That means I have to do eight steps for each user.
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    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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    Microsoft
    Due the economic challenges that Puerto Rico is having, the company has had to merge some companies in order to be more efficient. It has been easy in GP to process those merges, even thought we had to spend days to accomplish that the process was smooth and accurate. In addition we were able to streamline the purchasing and sales process and the organization is confident to keep renewing GP for the future versions.
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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.
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    Microsoft
    Though it is a basic accounting package, I believe some users do not find the old style menus and navigation options intuitive. There is also a great lack of training resources in the market, so users have to learn the product without guidance a lot, resulting in inefficient workflows and misuse or misunderstanding of many features.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Acumatica
    It's always available.
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Acumatica
    there have been some performance issues
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    Microsoft
    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.
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    Microsoft
    The rating is directed to the thrid party serive provider that we use. I do not now how good the Microsoft direct support is.
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    In-Person Training
    Acumatica
    Very helpful for end users
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    Microsoft
    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.
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    Microsoft
    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.
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    Microsoft
    Basically the challenge with this implementation was the Business Portal, too many errors and even the aplication is up and running the users are still having issues. We will start planning the migraton to GP 2015 soon.
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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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    Microsoft
    I come from a strong background of using SAP. SAP doesn't have the flexibility of GP, an example would be SAP doesn't allow core mods, if they catch you, you lose support. Microsoft doesn't really care about mods, but they will be quick to have the vendor you used support your issue if it is caused by those mods. With SAP your company adapts to the software, where with GP you adapt the software to you.
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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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    Microsoft
    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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    Microsoft
    The functionality that GP and related ISV solutions offer and the ease of integration of GP to other systems makes it an extremely scalable solution
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    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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    Microsoft
    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.
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    Microsoft
    • Microsoft Dynamics GP allows my clients to move from a paper or spreadsheet based company to an integrated, electronic, streamlined business. I love being able to help clients gain efficiencies through the use of Microsoft Dynamics GP.
    • Microsoft Dynamics GP allows for better customer service because everything is at our fingertips. If someone calls questioning an invoice, we can easily look it up. If someone calls stating they paid an invoice with a certain check number, we can quickly run a query to find that particular check number to see where it was applied.
    • Having everything on a single platform provides ease of use for upgrades, backups and end user training. There is only one software to learn!
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    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