CCH Axcess vs. The Q4 Platform

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
CCH Axcess
Score 6.6 out of 10
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Wolters Kluwer offers CCH Axcess, a modular cloud-based tax preparation, compliance, and workflow management solution.N/A
The Q4 Platform
Score 7.9 out of 10
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Q4 Inc. is a provider of IR Ops software offering access to their proprietary investor data, purpose-built to remove obstacles between public companies and their investors. Q4 gives investor relations leaders, C-Suite Executives and their teams tools to attract, manage, and understand investors.N/A
Pricing
CCH AxcessThe Q4 Platform
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CCH AxcessThe Q4 Platform
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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User Ratings
CCH AxcessThe Q4 Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
5.3
(8 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
CCH AxcessThe Q4 Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
Wolters Kluwer
This application is best suited for enterprise use cases. It interfaces with almost every other major platform at the enterprise level and is scalable to the nth degree. But that comes at a high price tag, given that it integrates with everything and is used relatively ubiquitously. Any recommendations that I would give on the platform would be based on enterprise applicability.
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Q4, Inc
This is one of two providers to go with if you are considering an investor relations website. We evaluated both of them and landed on Q4 Desktop due to their reputation of solid customer service. The additional CRM software is a nice to have as there are many other solutions you may have access to before you make that product your main go to.
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Pros
Wolters Kluwer
  • CCH Document - It's cloud based. The program is user-friendly and easily customizable.
  • CCH Tax - Relatively easy system navigation. It satisfies all our tax return filing needs.
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Q4, Inc
  • easy to use
  • comprehensive database access
  • good looking ux/ui
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Cons
Wolters Kluwer
  • Customer support does not know their own product!
  • Rep for the company does not know their own product!
  • Hidden add-ons that they deceive prospect into believe is apart of the system.
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Q4, Inc
  • speed of platform
  • lacking mobile app
  • pricing structure is fragmented
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Alternatives Considered
Wolters Kluwer
CCH Axcess was very comparable to Thomson Reuters. They are both large companies in their fields and have similar resources. We ultimately went with Thomson Reuters because we bundled with their other softwares for a better price and it makes sense to be with one company to deal with one customer support line.
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Q4, Inc
Q4 Desktop had the highest market share and good customer references.
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Return on Investment
Wolters Kluwer
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Q4, Inc
  • reduced engineering time for website maintenance (2 hours per release)
  • reduced collaboration time with marketing team
  • automatic press release postings
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