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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

    Patriot Payroll

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/APatriot Software headquartered in Canton, Ohio offers Patriot PAY, their benefits administration and payroll software.

    $17

    per month

    Pricing
    Sage IntacctPatriot Payroll
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Basic Payroll
    $17/mo + $4 per employee/contractor
    Accounting Basic
    $20/mo (unlimited use)
    Accounting Premium
    $30/mo (unlimited use)
    Full Service Payroll
    $37/mo + $4 per employee/contractor
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Sage IntacctPatriot Payroll
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsMust contact sales team for pricing.Patriot Software has two payroll options to choose from: Basic Payroll, and Full Service payroll software. Both start with a simple three-step payroll process. With the Full Service Payroll, Patriot will collect, deposit, and file federal, state, and local payroll taxes on the customer's behalf; end-of-the-year payroll tax filing is included at no extra charge. Print W2s on 8 x 1/2 x 11 plain white office paper to hand to employees, or post to the free employee portal. Also, Patriot Software offers free direct deposit.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    94%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    81%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Sage IntacctPatriot Payroll
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Sage Intacct and Patriot Payroll
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    7.0
    358 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Patriot Payroll
    8.3
    15 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Pay calculation7.05 Ratings9.515 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration6.45 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Direct deposit files7.14 Ratings9.211 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management6.94 Ratings8.213 Ratings
    Reimbursement management7.5358 Ratings6.36 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.75 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Sage Intacct and Patriot Payroll
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    7.6
    867 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Patriot Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration7.9815 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins7.4656 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Sage Intacct and Patriot Payroll
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    8.7
    1313 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Patriot Payroll
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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 Patriot Payroll
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    7.8
    1406 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Patriot Payroll
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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 Patriot Payroll
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    8.0
    1544 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Patriot Payroll
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    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 Patriot Payroll
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    6.7
    498 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Patriot Payroll
    -
    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 Patriot Payroll
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    7.5
    736 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Patriot Payroll
    -
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    Pricing7.7461 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry8.0654 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing7.5464 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold6.314 Ratings00 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility8.2379 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Sage IntacctPatriot Payroll
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (1593 ratings)
    9.7
    (20 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    5.3
    (85 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    4.8
    (140 ratings)
    9.3
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (15 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    2.5
    (129 ratings)
    8.7
    (10 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    1.0
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    1.0
    (22 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    3.0
    (13 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    7.8
    (26 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    6.3
    (311 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    2.0
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    1.0
    (11 ratings)
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    Vendor pre-sale
    1.0
    (11 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Sage IntacctPatriot Payroll
    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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    Patriot Software
    Patriot PAY is well-suited to a company that has a 10-day window between the end of the pay period and the payday. The company size makes very little difference and it is easy to use for any company. It is also very progressive in development and improvement. If a company has a small window for turn-around, but fairly consistent payroll amounts (such as a lot of salary workers), Patriot PAY might also be a good fit for them.

    Companies with tight turn-around times or payrolls that vary significantly in direct deposit amounts might have difficulty using Patriot PAY.
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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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    Patriot Software
    • It is simple, intuitive and straightforward in its design. Someone with little experience with roles in human resources roles, bookkeeping or payroll can quickly learn how to set-up the software and run payroll regularly by reading through the support portion of the site, or by contacting the helpful staff at Patriot. Patriot staff have walked me through issues or guided me on the phone as I learned how to use a function of the software.
    • Patriot provides comprehensive quarterly tax filing records, including 941s, state unemployment compensation tax payments, state employer's tax and local employer's tax filings. You can also generate payroll or tax deposit reports over a specific time period or per employee.
    • The support and FAQ pages available on Patriot are very practical and written in an easy to understand manner. Using the information provided there, I was able to properly set up new employees according to local and state filing requirements.
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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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    Patriot Software
    • Connecting with outside software - we have an issue of Patriot not recognizing donors when connected to other websites when all the information is the same minus a middle initial
    • Giving an error page when something small is off. Instead of giving an easy to fix error notification, Patriot brings the user to an error page and they have to reenter everything.
    • Fixing dates easily. If a date is entered incorrectly, 8/13/21 instead of 2021, an error pop up appears but the user has to click enter/okay many times or refresh the page in order to fix this issue.
    • Enter vs Tab key - Patriot loves the tab key but if the user clicks enter instead, many times it brings them to the home page.
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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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    Patriot Software
    It works well because it is cheap for us.
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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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    Patriot Software
    I think it is great once things are setup as for general user looking to look for simple things like a copy of a paystub or a current pay rate for an employee. However, to find specialized things like a state withholding number or payroll integration settings those do require a bit more digging to find or possibly a call to customer service for help.
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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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    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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    Patriot Software
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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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    Patriot Software
    Generally speaking it is pretty good that when I need to call somebody up for a payroll question I can generally within five minutes get somebody on the phone and they can help me resolve the problem or specify where specifically I need to go or contact to find my answers. However, that being said, for my specific situation as a partner my assigned contact has not always been very responsive.
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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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    Patriot Software
    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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    Patriot Software
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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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    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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    Patriot Software
    I briefly used Intuit Online Payroll, and it was expensive, had no support, and was very frustrating to use. I also used 3 local tax companies for payroll - they were extremely expensive and messed up all of the time. Their employee turnover was very annoying (and it seemed to happen every other month) and each employee did things differently. When I let one of my employees go, the last company paid them after termination (2 weeks of salary), and had to get into a legal battle because the employee would not give the money back.
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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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    Patriot Software
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    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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    Patriot Software
    • It boosts my time available for client-facing activities by not having to spend as much time processing payroll.
    • It helps me deliver accurate reports to my CPA at tax time regarding employee wages and employer taxes.
    • Through the online portal, I can easily track year-to-date taxes my company has paid.
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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

    Patriot Payroll Screenshots

    Screenshot of the 3-step process to carry out payrollScreenshot of the Payroll interface, which can be used run payroll on any device with internet or data connection. There is no need to download and maintain a separate payroll app.Screenshot of a payroll report, to sort by work location, employee, and date range.