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
Paychex Flex
Score 6.7 out of 10
N/A
Paychex Flex, of Paychex' Online Payroll Services, is a cloud-based human resource management and payroll platform. Paychex offers core and specialized services, and scales to meet the needs of small businesses, SMBs, and large enterprises.
$59
per month/+$4 per employee
Pricing
Sage IntacctPaychex Flex
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Paychex Go
$59
per month/+$4 per employee
Paychex Flex Service
Contact sales team
Paychex Flex Enterprise
Contact sales team
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Sage IntacctPaychex Flex
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional DetailsMust contact sales team for pricing.
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Community Pulse
Sage IntacctPaychex Flex
Considered Both Products
Sage Intacct
Chose Sage Intacct
I was not part of the selection process. I like ADP more, but Sage Intacct more than Paychex Flex.
Chose Sage Intacct
Our system became outdated. We chose Sage Intacct because our accounting department was already using it and loved it. So we in turn, use it now. It is a lot more user friendly and seems to work well with paying our vendors. I specifically like the easy access to the system. …
Chose Sage Intacct
Multi entity capabilities and the "dimension" structure resulted in our choosing Intacct over the others we evaluated. Sage has incredible reporting capabilities and the ability to easily customize reports and dashboards tipped the scale in our decision making process.
Paychex Flex

No answer on this topic

Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Sage IntacctPaychex Flex
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage Intacct
7.1
301 Ratings
5% below category average
Paychex Flex
8.5
288 Ratings
6% above category average
Pay calculation7.05 Ratings9.0271 Ratings
Benefit plan administration6.45 Ratings7.3156 Ratings
Direct deposit files7.14 Ratings9.3270 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management6.94 Ratings8.5193 Ratings
Reimbursement management8.1301 Ratings7.9105 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings9.1136 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Sage Intacct
7.9
690 Ratings
11% above category average
Paychex Flex
-
Ratings
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
Paychex Flex
-
Ratings
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
Paychex Flex
-
Ratings
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
Paychex Flex
-
Ratings
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
Paychex Flex
-
Ratings
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
Paychex Flex
-
Ratings
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
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage Intacct
-
Ratings
Paychex Flex
6.7
247 Ratings
16% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.0197 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.0220 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings6.8155 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.4154 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings7.9138 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.5132 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage Intacct
-
Ratings
Paychex Flex
7.0
144 Ratings
14% below category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings6.3102 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings7.5136 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings7.3110 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Sage Intacct
-
Ratings
Paychex Flex
8.5
249 Ratings
5% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.6228 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings9.0239 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings7.7111 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings8.7168 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage Intacct
-
Ratings
Paychex Flex
7.8
40 Ratings
1% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings7.840 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Sage Intacct
-
Ratings
Paychex Flex
6.1
164 Ratings
22% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings5.8134 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings6.9154 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings5.883 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Sage Intacct
-
Ratings
Paychex Flex
8.0
158 Ratings
0% below category average
New hire portal00 Ratings8.1151 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings7.9100 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Sage Intacct
-
Ratings
Paychex Flex
8.5
59 Ratings
9% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings9.632 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings9.730 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings6.923 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings6.830 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings6.928 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings9.633 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings9.753 Ratings
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
Sage IntacctPaychex Flex
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(1320 ratings)
7.7
(298 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.4
(80 ratings)
8.9
(42 ratings)
Usability
6.6
(138 ratings)
8.0
(240 ratings)
Availability
7.5
(13 ratings)
9.3
(10 ratings)
Performance
7.5
(14 ratings)
9.1
(10 ratings)
Support Rating
6.0
(127 ratings)
7.8
(245 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.3
(6 ratings)
4.5
(1 ratings)
Online Training
2.3
(13 ratings)
7.0
(4 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.4
(20 ratings)
9.4
(11 ratings)
Configurability
6.9
(12 ratings)
7.6
(8 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.3
(308 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Product Scalability
7.8
(11 ratings)
9.3
(10 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
7.5
(10 ratings)
8.9
(31 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.4
(10 ratings)
9.2
(32 ratings)
User Testimonials
Sage IntacctPaychex Flex
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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Paychex, Inc.
In my experience, Paychex Flex is well suited for small to medium sized businesses. It has been helpful in streamlining the onboarding process and it is easy to update and maintain employee profiles and records. It has worked will in a non-profit environment where there is clergy pay and housing, which can get quite complicated. I cannot think of a scenario where it would be less appropriate.
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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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Paychex, Inc.
  • I like I can enter payroll and if I need to leave the program, I can resume at a later time and my information is saved.
  • I like the analytics & reports features.
  • I like how all my employees have easy access to their portal.
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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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Paychex, Inc.
  • Reporting writing is difficult to figure out
  • Employee turnover inside Paychex was a problem, until we were assigned to Neil Williams - since that time it has settled down
  • Pressure to convert personal connection with payroll advisor to using automated service
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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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Paychex, Inc.
Overall I like the features that Paychex Flex offers. I am sure that there are other features that I am unaware of, so I am excited to see if there is more that Flex is capable of to make my job easier. The basic features are really user friendly and easy to access. If there ever is an issue customer service is great
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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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Paychex, Inc.
Some things could be streamlined. For example, we could do custom options for the "add items" tab which has so many options that we never use. "Medical Pay" could be something that the system remembers for the applicable employees. Salaried employees' salaries should definitely be auto-filled. Overall the system works well but I think it could be improved to be easier to use and read.
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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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Paychex, Inc.
We have not experienced any difficulties with unplanned outages. Notifications are always made for outages, and they do not effect normal business operations.
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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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Paychex, Inc.
Unless there is lag time within the internet, the Paychex Flex website loads exceptional fast, pages load quickly and reports that I need to print or download load quickly. If I need to create a specialized report, once I complete it I receive an e-mail telling me my report is ready to be downloaded. Changing between web pages is fast as well.
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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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Paychex, Inc.
Our dedicated representative is one of the main reasons we are sticking with Paychex Flex. If it were not for this person, other platforms could provide the same/similar functionality. It is the ability to speak with someone that understands our business and is willing to get questions answered in a timely fashion that keeps us with Paychex Flex.
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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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Paychex, Inc.
We did online training only
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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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Paychex, Inc.
It was easy to understand and follow along. I do like the informational videos that we can utilize before we opt to call in for customer service support. It has made a difference since sometimes that resolves the issue I may have had and saved myself a phone call to Paychex support.
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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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Paychex, Inc.
Implementation was very smooth. The most cumbersome task was entering the current employees into the system during initial set up, but Paychex staff handled most of that and verified against prior system reports as well as internal reports provided to ensure 100% accuracy.
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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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Paychex, Inc.
We still use QB Desktop Pro to maintain a Check Register / Overall Balance for the company, but once having tried QB Payroll Online for about 3 months prior to finding Paychex Flex I can tell you that there's just no comparison. QB online is VERY EXPENSIVE and not so user-friendly. I hated every minute of those 6 payrolls we ran through QB online.
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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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Paychex, Inc.
Employees can log in at home and get up to date information on their FSA balance and any medical bill reimbursements they may have uploaded. At renewal time they have the ability to make changes to their FSA or for new employees star the enrollment.
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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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Paychex, Inc.
  • I do not believe we have saved anything additionally. The time we've had to spend to get things to hopefully work is sad. This is the reason we've had to turn off all extra "products" of Paychex Flex. Time and Attendance is horrible. Benefits management is horrible. The user experience is horrible.
  • One thing I do not understand is why are updates for states, cities, counties, school districts, etc. not automatically updated? Should we not get a big red flag if we have an employee living/working, being paid in CA, but they aren't set up for CA sick time? If it is required to be on the paycheck stub to show the balance of the sick time, why would we not be notified that we are out of compliance?
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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

Paychex Flex Screenshots

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