Esker vs. MIP Fund Accounting

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Esker
Score 8.8 out of 10
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Esker is a global cloud platform built to unlock strategic value for finance and customer service professionals and strengthen collaboration between companies by automating the cash conversion cycle. Esker’s mission is to build a foundation that promotes positive-sum growth, increased productivity, improved employee engagement, and greater trust between organizations.N/A
MIP Fund Accounting
Score 8.7 out of 10
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MIP Fund Accounting™ is a configurable fund accounting solution. The solution includes functionality for fund accounting, procurement, budgeting, payroll, human resources, timekeeping, fixed asset management, grant management, and dashboards for nonprofits and government agencies.N/A
Pricing
EskerMIP Fund Accounting
Editions & Modules
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Pricing Offerings
EskerMIP Fund Accounting
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
EskerMIP Fund Accounting
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(17 ratings)
8.8
(429 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(125 ratings)
Usability
5.5
(2 ratings)
8.2
(100 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.8
(15 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(84 ratings)
Support Rating
8.9
(10 ratings)
7.8
(99 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(8 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(7 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
6.5
(28 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(8 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
7.8
(13 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(15 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(13 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(13 ratings)
User Testimonials
EskerMIP Fund Accounting
Likelihood to Recommend
Esker
Esker On Demand is great for Sales Order Processing order creation. We use it with web services. It can make table read calls, test order creations (simulate order), and help with order creation. They are also working on change order management, but if you have multiple order entry methods or touch points, this feature may not be usable for your company.
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Community Brands
MIP Fund Accounting is well suited to any company that has multiple funding sources and expenses that they need to keep a close track on. In non-profit organizations we are looked at closely and it is important to be able to accurately show where our revenue comes from and where it is going. MIP Fund Accounting can handle that easily. It is not a system I would recommend to a small business as there are so many features that they would not need for the cost to them, at least not the versions we use.
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Pros
Esker
  • Esker makes automated invoice sending very easy
  • Esker tracks the sending of documents & records whether or not the message was successful
  • Esker offers various reports that can be very helpful
  • Esker stores all of our customers' contact info on the cloud, and it can be accessed from anywhere
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Community Brands
  • General Ledger processing, including journal entries and reports
  • Ability to download all reports directly to Excel and PDF formats
  • Use of Grant codes to enable grant reporting by month/quarter/year
  • Ability to have multiple departments and consolidate into groups for reporting
  • Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable cannot be out of balance
  • Multiple ways to use the product including Cloud and Classic options, Visual menu or Standard (Top of screen) menus to select processes, many options we are not using in our simple organization
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Cons
Esker
  • We can't enter credit memos in Esker. Need to enter in SAP and then link.
  • PO invoices that were trained to go into the PO bucket, route into the non-PO buckets.
  • Freight invoices that have had hundreds going into the non-PO bucket have a tendency to route to the PO-bucket because a PO number is referenced on page 7.
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Community Brands
  • Could be more streamlined
  • Could have a more basic version (it is a step up in complexity from quickbooks)
  • When trying to go back to a previous page/task (the 'done' or 'back' buttons) sometimes do go back too far, but sometimes they do. More consistency of how those buttons work would help.
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Likelihood to Renew
Esker
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Community Brands
I would give this software a high ranking for my use of it because I have a lot of experience setting it up properly. What I would like to learn more about this program is it's Drillpoint add on feature as this has a lot of potential to allow managers instant access to their financials and invoices when set up correctly
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Usability
Esker
Esker does everything that it promises to do, but it is very hard to figure out. I am a very tech-savvy person, but I needed extensive training to be able to use the basic functions of Esker. Once you know what you're doing, it's not too hard, but I don't understand why they couldn't make it easier to use.
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Community Brands
I have used this system for about 12 years now and I still learning how to use it. It always surprises me how there is another report to learn to achieve my data reporting goals. It is great to have a system that you have used long enough to feel comfortable with but also a system that allows you to learn new ways to report and enter data into the system
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Reliability and Availability
Esker
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Community Brands
I have rarely encountered any issues accessing MIP Fund Accounting over the years. On the rare occasions when availability was interrupted, the reasons were always found in-house when using the on-premises version. Since we have migrated to the MIP cloud, we have had no issues with availability. Any maintenance or updates are always communicated to us and are usually done outside of business hours.
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Performance
Esker
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Community Brands
We are able to generate reports in any format that we need to show the information that we have in a clear way that is easy for staff and our boards to read. We can easily run the reports agency-wide or break them down by fund or project, showing the details that we need.
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Support Rating
Esker
They have been very helpful and the online support site is awesome. They keep the site up to date with the latest changes and present challenges to keep learning the new updates to keep things entertaining. They are overall a great crew to work with
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Community Brands
I have not reached out to MIP for technical support; however, their website offers great help resources so I can solve an issue on my own. Another team member reached out to MIP for support and was helped quickly. The transition process took longer than expected due to a lag in communication.
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In-Person Training
Esker
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Community Brands
There are no specifics on what happens if you make one choice or another to know which is the best selection. This is true for JVs and AP. In training we were not given specifics of what happens when one possibility is selected over another.
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Online Training
Esker
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Community Brands
Denise O'Malley provided training for the HR module when we added it to our system. Denise also gave us a demo of the EWS module which we were able to see that it would not meet our needs. She was very kind about and understanding regarding the functions we needed with a time clock system.
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Implementation Rating
Esker
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Community Brands
Don't waste your time with MIP. There are plenty of other softwares out there that will do the job better. Do your homework. Get references from actual users. Make sure that what you choose will truly integrate. Make sure that there is local support. Get training. You will be glad that you passed this one by. Trust me.
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Alternatives Considered
Esker
I have listed a few that we considered but there were many more in the initial assessment, Esker was priced well and had the best user interface. Was really easy to use and the implementation process was well designed. It was a system that could handle a two tiered delegations of authority for project expenditure and operational expenditure.
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Community Brands
This is the first time I've worked in the non-profit world. Accounting is somewhat different so I am very glad to be using a product designed specifically for non-profits. Many accounting processes are similar of course, but it is nice to have them tailored to fit the requirements of a non-profit organization.
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Scalability
Esker
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Community Brands
The flexibility to create certain features are helpful and are designed to be easier on MIP Accounting Cloud. It has been easier than the MIP Accounting classic version. I may have not fully utilized the software to deploy across multiple departments other than generating revenue reports or expenses. As well as developing budget worksheets for our departments. Which are great as it is, but have not gone farther than that.
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Return on Investment
Esker
  • We now have reporting available down to the individual field level (changes, errors, etc) and can calculate cost to serve.
  • It replaced on-premise hardware with cloud SaaS that is more cost effective and risk adverse.
  • It is more intuitive; we can put new hires on order entry and experience less user errors. As a solution owner who fixes problems and answers questions, I don't find myself having to "think" about Esker and it has become a smaller part of my job now that end-users are more self-sufficient.
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Community Brands
  • We don't use all the add-ons, but for the basic accounting that we need it for it is an excellent product. We have been using it since 2001. There are other products on the market, but this suits our needs completely.
  • It is easy to learn, with a lot of online support.
  • New staff learn to use the system quite easily.
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