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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Emburse SpringAhead

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ASpringAhead is an expense reporting, billing, and time tracking platform that was owned and supported by Certify Travel and Expense created from the 2017 merger of Certify, Nexonia, and other companies, and now from Emburse, the company formed from the merger of Certify and Chrome River Technologies in March 2019.N/A

    SlickPie (discontinued)

    Score9 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    SlickPie was free online accounting software designed for small businesses, offering online invoicing and billing, multicurrency, financial reporting, bank reconciliation, automatic payment reminders, and source document upload. SlickPie provided an automated data entry tool that let people use their phone cameras to convert the information from receipts and bill to digital data. It also enabled users to set up recurring invoices to…

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    Pricing
    Emburse SpringAheadSlickPie (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Starter
    $0
    per account
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Emburse SpringAheadSlickPie (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Emburse SpringAheadSlickPie (discontinued)
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Emburse SpringAhead and SlickPie (discontinued)
    Feature
    Emburse SpringAhead
    -
    Ratings
    SlickPie (discontinued)
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Emburse SpringAhead and SlickPie (discontinued)
    Feature
    Emburse SpringAhead
    -
    Ratings
    SlickPie (discontinued)
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Emburse SpringAhead and SlickPie (discontinued)
    Feature
    Emburse SpringAhead
    -
    Ratings
    SlickPie (discontinued)
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Emburse SpringAhead and SlickPie (discontinued)
    Feature
    Emburse SpringAhead
    -
    Ratings
    SlickPie (discontinued)
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Cash management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Expense management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Multi-division support00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Emburse SpringAhead and SlickPie (discontinued)
    Feature
    Emburse SpringAhead
    -
    Ratings
    SlickPie (discontinued)
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Pricing00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Emburse SpringAheadSlickPie (discontinued)
    Small Businesses
    Brex
    Score9 out of 10
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Expensify
    Score9 out of 10
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Emburse Expense Enterprise (formerly Chrome River)
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Emburse SpringAheadSlickPie (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.5
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Emburse SpringAheadSlickPie (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Emburse
    It's definitely well suited for all organizations with knowledge workers who use computers to do their work and are able to log in and enter their time on a regular basis. I've always had access to it as part of my job and love using SpringAhead. It may be less appropriate in a role where the worker does not have regular access to a computer to enter their hours digitally.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    In my opinion, SlickPie is best suited for small business owners and freelancers, especially service-based ones. If that's your case, then it's a no-brainer. However, if you are a bigger enterprise or if you are not a service-based business, then it might not be the best choice for you. Still, the software is free to use, so you might just give it a try anyway.
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    Pros
    Emburse
    • Allows for tracking of time very easily. Users can add all their project's time in one place instead of drilling into each project.
    • Managers can approve their team's time all in one place. We do not need to drill down to find the info and approve. Users who don't report to the manager but are part of the project can still be approved by the project manager.
    • Reports are easy to read when looking at historical information. Reports can be run with multiple parameters that the user needs.
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    Discontinued Products
    • It is free for freelancers or small business
    • Easy to use its dashboard
    • It save too much time for handeling Account related things.
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    Cons
    Emburse
    • Automated reminders to employees would be great
    • A more modern and up-to-date user interface
    • The approvals system for projects vs. users could use some work
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Some more invoice templates would be nice.
    • Some more charts would be good too.
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    Usability
    Emburse
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    Discontinued Products
    It saved me and me lots of time. it is free for smaller organizations or freelancers. it has Android, iPhone and iPad support. It has many features for Account management related tools and features. we can upload documents, print as per requirements. it has other features like Billing & invoicing, contact database, cash Management which can help in many ways.
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    Support Rating
    Emburse
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    It is a time saver for Account related things and it has a Billing & invoicing feature which helps us to generate bills and prints directly or share online. It has a very well designed dashboard where we can do our daily work. and it is free for freelancers and small companies so need to worry about money
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    Alternatives Considered
    Emburse
    We selected SpringAhead because of price and usability. This tool is easy to set up and configure. It is a cloud application allowing access from anywhere. There were no training requirements. When you have a small use case this tool is the way to go. We moved off SpringAhead to get more functionality and it has required a lot more training and effort to maintain and utilize
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Before shifting to SlickPie I was using QBO, so I guess I'll list it as a competitor. However, since SlickPie offers me 80-90% of QBO's features for free I can't really say QBO is a relevant contender.
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    Return on Investment
    Emburse
    • Positive - tracking return on project investments
    • Positive - being able to plan on future projects
    • Positive - being able to manage costs and attendance
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • It saves me around $500 in accounting software subscription per year.
    • It saves me around 4-5 hours a week in manual data entry (thanks to MagicBot).
    • It reduced the average time customers take to pay for my invoices.
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    Screenshot of DashboardScreenshot of Bank ReconciliationScreenshot of Add New InvoiceScreenshot of Bank AccountsScreenshot of InventoryScreenshot of Balance Sheet