Acumatica vs. Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Acumatica
Score 8.1 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
Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite
Score 7.1 out of 10
N/A
Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite is integrated tax and accounting software that manages the operations of legal firms. It is used to collect client data, and post finished tax returns, from managing client engagements to practice management.N/A
Pricing
AcumaticaThomson Reuters CS Professional Suite
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AcumaticaThomson Reuters CS Professional Suite
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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Top Pros
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Features
AcumaticaThomson Reuters CS Professional Suite
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
10.0
3 Ratings
31% above category average
Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite
10.0
1 Ratings
29% above category average
Pay calculation10.02 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Benefit plan administration10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
2.2
11 Ratings
106% below category average
Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite
8.5
1 Ratings
21% above category average
API for custom integration3.210 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Plug-ins1.29 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
5.9
16 Ratings
31% below category average
Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite
8.2
4 Ratings
6% above category average
Single sign-on capability4.211 Ratings8.33 Ratings
Role-based user permissions7.615 Ratings8.14 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
1.3
14 Ratings
137% below category average
Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite
7.2
4 Ratings
4% below category average
Dashboards1.312 Ratings8.13 Ratings
Standard reports1.314 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Custom reports1.313 Ratings5.64 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.5
134 Ratings
11% above category average
Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite
8.6
4 Ratings
16% above category average
Accounts payable8.5128 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Accounts receivable8.8123 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Global Financial Support7.76 Ratings00 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers7.611 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations8.9124 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Configurable Accounting7.112 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Standardized Processes7.614 Ratings9.13 Ratings
Cash management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Bank reconciliation00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Expense management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Time tracking00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Fixed asset management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Multi-currency support00 Ratings7.12 Ratings
Multi-division support00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Regulations compliance00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Electronic tax filing00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Self-service portal00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Localizations00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.4
102 Ratings
6% above category average
Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite
10.0
1 Ratings
37% above category average
Inventory tracking8.2102 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic reordering6.98 Ratings00 Ratings
Location management9.110 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.8
111 Ratings
12% above category average
Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite
-
Ratings
Pricing7.7101 Ratings00 Ratings
Order entry8.0101 Ratings00 Ratings
Credit card processing8.861 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost of goods sold8.593 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Orchestration8.56 Ratings00 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.5
111 Ratings
13% above category average
Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite
-
Ratings
Billing Management8.69 Ratings00 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management8.7109 Ratings00 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management2.18 Ratings00 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting9.16 Ratings00 Ratings
Period Close8.911 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
Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite
-
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
7.4
4 Ratings
8% above category average
Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite
-
Ratings
Project Planning and Scheduling4.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers7.73 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
7.8
1 Ratings
3% above category average
Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite
-
Ratings
Award Lifecycle Management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
7.4
88 Ratings
6% above category average
Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite
-
Ratings
Bids Analyzed and Compared8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Authoring6.41 Ratings00 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated7.885 Ratings00 Ratings
Supplier Management8.24 Ratings00 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.2
1 Ratings
23% above category average
Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite
-
Ratings
Risk Repository8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Management9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue Detection7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
Remediation and Certification8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
9.1
5 Ratings
28% above category average
Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite
-
Ratings
Transportation Planning and Optimization8.23 Ratings00 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management8.22 Ratings00 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management8.22 Ratings00 Ratings
Fulfillment Management8.23 Ratings00 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
9.4
5 Ratings
21% above category average
Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite
-
Ratings
Production Process Design9.13 Ratings00 Ratings
Production Management9.14 Ratings00 Ratings
Configuration Management9.15 Ratings00 Ratings
Work Execution9.13 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs9.14 Ratings00 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.7
6 Ratings
16% above category average
Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite
-
Ratings
Forecasting8.56 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Planning8.26 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Monitoring8.24 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
Acumatica
8.4
3 Ratings
14% above category average
Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite
-
Ratings
Proposal Management8.23 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Master Data Management7.32 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
AcumaticaThomson Reuters CS Professional Suite
Likelihood to Recommend
7.9
(144 ratings)
8.5
(4 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
7.3
(6 ratings)
8.9
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
6.5
(6 ratings)
9.9
(2 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
2.7
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Acumatica
Acumatica works well for medium to large businesses with strong accounting procedures in place, it is a program for those companies that have outgrown Sage50 or QuickBooks Desktop and need to take their Finance software to the next level. The added complexity and some of the restrictions that come with robust finance software would likely be a burden on smaller organizations. Being an Acumatica Construction user, the Construction version specifically is well suited to any construction company that wants to take the leap to digitizing their construction processes.
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Thomson Reuters
It is extremely suitable for the client since for us they are all US-based companies, even though the main headquarters of our business is in Mexico.

It is less appropriate in terms of usability than taxes, since it does not include adaptability to Mexican legislation, and its deployment through customizations and reports is extremely expensive.
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Pros
Acumatica
  • Ease of dragging documents into transactions has made our office paper free
  • Use of Excel to export any detail that we need, particularly to reconcile balance sheet accounts
  • The cloud environment is sooo wonderful! Coming out of the pandemic we value the cloud environment.
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Thomson Reuters
  • Allows users to create associations, groups, locations, or property types to categorize each asset.
  • Fixed Assets CS can be deployed in a virtual office setting or as a SaaS application.
  • Fixed Assets CS also supports common depreciation methods.
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Cons
Acumatica
  • We often run into strange one-off glitches that cause a Sales Order or invoice to miscalculate and provide inaccurate order totals.
  • The return process in terms of a PO return receipt can be quite confusing, as when linked to a drop ship PO it does not re-open the sales order by itself.
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Thomson Reuters
  • Requires a time investment for the learning curve to fully utilize the benefits provided by CS Professional Suite.
  • Older looking UI and aesthetic.
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Likelihood to Renew
Acumatica
Acumatica has lots of potential for our company. I can see where our company will be in the next coming year or two as we start utilizing all of the features that Acumatica has
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Thomson Reuters
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Usability
Acumatica
We have users of all levels and it works well for any user, the user interface is very easy to get used to and the screen feedback and delivery is very well done. We have many users using this product all day every day and all levels have become very accustomed to its ease of use.
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Thomson Reuters
The platform is stable even though a version for MacOS is also missed.

In general, the user management and administration process is intuitive and once the roles are defined it is simple and easy.

However, the user experience has become out of date in relation to other web-based platforms currently available on the market.
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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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Thomson Reuters
Support for Thomson Reuters is very in-depth as they have a ton of knowledge articles that help troubleshoot common issues and gives a launching pad for users to learn more about the product and help them use the tools effectively and efficiently. When needed, reaching out to the live support is always prompt and we are able to effectively work past any issues that come up.
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In-Person Training
Acumatica
our partner was an subject matter expert
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Thomson Reuters
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Acumatica
our partner created great online training
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Thomson Reuters
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Acumatica
lots of bumps in getting work processes mapped out. a bunch of customizations were needed.
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Thomson Reuters
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Alternatives Considered
Acumatica
We selected Acumatica based on the licensing model. We also selected Acumatica based on the flexibility. We also selected Acumatica based on recommendations from our VAR. We liked the overall TCO of Acumatica vs other ERP systems. We also liked the fact that it was able to do the inter company accounting necessary for our business.
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Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters is all I have experience with.
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Return on Investment
Acumatica
  • We were able to successfully navigate the pandemic due to the fact that it is cloud based.
  • We were able to determine that customers who told us to not call again, often bought from us.
  • Employee morale was very high as everyone in the company had access to the data that tracked our first year of profitability in years.
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Thomson Reuters
  • Not authorized to view the large scale picture of Thomson Reuters CS Suite on ROI, however, it has been a part of the business model for years with constant updates and is only getting more and more efficient as time goes on.
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ScreenShots

Acumatica Screenshots

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