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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

    Sage 100cloud

    Score7.2 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Sage 100 (or Sage 100cloud is a business management software offering a broad range of modules designed to meet the many needs of virtually any business. It encompasses financial operations and accounting, payroll, business intelligence, CRM, eBusiness, manufacturing and distribution.N/A
    Pricing
    AcumaticaSage 100cloud
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Sage 100 ERP Standard
    Custom Pricing
    Per Seat per Month
    Sage 100 ERP Advanced
    Custom Pricing
    Per Seat per Month
    Sage 100 ERP Premium
    Custom Pricing
    Per Seat per Month
    Sage 100 ERP Online
    $0
    Per User per Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AcumaticaSage 100cloud
    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
    AcumaticaSage 100cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Acumatica
    Chose Acumatica
    Definitely an improvement over Sage 100.
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    Acumatica is way more flexible and powerful than Sage 100. However some Sage users may find learning new workflows cumbersome and difficult. I assure you putting the time in to learn the software will result in ROI and yield a product that is truly next generation. We love …
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    Sage 100 was on premises, it was slow
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    Acumatica blows Sage 100 away. Every single aspect is an improvement. Sage is awful.
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    There is no comparison. Sage 100 is an antiquated product that does not properly function in a modern environment.
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    We were trying to use Sage 100 from a hosted server at Rackspace and then Parallels. the connection was slow and unreliable. Downloading data to Excel was available however it created files that were difficult to work with due to excess formatting. Nearly everything in …
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    I've used PeopleSoft. I've used Mass 90, Sage 100. I've used probably every software that's out there, even as small as QuickBooks, but that's not enterprise software. So I've used quite a few of the big ones. I can't think of 'em off the top of my head, but those are a couple.
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    Sage 100 was not as user friendly as Acumatica
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    Sage has a limited number of users allowed in its system, which limits the visibility my project managers have into their projects. Sage also halted the entire system when you needed to post to the GL, further slowing our process. Because Acumatica is cloud-based, these are no …
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    Acumatica helps us keep everything together instead of having to have additional add ons to work with our different departments. Being able to house everything within one program has been a game changer for us. Project have helped us with every aspect of our business for the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    It is more advanced comparing with other products
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    We evaluated many potential solutions, but Acumatica was one of the few that could do rental management, and support cash-based reporting from a financial standpoint.
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    Not even close. Acumatica blows it out of the water in usability, speed and overall user friendliness.
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    Our organization chose Acumatica because, in our opinion, Acumatica has Much better functionality
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    The interface between the two are vastly different. Acumatica is so much more user friendly.
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    The company I worked for was in the produce industry, and had different needs than [...] as a design/build/maintain fiber construction company.
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    Much more user friendly
    Incentivized
    Chose Acumatica
    Acumatica was a better fit for our distribution company.
    Incentivized
    Sage
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    988 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    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
    100%
    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
    AcumaticaSage 100cloud
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Acumatica and Sage 100
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.5
    169 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Sage 100
    7.9
    10 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Pay calculation7.6150 Ratings7.110 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration7.4118 Ratings6.18 Ratings
    Direct deposit files7.6145 Ratings9.510 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Acumatica and Sage 100
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.3
    498 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Sage 100
    3.9
    11 Ratings
    64% below category average
    API for custom integration8.3469 Ratings3.78 Ratings
    Plug-ins8.4422 Ratings4.011 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Acumatica and Sage 100
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.2
    611 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Sage 100
    9.1
    18 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Single sign-on capability8.6505 Ratings9.817 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions7.9601 Ratings8.317 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Acumatica and Sage 100
    Feature
    Acumatica
    7.5
    630 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Sage 100
    6.8
    20 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Dashboards7.7598 Ratings8.213 Ratings
    Standard reports7.2618 Ratings6.419 Ratings
    Custom reports7.7606 Ratings5.918 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Acumatica and Sage 100
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.7
    910 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Sage 100
    7.2
    20 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Accounts payable8.5877 Ratings8.120 Ratings
    Accounts receivable8.4764 Ratings8.416 Ratings
    Global Financial Support7.8349 Ratings4.86 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.3498 Ratings7.39 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations8.3722 Ratings8.110 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting8.2571 Ratings7.78 Ratings
    Standardized Processes8.3620 Ratings7.78 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Acumatica and Sage 100
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.2
    607 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Sage 100
    8.3
    14 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Inventory tracking8.0593 Ratings8.214 Ratings
    Automatic reordering7.3309 Ratings8.510 Ratings
    Location management7.8423 Ratings8.18 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Acumatica and Sage 100
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.5
    617 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Sage 100
    7.8
    13 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Pricing7.9524 Ratings8.113 Ratings
    Order entry8.3555 Ratings7.713 Ratings
    Credit card processing7.8375 Ratings8.812 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold7.9515 Ratings8.413 Ratings
    Order Orchestration7.6307 Ratings6.46 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Acumatica and Sage 100
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.6
    722 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Sage 100
    8.0
    10 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Billing Management8.2531 Ratings7.08 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management8.0649 Ratings8.19 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management7.2382 Ratings8.47 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting7.7396 Ratings8.16 Ratings
    Period Close8.4574 Ratings8.19 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Acumatica and Sage 100
    Feature
    Acumatica
    9.9
    4 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Sage 100
    8.0
    5 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Budgeting and Forecasting9.64 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Project Costing9.93 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Cost Capture9.93 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Capital Project Management10.02 Ratings8.63 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance10.02 Ratings7.83 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition9.93 Ratings7.83 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Acumatica and Sage 100
    Feature
    Acumatica
    7.6
    275 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Sage 100
    5.3
    2 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Project Planning and Scheduling7.4248 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers7.3245 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality7.0218 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools6.8152 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of Acumatica and Sage 100
    Feature
    Acumatica
    7.9
    114 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Sage 100
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Award Lifecycle Management7.7114 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Acumatica and Sage 100
    Feature
    Acumatica
    7.3
    355 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Sage 100
    5.4
    3 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared7.4152 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Contract Authoring7.1122 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated7.8290 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Supplier Management7.8231 Ratings8.13 Ratings
    Contract Repository00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of Acumatica and Sage 100
    Feature
    Acumatica
    7.7
    176 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Sage 100
    4.4
    1 Ratings
    42% below category average
    Risk Repository7.6130 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Control Management7.7156 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments7.8138 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Issue Detection7.5142 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification7.7115 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of Acumatica and Sage 100
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.5
    217 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Sage 100
    7.8
    4 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Transportation Planning and Optimization7.0158 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management7.3149 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management7.0123 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management7.7175 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management7.1167 Ratings7.63 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Acumatica and Sage 100
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.7
    237 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Sage 100
    8.3
    5 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Production Process Design7.6196 Ratings8.42 Ratings
    Production Management7.9221 Ratings8.43 Ratings
    Configuration Management7.6192 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Work Execution7.6186 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs8.1208 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Acumatica and Sage 100
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.1
    282 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Sage 100
    7.1
    5 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Forecasting7.4232 Ratings6.04 Ratings
    Inventory Planning7.6268 Ratings7.55 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring7.5228 Ratings7.55 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Acumatica and Sage 100
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.3
    166 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Sage 100
    2.6
    2 Ratings
    96% below category average
    Proposal Management7.3142 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management7.4158 Ratings10.02 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    AcumaticaSage 100cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (1022 ratings)
    7.4
    (24 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.5
    (112 ratings)
    7.6
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (86 ratings)
    7.7
    (8 ratings)
    Availability
    8.7
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.5
    (8 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.7
    (59 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    6.8
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.8
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.9
    (35 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.5
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.4
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.8
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 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
    AcumaticaSage 100cloud
    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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    Sage
    Sage 100 has been well suited for running the monthly accounts receivable and accounts payable aging reports. This helps us track our accounts that need to be collected and payments that need to be made. Our field operations team has been slow and unwanting to adopt the Sage Field Ops just because they're resistant to change and technology. It's less appropriate for really detailed accounting reports spanning for long periods of time with all accounts because it takes a very long time to run and process.
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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.
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    Sage
    • Simple to implement and use. Operation very intuitive so new employees are quickly trained.
    • It is very flexible with many modules and many features allows for easy customization to suit particular needs of any department or company.
    • Context sensitive help, training and support make it easy for a company to operate with out a lot of additional outside tech support.
    • Scalable plenty of room to grow as the business grows without being bloated.
    • Pricing is very reasonable.
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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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    Sage
    • Sage 100 at times will simply not connect to our server, we get remote support & all is well but, that issue tends to happen 2-3X a year.
    • Other than the above, I really can't complain. Coming from a more custom U.V. type database that used a whole bunch of codes to navigate, I think Sage 100 is 10x easier to use.
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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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    Sage
    I would put this out to bid, if I were at the same organization. There have been a lot of improvements and changes in enterprise software and my preference would be to find a good web-based or cloud-based tool. Lower overall cost of ownership and improved efficiency would be my target criteria for a rebid of this.
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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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    Sage
    Overall Sage 100 has been pretty user friendly. If we have a question on anything, we are able to contact our implementation rep who helps us right away. Some of the Sage Field Operations may not be as intuitive for our field personnel to use. I wish the reports ran faster so that we could run and put together many reports quickly at once.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Acumatica
    It's always available.
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    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Acumatica
    there have been some performance issues
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    Sage
    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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    Sage
    Sage Support is very good. I usually get a person on the phone in a short time frame and usually get my issues fixed in one called.
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    In-Person Training
    Acumatica
    Very helpful for end users
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    Sage
    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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    Sage
    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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    Sage
    We had an advantage in implementing the tool in that our director of Ops had been part of the team implementing the ERP for other users so we knew what to expect and were able to avoid a lot of the challenges people sometimes face with implementations. However, the process still took far longer than desired.
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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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    Sage
    I didn't choose Sage 100 ERP -- it was already in use when I started at the organization over five years ago. It has the same types of pros and cons as other big hulking software suites meant to power the infrastructure of corporations. It's slow, tough to customize, and doesn't connect well with other software. It does bring all the information into one place, which is great
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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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    Sage
    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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    Sage
    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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    Sage
    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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    Sage
    • Sage 100 overall had a very positive overall ROI for the business. All users were making decisions based on the same information and valuable time was no longer spent trying to analyze data from a number of sources.
    • Moving the warehouses to using Sage 100 reduced the operating expense of the distribution side of the business by 5% on an annual basis (~$100K).
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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

    Sage 100cloud Screenshots

    Screenshot of General Ledger uses our exclusive dual grid entry for quick, efficient, and accurate data entry. The grid entry format allows you to easily customize the data entry screens.