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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Sage 100 Contractor

    Score5.2 out of 10
    N/ASage 100 Contractor is a construction accounting and project management software. It is intended to provide primary accounting and other management capabilities across a construction project lifecycle, including estimating, service management, and reporting.N/A
    Pricing
    Microsoft Dynamics GPSage 100 Contractor
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft Dynamics GPSage 100 Contractor
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft Dynamics GPSage 100 Contractor
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
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    Sage
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    33%
    Would buy again
    2 Answers
    83%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
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    60%
    Implementation went as expected
    3 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft Dynamics GPSage 100 Contractor
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Microsoft Dynamics GP and Sage 100 Contractor
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    6.4
    20 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Sage 100 Contractor
    5.8
    4 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Pay calculation6.219 Ratings3.34 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration5.815 Ratings2.82 Ratings
    Direct deposit files7.518 Ratings4.73 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management6.517 Ratings9.72 Ratings
    Reimbursement management6.016 Ratings2.83 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings9.63 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings7.82 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Microsoft Dynamics GP and Sage 100 Contractor
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    4.3
    27 Ratings
    55% below category average
    Sage 100 Contractor
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration2.526 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins6.021 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Microsoft Dynamics GP and Sage 100 Contractor
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    6.8
    40 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Sage 100 Contractor
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability5.532 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.140 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Microsoft Dynamics GP and Sage 100 Contractor
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    5.3
    41 Ratings
    38% below category average
    Sage 100 Contractor
    7.3
    5 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Dashboards3.429 Ratings6.95 Ratings
    Standard reports6.139 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Custom reports6.439 Ratings4.75 Ratings
    Data exportability00 Ratings9.35 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Microsoft Dynamics GP and Sage 100 Contractor
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    4.9
    48 Ratings
    44% below category average
    Sage 100 Contractor
    -
    Ratings
    Accounts payable6.245 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable5.736 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash management6.236 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation5.541 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expense management4.431 Ratings00 Ratings
    Time tracking8.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fixed asset management4.428 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency support2.619 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-division support3.026 Ratings00 Ratings
    Regulations compliance3.214 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing9.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service portal7.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support6.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers4.721 Ratings00 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting3.618 Ratings00 Ratings
    Localizations4.513 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations4.526 Ratings00 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting2.616 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting3.517 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework3.214 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes6.119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Microsoft Dynamics GP and Sage 100 Contractor
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    4.2
    26 Ratings
    54% below category average
    Sage 100 Contractor
    -
    Ratings
    Inventory tracking5.524 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering1.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management4.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing module3.415 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Microsoft Dynamics GP and Sage 100 Contractor
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    3.5
    25 Ratings
    71% below category average
    Sage 100 Contractor
    -
    Ratings
    Pricing3.718 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry3.721 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing1.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold4.925 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Orchestration4.99 Ratings00 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility3.312 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution3.37 Ratings00 Ratings
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Microsoft Dynamics GP and Sage 100 Contractor
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100 Contractor
    3.7
    4 Ratings
    62% below category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings2.83 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings3.14 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings4.54 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings1.53 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings3.04 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings3.03 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Microsoft Dynamics GP and Sage 100 Contractor
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100 Contractor
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of Microsoft Dynamics GP and Sage 100 Contractor
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100 Contractor
    5.3
    7 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Plan distribution & viewing00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Issue tracking & punchlists00 Ratings3.03 Ratings
    Jobsite reports00 Ratings4.36 Ratings
    Document sharing00 Ratings5.24 Ratings
    RFI tools00 Ratings3.03 Ratings
    Collaboration & approvals00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Mobile app00 Ratings1.52 Ratings
    Submittal design and management00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    Checklists00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Meeting Minutes00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Specifications00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Change orders00 Ratings3.54 Ratings
    Estimating
    Comparison of Estimating features of Microsoft Dynamics GP and Sage 100 Contractor
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100 Contractor
    3.5
    5 Ratings
    73% below category average
    Takeoff tools00 Ratings1.32 Ratings
    Job costing00 Ratings3.45 Ratings
    Cost databases00 Ratings5.95 Ratings
    Cost calculator00 Ratings4.35 Ratings
    Bid creation00 Ratings2.52 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics GPSage 100 Contractor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    4.0
    (54 ratings)
    5.2
    (9 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (7 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    5.4
    (10 ratings)
    3.2
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft Dynamics GPSage 100 Contractor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Sage
    If you want a SQL-based ERP, this is a great solution. You can host it locally or on a cloud-based SQL instance. If you want a more modern, browser and cloud-based system, Sage 100 Contractor will not work.
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    Pros
    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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    Sage
    • Sage integrates very well with our field time tracking software called Exaktime. We import the start/end time card data that includes job costs directly to the PR module which greatly reduces the time it takes to process payroll.
    • Sage 100 C payroll calculations and WC/GL overhead calculations are easy to use and understand. The WC/GL overhead calculations are posted to project costs in real-time allowing for accurate total cost reporting of the project.
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    Cons
    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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    Sage
    • Software maybe be too complicated for smaller contractors
    • The dashboard information my be a bit much for some users
    • Still an on premise software without a cloud option
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Sage
    The cost of Sage 100 Contractor software is relatively inexpensive compared to some higher-priced options like Foundation and Microsoft Dynamics GP. But more importantly, the cost of implementing new software is costly. Implementation costs include testing and training. There are also risks involved with switching software such as missing data after conversion. Plus, there are always some unknown downsides to switching that are not apparent until the switch is made such as perceived capabilities that really don't exist. For these reasons, we will likely stay with Sage 100 Contractor for a long time. If we grow (say double) in size, we would consider other options.
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    Usability
    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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    Sage
    In the end there are tons of other products that are much better. Time cards don't work, we needed an external software to track this for employees. Estimation is cumbersome, we just used Excel. Payroll was ok, but didn't do employee taxes correctly when they make a certain amount for some reason. Overall, it's a bad product.
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    Support Rating
    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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    Sage
    If we ever have issues with Sage 100, the live chat is an awesome tool. However, most of our live chat inquiries are not because of the issues we have, but more for us to better understand how we are supposed to use the software. Sometimes we ask ourselves "what if we" and if we need guidance, the live chat will provide us with the answers or resources to figure out what we need. They always follow up to ensure the problems we encounter have been fixed. If our issue is an indicator of an upgrade that could be made, Sage 100 C offers a way to submit the idea for review and improvement of the software.
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    Implementation Rating
    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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    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Sage
    I have use Sage 50, Sage 90, Peachtree Quantum, QuickBooks, Great Plains. They are all good for what they can do. Sage 100 Contractor is the best at what it does. It's a good fit.
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    Scalability
    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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    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    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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    Sage
    • It has cut down on accounting personnel and made the cost more effective in that department.
    • It allows for more company wide visibility on all jobs.
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