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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

    Sage 300

    Score6.8 out of 10
    N/ASage 300 (formerly Sage 300 ERP) is a business management solution that includes strong accounting and financials, as well as multi-currency and multi-language capabilities. Built on accounting best practices, users will be able to track, control, and plan the financial health of their business.

    $1,655

    Lifetime License per Seat

    Pricing
    Financial Edge (legacy)Sage 300
    Editions & Modules
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    Sage 300 ERP Standard
    $1,655
    Lifetime License per Seat
    Sage 300 ERP Advanced
    $1,665
    Lifetime License per Seat
    Sage 300 ERP Premium
    $1,665
    Lifetime License (unlimited seats)
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Financial Edge (legacy)Sage 300
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Our pricing is by module and by license and can range depending on what the customers requirements are. Most of our financial and operational modules are $1655.00 each, plus user license, plus an annual business care of 24%.
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    Community Pulse
    Financial Edge (legacy)Sage 300
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    Discontinued Products
    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.
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    Sage
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Financial Edge (legacy)Sage 300
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Financial Edge (legacy) and Sage 300
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    4 Ratings
    153% below category average
    Sage 300
    9.3
    11 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Pay calculation1.03 Ratings9.411 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration1.02 Ratings9.46 Ratings
    Direct deposit files1.02 Ratings9.311 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management1.03 Ratings9.39 Ratings
    Reimbursement management1.04 Ratings9.38 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Financial Edge (legacy) and Sage 300
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    7 Ratings
    153% below category average
    Sage 300
    6.2
    11 Ratings
    20% below category average
    API for custom integration1.05 Ratings9.39 Ratings
    Plug-ins1.07 Ratings3.010 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Financial Edge (legacy) and Sage 300
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    9 Ratings
    156% below category average
    Sage 300
    9.5
    18 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Single sign-on capability1.06 Ratings9.514 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions1.09 Ratings9.518 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Financial Edge (legacy) and Sage 300
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    9 Ratings
    155% below category average
    Sage 300
    9.3
    20 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Dashboards1.09 Ratings9.39 Ratings
    Standard reports1.09 Ratings9.320 Ratings
    Custom reports1.09 Ratings9.318 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Financial Edge (legacy) and Sage 300
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    10 Ratings
    154% below category average
    Sage 300
    7.1
    21 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Accounts payable1.09 Ratings9.521 Ratings
    Accounts receivable1.07 Ratings9.520 Ratings
    Cash management1.09 Ratings9.313 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation1.010 Ratings6.620 Ratings
    Expense management1.08 Ratings9.312 Ratings
    Time tracking1.04 Ratings1.05 Ratings
    Fixed asset management1.08 Ratings3.06 Ratings
    Multi-currency support1.05 Ratings1.010 Ratings
    Multi-division support1.06 Ratings9.510 Ratings
    Regulations compliance1.07 Ratings9.39 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing1.04 Ratings4.07 Ratings
    Self-service portal1.07 Ratings1.07 Ratings
    Global Financial Support1.06 Ratings9.34 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers1.08 Ratings9.35 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting1.08 Ratings9.47 Ratings
    Localizations1.05 Ratings1.04 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations1.08 Ratings9.59 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting1.06 Ratings9.36 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting1.07 Ratings9.37 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework1.06 Ratings9.35 Ratings
    Standardized Processes1.07 Ratings9.37 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Financial Edge (legacy) and Sage 300
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    3 Ratings
    152% below category average
    Sage 300
    5.2
    13 Ratings
    33% below category average
    Inventory tracking1.02 Ratings1.012 Ratings
    Automatic reordering1.02 Ratings9.37 Ratings
    Location management1.03 Ratings9.311 Ratings
    Manufacturing module1.02 Ratings1.07 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Financial Edge (legacy) and Sage 300
    Feature
    Financial Edge (legacy)
    1.0
    2 Ratings
    152% below category average
    Sage 300
    1.0
    12 Ratings
    152% below category average
    Pricing1.02 Ratings1.010 Ratings
    Order entry1.02 Ratings1.012 Ratings
    Credit card processing1.02 Ratings1.07 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold1.02 Ratings1.011 Ratings
    Order Orchestration1.02 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility1.02 Ratings1.03 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution1.02 Ratings1.03 Ratings
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    Score8.3 out of 10
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    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    Financial Edge (legacy)Sage 300
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (10 ratings)
    7.7
    (21 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.6
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Financial Edge (legacy)Sage 300
    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).
    Incentivized
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    Sage
    Sage 300cloud is a great option when it comes to cloud accounting/tracking software. In comparison to Sage's other products, Sage 300cloud is the only cloud/web based option with modern UI's and more intuitive interfaces. Additionally, Sage 300cloud offers an entire system of customer integrations that become available dependent on subscription level. Sage 300cloud also offers integrations between other Sage products (AP, CRM, etc) that allows for better automation and efficiency
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Sage
    • Overall ease of use and intuitive navigation - minimal training has been required to use the system efficiently and effectively
    • Customer Inquiry - quickly see outstanding documents and drill down on any item (open or paid) to find the information you need
    • Most reports are easy to export into a workable Excel format using the Excel - data only or csv file format.
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • 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
    • Little things, like changing the company name - are more difficult than we would like (We used to be MSDSSAB but legally shortened it to MSDSB).
    • A management financial reporting tool with live access - to premade reports - without paying an arm and a leg would be appreciated.
    • More training opportunities in local areas - or nearby - would be appreciated...
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Sage
    It is a solid stable product with a large user community and large ISV community. Support and Training are easy to access and obtain and there is larger reseller channel to ensure the firm you work with is honest. It is scalable and there are multiple deployment and payment options.
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    It's user friendly, when it wants to be.
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    Sage
    Sage 300cloud is intuitive and user friendly after some training. It does require implementation and training but once that's done, this software is easy to use and navigate. Support for Sage 300cloud is spot on and offers assistance over the simplest to [the] most complex of tasks. Finding information or learning new tasks within Sage 300cloud is relatively easy and educational.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    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
    Turnover is high in the Sage Support department so sometimes it is difficult to get a rep who knows the issue well. Reps are good and getting assistance when they need it. Sometimes support is more interested in closing issue than actually solving problem. It can be difficult at times to have issues escalated but overall the support is good.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Sage
    Sage 300 cloud is much more detailed than the other. About the same in being user friendly A better layout Saves time for doing the schedules for Audits Mobile Access Sage 300cloud can manage all different industries
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Sage
    • It allows our company to efficiently and effectively maintain and track our job cost.
    • Its reliable performance allows us to function continually.
    • It also provides our division managers with reports that they can use to determine where we are experiencing problems.
    Incentivized
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