MIP Fund Accounting vs. Sage 300

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
MIP Fund Accounting
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
MIP Fund Accounting™ is a configurable fund accounting solution. The solution includes functionality for fund accounting, procurement, budgeting, payroll, human resources, timekeeping, fixed asset management, grant management, and dashboards for nonprofits and government agencies.N/A
Sage 300
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Sage 300 (formerly Sage 300 ERP) is a business management solution that includes strong accounting and financials, as well as multi-currency and multi-language capabilities. Built on accounting best practices, users will be able to track, control, and plan the financial health of their business.
$1,655
Lifetime License per Seat
Pricing
MIP Fund AccountingSage 300
Editions & Modules
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Sage 300 ERP Standard
$1,655
Lifetime License per Seat
Sage 300 ERP Advanced
$1,665
Lifetime License per Seat
Sage 300 ERP Premium
$1,665
Lifetime License (unlimited seats)
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
MIP Fund AccountingSage 300
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsOur pricing is by module and by license and can range depending on what the customers requirements are. Most of our financial and operational modules are $1655.00 each, plus user license, plus an annual business care of 24%.
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Community Pulse
MIP Fund AccountingSage 300
Considered Both Products
MIP Fund Accounting
Chose MIP Fund Accounting
This organization has been using MIP Fund Accounting for over 20 years. We started with the DOS version and subsequently switched to the windows version. We have considered other software such as quickbooks and AccPac over the years as well. However, we have found that MIP Fund …
Sage 300

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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
MIP Fund AccountingSage 300
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
MIP Fund Accounting
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Ratings
Sage 300
8.8
9 Ratings
16% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings9.69 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings9.44 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings7.69 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.87 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings8.86 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
MIP Fund Accounting
-
Ratings
Sage 300
9.3
9 Ratings
27% above category average
API for custom integration00 Ratings9.67 Ratings
Plug-ins00 Ratings9.09 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
MIP Fund Accounting
-
Ratings
Sage 300
8.8
16 Ratings
10% above category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.812 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.816 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
MIP Fund Accounting
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Ratings
Sage 300
8.8
18 Ratings
15% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings8.87 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings9.418 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings8.416 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
MIP Fund Accounting
-
Ratings
Sage 300
9.0
19 Ratings
19% above category average
Accounts payable00 Ratings8.819 Ratings
Accounts receivable00 Ratings8.618 Ratings
Cash management00 Ratings9.111 Ratings
Bank reconciliation00 Ratings9.618 Ratings
Expense management00 Ratings9.410 Ratings
Time tracking00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Fixed asset management00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Multi-currency support00 Ratings7.69 Ratings
Multi-division support00 Ratings8.08 Ratings
Regulations compliance00 Ratings9.47 Ratings
Electronic tax filing00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
Self-service portal00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
Global Financial Support00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings9.43 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings9.65 Ratings
Localizations00 Ratings9.43 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings9.67 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings8.84 Ratings
Configurable Accounting00 Ratings9.65 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings9.43 Ratings
Standardized Processes00 Ratings9.65 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
MIP Fund Accounting
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Ratings
Sage 300
9.2
11 Ratings
27% above category average
Inventory tracking00 Ratings9.611 Ratings
Automatic reordering00 Ratings8.65 Ratings
Location management00 Ratings9.69 Ratings
Manufacturing module00 Ratings9.16 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
MIP Fund Accounting
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Ratings
Sage 300
9.1
11 Ratings
21% above category average
Pricing00 Ratings8.89 Ratings
Order entry00 Ratings8.611 Ratings
Credit card processing00 Ratings9.66 Ratings
Cost of goods sold00 Ratings9.410 Ratings
Order Orchestration00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings8.82 Ratings
Order exception Resolution00 Ratings8.92 Ratings
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MIP Fund AccountingSage 300
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Score 8.0 out of 10
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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Sage Intacct
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Score 8.7 out of 10
Accounting Seed
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Score 8.3 out of 10
Enterprises

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Score 8.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
MIP Fund AccountingSage 300
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(430 ratings)
8.7
(19 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.2
(126 ratings)
8.4
(2 ratings)
Usability
8.1
(100 ratings)
7.8
(4 ratings)
Availability
9.8
(15 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.5
(86 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.8
(99 ratings)
8.6
(3 ratings)
In-Person Training
10.0
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.3
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.4
(28 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
8.6
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.8
(13 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.7
(15 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.4
(13 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.1
(13 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
MIP Fund AccountingSage 300
Likelihood to Recommend
Community Brands
I do like the check register, it is easy to access. It is also easy to access information for bank reconciliations but some entries are difficult and I have had ongoing issues with duplicated entries. Those situations coming at times when I am not really sure how I have duplicated an entry and they are somewhat intimidating. It is also somewhat difficult to delete or void erroneous entries or those that need to be otherwise corrected. I do understand that it is accounting software, but feel again that it could be a little bit more user friendly, at least from a fairly "new" user's standpoint!
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Sage
Sage 300cloud is a great option when it comes to cloud accounting/tracking software. In comparison to Sage's other products, Sage 300cloud is the only cloud/web based option with modern UI's and more intuitive interfaces. Additionally, Sage 300cloud offers an entire system of customer integrations that become available dependent on subscription level. Sage 300cloud also offers integrations between other Sage products (AP, CRM, etc) that allows for better automation and efficiency
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Pros
Community Brands
  • General Ledger processing, including journal entries and reports
  • Ability to download all reports directly to Excel and PDF formats
  • Use of Grant codes to enable grant reporting by month/quarter/year
  • Ability to have multiple departments and consolidate into groups for reporting
  • Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable cannot be out of balance
  • Multiple ways to use the product including Cloud and Classic options, Visual menu or Standard (Top of screen) menus to select processes, many options we are not using in our simple organization
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Sage
  • Overall ease of use and intuitive navigation - minimal training has been required to use the system efficiently and effectively
  • Customer Inquiry - quickly see outstanding documents and drill down on any item (open or paid) to find the information you need
  • Most reports are easy to export into a workable Excel format using the Excel - data only or csv file format.
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Cons
Community Brands
  • With the payroll process, if there is an error in sending the stubs through email, there is no option to resend without a restore. That really needs to change.
  • Being able to void encumbrance at the same time as a PO would be an incredible time saver.
  • When processing W2 the system deletes info.
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Sage
  • Little things, like changing the company name - are more difficult than we would like (We used to be MSDSSAB but legally shortened it to MSDSB).
  • A management financial reporting tool with live access - to premade reports - without paying an arm and a leg would be appreciated.
  • More training opportunities in local areas - or nearby - would be appreciated...
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Likelihood to Renew
Community Brands
My company is pretty dug into our current day-to-day systems that serve our operations (ServTracker, Kantime, MicroMD). Without MIP Fund Accounting, we would have no choice but to figure out a way to consolidate those three accounting/operations programs into (ideally) one program, which is basically impossible if we want to salvage any historical data. MIP Fund Accounting is a great hub to bring all those pieces together in a palatable form.
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Sage
It is a solid stable product with a large user community and large ISV community. Support and Training are easy to access and obtain and there is larger reseller channel to ensure the firm you work with is honest. It is scalable and there are multiple deployment and payment options.
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Usability
Community Brands
I have used this system for about 12 years now and I still learning how to use it. It always surprises me how there is another report to learn to achieve my data reporting goals. It is great to have a system that you have used long enough to feel comfortable with but also a system that allows you to learn new ways to report and enter data into the system
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Sage
Sage 300cloud is intuitive and user friendly after some training. It does require implementation and training but once that's done, this software is easy to use and navigate. Support for Sage 300cloud is spot on and offers assistance over the simplest to [the] most complex of tasks. Finding information or learning new tasks within Sage 300cloud is relatively easy and educational.
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Reliability and Availability
Community Brands
I have rarely encountered any issues accessing MIP Fund Accounting over the years. On the rare occasions when availability was interrupted, the reasons were always found in-house when using the on-premises version. Since we have migrated to the MIP cloud, we have had no issues with availability. Any maintenance or updates are always communicated to us and are usually done outside of business hours.
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Sage
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Performance
Community Brands
This software is really good as you can run reports for various funds by Revenue Code or Grant code to capture all the data you need for specific revenue streams. Like I said before, this software is amazing for the tracking of grants if you set up your chart of accounts up correctly.
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Sage
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Support Rating
Community Brands
I have not reached out to MIP for technical support; however, their website offers great help resources so I can solve an issue on my own. Another team member reached out to MIP for support and was helped quickly. The transition process took longer than expected due to a lag in communication.
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Sage
Turnover is high in the Sage Support department so sometimes it is difficult to get a rep who knows the issue well. Reps are good and getting assistance when they need it. Sometimes support is more interested in closing issue than actually solving problem. It can be difficult at times to have issues escalated but overall the support is good.
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In-Person Training
Community Brands
There are no specifics on what happens if you make one choice or another to know which is the best selection. This is true for JVs and AP. In training we were not given specifics of what happens when one possibility is selected over another.
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Sage
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Online Training
Community Brands
Denise O'Malley provided training for the HR module when we added it to our system. Denise also gave us a demo of the EWS module which we were able to see that it would not meet our needs. She was very kind about and understanding regarding the functions we needed with a time clock system.
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Sage
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Implementation Rating
Community Brands
Don't waste your time with MIP. There are plenty of other softwares out there that will do the job better. Do your homework. Get references from actual users. Make sure that what you choose will truly integrate. Make sure that there is local support. Get training. You will be glad that you passed this one by. Trust me.
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Sage
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Alternatives Considered
Community Brands
The HRA used RealPage (I'm not sure if it is actually the one listed above), and it did not work well. I'm not sure if it wasn't set up well, designed for larger property management companies, or just not good software, but it did not suit our needs at all. We chose a different property management software and MIP for our accounting. We used Quickbooks for Heartland Lakes, but as our business is expanding and we needed a better true fund accounting software, we chose AccuFund to start with, but it was difficult to get set up how we needed. We did not trust the information we were getting out of it, and it wasn't easily customizable to what we needed. We canceled that software and chose MIP.
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Sage
Sage 300 cloud is much more detailed than the other. About the same in being user friendly A better layout Saves time for doing the schedules for Audits Mobile Access Sage 300cloud can manage all different industries
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Scalability
Community Brands
The flexibility to create certain features are helpful and are designed to be easier on MIP Accounting Cloud. It has been easier than the MIP Accounting classic version. I may have not fully utilized the software to deploy across multiple departments other than generating revenue reports or expenses. As well as developing budget worksheets for our departments. Which are great as it is, but have not gone farther than that.
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Sage
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Return on Investment
Community Brands
  • MIP has allowed us to break down our costs even further to be able to improve our use of funding.
  • I'm looking forward to streamlining our accounting processes even further as I learn more about the possibilities with MIP.
  • As we fundraise for specific projects, we are able to track income and expenses by project to give our donors true numbers on how the money was used.
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Sage
  • It allows our company to efficiently and effectively maintain and track our job cost.
  • Its reliable performance allows us to function continually.
  • It also provides our division managers with reports that they can use to determine where we are experiencing problems.
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