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    Overview
    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

    Microsoft Dynamics GP

    Score5.3 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Dynamics GP is an ERP software with accounting capabilities. It includes various packs for customizability and features tailored to specific industries’ needs. GP is offered as a perpetual license or subscription.N/A
    Pricing
    Financial Edge (legacy)Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Financial Edge (legacy)Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Financial Edge (legacy)Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    33%
    Would buy again
    2 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Financial Edge (legacy)Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Financial Edge (legacy) and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    4 Ratings
    153% below category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    6.4
    20 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Pay calculation1.03 Ratings6.219 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration1.02 Ratings5.815 Ratings
    Direct deposit files1.02 Ratings7.518 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management1.03 Ratings6.517 Ratings
    Reimbursement management1.04 Ratings6.016 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Financial Edge (legacy) and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    7 Ratings
    153% below category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    4.3
    27 Ratings
    55% below category average
    API for custom integration1.05 Ratings2.526 Ratings
    Plug-ins1.07 Ratings6.021 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Financial Edge (legacy) and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    9 Ratings
    156% below category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    6.8
    40 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Single sign-on capability1.06 Ratings5.632 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions1.09 Ratings8.140 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Financial Edge (legacy) and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    9 Ratings
    155% below category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    5.3
    41 Ratings
    38% below category average
    Dashboards1.09 Ratings3.429 Ratings
    Standard reports1.09 Ratings6.139 Ratings
    Custom reports1.09 Ratings6.439 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Financial Edge (legacy) and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    10 Ratings
    154% below category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    5.0
    48 Ratings
    42% below category average
    Accounts payable1.09 Ratings6.345 Ratings
    Accounts receivable1.07 Ratings5.736 Ratings
    Cash management1.09 Ratings6.336 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation1.010 Ratings5.641 Ratings
    Expense management1.08 Ratings4.431 Ratings
    Time tracking1.04 Ratings8.014 Ratings
    Fixed asset management1.08 Ratings4.428 Ratings
    Multi-currency support1.05 Ratings2.619 Ratings
    Multi-division support1.06 Ratings3.026 Ratings
    Regulations compliance1.07 Ratings3.214 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing1.04 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Self-service portal1.07 Ratings7.012 Ratings
    Global Financial Support1.06 Ratings6.07 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers1.08 Ratings4.721 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting1.08 Ratings3.618 Ratings
    Localizations1.05 Ratings4.513 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations1.08 Ratings4.626 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting1.06 Ratings2.616 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting1.07 Ratings3.517 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework1.06 Ratings3.214 Ratings
    Standardized Processes1.07 Ratings6.119 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Financial Edge (legacy) and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    3 Ratings
    152% below category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    4.2
    26 Ratings
    54% below category average
    Inventory tracking1.02 Ratings5.624 Ratings
    Automatic reordering1.02 Ratings1.013 Ratings
    Location management1.03 Ratings4.018 Ratings
    Manufacturing module1.02 Ratings3.515 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Financial Edge (legacy) and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    2 Ratings
    152% below category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    3.6
    25 Ratings
    69% below category average
    Pricing1.02 Ratings3.718 Ratings
    Order entry1.02 Ratings3.721 Ratings
    Credit card processing1.02 Ratings1.012 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold1.02 Ratings5.025 Ratings
    Order Orchestration1.02 Ratings4.99 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility1.02 Ratings3.312 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution1.02 Ratings3.37 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Financial Edge (legacy)Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Small Businesses
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.3 out of 10
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Financial Edge (legacy)Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (10 ratings)
    4.0
    (54 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.9
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.4
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Financial Edge (legacy)Microsoft Dynamics GP
    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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    Microsoft
    Microsoft Dynamics GP is well-suited for our environment, as we pay a diverse group of employees, including on-the-road drivers, shop employees (some in other locations), and office employees. It easily tracks time off, taxes, pay, etc. The reporting allows us to verify with our drivers how they are paid each week, whether it be through mileage or stop-offs.
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    Pros
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    • 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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    Microsoft
    • Great Plains started as back office/accounting, and that is still it's strong suit.
    • SQL and the GP programming language, Dexterity, provide a robust, scalable, and stable platform with well documented maintenance and repair procedures. Relatively easy to manage, tune, and support.
    • Microsoft support for GP verges on "particularly well". Doesn't quite get there but good enough once you know what you're doing
    • Strong partner network, including the GP User Group (GPUG)
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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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    Microsoft
    • With respect to the allocations, once the expense is entered into the allocation account, you lose the ability to run any detail on just the total of the expense. It would be nice if you could run a trial balance on the allocation accounts the same way you can with regular accounts.
    • I've always thought security set up could be a bit simpler. It actually has gotten better through the years. Specifically, with eight separate entities, it would be nice to have a "master" setup where you could call up one group entity, assign the users rights, and then be finished. Currently, whenever I have a new user, I have to call up each individual entity and select all of the features I want the user to have. That means I have to do eight steps for each user.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
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    Microsoft
    Due the economic challenges that Puerto Rico is having, the company has had to merge some companies in order to be more efficient. It has been easy in GP to process those merges, even thought we had to spend days to accomplish that the process was smooth and accurate. In addition we were able to streamline the purchasing and sales process and the organization is confident to keep renewing GP for the future versions.
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    Usability
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    It's user friendly, when it wants to be.
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    Microsoft
    Though it is a basic accounting package, I believe some users do not find the old style menus and navigation options intuitive. There is also a great lack of training resources in the market, so users have to learn the product without guidance a lot, resulting in inefficient workflows and misuse or misunderstanding of many features.
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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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    Microsoft
    The rating is directed to the thrid party serive provider that we use. I do not now how good the Microsoft direct support is.
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    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
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    Microsoft
    Basically the challenge with this implementation was the Business Portal, too many errors and even the aplication is up and running the users are still having issues. We will start planning the migraton to GP 2015 soon.
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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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    Microsoft
    I come from a strong background of using SAP. SAP doesn't have the flexibility of GP, an example would be SAP doesn't allow core mods, if they catch you, you lose support. Microsoft doesn't really care about mods, but they will be quick to have the vendor you used support your issue if it is caused by those mods. With SAP your company adapts to the software, where with GP you adapt the software to you.
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    Scalability
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    Microsoft
    The functionality that GP and related ISV solutions offer and the ease of integration of GP to other systems makes it an extremely scalable solution
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    Return on Investment
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    • 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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    Microsoft
    • Microsoft Dynamics GP allows my clients to move from a paper or spreadsheet based company to an integrated, electronic, streamlined business. I love being able to help clients gain efficiencies through the use of Microsoft Dynamics GP.
    • Microsoft Dynamics GP allows for better customer service because everything is at our fingertips. If someone calls questioning an invoice, we can easily look it up. If someone calls stating they paid an invoice with a certain check number, we can quickly run a query to find that particular check number to see where it was applied.
    • Having everything on a single platform provides ease of use for upgrades, backups and end user training. There is only one software to learn!
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