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    ApprovalMax

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/AApprovalMax provides approval workflow automation for cloud accounting platforms such as Xero and QuickBooks Online. It replaces paper- and email-based approval processes with multi-step and multi-role automated approval workflows that enable automated notifications to approvers, automated audit trails, and mobile approvals. Approval workflows include: Invoice approvals / bill review and bill approval Purchase order approval, including the functionality to create…

    $54

    per month

    Intuit Enterprise Suite

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AThe Intuit Enterprise Suite is an end-to-end business platform providing: financial management, forecasting and accounting capabilities; integrated payroll, payments, and bill pay; automated marketing; access to third-party apps, and access to a team of experts.N/A
    Pricing
    ApprovalMaxIntuit Enterprise Suite
    Editions & Modules
    ApprovalMax Standard
    $54
    per month per organization
    ApprovalMax Advanced
    $83
    per month per organization
    ApprovalMax Premium
    $121
    per month per organization
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ApprovalMaxIntuit Enterprise Suite
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing and for management of multiple organizations.—
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    Community Pulse
    ApprovalMaxIntuit Enterprise Suite
    Considered Both Products
    ApprovalMax
    No answer on this topic
    Intuit
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    85%
    Would buy again
    34 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    30 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    85%
    Happy with the feature set
    34 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    77%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    30 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    81%
    Implementation went as expected
    30 Answers
    Features
    ApprovalMaxIntuit Enterprise Suite
    Payment Management
    Comparison of Payment Management features of ApprovalMax and Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Feature
    ApprovalMax
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Customizable Approval Policies9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Financial Document Management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payment Status Tracking9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payment Audit Trail9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Bill Detection4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts Payable
    Comparison of Accounts Payable features of ApprovalMax and Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Feature
    ApprovalMax
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Automated Accounts Payable Processes9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Vendor Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of ApprovalMax and Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Feature
    ApprovalMax
    -
    Ratings
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    8.0
    20 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings7.920 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.711 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.418 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of ApprovalMax and Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Feature
    ApprovalMax
    -
    Ratings
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    8.1
    23 Ratings
    8% above category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings8.520 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings7.819 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of ApprovalMax and Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Feature
    ApprovalMax
    -
    Ratings
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    9.2
    35 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.829 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.735 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of ApprovalMax and Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Feature
    ApprovalMax
    -
    Ratings
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    9.0
    36 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings8.835 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings9.236 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings8.936 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of ApprovalMax and Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Feature
    ApprovalMax
    -
    Ratings
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    8.7
    40 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings9.438 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings9.235 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings7.217 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings7.821 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings9.238 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings9.335 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings9.137 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of ApprovalMax and Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Feature
    ApprovalMax
    -
    Ratings
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    6.4
    14 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings6.110 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings5.66 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings7.411 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of ApprovalMax and Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Feature
    ApprovalMax
    -
    Ratings
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    8.3
    26 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Pricing00 Ratings7.813 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings8.012 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings8.823 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings8.919 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings7.88 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of ApprovalMax and Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Feature
    ApprovalMax
    -
    Ratings
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    8.5
    36 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Billing Management00 Ratings9.125 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings9.232 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings7.321 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings7.419 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings9.330 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of ApprovalMax and Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Feature
    ApprovalMax
    -
    Ratings
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    7.1
    17 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings7.115 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings7.415 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings6.411 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings7.410 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of ApprovalMax and Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Feature
    ApprovalMax
    -
    Ratings
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    6.3
    6 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings6.36 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of ApprovalMax and Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Feature
    ApprovalMax
    -
    Ratings
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    7.3
    11 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings7.65 Ratings
    Contract Authoring00 Ratings6.66 Ratings
    Contract Repository00 Ratings7.86 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings7.75 Ratings
    Supplier Management00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of ApprovalMax and Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Feature
    ApprovalMax
    -
    Ratings
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    6.5
    8 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Risk Repository00 Ratings6.36 Ratings
    Control Management00 Ratings6.38 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings6.37 Ratings
    Issue Detection00 Ratings6.88 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification00 Ratings6.96 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of ApprovalMax and Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Feature
    ApprovalMax
    -
    Ratings
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    5.8
    6 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings6.04 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings5.84 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings5.76 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management00 Ratings6.15 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings5.55 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of ApprovalMax and Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Feature
    ApprovalMax
    -
    Ratings
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    5.2
    7 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Production Process Design00 Ratings4.54 Ratings
    Production Management00 Ratings3.95 Ratings
    Configuration Management00 Ratings6.34 Ratings
    Work Execution00 Ratings5.84 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings5.46 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of ApprovalMax and Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Feature
    ApprovalMax
    -
    Ratings
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    6.1
    8 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings6.07 Ratings
    Inventory Planning00 Ratings6.16 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring00 Ratings6.47 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of ApprovalMax and Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Feature
    ApprovalMax
    -
    Ratings
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    7.4
    7 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Proposal Management00 Ratings7.46 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management00 Ratings7.46 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ApprovalMaxIntuit Enterprise Suite
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    9.0
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    -
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    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
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    (33 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.7
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ApprovalMaxIntuit Enterprise Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ApprovalMax
    As mentioned previously - able to send invoice based on amount , program code and division code ,supplier is very useful feature ; If an invoice does not fit into approval process than it is rejected and an email is received mentioning the reason
    Incentivized
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    Intuit
    IES is well suited for multi-entity organizations. If the intercompany mapping is set up correctly, the access to consolidated reporting can be a game-changer. I could see IES working well for a company with traditional inventory needs, as it has many features that we do not use or need in construction. IES is adequate for construction organizations, although its project reporting is more limited than QuickBooks Desktop. Hopefully, they improve this in the future. IES is less appropriate for smaller companies or companies with only one entity. The price tag is high.
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    Pros
    ApprovalMax
    • choice based on Program codes / division codes - we use Xero accounting system and we have 22 program codes and 11 divison codes ; once invoice is entered in Xero depending on relevant program code and divison code, Approval max automatically send invoice to relevant person depending on approval workflow process . One manager could be handling multiple divison and program codes; if our approval work flow process is properly designed - it is accurate in sending invoice to relevant manager.
    • invoice can also send to various managers based on General ledger codes ; this flexibility makes useful when manager is handling only certain nature of expenses regardless of program codes / divisionl.
    • Approval process can also be designed based on level of amount ; and level of amount is derived from our Delegation policy. it makes audit of application of delegation policy easy ; we give copy of delegation policy and print of approval work flow process to auditor.
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    Intuit
    • They have the best support. Quickbooks has always had great support but have step it up a level for help with Intuit Enterprise Suite. They are always there to help by phone, chat, appointment. The people we talked know the system and how to help.
    • They have been working hard to make this a great accounting system for Construction as they can. They have gone a long ways to help us to have one system instead of numerous different systems.
    • Intuit Enterprise Suite makes it easier to have several companies under one roof. We quite often have journal entries to post between two or more of the companies. We can make the entries in one place.
    • All in all we have been very happy switching to Intuit Enterprise Suite, so much so that we renewed for three years. We believe in what Intuit is doing with Enterprise Suites and they know how to create a great product.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    ApprovalMax
    • date and time of change in approval process ; for example if Mr. A was responsible for all expenses above $1000 in Oct 23 and from Nov 23 it is changed to $5000 . in Dec 23 if it is checked - it will show approval limit of $5000 ; but will not show from which date limit was changed. Auditor always asks this question when the limit was changed in approval max - we cannot prove it.
    • If there is audit trail of who made the changes , when and what changes were made ; will be good.
    • when we are in main page of seeing invoices awaiting approval - there are hundreds of invoices - searching for one invoice from particular supplier is very cumbersome job - we have to go by each and every invoice in order to find that invoice ; it will be good if we have search function on main page itself ; in current scenario we have to go to report section - input all filters and than search for that particular invoice.
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    Intuit
    • I would like to see them continue to include dimensions across other reports.
    • I would like the ability to void transactions using a specific date of our choosing.
    • I would like a live report writer for the P&L and balance sheet so I can move GL accounts into sections of my choosing.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ApprovalMax
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    The software is very user friendly and being able to create reports with specific data and export it to Excel is a great help in budgeting for annual costs and tracking where a certain program is getting more attention
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    ApprovalMax
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    Intuit Enterprise Suite helped alleviate a major pain point for our business. We now no longer have to prepare manual consolidated financial statements. This allows us to speed up the reporting side of each month end and allows us to spend more time analyzing the numbers as opposed to preparing them.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    ApprovalMax
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    Excellent. I am the first Lighthouse customer and I see first hand that their team cares, they care about not just the features but about their customers and their success. They truly want their customers to succeed
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    Implementation Rating
    ApprovalMax
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    Our implementation was seamless!
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    ApprovalMax
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    Intuit
    NetSuite was way more complicated; it required heavy user training regularly, especially for onboarding, was really complex to maintain and customize, required expensive 3rd-party consulting and customization, had complicated integration with other business systems, and was complex to build reports. Zoho Analytics was very basic and missed many important features that businesses need to run their operations.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    ApprovalMax
    • It has certainly made a positive impact ; it is definately worth its value ; when we are processing hundreds of invoices every fortnight ; getting approval of invoices in timely manner for all invoices is of paramount importance . as approval max has its own app - approval can be done on mobile phone also ; this is particularly helpful when staff is travelling .
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    Intuit
    • Overall our experience has been great - easy and smooth onboarding process
    • Better support experience has surprised and delighted the team in ways I wasn't really expecting
    • I like it more than I expected I would - the convenience of having it all in one place and being able to toggle through entities is really a major improvement
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    ScreenShots

    ApprovalMax Screenshots

    Screenshot of where approval processes are set up  – no matter how simple or complex.Screenshot of the interface to build approval steps that follow any business rules – whether approvals happen one after another, all at once, or only in certain cases. The user can also control who approves based on things like amount, supplier, account code, or category.Screenshot of where to approve bills and purchase orders the way that works best.Screenshot of the interface that matches bills to approved purchase orders from the same supplier to keep coding accurate and control spending. Unmatched bills can also be stopped from being approved.Screenshot of where to mention others in comments to bring them in or get their input – even if they’re not part of the original approval. If they don’t have access, a prompt to add them as a Watcher is sent. Mentions work on web and mobile, sending notifications as soon as access is granted.Screenshot of where to raise purchase orders, approve requests, and extract key details from bills and purchase orders – all on the go with the ApprovalMax mobile app for iOS and Android.