Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT vs. Sage 100

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
Score 7.6 out of 10
N/A
Financial Edge NXT is a cloud accounting solution tailored for nonprofits that provides a general ledger, projects, grants, endowments, accounts payable and receivable, fixed assets, banking, and more. It offers real-time reporting, with one-click drill-down functionality and export capability.N/A
Sage 100cloud
Score 6.9 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Sage 100 (or Sage 100cloud is a business management software offering a broad range of modules designed to meet the many needs of virtually any business. It encompasses financial operations and accounting, payroll, business intelligence, CRM, eBusiness, manufacturing and distribution.
$0
Per Seat per Month
Pricing
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXTSage 100
Editions & Modules
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Sage 100 ERP Standard
Per Seat per Month
Sage 100 ERP Advanced
Per Seat per Month
Sage 100 ERP Premium
Per Seat per Month
Sage 100 ERP Online
Per User per Month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXTSage 100cloud
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
Additional DetailsBlackbaud is currently offering the first six months of Financial Edge NXT free for new customers. Limited conditions apply.
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Community Pulse
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXTSage 100
Considered Both Products
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
We used Sage 100 but not the cloud-based one. FENXT is more user-friendly and easier to look up information.
Sage 100cloud

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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXTSage 100
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
-
Ratings
Sage 100
8.4
7 Ratings
15% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings8.67 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.65 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
-
Ratings
Sage 100
1.0
8 Ratings
152% below category average
API for custom integration00 Ratings1.05 Ratings
Plug-ins00 Ratings1.08 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
-
Ratings
Sage 100
10.0
14 Ratings
21% above category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings10.014 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings10.013 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
-
Ratings
Sage 100
7.4
16 Ratings
6% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings8.610 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings8.615 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings5.014 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
-
Ratings
Sage 100
7.6
16 Ratings
0% below category average
Accounts payable00 Ratings9.016 Ratings
Accounts receivable00 Ratings9.012 Ratings
Global Financial Support00 Ratings6.73 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings8.25 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
Configurable Accounting00 Ratings8.24 Ratings
Standardized Processes00 Ratings8.24 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
-
Ratings
Sage 100
7.5
10 Ratings
5% below category average
Inventory tracking00 Ratings8.010 Ratings
Automatic reordering00 Ratings6.78 Ratings
Location management00 Ratings6.75 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
-
Ratings
Sage 100
9.1
9 Ratings
16% above category average
Pricing00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
Order entry00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
Credit card processing00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
Cost of goods sold00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
Order Orchestration00 Ratings8.63 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
-
Ratings
Sage 100
8.2
6 Ratings
10% above category average
Billing Management00 Ratings8.24 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings8.25 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings8.24 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings8.24 Ratings
Period Close00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
-
Ratings
Sage 100
8.0
5 Ratings
5% above category average
Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Project Costing00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Cost Capture00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Capital Project Management00 Ratings8.63 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings7.83 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings7.83 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
-
Ratings
Sage 100
5.0
1 Ratings
31% below category average
Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
-
Ratings
Sage 100
7.0
1 Ratings
8% below category average
Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
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Ratings
Sage 100
5.0
1 Ratings
33% below category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Contract Authoring00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Contract Repository00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Supplier Management00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
-
Ratings
Sage 100
4.4
1 Ratings
39% below category average
Risk Repository00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Control Management00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Issue Detection00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Remediation and Certification00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
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Ratings
Sage 100
7.1
3 Ratings
3% above category average
Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Fulfillment Management00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings7.63 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
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Ratings
Sage 100
8.2
3 Ratings
9% above category average
Production Process Design00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
Production Management00 Ratings8.43 Ratings
Configuration Management00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
Work Execution00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
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Ratings
Sage 100
7.8
3 Ratings
7% above category average
Forecasting00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Inventory Planning00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Performance Monitoring00 Ratings7.63 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
-
Ratings
Sage 100
1.4
1 Ratings
135% below category average
Proposal Management00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Product Master Data Management00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXTSage 100
Likelihood to Recommend
7.6
(137 ratings)
8.0
(20 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.5
(13 ratings)
7.6
(5 ratings)
Usability
7.9
(9 ratings)
9.0
(5 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
6.3
(13 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.5
(7 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXTSage 100
Likelihood to Recommend
Blackbaud
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT is great for an independent/private school. It integrates well with enrollment and student information systems sold by Blackbaud. For example, you could send data from the student information system straight into the Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT. The caveat of course is that you would need to be using other Blackbaud products to leverage this integration. However, all Blackbaud products utilize open APIs so with a little programming, one can share data across many systems.
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Sage
For small and medium business in the distribution and light manufacturing space, Sage 100 is probably the best bang for your buck. As a very scaleable system, you can modify the system to meet the needs of a growing business without making gross changes to the core of the system
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Pros
Blackbaud
  • Uploading and inputting information is easy due to a clear format and outline.
  • Researching and finding past information is quick and easy to navigate due to searching and filtering options as well as the ability to name the files for quick searches.
  • Pulling project titles and accounts - you can have a large amount of projects and accounts and are able to know them through the system without having to memorize each individual title.
  • Being able to export a general ledger for an account to excel while still being formatted correctly.
  • Having the ability to filter in what transactions are pulled in the general ledger. You are able to easily look at all the activity or only activity in a certain time frame or other specific filters.
  • There is always access to help from Blackbaud services for any sort of difficulty.
  • Learning and the ability to attend Blackbaud classes are readily and easily available so you can increase your knowledge and ability to serve well in your organizations' role.
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Sage
  • Simple to implement and use. Operation very intuitive so new employees are quickly trained.
  • It is very flexible with many modules and many features allows for easy customization to suit particular needs of any department or company.
  • Context sensitive help, training and support make it easy for a company to operate with out a lot of additional outside tech support.
  • Scalable plenty of room to grow as the business grows without being bloated.
  • Pricing is very reasonable.
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Cons
Blackbaud
  • Takes some time to set-up for an organization and there is a learning curve
  • Features & updates are constant due to the online cloud nature. An option to update certain features on demand would be nice or an option to delay.
  • Certain credit card bank feeds are not currently compatible
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Sage
  • It's painfully slow even for mid-sized businesses like ours without millions of transactions.
  • It crashes very, very often and has numerous critical failures.
  • Unfortunately, it's a local program so that excludes it from being used remotely. You have to be on site for it to work.
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Likelihood to Renew
Blackbaud
BB seems to forcing changes on customers at a faster rate. This company needs stability because it is understaffed in accounting. There isn't time to drop everything and work up workarounds or even try to judge effects. There also isn't the time to find a replacement suite unless things get really bad.
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Sage
I would put this out to bid, if I were at the same organization. There have been a lot of improvements and changes in enterprise software and my preference would be to find a good web-based or cloud-based tool. Lower overall cost of ownership and improved efficiency would be my target criteria for a rebid of this.
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Usability
Blackbaud
I don't have much to compare it to but if I speak of just the reporting options; sometimes there are so many options I spend more time finding the "perfect" report when a basic report with minimal columns is needed. But I know I can always add to the report if asked.
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Sage
It is easy, flexible, user friendly and feature laden. Out of the box or easily customized to meet our "wish" list . Sage offers a variety of modules and bolt-ons, user defined fields etc., allowing us to conduct business "our way" without forcing us into a one-size- fits- none mold or having to purchase expensive and cumbersome programming modifications
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Support Rating
Blackbaud
No one is perfect, but this support team is as close as it gets. They respond promptly and if the person I'm talking to doesn't have the answer they find someone that does. They also provide documentation and/or resources to support their responses to my questions. The online chat is awesome and usually all I need
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Sage
Sage Support is very good. I usually get a person on the phone in a short time frame and usually get my issues fixed in one called.
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Implementation Rating
Blackbaud
The implementation can be easy depending on how familiar you are with Blackbaud products. It is cloud based so there is not a need for IT involvement but you do need to know your business requirement.
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Sage
We had an advantage in implementing the tool in that our director of Ops had been part of the team implementing the ERP for other users so we knew what to expect and were able to avoid a lot of the challenges people sometimes face with implementations. However, the process still took far longer than desired.
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Alternatives Considered
Blackbaud
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT is far superior to CYMA. We used CYMA for over 20 years. It was tough to transition because Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT follows GAAP, while CYMA did not the way we had it set up. Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT has more robust fund tracking and allows us to create custom reports.
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Sage
I've reviewed Accpac, Syspro, SAP Business 1 and Platinum. Sage is far easier to use and setup than Syspro and SAP Business 1. Generally speaking, most accounting software does the same thing, at the end of the day, how easy is it to modify data inside the system and review to make sure that your system integrity is intact. I find that Sage 100 is excellent at these things.
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Return on Investment
Blackbaud
  • The reporting features that include unposted entries and can be run on-demand to see a year to date budget comparison, have certainly made it easier to stay on task and within budget.
  • We have been able to integrate some of the fundraising features into Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT; consolidating to one system for tracking all key financial parameters, has been invaluable.
  • The budget partner (Zai?) is absolutely terrible and a huge waste of time and money; it does not integrate as advertised and is constantly "broken/down" on our end. It is not as advertised and honestly shouldn't be promoted by Blackbaud - it's that terrible.
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Sage
  • We have seen increased efficiencies for our team members processing orders and fulfillment as they are now integrated.
  • We have cut paper/printing/mail expenses by 500% of what we previously spent.
  • Our overall cash management has improved with the visibility from Bank Reconciliation and Financial Reporting.
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Sage 100cloud Screenshots

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