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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Financial Edge (legacy)

    Score6.8 out of 10
    N/AA legacy software offering, Blackbaud now instead offers and supports their cloud-based accounting solution, Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT as a modern alternative.N/A

    Sage Intacct

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ASage Intacct is a cloud ERP system targeted at high-growth small and medium-sized businesses. Intacct includes applications for core financials and accounting, purchasing, order management, and financial reporting and business intelligence. It also integrates with 3rd party software like Salesforce.N/A
    Pricing
    Financial Edge (legacy)Sage Intacct
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Financial Edge (legacy)Sage Intacct
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsMust contact sales team for pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    Financial Edge (legacy)Sage Intacct
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    Chose Financial Edge (legacy)
    It doesn't even compare. Sage is far better than Financial Edge. No contest.
    Incentivized
    Chose Financial Edge (legacy)
    I like Financial Edge for non-profit accounting the best as it provides a great foundation for fund accounting. It integrates the best with a donor database and the reporting options are truly amazing.
    Incentivized
    Sage
    Chose Sage Intacct
    There are certain features that are preferable in Sage when compared to Financial Edge, but there are also features we miss when comparing Sage to our previous system such as the database view. The customer support seems to be better so far.
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    Sage intact is better than most of the products I have used. I feel that it's always upgrading itself to be a better product, and it always allowing programs to have a streamlined integration. I feel Financial Edge's bank reconciliation would always disconnect and the system …
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    Sage is up to date on everything. Financial Edge still lags on technology. Compared to Quickbooks well Sage is by far better for accounting purposes.
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    Although Financial Edge NXT has made many improvements over the years, the Financial Edge database itself is very clunky and difficult to use. It feels very dated and is not user friendly in display or ease of use.
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    Financial Edge lacks the storage, approval process, and is not very user friendly. Especially on the reports section.
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    Financial Edge was not built to be a cloud-based platform, and it was VERY evident. Only a very small portion of the functions have switched to the new UI, and most of them are still older systems with a new face. It was very clear that Sage Intacct was built from the ground …
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    Sage Intacct was the best stand alone solution to meet our needs. Financial Edge did not integrate well with Salesforce. Accounting Seed is not a mature application. And NetSuite is trying to do way more than we need.
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    Microsoft Dynamics - Solomon is much easier to use. Financial Edge is not very user-friendly but it's easier to use than Intacct. Intacct does have more features than Solomon and Financial Edge.
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    I selected Sage Intacct when it was just Intacct (before merger with Sage). I compared it against Financial Edge from Blackbaud. Financial Edge appeared to be more complicated based on user interface and it was also more costly.
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    Our organization transitioned from Blackbaud Financial Edge to Sage Intacct. We selected Sage Intacct due to the flexibility offered through dimensions, increased efficiency, cloud-based accessibility, real-time data, dashboards, quarterly releases, and many other reasons. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    We had worked with Sage 300 version 2016. It had not been upgraded. We found Sage Intacct to be easier and it was easier transitioning from Sage 300 to Intacct.
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    They are very similar but Sage seems more up to date and has all of the modules in it while FE was missing some.
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    All the solutions provided a cloud-based platform; they were all very different and unique. Sage Intacct appealed to the selection team because of the use of dimensions. For our economic development work, we track a lot of grants and have to be very detailed in monitoring how …
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    We liked the look and feel of Sage Intacct and it's customization potential. We also liked the number of fields and dimensions included in the system.
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    Night and day.
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    Intacct won because it had the capability to use multiple books without much thought. Our organization needs both a cash and accrual set of books and Intacct supported that out of the box. No other system did.
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    Prior to selecting Intacct, we reviewed multiple systems. Ultimately we chose Intacct due to its power, flexibility, and ability to integrate with other systems. We found QBO too limiting in its power and features, Netsuite too expensive and too much of a "walled garden" and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    Sage Intacct is a more robust, end-to-end accounting solution. It has more automated processing capability, processes for electronic approvals for journal entries and purchasing, and electronic audit trails for all transactions.
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    For my needs and the way we use volunteers to help with our accounting functions, Intacct is in a class above.
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    The only package we thought was close to the quality/robustness was NetSuite. Their pricing was out of step. They offered a very low year one cost, but NO guarantees regarding the future.
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    We looked at Financial Force early on, but price and compatibility to fund accounting did not meet our needs. When introduced to Intacct it hit on all of the key points that we were looking for in our upgrade of our accounting system and would highly recommend it to others. …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    93%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    848 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    1057 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    524 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    81%
    Implementation went as expected
    595 Answers
    Features
    Financial Edge (legacy)Sage Intacct
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Financial Edge (legacy) and Sage Intacct
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    4 Ratings
    153% below category average
    Sage Intacct
    7.0
    358 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Pay calculation1.03 Ratings7.05 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration1.02 Ratings6.45 Ratings
    Direct deposit files1.02 Ratings7.14 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management1.03 Ratings6.94 Ratings
    Reimbursement management1.04 Ratings7.5358 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Financial Edge (legacy) and Sage Intacct
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    7 Ratings
    153% below category average
    Sage Intacct
    7.6
    867 Ratings
    0% above category average
    API for custom integration1.05 Ratings7.9815 Ratings
    Plug-ins1.07 Ratings7.4656 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Financial Edge (legacy) and Sage Intacct
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    9 Ratings
    156% below category average
    Sage Intacct
    8.7
    1313 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Single sign-on capability1.06 Ratings8.81072 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions1.09 Ratings8.61278 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Financial Edge (legacy) and Sage Intacct
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    9 Ratings
    155% below category average
    Sage Intacct
    7.8
    1406 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Dashboards1.09 Ratings7.81266 Ratings
    Standard reports1.09 Ratings8.01367 Ratings
    Custom reports1.09 Ratings7.61353 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Financial Edge (legacy) and Sage Intacct
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    10 Ratings
    154% below category average
    Sage Intacct
    8.0
    1544 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Accounts payable1.09 Ratings8.31434 Ratings
    Accounts receivable1.07 Ratings8.11259 Ratings
    Cash management1.09 Ratings8.01337 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation1.010 Ratings8.11326 Ratings
    Expense management1.08 Ratings7.9936 Ratings
    Time tracking1.04 Ratings6.9503 Ratings
    Fixed asset management1.08 Ratings7.4685 Ratings
    Multi-currency support1.05 Ratings7.8515 Ratings
    Multi-division support1.06 Ratings8.5843 Ratings
    Regulations compliance1.07 Ratings7.6513 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing1.04 Ratings7.7381 Ratings
    Self-service portal1.07 Ratings7.4644 Ratings
    Global Financial Support1.06 Ratings8.0376 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers1.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting1.08 Ratings8.4887 Ratings
    Localizations1.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations1.08 Ratings8.71241 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting1.06 Ratings8.1534 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting1.07 Ratings8.2729 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework1.06 Ratings7.9526 Ratings
    Standardized Processes1.07 Ratings8.3854 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Financial Edge (legacy) and Sage Intacct
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    3 Ratings
    152% below category average
    Sage Intacct
    6.7
    498 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Inventory tracking1.02 Ratings7.8364 Ratings
    Automatic reordering1.02 Ratings5.58 Ratings
    Location management1.03 Ratings8.5463 Ratings
    Manufacturing module1.02 Ratings5.25 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Financial Edge (legacy) and Sage Intacct
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    2 Ratings
    152% below category average
    Sage Intacct
    7.5
    736 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Pricing1.02 Ratings7.7461 Ratings
    Order entry1.02 Ratings8.0654 Ratings
    Credit card processing1.02 Ratings7.5464 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold1.02 Ratings6.314 Ratings
    Order Orchestration1.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility1.02 Ratings8.2379 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution1.02 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score8.3 out of 10
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    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Financial Edge (legacy)Sage Intacct
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (10 ratings)
    8.3
    (1593 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.3
    (85 ratings)
    Usability
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    4.8
    (140 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (14 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (15 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    2.5
    (129 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (14 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (22 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (13 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (26 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.3
    (311 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.0
    (12 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (11 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (11 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Financial Edge (legacy)Sage Intacct
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    • Financial Edge is well suited for traditional day to day accounting, accounts payable, and related needs.
    • Financial Edge dashboard does not provide a snapshot view of data that I have found are available through other platforms (like QBO).
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    Sage
    It depends on the scale and nature of the organisation, but for a business like ours, i.e. a medium sized business with several entities operating in more than one location with different currencies, I think it is a very good fit. It is relatively easy to get to grips with and provides a good level of functionality.
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • Financial edge is able to be customized in a way that fits our organization.
    • Financial edge is able to provide reports to our end-users on budget versus actual account balances.
    • Financial edge is able to handle a large volume of transactions with ease, having built-in capabilities for batching and balancing.
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    Sage
    • Excellent roll-up reporting of various categories of expenses across multiple depts. Data is not siloed when we want to find all revenue sources across business entities, for example, or even down to details such as what is spent on "discretionary" expense elements.
    • Coding nomenclature is flexible and makes sense across business areas. Again, this allows for both more effective capture of data and with reporting slices and iterations.
    • Sage Intacct's open architecture (availability of APIs and already existing hooks) has made integration with other system tool-sets easier than we would ever have thought.
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    Cons
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    • Customer service blames the customer, and never offers solutions other than "wait it out." I've always been told it's my computer, even though everyone else at my work has the same issues.
    • Website is constantly "under maintenance" and it somehow never gets better.
    • The Database View is outdated and glitchy. Honestly get rid of it.
    • The Crystal Report is the only way to handle monthly recurring statements, and Financial Edge does not offer support for it anymore. Good luck figuring that out on your own.
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    Sage
    • The budgeting module is archaic. It needs to have more application features, including tracking changes made throughout the year.
    • The creation of reports is complicated and lacks sufficient filtering options during the process.
    • The Purchasing module should be more flexible, allowing users to add change orders to an existing PO rather than creating a new one.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
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    Sage
    Sage Intacct is continuously evolving and increasing it's functionalities. I am excited to attend conferences to learn what is in the roadmap for future releases. Additionally, using Sage Intacct allows me grow as a professional, I am really enjoy the knowledge that I have within the product to be able to share my experiences.
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    It's user friendly, when it wants to be.
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    Sage
    The ease of use as a seasoned user is wonderful; however, new users struggle to adapt to the program efficiently. Better training videos--all in one location--would be beneficial. The use of a "sandbox" environment is a great tool for new employees or for the fiscal department to test certain journal entries or other transactions to verify accuracy of data.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Discontinued Products
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    Sage
    There has only been one occurrence where Sage Intacct was not available to me, however I had already been working a number of hours trying to get a project completed. It honestly allowed me to step back and take a much needed break.
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    Performance
    Discontinued Products
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    Sage
    As fas as integration is concerned I don't feel this slows Sage Intacct down at all. However, sometimes I do feel it takes some larger reports more time to load due to all the detail. As well as, I "move very fast" in my motions so sometimes I double click on fuctions too quickly and the system seems to think that I have a duplicate request.
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    Support Rating
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    I would give this a zero if I could. Here's the deal. Once you request a chat with a representative, they immediately respond. So responsiveness: 10/10. However, they have a tendency to (always) tell you that whatever problem you're experiencing is your problem, not theirs. They offer no solutions and never take responsibility for their website malfunctioning
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    Sage
    Only a few times have we had to reach out to support, and every time we did, we received a relatively quick response and a solution was found fairly quickly. Only once was there an issue that took longer than a week to resolve, but it still did eventually get solved.
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    In-Person Training
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Sage
    I have taken in person training classes at several of the annual Sage Intacct user conferences. It is very interactive and the trainers are very easy to follow and understand. They are great at getting everyone in the class involved. They also make sure everyone has learned to task before moving to a new one.
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    Online Training
    Discontinued Products
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    Sage
    The free training is very minimal. For what we pay for the service, I would like more training. We end up training new users in-house because the provided free training is not nearly comprehensive enough. That being said, the training provided, for the material covered, was adequate and relevant for the given topics.
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    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
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    Sage
    I would not use a thrid party administrator to implement your system, especially if you are going to be modifying the system at all. Use Intacct implementors as they will be able to better support you on any issues that come up after you go live.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    Financial Edge is more economical than GuideStar, and more focused on the financial successes than simply the management of funds and general data.
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    Sage
    We evaluated Sage Intacct alongside many other options, but Blackbaud and NetSuite were the frontrunners. They all were cloud-based and capable systems, but for our team, Sage Intacct was the clearer choice for a few reasons.
    First, usability. Our team has varying levels of accounting experience, and Sage felt more intuitive across those different levels. The others could be powerful, but it also felt like it required more technical depth to navigate day-to-day, which was a concern for a small team. Second, functionality out of the box. Sage Intacct had more of what we needed built in without requiring a significant number of add-ons, which kept the solution simpler and the pricing more predictable.
    Third, nonprofit fit. Sage Intacct is purpose-built for organizations like ours, and that showed in the functionality available and the system's overall design. And finally, our implementation partner, RSM, was well-versed in Sage Intacct and gave us confidence that we would have the right support behind us. That partnership was part of the overall value of choosing Sage.
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    Scalability
    Discontinued Products
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    Sage
    You can do a lot with this system and integrate it with a lot of your additional systems you use daily.
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • Like any enterprise software, there are costs/investments ahead of return. It isn't something you would implement without support.
    • During the significant financial downturn, we were able to use FE to forecast trends and make budget adjustments easily. It transformed communication about forecasting and cuts with assurance.
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    Sage
    • Positive - It runs better than our old software when we all work together, rather than having to sign off on each other and deal with syncing issues.
    • Negative - It's not as easy to go back to fix an amount, a date, etc. Sometimes, a very small mistake needs to be corrected by voiding and redoing the entire transaction.
    • We can successfully sync other software we use with Intacct! It reduces workload when things are automated.
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    ScreenShots

    Sage Intacct Screenshots

    Screenshot of Accounts Receivable: Automate accounts receivable processes.Screenshot of Revenue Recognition: Automated and compliant revenue recognition with complete support for ASC 606 and IFRS 15.Screenshot of Real-Time Reporting: Real-time reporting with up-to-minute financials across multiple business dimensions. Show only the metrics that matter based on the user viewing the dashboard.Screenshot of the times and expense management dashboard, which is customized to reflect the user's role, displaying relevant information that aligns with their position, thereby presenting each individual with the data most pertinent to their responsibilities.Screenshot of the detailed company metrics used to forecast business growth.Screenshot of the order management workflows, which are automated to accelerate quote-to-cash sales