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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    LessAccounting

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/ALessAccounting is a simplified, core, cloud-based accounting platform for small businesses from LessAccounting.com based on Jacksonville, Florida. It contains expense management features (sorting by project and expense type, tracking and reminders), automated invoicing, simple business overview and reporting features (e.g. profit and loss reporting, balance sheet, receivables and payables reports, etc.), integration with bank account, document management and integration with many apps and…N/A

    Microsoft Dynamics GP

    Score5.4 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft 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
    LessAccountingMicrosoft Dynamics GP
    Editions & Modules
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    LessAccountingMicrosoft Dynamics GP
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    LessAccountingMicrosoft Dynamics GP
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    LessAccounting.com
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    33%
    Would buy again
    2 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    LessAccountingMicrosoft Dynamics GP
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of LessAccounting and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    LessAccounting
    9.5
    1 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    6.4
    20 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Pay calculation9.01 Ratings6.219 Ratings
    Direct deposit files10.01 Ratings7.518 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings5.815 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings6.517 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings6.016 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of LessAccounting and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    LessAccounting
    8.4
    2 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    4.3
    27 Ratings
    55% below category average
    API for custom integration9.52 Ratings2.526 Ratings
    Plug-ins7.22 Ratings6.021 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of LessAccounting and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    LessAccounting
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    6.8
    40 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Single sign-on capability10.01 Ratings5.532 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions10.02 Ratings8.140 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of LessAccounting and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    LessAccounting
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    5.3
    41 Ratings
    38% below category average
    Dashboards9.52 Ratings3.429 Ratings
    Standard reports9.52 Ratings6.139 Ratings
    Custom reports10.02 Ratings6.439 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of LessAccounting and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    LessAccounting
    9.4
    2 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    5.0
    48 Ratings
    42% below category average
    Accounts payable10.01 Ratings6.345 Ratings
    Accounts receivable8.01 Ratings5.736 Ratings
    Cash management8.62 Ratings6.336 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation10.02 Ratings5.541 Ratings
    Expense management9.12 Ratings4.431 Ratings
    Fixed asset management10.01 Ratings4.428 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing8.01 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Self-service portal9.52 Ratings7.012 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting9.52 Ratings3.618 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations10.01 Ratings4.526 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting10.02 Ratings3.517 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework10.01 Ratings3.214 Ratings
    Standardized Processes10.01 Ratings6.119 Ratings
    Time tracking00 Ratings8.014 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings2.619 Ratings
    Multi-division support00 Ratings3.026 Ratings
    Regulations compliance00 Ratings3.214 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings6.07 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings4.721 Ratings
    Localizations00 Ratings4.513 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings2.616 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of LessAccounting and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    LessAccounting
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    3.5
    25 Ratings
    71% below category average
    Pricing8.01 Ratings3.718 Ratings
    Order entry8.01 Ratings3.721 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings1.012 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings4.925 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings4.99 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings3.312 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution00 Ratings3.37 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of LessAccounting and Microsoft Dynamics GP
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    LessAccounting
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    4.2
    26 Ratings
    54% below category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings5.524 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings1.013 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings4.018 Ratings
    Manufacturing module00 Ratings3.415 Ratings
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    LessAccountingMicrosoft Dynamics GP
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    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.2 out of 10
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    Score4.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    LessAccountingMicrosoft Dynamics GP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    4.0
    (54 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.9
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.4
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    LessAccountingMicrosoft Dynamics GP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    LessAccounting.com
    If you are an entrepreneur and you want to focus on building your business, start with Less Accounting. It's a full-blown accounting system that has a simple implementation and it can connect to your financial accounts to automate many parts of the business. Our 1st four years of business, we worked without a bookkeeper at all due to the level of automation.
    It is not limited in any regard and is not simply for invoicing or tracking hours, it more or less does everything. Perhaps one area that it wouldn't be ideal is for firms that need to have more rigid accounting, with charts of accounts etc for industries that are audited or highly regulated.
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft Dynamics GP is well-suited for our environment, as we pay a diverse group of employees, including on-the-road drivers, shop employees (some in other locations), and office employees. It easily tracks time off, taxes, pay, etc. The reporting allows us to verify with our drivers how they are paid each week, whether it be through mileage or stop-offs.
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    Pros
    LessAccounting.com
    • Categorize Expenses Automatically
    • Profit and loss Statements
    • Interfaces with Credit Union
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    Microsoft
    • Great Plains started as back office/accounting, and that is still it's strong suit.
    • SQL and the GP programming language, Dexterity, provide a robust, scalable, and stable platform with well documented maintenance and repair procedures. Relatively easy to manage, tune, and support.
    • Microsoft support for GP verges on "particularly well". Doesn't quite get there but good enough once you know what you're doing
    • Strong partner network, including the GP User Group (GPUG)
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    Cons
    LessAccounting.com
    • With the flexibility comes room for folks not adhering to specific accounts. There is no numeric chart of accounts so at times you will see 2 line items for a single item. We tend to overcome this limitation with extensive tagging.
    • Invoices and sales orders don't have an obvious way to assign credit to specific salespeople or consultants. We reached out to LA and they have shown us a different way to do this which we'll try soon.
    • The visual interface can use some sprucing up. It's easy to navigate but I believe the navigation can be slightly improved. I do find myself hitting the back button to get into other parts of the app.
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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
    LessAccounting.com
    It works, it keeps our historical data and is easy to use
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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
    LessAccounting.com
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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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    Support Rating
    LessAccounting.com
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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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    Implementation Rating
    LessAccounting.com
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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
    LessAccounting.com
    I had been with QuickBooks for a few years (unwillingly) at the behest of accountants. It took me a while to realize there were other options out there and I needed to begin a hunt to find them. I found LessAccounting. While it's not the most appealing software, it sure helped me see the breakdown of things and allowed me to reconcile my books without feeling like I needed a degree in Accounting.
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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
    LessAccounting.com
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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
    LessAccounting.com
    • + Less time worrying about my accounting
    • + actually reconciling my books at the end of each month or quarter
    • + being able to access my P+L anytime!
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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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