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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

    QuickBooks Online Advanced

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AQuickBooks Online Advanced is a SaaS-based accounting software designed to scale with growing businesses. It includes the functionalities of QuickBooks Online, as well as more robust business analytics, customization, and resource management.N/A
    Pricing
    Sage IntacctQuickBooks Online Advanced
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    Sage IntacctQuickBooks Online Advanced
    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.
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    Community Pulse
    Sage IntacctQuickBooks Online Advanced
    Considered Both Products
    Sage
    Chose Sage Intacct
    I think Sage Intacct is far better than QuickBooks for multi entity and how complex of a business we are.
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    Sage Intacct is very similar to Netsuite, but I think the project reporting within Sage is simpler and easier to manage. Sage Intacct is much more robust than Quickbooks or most other softwares, but it is also significantly more expensive. I highly recommend to use Sage …
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    Sage Intacct has most of the best features but doesn't have things integrated that I don't need/use. It's very module based so you can add/remove modules as you need to. It's very scalable as well so as I add entities, there's not an incremental software cost like there would …
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    The big advantage of Sage Intacct is that it maintains the "usability" of QuickBooks Online, but the multi-entity functionality of Sage is incredible. It does everything that we used to like about Quickbooks, but the additional features and capabilities better serve our needs …
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    We still use BILL and Expensify to sync into Sage Intacct. The other accounting systems were not as strong on the multi-entity consolidation setup so Sage Intacct had made it easier for us overall, in terms of processes, closing schedule, and management.
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    Quickbooks Desktop works for project reporting but doesn't handle consolidation accounting. NetSuite was very close to Sage Intacct, but it didn't handle intercompany accounting as natively as Sage Intacct. For example, Sage Intacct can handle the intercompany part of a …
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    Quickbooks is obviously simpler to use and has a lot more editing capability on the fly with reports and invoices. As it is such a widely used product, there are more answers available online. Sage has a more robust customization ability with report building and can …
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    Sage Intacct is better than Xero, Quickbooks, and SAP. While Netsuite has more customization options it is harder to learn quickly. For large teams Sage Intacct is the way to go. NetSuite is great but without a coach to walk the team through where to go and how to setup it can …
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    Sage intacct is a much more robost system than Sage 50 cloud accounting. Sage Intacct also offers the benefit of having a web based system over a desktop application like sage 50.
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    I believe the company chose Sage Intacct because it was the best option at the time and would provide all the features needed to run a regional charter school program across multiple school locations. It also was compatible with Bill.com.
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    Sage Intacct is very similar to Quickbooks. I do like Sage better because it is easier to navigate and allows for more control when looking at entries. Quickbooks had a better matching system when looking at bank recs. I hate having to flip back and forth between Intacct and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    in comparison to Quickbooks Sage Intacct is definitely harder to lear and use, however more powerful
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    I prefer intacct to any version of quickbooks because it simplifies every process and helps to avoid mistakes. QBO has lots of features that are confusing and requires skills that don't come naturally to accountants. QBD is better, but it still can't pull reports according to …
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    Sage Intacct handles multi-company and consolidation way better than the competitor.
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    I think Sage Intacct is more user-friendly and cost-effective than QuickBooks.
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    Much more customizable.
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    Intacct is great because of the integrated multi entity function which others lack.
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    Our selection choice came down to Netsuite and Intacct. Netsuite - quite frankly - was just too expensive to take the leap for similar functionality. We also determined that the Netsuite setup would require significantly more outside help to configure and migrate data.
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    QuickBooks Online is great for small businesses as it is very user-friendly and extremely easy to use. To do this functionality is a bit lacking on some controls. Also, its reporting and dashboard features were very lacking. Both Oracle NetSuite and Sage Intacct are the top …
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    Sage Intacct is highly customizable, configurable, flexible, and highly scalable making it more outstanding compared to its alternatives.
    Incentivized
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose Sage Intacct
    Sage Intacct is the most user-friendly while also being robust.
    Incentivized
    Intuit
    Chose QuickBooks Online Advanced
    In the past, we used Sage Intacct, and it was not user-friendly at all. The reporting abilities of QuickBooks Online Advanced are far superior to those of Sage Intacct. There are a few features from Sage Intacct that were convenient, like the ability to drill down on an item …
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Online Advanced
    QBO is great because it does accounting very well, and it can integrate well with everything. I appreciate that it has third-party integrations with many other software companies, so we can focus on doing our accounting through QuickBooks while adding other software as needed …
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Online Advanced
    QuickBooks Online Advanced isn’t as robust as Netsuite or Sage, but it is generally a great choice for most businesses. This software will meet or exceed the needs of most companies, and should be the first part of your accounting software decision. I would even reach out to a …
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Online Advanced
    We have been using QuickBooks Online Advanced because of its cost and ease of use compared to other cloud-based accounting software for small businesses and mid-size businesses. Its third party apps have been able to fill holes in its functionality and reporting capabilities. …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    1038 Answers
    91%
    Would buy again
    145 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    848 Answers
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    130 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    1057 Answers
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    148 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    524 Answers
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    120 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    81%
    Implementation went as expected
    595 Answers
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    126 Answers
    Features
    Sage IntacctQuickBooks Online Advanced
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Sage Intacct and QuickBooks Online Advanced
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    7.0
    358 Ratings
    8% below category average
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    -
    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 QuickBooks Online Advanced
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    7.6
    867 Ratings
    0% above category average
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    7.9
    111 Ratings
    4% above category average
    API for custom integration7.9815 Ratings7.792 Ratings
    Plug-ins7.4656 Ratings8.096 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Sage Intacct and QuickBooks Online Advanced
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    8.7
    1313 Ratings
    6% above category average
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    8.4
    205 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Single sign-on capability8.81072 Ratings8.4180 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.61278 Ratings8.3201 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Sage Intacct and QuickBooks Online Advanced
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    7.8
    1406 Ratings
    0% below category average
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    8.2
    220 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Dashboards7.81266 Ratings8.3208 Ratings
    Standard reports8.01367 Ratings8.5220 Ratings
    Custom reports7.61353 Ratings7.7211 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Sage Intacct and QuickBooks Online Advanced
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    8.0
    1544 Ratings
    5% above category average
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    8.2
    228 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Accounts payable8.31434 Ratings8.4215 Ratings
    Accounts receivable8.11259 Ratings8.5214 Ratings
    Cash management8.01337 Ratings8.5189 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation8.11326 Ratings9.1218 Ratings
    Expense management7.9936 Ratings8.5201 Ratings
    Time tracking6.9503 Ratings7.7107 Ratings
    Fixed asset management7.4685 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency support7.8515 Ratings6.554 Ratings
    Multi-division support8.5843 Ratings7.294 Ratings
    Regulations compliance7.6513 Ratings8.3100 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing7.7381 Ratings8.8124 Ratings
    Self-service portal7.4644 Ratings7.9119 Ratings
    Global Financial Support8.0376 Ratings00 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting8.4887 Ratings8.095 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations8.71241 Ratings8.4194 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting8.1534 Ratings7.985 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting8.2729 Ratings8.4107 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework7.9526 Ratings8.980 Ratings
    Standardized Processes8.3854 Ratings8.4148 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings8.294 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Sage Intacct and QuickBooks Online Advanced
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    6.7
    498 Ratings
    8% below category average
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    6.3
    88 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Inventory tracking7.8364 Ratings6.388 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 QuickBooks Online Advanced
    Feature
    Sage Intacct
    7.5
    736 Ratings
    2% above category average
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    6.8
    147 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Pricing7.7461 Ratings6.8108 Ratings
    Order entry8.0654 Ratings6.597 Ratings
    Credit card processing7.5464 Ratings7.2126 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold6.314 Ratings00 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility8.2379 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
    MYOB
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    User Ratings
    Sage IntacctQuickBooks Online Advanced
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (1593 ratings)
    7.9
    (230 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    5.3
    (85 ratings)
    9.8
    (20 ratings)
    Usability
    4.8
    (140 ratings)
    8.4
    (16 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (14 ratings)
    8.1
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (15 ratings)
    9.2
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    2.5
    (129 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    1.0
    (14 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    1.0
    (22 ratings)
    7.4
    (10 ratings)
    Configurability
    3.0
    (13 ratings)
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    7.8
    (26 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    6.3
    (311 ratings)
    9.2
    (4 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    2.0
    (12 ratings)
    9.7
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    1.0
    (11 ratings)
    9.2
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    1.0
    (11 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Sage IntacctQuickBooks Online Advanced
    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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    Intuit
    Well suited for a larger company with many classes that need to be differentiated. It is relatively intuitive to use, whether you have used other versions of QuickBooks, or any other accounting software. Easy to dig into your accounts from wither the Balance Sheet or the Profit and Loss when trying to analyze performance.
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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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    Intuit
    • Budgeting is easy to input. Our entities have multiple departments, so using classes to separate and report the results of each department is important.
    • Reports are easy to customize to provide meaningful data to the board and department managers.
    • QuickBooks Online Advanced has a large market share of accounting software in use, so it is relatively easy to find new employees with prior experience with QuickBooks Online Advanced.
    • Able to open both entities at the same time, which is helpful due to the number of transactions between the two entities.
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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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    Intuit
    • Continued growth around AI usage and tool.
    • There are still some reporting gaps that make setting up custom reports not absolutely top-tier.
    • There can be a lot of UI clutter as different features keep getting turned on. Can become harder to navigate.
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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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    Intuit
    It has become second nature to use Quick Books at the company. If you need a report you log in and pull the report. It helps expedite reconciliation of bank accounts, the automation of most tasks make it easy to get mundane tasks completed quickly.
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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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    Intuit
    QuickBooks Online Advanced is highly usable and intuitive for most day-to-day financial tasks. Its interface is clear, and core functions such as invoicing, reconciliation, and reporting are easy to perform. While some advanced features like report customization or integrations can be less straightforward, overall the platform offers a smooth and efficient user experience.
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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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    Intuit
    In the 5 years I have been using it, I cannot recall there ever having been an outage or not being able to access the system. Sure, there are issues with internet speeds sometimes that are unrelated to Intuit but it is a very reliable system.
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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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    Intuit
    Since we do not integrate the software with other systems, I do not have any issues with speed related to that. Pages tend to load pretty quickly, but there are times when reports or other pages take a little longer to load than usual. It is not an overly frustrating amount of time, though, and it happens infrequently.
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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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    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Intuit
    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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    Intuit
    The online training is good enough.
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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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    Intuit
    I did not participate in this part particularly much. The implementation was simple and easy to perform. There were not any major issues that arose during the process. QuickBooks has made the processes pretty streamless and I believe they had anticipated many difficulties ahead of time. This was easy enough
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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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    Intuit
    QBO is great because it does accounting very well, and it can integrate well with everything. I appreciate that it has third-party integrations with many other software companies, so we can focus on doing our accounting through QuickBooks while adding other software as needed through those integrations.
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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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    Intuit
    Software is very flexible
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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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    Intuit
    • Spreadsheet sync reduces manual data entry significantly. Exporting data into my customized Excel workbook that has complex formulas and macros for automating makes uploading changes and reconfiguring easy and convenient, saving a lot of time.
    • Automating AP approval has reduced lost paper copies, improved internal controls, and reduced audit findings.
    • Having banking connections has improved cash flow management, streamlined credit card expenses and reconciliation. I have found that utilizing it for my primary operating account actually makes things more difficult and can easily double-post payments, so I avoid using it on the checking account. It has been well for the credit card account, though.
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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