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
Patriot Software
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Patriot Software headquartered in Canton, Ohio offers Patriot PAY, their benefits administration and payroll software.
$17
per month
Pricing
Sage IntacctPatriot Software
Editions & Modules
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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 Software
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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Community Pulse
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Top Pros
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Features
Sage IntacctPatriot Software
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage Intacct
7.1
301 Ratings
5% below category average
Patriot Software
8.3
15 Ratings
3% 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 management8.1301 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 Product A and Product B
Sage Intacct
7.9
690 Ratings
11% above category average
Patriot Software
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API for custom integration8.1651 Ratings00 Ratings
Plug-ins7.7521 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Sage Intacct
8.7
1072 Ratings
10% above category average
Patriot Software
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Single sign-on capability8.8876 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.61039 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Sage Intacct
8.1
1157 Ratings
7% above category average
Patriot Software
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Dashboards8.11034 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports8.31125 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports8.11109 Ratings00 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Sage Intacct
8.3
1266 Ratings
11% above category average
Patriot Software
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Accounts payable8.41170 Ratings00 Ratings
Accounts receivable8.31022 Ratings00 Ratings
Cash management8.31086 Ratings00 Ratings
Bank reconciliation8.41079 Ratings00 Ratings
Expense management8.1771 Ratings00 Ratings
Time tracking8.0433 Ratings00 Ratings
Fixed asset management7.6553 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-currency support8.4420 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-division support8.6689 Ratings00 Ratings
Regulations compliance8.4408 Ratings00 Ratings
Electronic tax filing8.1297 Ratings00 Ratings
Self-service portal7.9501 Ratings00 Ratings
Global Financial Support8.2295 Ratings00 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting8.4718 Ratings00 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations8.7989 Ratings00 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting8.4413 Ratings00 Ratings
Configurable Accounting8.5561 Ratings00 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework8.4401 Ratings00 Ratings
Standardized Processes8.4661 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage Intacct
6.7
393 Ratings
5% below category average
Patriot Software
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Inventory tracking7.6297 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic reordering5.58 Ratings00 Ratings
Location management8.3365 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing module5.25 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage Intacct
7.8
597 Ratings
5% above category average
Patriot Software
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Pricing8.1374 Ratings00 Ratings
Order entry8.4531 Ratings00 Ratings
Credit card processing8.1374 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost of goods sold6.314 Ratings00 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility8.3303 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Sage IntacctPatriot Software
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(1320 ratings)
9.7
(20 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.4
(80 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
6.6
(138 ratings)
9.3
(10 ratings)
Availability
7.5
(13 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Performance
7.5
(14 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.0
(127 ratings)
8.8
(10 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.3
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
2.3
(13 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.4
(20 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
6.9
(12 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.3
(308 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
7.8
(11 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
7.5
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.4
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Sage IntacctPatriot Software
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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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
  • 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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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
  • 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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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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Patriot Software
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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
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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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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Patriot Software
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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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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
No answers on this topic
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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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 Software 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.