Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Sage Intacct
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Sage 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
Microsoft Dynamics GP
Score 7.4 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft 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
Sage IntacctMicrosoft Dynamics GP
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Sage IntacctMicrosoft Dynamics GP
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsMust contact sales team for pricing.
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Community Pulse
Sage IntacctMicrosoft Dynamics GP
Considered Both Products
Sage Intacct
Chose Sage Intacct
Intacct is MUCH better than QuickBooks at handling complicated transactions and providing customized reporting. (QuickBooks was very good at doing lots of stuff well right out of the box, but did not handle multi-entity transactions or multi-user functionality well.) It has …
Chose Sage Intacct
Microsoft Dynamics GP and SL are both very antiquated systems. They are rigid and do not offer much customization. Quickbooks is affordable but lacks in its reporting functionalities for a mid-sized business. Xero is a decent system but is not as powerful as Sage Intacct.
Chose Sage Intacct
Sage Intacct is superior for full-cycle accounting and reporting. It is the most user friendly accounting software I have used and is a powerful tool for accounting and reporting.
Chose Sage Intacct
For our small company, it was mainly about price. However, a cloud based service was also necessary for worldwide ease of use and live data.
Chose Sage Intacct
Intacct won because it had the capability to use multiple books without much thought. Our organization needs both a cash and accrual set of books and Intacct supported that out of the box. No other system did.
Chose Sage Intacct
I didn't help select Sage Intacct. Dynamics GP was more user friendly. The reports were easier to use with filtering and formatting. The amount of time changing reports to a new year is horrible. Editing and formatting reports is horrible in Sage.
Chose Sage Intacct
We migrated from QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions. Due to a company restructure, we outgrew QuickBooks. We evaluated several different solutions before deciding on Sage Intacct. We liked that we would not have to pay for upgrades or have any downtime with Sage Intacct when …
Chose Sage Intacct
We quickly eliminated all ERP offerings that required care and feeding of a dedicated server, strongly opting for a multi-tenant hosted SaaS solution. We intentionally wanted to eliminate our IT department from needing to support our Finance and Accounting team, and Sage …
Chose Sage Intacct
Out of all the above and against Sage, Sage is by far my favorite. It was easy to learn as it was quite intuitive like QB Online, but it also had depth with its capabilities of allowing to be more than just a GL system and more an enterprise system if needed, or at the least …
Chose Sage Intacct
The Microsoft products seem to be stuck in the last century. Intacct's GUI is cleaner, more intuitive for the non-accounting user, and allows for more reporting customization.
Chose Sage Intacct
Intacct offers immensely better integrations than many competitors, and their modules interact seamlessly with each other. The time savings and visibility that Intacct offers surpasses many other systems. The user interface and customer support are entirely unmatched by any …
Chose Sage Intacct
The only package we thought was close to the quality/robustness was NetSuite. Their pricing was out of step. They offered a very low year one cost, but NO guarantees regarding the future.
Chose Sage Intacct
The user interface is much more friendly. I also feel like the navigation throughout Intacct flows seamlessly.
Microsoft Dynamics GP
Chose Microsoft Dynamics GP
The only product with have shopped was Sage Intacct. It is somewhat unfair to compare the two solutions, because Sage Intacct is a cloud-based solution. That said, Intacct appears to advertise better reporting/business intelligence capabilities. MS Dynamics GP should be aware …
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Sage IntacctMicrosoft Dynamics GP
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage Intacct
7.1
301 Ratings
5% below category average
Microsoft Dynamics GP
6.7
17 Ratings
11% below category average
Pay calculation7.05 Ratings6.116 Ratings
Benefit plan administration6.45 Ratings7.012 Ratings
Direct deposit files7.14 Ratings7.016 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management6.94 Ratings7.015 Ratings
Reimbursement management8.1301 Ratings6.114 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Sage Intacct
7.9
690 Ratings
11% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics GP
7.0
25 Ratings
1% below category average
API for custom integration8.1651 Ratings7.024 Ratings
Plug-ins7.7521 Ratings7.119 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Sage Intacct
8.7
1073 Ratings
10% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics GP
6.6
36 Ratings
17% below category average
Single sign-on capability8.8877 Ratings6.129 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.61040 Ratings7.136 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Sage Intacct
8.1
1158 Ratings
7% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics GP
6.7
37 Ratings
12% below category average
Dashboards8.11035 Ratings7.125 Ratings
Standard reports8.31126 Ratings7.135 Ratings
Custom reports8.11110 Ratings5.935 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Sage Intacct
8.3
1267 Ratings
11% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics GP
6.7
44 Ratings
10% below category average
Accounts payable8.41171 Ratings6.041 Ratings
Accounts receivable8.31023 Ratings7.032 Ratings
Cash management8.31087 Ratings6.132 Ratings
Bank reconciliation8.41080 Ratings6.137 Ratings
Expense management8.1772 Ratings7.027 Ratings
Time tracking8.0433 Ratings7.013 Ratings
Fixed asset management7.6553 Ratings6.125 Ratings
Multi-currency support8.4420 Ratings8.017 Ratings
Multi-division support8.6690 Ratings7.125 Ratings
Regulations compliance8.4409 Ratings6.111 Ratings
Electronic tax filing8.1297 Ratings7.111 Ratings
Self-service portal7.9501 Ratings7.012 Ratings
Global Financial Support8.2295 Ratings6.07 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting8.4719 Ratings6.116 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations8.7990 Ratings7.122 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting8.4414 Ratings6.114 Ratings
Configurable Accounting8.5562 Ratings7.114 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework8.4402 Ratings6.112 Ratings
Standardized Processes8.4662 Ratings7.015 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings7.018 Ratings
Localizations00 Ratings8.011 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage Intacct
6.7
393 Ratings
5% below category average
Microsoft Dynamics GP
6.8
24 Ratings
3% below category average
Inventory tracking7.6297 Ratings7.022 Ratings
Automatic reordering5.58 Ratings6.112 Ratings
Location management8.3365 Ratings8.017 Ratings
Manufacturing module5.25 Ratings6.013 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage Intacct
7.8
597 Ratings
5% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics GP
6.7
22 Ratings
10% below category average
Pricing8.1374 Ratings6.016 Ratings
Order entry8.4531 Ratings7.019 Ratings
Credit card processing8.1374 Ratings7.011 Ratings
Cost of goods sold6.314 Ratings6.022 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility8.3303 Ratings7.09 Ratings
Order Orchestration00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
Order exception Resolution00 Ratings6.05 Ratings
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User Ratings
Sage IntacctMicrosoft Dynamics GP
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(1321 ratings)
7.0
(50 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.4
(80 ratings)
9.9
(7 ratings)
Usability
6.6
(138 ratings)
8.0
(6 ratings)
Availability
7.5
(13 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Performance
7.5
(14 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
6.0
(127 ratings)
6.9
(5 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.3
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
2.3
(13 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.4
(20 ratings)
8.2
(3 ratings)
Configurability
6.9
(12 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.3
(308 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
7.8
(11 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
7.5
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.4
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Sage IntacctMicrosoft Dynamics GP
Likelihood to Recommend
Sage
Sage Intacct is well suited for most accounting needs, specifically journal entries, accounts payable/receivable processes and cash management. Intacct is also useful for budget planning and integration with financial actuals, as well as report writing to coincide with financial reporting processes on monthly, quarterly and annual basis. I'm not sure that Intacct has the capability to fully house a financial reporting process, but it is a great tool.
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Microsoft
A large company where users have one function- for instance, where someone only receives or works in payables. That minimizes the number of windows they need. A smaller company where one user does multiple functions will require a lot more training and user knowledge to navigate, and it makes it harder to secure users. You also have to understand that GP started life as Great Plains, designed for accountants. The other modules were added on after Microsoft bought Great Plains, which means that modules like Manufacturing are red-headed step children with much smaller support ecosystems. So, if you're starting fresh, you may want to look at something built for the mobile world. D365 and Business Central are a lot more money, buggy, and hard to customize and essentially still vaporware. Microsoft is heavily investing there, leading to the previously mentioned question about the future of GP. If I was starting today I would be hard pressed to justify jumping into GP in a world where Salesforce ties in with so many programs. GP has MRP but it is limited so it's hard to justify a manufacturer starting with GP today.
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Pros
Sage
  • Sage intacct will be useful in month end reconciliation by extracting all the required reports.
  • It is helpful for viewing of any type/particular GL codes directly in the General ledger folder
  • It will be helpful to apply the credit memos for a particular date
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Microsoft
  • User friendly interface
  • Able to be extended into multiple areas of your business
  • One feature we have been using for a few years is EFT for payables - it has significantly reduced the time spent paying vendors and reduced our check printing and mailing costs. It is very easy to setup and use.
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Cons
Sage
  • More "in your face" notice of added features that require being added to a user profile
  • Clearer explanations of what is needed on importing sheets
  • Go back to emailing office hours recaps for people that attended or signed up to attend
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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
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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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
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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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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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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Microsoft
No answers on this topic
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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Microsoft
No answers on this topic
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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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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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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Microsoft
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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Microsoft
No answers on this topic
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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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
Sage
Sage intacct is known for its robust financial management capabilities. It offers features like general ledger, accounts payable and recievable, project accounting, expense management and more. It is suitable for small top mid sized businesses and larger enterprises. Sage intacct is highlyscalable and can accommodate the needs of growing businesses.
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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
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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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
Sage
  • Sage Intacct provides multiple modules based on business requirements and it will fulfill the client's needs as per their budget.
  • AP aging and AR aging help clients to make the decision at any time to allow reserve for doubtful debts to ensure the financials are shown with correct values.
  • Financials are published on time with minimal adjustments or corrections. This client benefits and files taxes on time.
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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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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