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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Infor SunSystems

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/AInfor's SunSystems is an accounting and budgeting package and includes financials, budgeting and forecasting, and application portal modules.N/A

    Zoho Books

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AZoho Books is an accounting solution that is designed to help small businesses manage their finances. This solution includes dashboards and a wide variety of reports. Business users can automate tasks and set up custom workflows. Zoho offers a 14 day free trial.

    $20

    per month

    Pricing
    Infor SunSystemsZoho Books
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Free
    $0
    For businesses with turnover <50K USD per annum
    Standard
    $20
    per month per org
    Professional
    $50
    per month per org
    Premium
    $70
    per month per org
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Infor SunSystemsZoho Books
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Zoho Books is available for both monthly and yearly plans. Users who sign up for the annual plan get a discount.
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    Community Pulse
    Infor SunSystemsZoho Books
    Considered Both Products
    Infor
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    Zoho
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    89%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    Features
    Infor SunSystemsZoho Books
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Infor SunSystems and Zoho Books
    Feature
    Infor SunSystems
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Zoho Books
    8.2
    18 Ratings
    8% above category average
    API for custom integration7.02 Ratings8.218 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Infor SunSystems and Zoho Books
    Feature
    Infor SunSystems
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Zoho Books
    8.6
    28 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Single sign-on capability9.02 Ratings8.622 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.02 Ratings8.626 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Infor SunSystems and Zoho Books
    Feature
    Infor SunSystems
    4.7
    2 Ratings
    50% below category average
    Zoho Books
    9.0
    27 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Dashboards4.02 Ratings8.727 Ratings
    Standard reports5.02 Ratings9.225 Ratings
    Custom reports5.02 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Infor SunSystems and Zoho Books
    Feature
    Infor SunSystems
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Zoho Books
    8.3
    28 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Accounts payable8.02 Ratings8.426 Ratings
    Accounts receivable8.02 Ratings9.227 Ratings
    Cash management7.02 Ratings7.925 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation7.01 Ratings7.825 Ratings
    Expense management4.01 Ratings8.126 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Time tracking00 Ratings8.418 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings8.117 Ratings
    Regulations compliance00 Ratings8.015 Ratings
    Self-service portal00 Ratings8.819 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Infor SunSystems and Zoho Books
    Feature
    Infor SunSystems
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    39% below category average
    Zoho Books
    8.7
    25 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Order entry5.01 Ratings9.420 Ratings
    Credit card processing5.01 Ratings8.020 Ratings
    Pricing00 Ratings8.421 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings8.820 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Infor SunSystems and Zoho Books
    Feature
    Infor SunSystems
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Books
    8.0
    16 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings8.216 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings7.710 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.2 out of 10
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.4 out of 10
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
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    User Ratings
    Infor SunSystemsZoho Books
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.9
    (29 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (11 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.3
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Infor SunSystemsZoho Books
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Infor
    I think the integration side of Infor SunSystems is really good where by it works well with our other business systems. It is easy to pick up for new staff members. We have not had to hold full blown training courses for unfamiliar users, they were able to use existing documentation and guides. The graphical interface is a drawback as it feels like you are using an old system.
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    Zoho
    If using other cloud applications and you wish to create Zoho Books transactions via APIs, Zoho Books is great. The overall UI and flow of the application are great. If you need a detailed job cost accounting solution and robust reporting there is some room for improvement here.
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    Pros
    Infor
    • Integration options are very good. We are able to import data in a number of ways and extract data as well. The use of their built in API for data validation, extraction and entry is working very well for us.
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    Zoho
    • Zoho Books invoicing and receipting features are second to none. We find it easy to quickly invoice clients and add items to their bills and also for our own receipting internally.
    • The accounting features are great for our accounting team to be able to see where we are financially and how the business is doing.
    • The ability to add contacts and run a mini CRM channel with clients within Zoho is invaluable. Since we use this in conjunction with our other CRM channels, it helps to have a centralized place to follow up and see through a sales funnel.
    • Zoho Books allows us to take payments from clients around the globe a feature we didn't have when we used another accounting system.
    • The pricing for Zoho Books is fairly reasonable for an SME organization which is a great for us as it pays itself back many times over every month.
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    Cons
    Infor
    • Although easy to use, Infor SunSystems has a very classical look which comes across outdated
    • Reporting feature is Infor SunSystems is not the best as it is not easy to create reports and the built in reports are limited in the filter options available
    • The Audit function needs configuring and is not ready out of the box so when you come to requiring audit data you can only retrieve after set up
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    Zoho
    • Zoho Books is only available in Texas and California. There is no integration allowed for paying employee expenses. The absolute worst aspect is the fact that if you make even the slightest error in data input there is no backing up. You cannot undo an error.
    • The system does not allow change once implemented, so you must get every one of your beginning balances perfect. The practice of Journal Entries is cumbersome. When reconciling, Zoho Books has adopted a number of required steps that significantly overcomplicate reconciliation using practices that are not consistent with general accounting principles in the US.
    • On the customer side, you must look in two places to see the beginning balance and the current receivables that might exist for current invoicing.
    • The way the system works, you must avoid having much trust with the balances depicted. So far, it appears that Zoho Books uses what we called in school "that new math."
    • It would be terrifying to rely on this bookkeeping system to support an IRS Audit. The system violates too many fundamental accounting principles.
    • The software is used by so few people that there is concern that we might never find a skilled bookkeeper.
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    Usability
    Infor
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    Customization is the biggest struggle for us and most of the time we need to involve a tech person. The chat support is a great feature and very helpful. It would be great to be able to customize and create invoices and correspondence (templates) such are reminders in multiple languages within one organization. The currency (USD) would be the same. We have clients in different countries that don't speak English but pay in USD.
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    Support Rating
    Infor
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    The support team feels very disjointed. We have filtered through a number of "lead" contacts and are frequently spammed by other Zoho members. Once getting an appropriate support contact on the phone - the team is very helpful, it just takes a lot of hoop jumping to get there. We actually unsubscribed from their support package as we were not getting the value we were looking for.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Infor
    More functionality, better integrations, better reporting.
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    Zoho
    We had a lot of problems with Exact Online, support-wise and price-wise. So Zoho Books wins on every point there. While Exact offers way more options, it tends to be really slow... and complex. Again Zoho Books wins. If you want an easy-to-use tool and not pay a lot of money, or if you are a small administration office with a few clients, this tool will be perfect for you.
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    Return on Investment
    Infor
    • With the cost of living we had to reign in the budget this year. As it's easy to export data out of Infor SunSystems we were able to report on spend and gain greater control of outgoings
    • One of our objectives is to build new homes for people. Infor SunSystems allowed us to budget and forecast all the costs to determine what we could achieve
    • With Infor SunSystems being a popular accounting software we are able to recruit previous Infor SunSystems users therefore not having to spend on training staff which is very costly.
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    Zoho
    • Integration: Zoho Books offers out of the box integrations to extend the functionality and connect with the applications you love like MailChimp, Microsoft Outlook, PandaDoc, and Quickbooks, etc.
    • Flexibility makes Zoho Books great!
    • Since I can use forecast reports, I can create customizable sales forecast data from the dashboard to accurately measure revenue forecasts and establish sales quotas.
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