Acumatica vs. Prophix

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Acumatica
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Acumatica 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
Prophix
Score 8.6 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Prophix One, a Financial Performance Platform, is used to improve the speed and accuracy of decision-making within a harmonized user experience. To reduce complexity and uncertainty, the software offers automated insights and planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and consolidation functionalities.N/A
Pricing
AcumaticaProphix
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AcumaticaProphix
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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
AcumaticaProphix
Considered Both Products
Acumatica

No answer on this topic

Prophix
Chose Prophix
Prophix works much better for the myriad of tasks and needs from a reporting and budgeting standpoint across all departments. Acumatica did not have as wide of capabilities.
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
AcumaticaProphix
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.6
57 Ratings
18% above category average
Prophix
-
Ratings
Pay calculation7.850 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.135 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.246 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.5
163 Ratings
15% above category average
Prophix
-
Ratings
API for custom integration8.6151 Ratings00 Ratings
Plug-ins8.4147 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.6
202 Ratings
5% above category average
Prophix
-
Ratings
Single sign-on capability8.8163 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.4199 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.4
208 Ratings
18% above category average
Prophix
-
Ratings
Dashboards8.5196 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports8.1205 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports8.4200 Ratings00 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.9
431 Ratings
15% above category average
Prophix
-
Ratings
Accounts payable8.7420 Ratings00 Ratings
Accounts receivable8.6328 Ratings00 Ratings
Global Financial Support8.1115 Ratings00 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.6165 Ratings00 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations8.6314 Ratings00 Ratings
Configurable Accounting8.6190 Ratings00 Ratings
Standardized Processes8.6205 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.5
261 Ratings
8% above category average
Prophix
-
Ratings
Inventory tracking8.4257 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic reordering7.6109 Ratings00 Ratings
Location management8.6140 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.8
269 Ratings
12% above category average
Prophix
-
Ratings
Pricing8.2235 Ratings00 Ratings
Order entry8.7241 Ratings00 Ratings
Credit card processing8.4164 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost of goods sold8.3225 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Orchestration8.0108 Ratings00 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.9
300 Ratings
18% above category average
Prophix
-
Ratings
Billing Management8.7170 Ratings00 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management8.6277 Ratings00 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management7.9123 Ratings00 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting8.9127 Ratings00 Ratings
Period Close8.8181 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
9.9
4 Ratings
26% above category average
Prophix
-
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 Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.2
89 Ratings
18% above category average
Prophix
-
Ratings
Project Planning and Scheduling8.482 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers8.480 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality8.168 Ratings00 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools8.643 Ratings00 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.2
32 Ratings
8% above category average
Prophix
-
Ratings
Award Lifecycle Management8.632 Ratings00 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
7.7
170 Ratings
10% above category average
Prophix
-
Ratings
Bids Analyzed and Compared8.448 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Authoring8.731 Ratings00 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated8.1140 Ratings00 Ratings
Supplier Management8.173 Ratings00 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.7
49 Ratings
29% above category average
Prophix
-
Ratings
Risk Repository8.637 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Management8.741 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments8.738 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue Detection8.740 Ratings00 Ratings
Remediation and Certification8.633 Ratings00 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.7
69 Ratings
24% above category average
Prophix
-
Ratings
Transportation Planning and Optimization7.250 Ratings00 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management7.947 Ratings00 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management7.339 Ratings00 Ratings
Fulfillment Management8.255 Ratings00 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management7.751 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.9
76 Ratings
17% above category average
Prophix
-
Ratings
Production Process Design7.963 Ratings00 Ratings
Production Management8.170 Ratings00 Ratings
Configuration Management8.365 Ratings00 Ratings
Work Execution8.556 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs8.266 Ratings00 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.3
89 Ratings
14% above category average
Prophix
-
Ratings
Forecasting7.577 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Planning7.882 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Monitoring7.873 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.7
50 Ratings
18% above category average
Prophix
-
Ratings
Proposal Management8.741 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Master Data Management8.348 Ratings00 Ratings
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
-
Ratings
Prophix
7.0
11 Ratings
13% below category average
Customizable dashboards00 Ratings7.010 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings7.110 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
-
Ratings
Prophix
9.0
94 Ratings
9% above category average
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings9.693 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings8.591 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings8.888 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
-
Ratings
Prophix
8.9
86 Ratings
9% above category average
Publish to PDF00 Ratings9.381 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings8.061 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings9.273 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
-
Ratings
Prophix
6.5
34 Ratings
16% below category average
Predictive Analytics00 Ratings6.534 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
-
Ratings
Prophix
8.9
90 Ratings
2% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings9.487 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings8.887 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings8.890 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings8.631 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
-
Ratings
Prophix
9.5
45 Ratings
17% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings9.545 Ratings
Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
-
Ratings
Prophix
9.1
191 Ratings
9% above category average
Long-term financial planning00 Ratings9.3157 Ratings
Financial budgeting00 Ratings9.3186 Ratings
Forecasting00 Ratings8.7178 Ratings
Scenario modeling00 Ratings8.8144 Ratings
Management reporting00 Ratings9.3183 Ratings
Consolidation and Close
Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
-
Ratings
Prophix
8.4
154 Ratings
5% above category average
Financial data consolidation00 Ratings9.6126 Ratings
Journal entries and reports00 Ratings9.279 Ratings
Multi-currency management00 Ratings7.762 Ratings
Intercompany Eliminations00 Ratings8.772 Ratings
Minority Ownership00 Ratings6.928 Ratings
Local and consolidated reporting00 Ratings9.0108 Ratings
Detailed Audit Trails00 Ratings7.588 Ratings
Financial Reporting and Compliance
Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
-
Ratings
Prophix
8.4
183 Ratings
2% above category average
Financial Statement Reporting00 Ratings9.3166 Ratings
Management Reporting00 Ratings9.4177 Ratings
Excel-based Reporting00 Ratings9.2161 Ratings
Automated board and financial reporting00 Ratings9.0139 Ratings
XBRL support for regulatory filing00 Ratings5.25 Ratings
Analytics and Reporting
Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
-
Ratings
Prophix
7.8
159 Ratings
3% below category average
Personalized dashboards00 Ratings8.6146 Ratings
Color-coded scorecards00 Ratings7.9105 Ratings
KPIs00 Ratings7.7115 Ratings
Cost and profitability analysis00 Ratings7.6115 Ratings
Key Performance Indicator setting00 Ratings7.493 Ratings
Benchmarking with external data00 Ratings7.463 Ratings
Integration
Comparison of Integration features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
-
Ratings
Prophix
9.3
179 Ratings
11% above category average
Flat file integration00 Ratings9.2142 Ratings
Excel data integration00 Ratings9.2157 Ratings
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources00 Ratings9.5137 Ratings
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User Ratings
AcumaticaProphix
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(478 ratings)
8.9
(209 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.8
(26 ratings)
10.0
(16 ratings)
Usability
7.6
(19 ratings)
8.7
(44 ratings)
Availability
8.2
(1 ratings)
10.0
(26 ratings)
Performance
8.2
(1 ratings)
8.0
(25 ratings)
Support Rating
6.7
(14 ratings)
8.1
(120 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.6
(2 ratings)
8.3
(10 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
8.7
(12 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.8
(8 ratings)
8.9
(19 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(11 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.2
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.3
(1 ratings)
9.0
(28 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.0
(23 ratings)
Professional Services
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.1
(20 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
8.8
(18 ratings)
User Testimonials
AcumaticaProphix
Likelihood to Recommend
Acumatica
I'm so new to it. I mean it has a lot of capabilities. So I'm used to working with Infor products, so I'm used to large ERP systems and I haven't seen anything that makes me question Acumatica. It seems like I can customize anything and have the system to do what I need. So I mean that's one advantage point why we selected Acumatica is because it can be tailored to our business and to what we need and the way we want to do it
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Prophix Software
Being able to allow all budget holders access to their reports via Prophix and having charts on the dashboards which give an image of where we are financially as a company each month is really helpful, our users appreciate the access and not receiving emails with reports. The drill down in the reports provides much more detail for the budget holders and going forward we are going to try to use the line item details to provided a greater amount of information. Using the Detailed Planning Manager for Personnel Planning during budget setting was a game changer - being able to view the costs and being much more accurate with regard to start and end dates and applying a cost of living increase which we could adjust to see how it would affect the budget overall was really helpful.
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Pros
Acumatica
  • Streamlines our processes and simplifies our systems. Previously, we had to manage two software systems to handle an order and get it out the door with proper shipping documentation. Now, we were able to deploy the shipping document creation inline with the sales order process and streamline our process. This allows us to save about $3K a year just on time savings alone (in creating shipping documentation). This was a nice win for us for this project.
  • Financial Reporting is simplified and flexible for our needs. We are estimating a time savings of around $14.5K per year in time spent creating reports through manual manipulation. The reporting capabilities are much more flexible and allow for greater visibility than our previous ERP.
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Prophix Software
  • ONU has benefitted by moving away from a centralized, Excel-based budget process by implementing Prophix to a decentralized process that engages budget managers in the development of the University's budget.
  • Prophix offers tremendous flexibility in reporting that is not available through our ERP system.
  • Prophix is very adaptable to many different types of industries. Its flexibility and adaptability is one of its biggest strengths.
  • The ability to set up workflows for a variety of tasks within Prophix is very beneficial for tracking purposes.
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Cons
Acumatica
  • Manufacturing suite. You have all the time. So for the Manufacturing edition, you're able to have negative issues that are unlimited and are not balanced into a job that needs to be improved. The mobile app itself for warehouse picking and management sets the default item to one. This is not how most warehouses that I've ever worked at operate. Bomb hierarchy and respectful of child elements. These are nitty gritty elements, but these are kind of down-and-dirty items that need to improve. But overall it's pretty good.
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Prophix Software
  • Version control; there are issues using the same budget version in multiple years if adding detail (line item detail). What Prophix has explained as a benefit is a huge detriment for us and we've been working with them for 6 months on a fix and it's yet to get resolved
  • There are certain aspects that a messy; within our budgeting and forecasting detail, we have "unexplained balance" lines that show up that are distracting and add no value.
  • Lack of a centralized location for content outside of tool; for example, training, help, support, intranet, etc are all separate websites and not easy to get to. I'm not sure why all of this isn't linked to the same account and accessible through the tool. Why should we need separate passwords for everything Prophix?!
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Likelihood to Renew
Acumatica
We aren’t going to switch at this point! It’s a great system and we are looking forward to realizing the full potential of the system once we can find a VAR who has a bench that can support us.
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Prophix Software
The system works well for us, and meets all of our needs. All of our future plans can and will be achieved within Prophix, so there is no need to pursue another product. Prophix has continuously proven to improve their product over the years, which provides an even higher level of confidence in this tool, and future developments
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Usability
Acumatica
Most "things" are intuitive which makes the software nice. A few other "things" make no sense and come from a programmers mind, not a users experience.
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Prophix Software
The
data can be sliced and diced many ways, and each user is able to do it however
they like. It is easy to create or run existing reports. We have made many of
our processes more efficient, and Prophix has allowed us to save more time than
you can imagine. We
are able to use Prophix for Expense tracking, Expense and Capital planning, reforecasting,
Compensation planning, Project tracking, Expense allocation, GAAP PLOB
reporting, and still have several more tasks to implement through Prophix
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Reliability and Availability
Acumatica
No answers on this topic
Prophix Software
Prophix's CS is one of the best that we communicate with. Response time is reasonable, and they can communicate via email or phone or Teams. Multiple ways to communicate and if any additional questions that they cannot answer, i am redirected to the correct individual to assist
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Performance
Acumatica
there have been some performance issues
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Prophix Software
Prophix has always performed consistently. We are using on-premise so many factors can contribute to slower than desired performance, most having nothing to do with Prophix itself. If we move to the web-client cloud based solution I believe performance will even be better.
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Support Rating
Acumatica
We used Acumatica Support directly for the first year or so. Overall it's pretty good, but sometimes the support staff wasn't educated on the customizations we had, nor was I as the Customer as I couldn't remember which things were customized and which things were out of the box, so when there was an error, there were some misunderstandings.
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Prophix Software
The Prophix staff is very helpful and quick to respond. I like that they teach me instead of doing it for me when possible, so I don't have to contact them as often! Never talked to anyone at Prophix that I didn't respect or think highly of! Very professional, great customer service!
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In-Person Training
Acumatica
No answers on this topic
Prophix Software
The initial integration consultant was very helpful in making sure we were set up with all the essential uses we required: reporting/budgeting/forecasting. There was a learning curve but our consultant made it very easy to understand and helped me be comfortable in my Global Admin role in the system. Even after integration, we were given support whenever I came up with an idea I would get in touch and I would be trained on how I can implement it.
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Online Training
Acumatica
No answers on this topic
Prophix Software
We used our system and created a test cube to work with our own data. We ran through the different functions of Prophix and covered alot of material. We did two sessions a week, with homework tasks assigned. We were able to ask questions and cover any questions during the followup sessions.
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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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Prophix Software
Prophix Consulting should bring, in house, chargeable expertise in Oracle EBS table access for Drill Across and provide reasonable limits on dimension member combinations so there are no unreasonable expectations about the application of multi dimensional cubes to detail, such as revenue by product and customer.
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Alternatives Considered
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 wasn't overkill.
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Prophix Software
We found Prophix to be more flexible than the other solutions. It proved to have less of an implementation timeframe, and we felt more comfortable supporting the system ourselves post-implementation. We were also surprised to find that Prophix's pricing was more competitive than its rivals, which made the decision process quite easy.
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Scalability
Acumatica
No answers on this topic
Prophix Software
We are a medium sized company, but the structure of Prophix would seemingly adapt to whatever sized organization you have. It also can be applied in any area of an enterprise that needs performance management, whether it involves financial data or not. The potential for application within the enterprise is really only limited by you imagination.
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Return on Investment
Acumatica
  • Definitely positive because we're able to give data to the end users much quicker. Were they able to make more accurate and timely financial decisions and kind of know where they're at, and how much money do I have left to spend for the month? Things like that. And our CFO is able to utilize the data more quickly.
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Prophix Software
  • The greatest impact Prophix has had is provided useful data for business decisions, especially with variance analysis and real time production data.
  • Prophix has saved our company a considerable amount of time during our budgeting/forecast process as well as reporting actuals and variance to managers.
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ScreenShots

Acumatica Screenshots

Screenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP - Device SupportScreenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP - Production Manager DashboardScreenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP - Production Schedule BoardScreenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP -Warehouse Manager DashboardScreenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP - Purchasing Manager DashboardScreenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP - Sales Manager Dashboard

Prophix Screenshots

Screenshot of Chart Insights, one of the AI Insights capabilities that utilizes Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing to provide enhanced business awareness.  Chart Insights extends the important details contained within dashboards, and analyzes the complete dataset behind the dashboard, automatically surfacing the data relationships not obvious in dashboard visualizations alone. It then provides a summary of key performance metrics found buried within Prophix charts.  It also summarizes the important insights in plain English.Screenshot of Prophix's self-serve dashboards and visualizations, directly integrated with data, workflow tasks, announcements, and external URLs and databases.  Dashboard Studio helps users to be informed and make better business decisions.Screenshot of detailed interactive charts and graphs that Prophix offers to uncover insights. Prophix’s visual analytics are linked directly to data with transaction details.  There is no need to input the numbers.  Prophix does this tedious work, automatically.Screenshot of Prophix’s Workflow Manager, used to assign tasks to users and facilitate approvals across the business.  Stakeholder input can be captured directly with the ability to add comments and notes in a single unified database.Screenshot of Cell Comments allow users to add supporting details like notes and attachments to data.  Since comments are stored with the data, they can be viewed in any template along with their trailing history. Cell Comment Reports can also be generated to show all comments from any data view in one convenient report.