Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT vs. Sage 50cloud Accounting

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 50cloud Accounting
Score 7.7 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Sage 50cloud Accounting (formerly Sage 50 Accounting) is accounting software designed for small businesses. Sage 50cloud Accounting (formerly Sage 50, and formerly Peachtree) lets businesses invoice customers, pay bills, manage inventory, control costs, and pay employees. The solution includes high-level dashboards and in-depth reports.
$299
per year
Pricing
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXTSage 50cloud Accounting
Editions & Modules
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Sage 50 Pro Accounting
$299
per year
Sage 50 Premium Accounting
$449
per year
Sage 50 Quantum Accounting 3 User
Starting at $1,499
per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXTSage 50cloud Accounting
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
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.Annual traditional plan with license, monthly, and annual subscription plans available.
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Community Pulse
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXTSage 50cloud Accounting
Considered Both Products
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
Financial Edge NXT is better-suited for a midsized organization like ours. We had outgrown Sage 50 - it was becoming quite slow and unstable, so we had to find another solution. Financial Edge NXT has proven to be quicker, and much more stable and reliable from the perspective …
Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
PeachTree Accounting Software which we discontinued because of the batching and it now having "real time". Red Wing Controller was extremely user friendly and I generally recommend that to constituents. QuickBooks was another option used by our sister company and it was able …
Sage 50cloud Accounting

No answer on this topic

Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXTSage 50cloud Accounting
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
-
Ratings
Sage 50cloud Accounting
9.0
14 Ratings
18% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings9.014 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings9.011 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.011 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.013 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings9.013 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
-
Ratings
Sage 50cloud Accounting
9.0
10 Ratings
24% above category average
API for custom integration00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Plug-ins00 Ratings9.09 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
-
Ratings
Sage 50cloud Accounting
9.0
19 Ratings
14% above category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.017 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.017 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
-
Ratings
Sage 50cloud Accounting
9.0
21 Ratings
17% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings9.020 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings9.021 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings9.020 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 50cloud Accounting
8.7
24 Ratings
16% above category average
Accounts payable00 Ratings9.023 Ratings
Accounts receivable00 Ratings9.022 Ratings
Cash management00 Ratings9.022 Ratings
Bank reconciliation00 Ratings9.022 Ratings
Expense management00 Ratings9.022 Ratings
Time tracking00 Ratings9.012 Ratings
Fixed asset management00 Ratings9.013 Ratings
Multi-currency support00 Ratings8.910 Ratings
Multi-division support00 Ratings9.010 Ratings
Regulations compliance00 Ratings9.09 Ratings
Electronic tax filing00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Self-service portal00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Global Financial Support00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings7.05 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
Localizations00 Ratings7.05 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings9.011 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
Configurable Accounting00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings7.44 Ratings
Standardized Processes00 Ratings9.09 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
-
Ratings
Sage 50cloud Accounting
9.0
16 Ratings
25% above category average
Inventory tracking00 Ratings9.016 Ratings
Automatic reordering00 Ratings9.010 Ratings
Location management00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Manufacturing module00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
-
Ratings
Sage 50cloud Accounting
8.4
17 Ratings
12% above category average
Pricing00 Ratings9.014 Ratings
Order entry00 Ratings9.016 Ratings
Credit card processing00 Ratings9.011 Ratings
Cost of goods sold00 Ratings9.015 Ratings
Order Orchestration00 Ratings7.85 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings7.45 Ratings
Order exception Resolution00 Ratings7.85 Ratings
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MIP Fund Accounting
Score 8.7 out of 10
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Dext Prepare (with Receipt Bank)
Score 9.1 out of 10
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Sage Intacct
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Score 8.7 out of 10
Accounting Seed
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Score 8.3 out of 10
Enterprises

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User Ratings
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXTSage 50cloud Accounting
Likelihood to Recommend
7.6
(137 ratings)
9.0
(34 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.5
(13 ratings)
9.6
(12 ratings)
Usability
7.9
(9 ratings)
10.0
(8 ratings)
Support Rating
6.2
(13 ratings)
10.0
(7 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.5
(7 ratings)
9.0
(4 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXTSage 50cloud Accounting
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
Sage is great for portability and exchange with external accountants as it is widely used and people will be able to read your data in. It's a very good and complete solution for a little business where one person can handle all of the accounting. I doubt that it scales well to large companies with several in-house accountants working at the same time.
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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
  • It has the capability of "Single Click" processes that allows you to turn Quotes into orders, instant invoicing and track A/R in the Order Screen
  • I can email Sales Orders directly to my Customer and also remind them of past due from a single screen. I can track Project, Closeouts, Over Seas order by setting up Jobs and clicking the job name in Order Entry.
  • You can use recurring entries and copy and paste on the P&L, using masking for department reporting and budgeting
  • You can use the BI feature and export into Excel in Pivot format and utilize Timeline and Slicer to see the company overall performance by months, day or years
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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
  • Sage 50 could use some improvement in the Invoicing Module to allow for more flexibility in the design of the Invoice fields. The report customization tools could use some upgrading for easier use.
  • Fixed assets management module needs to be included with unlimited number of fixed assets.
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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 use this rating simply because I have a thriving Sage 50 consulting practice and will continue to keep my expertise in the product. I have consulted on both Sage 50 and QuickBooks for over 25 years so I have to maintain expertise in the solution as well as accounting and verticals.
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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
Sage delivers what it promises. The whole accounting package is user friendly and can be easily picked up by a novice. The support is second to none. They always keep us abreast of new technologies and/or changes to accounting that would impact us. The range of reports fits both small and large companies.,
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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
Although I have only needed to call tech support on three occasions through out the entire time of usage, each time my problem was quickly resolved by people who were obviously well trained and easy to understand. Sage 50 Premium Accounting is a reliable and "bug-free" product that is regularly improved upon.
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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
Sage 50 is a strong accounting software package. It will work efficiently if it is installed correctly. If one puts garbage in, one will get garbage out. Also it is important to train the staff to use Sage 50 properly. It is also important to set up security for each user.
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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
As we did the conversion almost 10 years ago it is hard to answer this question. At the time it was the ease of being able to produce both cash and accrual financial statements and reporting that led us to pick Sage
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Scalability
Blackbaud
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Sage
I define scalable from two perspectives; 1) the scalability to handle more bookkeepers/accountants using the product, and 2) the scalability to handle increasing customer/vendor/employee and transactional data. Sage 50 does a good job on both fronts. From the single users operating a micro-business accounting for customer invoices and bill payments only, to the multi-staff, multi-location, multi-departmental complex transactional operation. Although Sage 50 is quite expensive for that smallest user, it is quite inexpensive for the larger business entity. So, for the new enterprise expecting rapid growth, Sage 50 is the application of choice.
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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
  • Sage definitely needs to do a better job with customer service. I have had to use them only a handful of times and it was not a great experience but not the worse I've seen. They didn't make us a priority and I felt that they didn't have a sense of urgency. They did address my lack of satisfaction and I can see that they are at least aware of the issues and they are trying to correct them.
  • Sage is exactly what we need in my current organization and I wouldn't change it for another system. I have used quite a few in my lifetime and I would say that it fits our needs.
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