Certinia ERP Cloud vs. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Certinia ERP Cloud
Score 5.7 out of 10
N/A
Certinia ERP Cloud automates financial management on the Salesforce platform. The customer-centric ERP software includes a general ledger, automated billing processes, and financial intelligence.N/A
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft invites users to automate and modernize global financial operations with Dynamics 365 Finance. With it, users can monitor performance in real time, predict future outcomes, and make data-driven decisions to drive business growth. It replaces the finance capability of the former Microsoft Dynamics AX (also Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations), which was split off from that product's supply chain management capabilities allowing for more flexible pricing, and for customers to buy…N/A
Pricing
Certinia ERP CloudMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Finance
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Certinia ERP CloudMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Finance
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
Certinia ERP CloudMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Finance
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Certinia ERP Cloud
8.4
2 Ratings
16% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
-
Ratings
Pay calculation8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Certinia ERP Cloud
8.4
4 Ratings
11% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
-
Ratings
API for custom integration8.84 Ratings00 Ratings
Plug-ins8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Certinia ERP Cloud
8.4
5 Ratings
3% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
-
Ratings
Single sign-on capability8.65 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.15 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Certinia ERP Cloud
7.9
5 Ratings
9% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
-
Ratings
Dashboards8.45 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports6.55 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports8.85 Ratings00 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Certinia ERP Cloud
7.9
6 Ratings
3% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
-
Ratings
Accounts payable8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Accounts receivable7.14 Ratings00 Ratings
Global Financial Support8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations6.33 Ratings00 Ratings
Configurable Accounting7.43 Ratings00 Ratings
Standardized Processes8.73 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Certinia ERP Cloud
10.0
3 Ratings
24% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
-
Ratings
Inventory tracking10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic reordering10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Location management10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Certinia ERP Cloud
8.1
2 Ratings
3% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
-
Ratings
Pricing8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Order entry8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Credit card processing8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost of goods sold8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Certinia ERP Cloud
8.7
1 Ratings
15% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
-
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Travel & Expense Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
Certinia ERP Cloud
9.3
1 Ratings
20% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
-
Ratings
Budgeting and Forecasting9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Costing9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost Capture10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Capital Project Management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
Certinia ERP Cloud
8.2
1 Ratings
17% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
-
Ratings
Project Planning and Scheduling7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Certinia ERP CloudMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Finance
Likelihood to Recommend
6.0
(8 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Certinia ERP CloudMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Finance
Likelihood to Recommend
Certinia
For accounting systems, users and/or evaluators often want to see some type of matrix or "heads up" comparisons of specific features and functionality of a system in key areas such as: 1) General Ledger 2) Order to Cash cycle 3) Purchase to Pay cycle 4) Cash management 5) Inventory and/or Cost Accounting (Projects/Jobs, etc) 6) Revenue Recognition 7) Fixed Assets management 8) Budgets 9) Tax 10) Reports and Analysis It would be great if this kind of matrix existed to be filled in by reviewers so that others could benefit from their perspectives about the applications and how they address or handle the specific features/functionality. With respect to FinancialForce, the company has found that nearly all the key features it needed were available from the application.
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Microsoft
I think D365 has the ability to be useful for 90% of businesses out there. Its just a matter of if those costs make sense but as far as what is on the market today in my opinion MS is number 1.
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Pros
Certinia
  • User interface is more modern and user-friendly than other software
  • Dashboards allow for good visual interpretation
  • Reports are able to be customized to better fit users' needs
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Microsoft
  • Full range of customization options
  • Documentation
  • Cross platform analytics with use of
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Cons
Certinia
  • Since SalesForce was not made with accounting in mind, building FinancialForce as a module on top of SalesForce gives problems because the overarching architect of SalesForce cannot facilitate all the accounting requirements.
  • The FinancialForce integration team was not very good, and did not help us set up our FinancialForce very well. Their customer support is also lacking and takes a long time to respond and troubleshoot our problems.
  • FinancialForce doesn't actually build financial statement reports. We were only able to run a trial balance, and we had to build the statements ourselves in Excel.
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Microsoft
  • More clarity on features going away
  • New feature showcases
  • Demonstrations for how things were intended to be used
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Likelihood to Renew
Certinia
The company has now converted its legacy, "home grown" operations system and built it on the force.com platform, and the integration between it and FinancialForce is deeply entrenched. No other application would be able to replicate this functionality, and the company will be able to scale and leverage the force.com platform as it grows.
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Microsoft
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Usability
Certinia
Change management is always an issue, but the evidence of the application's usability is that both long-time employees (used to the legacy systems for many years) and newer employees have been able to learn the system and improve their business processes.
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Microsoft
It's extremely versatile, mirrored with so much documentation.
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Reliability and Availability
Certinia
Unless the internet is completely unavailable - which has not happened yet - the application is always accessible. Since FinancialForce is built on the force.com platform, it's uptime is tied to Salesforce security and system performance standards
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Microsoft
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Performance
Certinia
If Visualforce pages are enabled, they sometimes slow down the load time.
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Microsoft
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Support Rating
Certinia
The response time for FinancialForce is exemplary. Immediate acknowledgement of the support request by automatically logging a case/ticket on the provider side, then less than 24-hour follow up by a support team member with specific questions, information or resolution for the issue.
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Microsoft
They are good, but there is always room to be better.
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Online Training
Certinia
Through its Xtra login website available to its customers, FinancialForce offers a complete set of online, video tutorials, training and documentation. Each tutorial is "bite-sized", meaning it imparts instructional, step-by-step information in 2-3 minute narrated videos. For a particular cycle or process, like invoices to payments for example, each tutorial builds on the last so that the user can get a complete picture of the steps and process in less than 10 minutes.
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Microsoft
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Implementation Rating
Certinia
The company decided to run parallel for three months in order to soften the impact of the change from the legacy "system" - which users had been interfacing with for over a decade - to FinancialForce. While not recommended, this did provide time for the in-house "super user" team of 2 people to become completely familiar with the application, and thus provide hands-on training and be a resource for the users who would be processing the daily accounting transactions.
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Microsoft
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Alternatives Considered
Certinia
FinancialForce Subscription & Usage Billing has more features, more useability, and manages higher numbers of customers. The systems I have used in the past are easier to navigate but couldn't handle this number of customers.
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Microsoft
I have used everything from industry standard TMS systems to SAP to various BIs like Tableau and Power BI. The point is my background is varied, but what's nice is being it's MS anything you already use that is also Microsoft will make Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance feel way more natural and native, being you have used MS products for years likely.
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Return on Investment
Certinia
  • Beneficial to easily be able to track impact of fluctuating currencies.
  • Integration with Salesforce.com reduced/elimintated manual entry which saves various colleagues time.
  • Increased visibility over the entire sales cycle because of the integration between Salesforce.com & FinancialForce Accounting.
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Microsoft
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