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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Prologue Financials

    Score3.9 out of 10
    N/APrologue Financials from Fiserv, a fully integrated accounting solution, features enhanced, built-in automation and controls and a newly designed user interface, enabling users to increase the efficiency of financial accounting processes.N/A

    Microsoft Dynamics SL

    Score5.1 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Dynamics SL is one of the ERP products in the Dynamics family. This product was acquired from Solomon 2000. The product is typically used by SMBs, particularly in project-based businesses (e.g. construction). It has strong accounting and project management capabilities.N/A
    Pricing
    Prologue FinancialsMicrosoft Dynamics SL
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Prologue FinancialsMicrosoft Dynamics SL
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Prologue FinancialsMicrosoft Dynamics SL
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Fiserv Prologue Financials and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    Fiserv Prologue Financials
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Pay calculation9.01 Ratings9.62 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Fiserv Prologue Financials and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    Fiserv Prologue Financials
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    6.0
    6 Ratings
    23% below category average
    API for custom integration9.01 Ratings6.06 Ratings
    Plug-ins9.01 Ratings6.04 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Fiserv Prologue Financials and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    Fiserv Prologue Financials
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    8.7
    10 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Single sign-on capability9.01 Ratings7.49 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.01 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Fiserv Prologue Financials and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    Fiserv Prologue Financials
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    8.0
    10 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Dashboards9.01 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Standard reports9.01 Ratings8.010 Ratings
    Custom reports9.01 Ratings8.010 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Fiserv Prologue Financials and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    Fiserv Prologue Financials
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    7.1
    11 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Accounts payable9.01 Ratings6.011 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.01 Ratings6.08 Ratings
    Cash management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expense management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Time tracking9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fixed asset management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency support9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-division support9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Regulations compliance9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service portal9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support9.01 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers9.01 Ratings6.63 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Localizations9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations9.01 Ratings3.04 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting9.01 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes9.01 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Fiserv Prologue Financials and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    Fiserv Prologue Financials
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    5.7
    6 Ratings
    33% below category average
    Inventory tracking9.01 Ratings5.06 Ratings
    Automatic reordering9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management9.01 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Manufacturing module9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Fiserv Prologue Financials and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    Fiserv Prologue Financials
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    6.2
    4 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Pricing9.01 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Order entry9.01 Ratings3.04 Ratings
    Credit card processing9.01 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold9.01 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Order Orchestration9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Fiserv Prologue Financials and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    Fiserv Prologue Financials
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    5.7
    4 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Billing Management00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings7.33 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings6.32 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings6.04 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Fiserv Prologue Financials and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    Fiserv Prologue Financials
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    4.7
    3 Ratings
    47% below category average
    Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings7.33 Ratings
    Project Costing00 Ratings6.33 Ratings
    Cost Capture00 Ratings2.12 Ratings
    Capital Project Management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of Fiserv Prologue Financials and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    Fiserv Prologue Financials
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    6.3
    1 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Fiserv Prologue Financials and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    Fiserv Prologue Financials
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Production Management00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Fiserv Prologue Financials and Microsoft Dynamics SL
    Feature
    Fiserv Prologue Financials
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics SL
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Inventory Planning00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Prologue FinancialsMicrosoft Dynamics SL
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    5.0
    (18 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.4
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    3.0
    (7 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.9
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.5
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.4
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Prologue FinancialsMicrosoft Dynamics SL
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Fiserv
    Fiserv Prologue Financials will automate and help streamline your accounting processes and increases your data accuracy and create efficiencies that enables time and resources to be directed to strategic and profitable activities. Instant correction to errors and automatic journal entry reversal are very effective and excellent detailed audit trail allowing easy tracking and monitoring.
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    Microsoft
    For a small to mid-size business, MS Dynamics SL is effective. We are capable of managing our finances with a very low risk of error. We have worked with MS Dynamics for almost 15 years and have more than doubled the size of our business in that time with very few issues from the program. We have exponentially increased our revenue and reporting demands and have found SL to be very dependable and stable. The program does have the occasional glitch and those are sometimes outside of the realm of expertise of our IT department. SL support is excellent, but their timeliness is not as urgent as ours.
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    Pros
    Fiserv
    • In my opinion, nothing is done well. I hate this program with an extreme passion.
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    Microsoft
    • Provides flexibility for complex project based cost accounting
    • Strong and flexible allocation processer for cost allocations, markups, and pricing
    • A "Flexible Billing" module under the project controller series that allows for multiple billing formats ranging from fixed price schedule of values, T&M or Cost Plus, and scheduled billing.
    • Flexible reporting with options using Crystal Reports, SSRS, a Quick Query tool, and ability to tie into MS Office tools such as MS Access and MS Excel
    • Tight integration with Financials, but also the ability to integrate with modules such as Sales Order, Inventory, and Field Service
    • Customization abilities ranging from a VBA (visual basic for application) foundation to allow customizing existing forms to the ability to use the SDK (Software Development Kit) to build more complex customizations that integrate with Dynamics SL.
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    Cons
    Fiserv
    • Support is only available within business hours.
    • No free trials.
    • Takes time to implement during initial stages.
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    Microsoft
    • Reporting in the Project module is lacking functionality. I understand that most companies have specific needs when it comes to tracking project information but the standard reports are not good.
    • I would recommend a product like Management Reporter that is for Projects only. Project Reporter should allow users to pull in all Project related data into reports.
    • Fixing suspended batches. Obviously all of us users have experienced this mess. SL knows what needs to be corrected and there could be some step by step fixes in a separate repair module to do the steps we do in Query Analyzer.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Fiserv
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Unfortunately, Dynamics' lack of ability to smoothly integrate with our CRM system is causing us to look at other solutions. The efficiencies that we gain by using Dynamics for our day to day accounting are lost in the constant headaches of getting sales quotes to import properly into the system for invoicing. Another major issue for us has been budgeting and reporting. We currently do all of our budgeting and board reporting in Excel, which is too time consuming and inefficient, especially when a system as robust as Dynamics should easily be able to handle this relatively simple task.
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    Usability
    Fiserv
    Powerful tool that helps us to automate and to streamline our accounting processes and helps to deliver reliable and accurate accessible information that is crucial to the performance of our organization. Its easy to customize and to create financial reports of any kind from the GL and its ability to manipulate data through the system is amazing.
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    Microsoft
    I rate it a 10 because we have removed the fields we don't need so users can really crank the data into the system. The software was designed for the professional services firm in mind but does a tremendous job for construction firms and "blended" companies that are both distribution firms but project centric as well. Perhaps they drop ship inventory to a project where their employees or subs need to work on a project for example.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Fiserv
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    We have had only one unplanned outage for 2 hours in the last 30 months. We shut down for 30 min to 1 hour once a month, but that is for Microsoft OS updates to the servers. Being a 24/7 world wide operation, the reliability is really important. We do get an 8 hour window on the weekend that we can be down for a short period to install Microsoft Dynamics SL updates, but we do not have many of those. On our last version upgrade, we shut the users out at 9:30 am and were fully operational in less than 6 hours. The upgrade was New SQL server, New SL server and 2 new Citrix servers.
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    Support Rating
    Fiserv
    It provides us with a fully integrated accounting management solution with effective account payables and investment portfolio accounting. It helps us to automate and to streamline our accounting processes and it allows us to create custom financial reports easily enabling faster reports with accurate financial accounting data.
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    Microsoft
    Support is only used when needed, so unfortunately ,they get all the odd issues. It's a difficult business, but Microsoft and our firm do a great job of meeting customer needs. We get routine feedback that our support services are very good.
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    Implementation Rating
    Fiserv
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Just to let it take its course. The implementation for me once I became a part of my former organization was pretty seamless. Just get to know the basics and call the support team to ask questions if you need help on an issue, should they arise. They are ready, willing, and able to help!
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    Alternatives Considered
    Fiserv
    Fiserv Prologue Financials is easily available and deployed in Mac and Windows and allows our financial controllers to create simple custom reports that enable them to report faster with accurate financial data. Great product that provides us with excellent cash management and payment management processes.
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    Microsoft
    Of the comparable mid-range ERP systems, Dynamics SL competes at the lower end based on price, but also above the high-end based on flexibility, data, and reporting. Being able to stay with the same core accounting from a $100 million dollar company to a $3 billion dollar company shows the range of capabilities.
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    Scalability
    Fiserv
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Since the backbone of the database is MS SQLServer, the database can be easily scaled.
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    Return on Investment
    Fiserv
    • Instant correction to errors.
    • Real-time financial data.
    • Automatic journal entry reversals.
    • Detailed audit trails that allows effective tracking.
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    Microsoft
    • More time is spent on manipulating reports which can and should be automated.
    • Lack of electronic invoicing process and other green technology features creates more cost on printing and storage costs.
    • The lack of a user friendly interface requires more training and a bigger learning curve for staff.
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