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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Looker

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ALooker is a BI application with an analytics-oriented application server that sits on top of relational data stores. It includes an end-user interface for exploring data, a reusable development paradigm for data discovery, and an API for supporting data in other systems.N/A
    Pricing
    Sage IntacctLooker
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Sage IntacctLooker
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
    Additional DetailsMust contact sales team for pricing.Must contact sales team for pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    Sage IntacctLooker
    Considered Both Products
    Sage
    No answer on this topic
    Google
    Chose Looker
    Looker seems to be all inclusive in data analysis and reporting. Along with the ability to forecast and add specific metrics to data sets. The automatic reporting sending them on scheduled days is great as well. The only concern is the ease of use as it requires high level …
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    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
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    98%
    Would buy again
    85 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    848 Answers
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    75 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    1057 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    87 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    524 Answers
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    55 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    81%
    Implementation went as expected
    595 Answers
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    69 Answers
    Features
    Sage IntacctLooker
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Sage Intacct and Looker
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    7.0
    358 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Looker
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration6.45 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files7.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management6.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management7.5358 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Sage Intacct and Looker
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    7.6
    867 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Looker
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration7.8815 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins7.4656 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Sage Intacct and Looker
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    8.7
    1313 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Looker
    -
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    Single sign-on capability8.81072 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.61278 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Sage Intacct and Looker
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    7.8
    1406 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Looker
    -
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    Dashboards7.81266 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports8.01367 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports7.61353 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Sage Intacct and Looker
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    8.0
    1544 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Looker
    -
    Ratings
    Accounts payable8.31434 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable8.11259 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash management8.01337 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation8.11326 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expense management7.9936 Ratings00 Ratings
    Time tracking6.9503 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fixed asset management7.4685 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency support7.8515 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-division support8.5843 Ratings00 Ratings
    Regulations compliance7.6513 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing7.7381 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service portal7.4644 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support8.0376 Ratings00 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting8.4887 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations8.71241 Ratings00 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting8.1534 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting8.2729 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework7.9526 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes8.3854 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Sage Intacct and Looker
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    6.8
    498 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Looker
    -
    Ratings
    Inventory tracking7.8364 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering5.58 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management8.5463 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing module5.25 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Sage Intacct and Looker
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    7.5
    736 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Looker
    -
    Ratings
    Pricing7.7461 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry8.0654 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing7.4464 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold6.314 Ratings00 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility8.2379 Ratings00 Ratings
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Sage Intacct and Looker
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    -
    Ratings
    Looker
    7.4
    134 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings6.5110 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings8.2133 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings7.5115 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Sage Intacct and Looker
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    -
    Ratings
    Looker
    6.8
    132 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings6.3128 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings6.6130 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings5.655 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings8.8131 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Sage Intacct and Looker
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    -
    Ratings
    Looker
    7.9
    128 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings7.7105 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings7.8113 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings7.984 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.2110 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Sage Intacct and Looker
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    -
    Ratings
    Looker
    6.6
    128 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings7.7124 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings7.5110 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings4.66 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Sage Intacct and Looker
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    -
    Ratings
    Looker
    7.3
    128 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings7.5120 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings7.2105 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings7.2122 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings7.360 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Sage Intacct and Looker
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    -
    Ratings
    Looker
    5.2
    95 Ratings
    39% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings4.991 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings5.885 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Sage IntacctLooker
    Small Businesses
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.2 out of 10
    Cyfe
    Score4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.4 out of 10
    Sisense
    Score6.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Sage IntacctLooker
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (1593 ratings)
    8.0
    (134 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    5.2
    (85 ratings)
    9.2
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    4.7
    (140 ratings)
    8.8
    (12 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (14 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (15 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    2.4
    (129 ratings)
    8.8
    (14 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    1.0
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    1.0
    (22 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    3.0
    (13 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    7.8
    (26 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (51 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (51 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    6.3
    (311 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    2.0
    (12 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    1.0
    (11 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    1.0
    (11 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Sage IntacctLooker
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Google
    When data drives potential for new orders, Looker earns its place in our tech stack. If, on the other hand, we are hoping for pipeline generation, Looker is useful if you are willing to repeatedly go check customer utilizations .... it is not appropriate if you are hoping to automate data analysis for this purpose.
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    Pros
    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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    Google
    • Show visited pages - sessions, pageviews - which programs are viewed the most.
    • Displays session source/medium views to see where users are coming from.
    • It shows the video titles, URLs, and event counts so we can monitor the performance of our videos.
    • It gives a graphic face to the numbers, such as using bar charts, pie graphs, and other charts to show user trends or which channels are driving engagement.
    • Our clients like to see the top pages visited for a month.
    • I like the drop-and-drag approach, and building charts is a little easier than it was before.
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    Cons
    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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    Google
    • Documentation is scarce, and very difficult to find when you need it.
    • Pricing is unclear, particularly as you look to scale your reports across the business.
    • Data from other sources is not represented in the system as well as first party Google services.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Google
    I give it this rating because it deems as effective, I am able to complete majority of my tasks using this app. It is very helpful when analyzing the data provided and shown in the app and it's just overall a great app for Operational use, despite the small hiccups it has (live data).
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    Usability
    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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    Google
    Looker is relatively easy to use, even as it is set up. The customers for the front-end only have issues with the initial setup for looker ml creations. Other "looks" are relatively easy to set up, depending on the ETL and the data which is coming into Looker on a regular basis.
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    Reliability and Availability
    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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    Google
    No objections
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    Performance
    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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    Google
    Somehow resources heavy, both on server and client. I recommned at least 50Mbs data rate and high performance desktop comouter to be abke to run comolex tasks and configure larger amount of data. On the other hand, the client does not need to worry when viewing, the performance is usually ok
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    Support Rating
    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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    Google
    Never had to work with support for issues. Any questions we had, they would respond promptly and clearly. The one-time setup was easy, by reading documentation. If the feature is not supported, they will add a feature request. In this case, LDAP support was requested over OKTA. They are looking into it.
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    In-Person Training
    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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    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    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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    Google
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    Implementation Rating
    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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    Google
    Very satisfied, easy to implement
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Google
    Looker Studio, you can easily report on data from various sources without programming. Looker Studio is available at no charge for creators and report viewers. Enterprise customers who upgrade to Looker Studio Pro will receive support and expanded administrative features, including team content management. So it's good.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    Perfect price to performance
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    Scalability
    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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    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    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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    Google
    • Looker has a poignant impact on our business's ROI objectives. As an advertising exchange we have specific goals for daily requests and fill, and having premade Looks to monitor this is an integral piece of our operational capability
    • To facilitate an efficient monthly billing cycle in our organization, Looker is essential to track estimated revenue and impression delivery by publisher. Without the Looks we have set up, we would spend considerably more time and effort segmenting revenue by vertical.
    • Looker's unique value proposition is making analytical tools more digestible to people without conventional analytical experience. Other competing tools like Tableau require considerably more training and context to successfully use, and the ability to easily plot different visualizations is one of its greatest selling points.
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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

    Looker Screenshots

    Screenshot of a Looker dashboard with a geo chart.