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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Certinia FM Cloud

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/ACertinia FM Cloud automates financial management on the Salesforce platform. The customer-centric software includes a general ledger, automated billing processes, and financial intelligence.N/A

    Maxio

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AMaxio helps B2B SaaS companies maximize their revenue operations. The financial operations platform is designed to meet the unique financial challenges of B2B SaaS, including billing, subscription management, revenue & expense recognition, and SaaS metrics & analytics.

    $599

    per month

    Pricing
    Certinia FM CloudMaxio
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Build
    $0
    30 Day Trial
    Grow
    $599
    per month up to $100k in monthly billings
    Scale
    Custom
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Certinia FM CloudMaxio
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsCertinia Professional Services Cloud software follows a subscription-based pricing model that is typically structured according to the number of users and the level of features required. The software’s pricing may vary depending on the organization’s size and needs, with options to select modules or add-ons for additional functionality. Specific pricing details may require a consultation or quote from Certinia for tailored solutions.Build Plan - Developer-friendly sandbox where you can try out billing for free for 30 days. Grow Plan - Complete B2B subscription management platform with billing, revenue recognition, and reporting. Scale Plan - Tailored solution to support high billing volumes and advanced requirements. Talk with Sales about available volume-based discounts.
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    Community Pulse
    Certinia FM CloudMaxio
    Considered Both Products
    Certinia
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    Maxio (previously SaaSOptics + Chargify)
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    80%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    78%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    Certinia FM CloudMaxio
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Certinia FM Cloud and Maxio
    Feature
    Certinia FM Cloud
    8.4
    2 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Maxio
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Certinia FM Cloud and Maxio
    Feature
    Certinia FM Cloud
    8.4
    4 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Maxio
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration8.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Certinia FM Cloud and Maxio
    Feature
    Certinia FM Cloud
    8.4
    5 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Maxio
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability8.65 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Certinia FM Cloud and Maxio
    Feature
    Certinia FM Cloud
    7.9
    5 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Maxio
    -
    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 Certinia FM Cloud and Maxio
    Feature
    Certinia FM Cloud
    7.9
    6 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Maxio
    -
    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 Certinia FM Cloud and Maxio
    Feature
    Certinia FM Cloud
    10.0
    3 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Maxio
    -
    Ratings
    Inventory tracking10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Certinia FM Cloud and Maxio
    Feature
    Certinia FM Cloud
    8.1
    2 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Maxio
    -
    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 Certinia FM Cloud and Maxio
    Feature
    Certinia FM Cloud
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Maxio
    -
    Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Certinia FM Cloud and Maxio
    Feature
    Certinia FM Cloud
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Maxio
    -
    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 Certinia FM Cloud and Maxio
    Feature
    Certinia FM Cloud
    8.2
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Maxio
    -
    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 FM CloudMaxio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (8 ratings)
    8.0
    (25 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Certinia FM CloudMaxio
    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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    Maxio (previously SaaSOptics + Chargify)
    In my opinion, Maxio is well suited for a large company with simple products/billing scenarios and 10s of thousands of dollars available to waste on implementation, learning curve, and mistakes. For any other company, I do not advise purchasing Maxio.
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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
    Incentivized
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    Maxio (previously SaaSOptics + Chargify)
    • Managing deferred revenue.
    • Contract management is flexible and allows us to see data that we never had before.
    • Billing is painless and is now done within a couple hours. Previously it would take at least 1-2 days.
    • Business Metrics and Reporting.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Maxio (previously SaaSOptics + Chargify)
    • Options for Cash-based businesses. While it's not GAAP compliant and most users are accrual, many SaaS start ups are still small and operating on a cash basis.
    • Commissions Module since SO already has all our data intergrations
    • So many different features and data entry points that manual data entry errors are common
    Incentivized
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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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    Maxio (previously SaaSOptics + Chargify)
    They are a crucial piece of what we do. We hope to have them as a vendor for a long time to come.
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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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    Maxio (previously SaaSOptics + Chargify)
    There is definitely a learning curve - to me the UI for reporting was not intuitive and often required me to ask our RevOps to pull data for me
    Incentivized
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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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    Maxio (previously SaaSOptics + Chargify)
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Certinia
    If Visualforce pages are enabled, they sometimes slow down the load time.
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    Maxio (previously SaaSOptics + Chargify)
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Maxio (previously SaaSOptics + Chargify)
    They are willing to help with most challenges and are pretty easy to get ahold of by phone. They are limited in their reach, when it comes to bulk cancellations, along with some other bulk edits. It is no fault to them, Chargify is just a system that hasn’t been upgraded much over the years.
    Incentivized
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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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    Maxio (previously SaaSOptics + Chargify)
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Maxio (previously SaaSOptics + Chargify)
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Maxio (previously SaaSOptics + Chargify)
    I inherited SaaSOptics from several predecessors that worked on it before me. I believe they used Chargebee or Chargify before SaaSOptics, but I haven't used them. I pray that the market comes up with a better product for subscription revenue management, SaaS metric reporting, and financial projections. Unfortunately, I don't have the time or the team to be able to successfully complete the transition to new software at this time, so I feel like I'm stuck with SaaSOptics at this point
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Maxio (previously SaaSOptics + Chargify)
    • Limitations in Chargify's invoicing capability has resulted in our finance team having to manually send invoices from our accounting system. This has resulted in 10-15 hours a week of resource wasted on something that Chargify should automatically do. If this isn't addressed, then the wasted time will increase as we scale.
    Incentivized
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