NetSuite ERP vs. Sage Accounting

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
NetSuite ERP
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
NetSuite is a suite of ERP and accounting modules which is sold in various editions aimed at different size customers. The multi-country, multi-currency version is an additional module called OneWorld. Netsuite is a SaaS system and is not offered in an on-premise edition.N/A
Sage Accounting
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Sage Accounting is online accounting software made to simplify life for small business owners, entrepreneurs, and freelancers by providing the functions needed to take care of daily business to-dos. Users can create and send professional quotes and invoices, track income and expenses and know where the business' financials stand. Every Sage Business Cloud Accounting subscription includes unlimited access to support as well as automatic backups and product updates.
$19
per month
Pricing
NetSuite ERPSage Accounting
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
NetSuite ERPSage Accounting
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsUsers subscribe to NetSuite for an annual license fee. The license is made up of three main components: core platform, optional modules and the number of users. There is also a one-time implementation fee for initial setup. New modules and users and can be added as a business grows.Versions and pricing listed are for CA products. Versions available and pricing may vary by country. * 2 months free to start, or free for 1 month to try, then $19/$43/$62 +tax/mo (tier depending). Offer valid for new customers only on monthly subscriptions of Sage Business Cloud Accounting. After the promotional period, the monthly subscription rate will renew at the then current rate. May not be combined with any other offers or discounts. To ensure continuous service the subscription plan is an automatically renewing plan. Subsequent months will automatically be billed to the same credit card each month on the anniversary date of purchase. Plans can be terminated at any time prior to the renewal data and not charged for renewal.
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Community Pulse
NetSuite ERPSage Accounting
Considered Both Products
NetSuite ERP
Chose NetSuite ERP
NetSuite is owned and run by Oracle which is the leader in the ERP market. NetSuite does a good job for middle market companies having much of the same functionality as Oracle for a much lower price. NetSuite compares favorably to other systems and financial software we …
Chose NetSuite ERP
NetSuite ERP has better revenue recognition module and has a consolidations module that the other softwares may lack or may have very basic tools. NetSuite ERP has great list of connections with bridges with other softwares and that makes NetSuite ERP great ERP. NetSuite ERP
Chose NetSuite ERP
Netsuite was more driven towards our enterprise focus.
Chose NetSuite ERP
NetSuite, by far, offers the most customizable, intuitive and user-friendly platform compared with its competition.

It's superior OneWorld offering for companies with multiple subsidiaries and direct integration with other areas of the business (sales, marketing, etc.) make it …
Sage Accounting

No answer on this topic

Features
NetSuite ERPSage Accounting
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
NetSuite ERP
1.1
15 Ratings
148% below category average
Sage Accounting
9.3
19 Ratings
21% above category average
Pay calculation1.013 Ratings10.015 Ratings
Benefit plan administration1.010 Ratings9.312 Ratings
Direct deposit files1.39 Ratings8.812 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.310 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings9.112 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
NetSuite ERP
9.2
74 Ratings
20% above category average
Sage Accounting
8.4
23 Ratings
8% above category average
API for custom integration9.264 Ratings9.220 Ratings
Plug-ins9.947 Ratings7.617 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
NetSuite ERP
9.7
81 Ratings
15% above category average
Sage Accounting
9.7
42 Ratings
17% above category average
Single sign-on capability9.762 Ratings9.931 Ratings
Role-based user permissions9.880 Ratings9.639 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
NetSuite ERP
9.9
72 Ratings
29% above category average
Sage Accounting
8.8
44 Ratings
11% above category average
Dashboards9.971 Ratings7.240 Ratings
Standard reports9.970 Ratings9.644 Ratings
Custom reports9.970 Ratings9.635 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
NetSuite ERP
7.9
295 Ratings
3% above category average
Sage Accounting
8.7
67 Ratings
13% above category average
Accounts payable8.3289 Ratings9.260 Ratings
Accounts receivable8.3266 Ratings9.945 Ratings
Global Financial Support9.926 Ratings8.88 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers9.928 Ratings9.415 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations9.341 Ratings9.033 Ratings
Configurable Accounting9.935 Ratings9.018 Ratings
Standardized Processes9.937 Ratings9.420 Ratings
Cash management00 Ratings8.456 Ratings
Bank reconciliation00 Ratings7.664 Ratings
Expense management00 Ratings9.934 Ratings
Time tracking00 Ratings6.711 Ratings
Fixed asset management00 Ratings7.428 Ratings
Multi-currency support00 Ratings9.918 Ratings
Multi-division support00 Ratings9.818 Ratings
Regulations compliance00 Ratings9.429 Ratings
Electronic tax filing00 Ratings7.938 Ratings
Self-service portal00 Ratings9.925 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings7.711 Ratings
Localizations00 Ratings8.19 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings7.610 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings8.58 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
NetSuite ERP
9.1
48 Ratings
13% above category average
Sage Accounting
7.1
17 Ratings
5% below category average
Inventory tracking10.047 Ratings6.617 Ratings
Automatic reordering8.928 Ratings8.46 Ratings
Location management9.535 Ratings6.27 Ratings
Manufacturing module00 Ratings7.05 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
NetSuite ERP
9.4
235 Ratings
17% above category average
Sage Accounting
7.9
28 Ratings
4% above category average
Pricing9.953 Ratings9.917 Ratings
Order entry7.8231 Ratings7.715 Ratings
Credit card processing8.937 Ratings8.118 Ratings
Cost of goods sold9.548 Ratings7.220 Ratings
Order Orchestration9.921 Ratings6.86 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings7.47 Ratings
Order exception Resolution00 Ratings7.75 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
NetSuite ERP
7.9
233 Ratings
6% above category average
Sage Accounting
-
Ratings
Billing Management8.4222 Ratings00 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management9.927 Ratings00 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management9.831 Ratings00 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting8.927 Ratings00 Ratings
Period Close9.935 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
NetSuite ERP
6.6
32 Ratings
14% below category average
Sage Accounting
-
Ratings
Budgeting and Forecasting6.026 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Costing6.023 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost Capture6.022 Ratings00 Ratings
Capital Project Management4.014 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance9.913 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition6.922 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
NetSuite ERP
4.1
17 Ratings
52% below category average
Sage Accounting
-
Ratings
Project Planning and Scheduling8.914 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers3.311 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality3.010 Ratings00 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools3.68 Ratings00 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
NetSuite ERP
3.1
12 Ratings
81% below category average
Sage Accounting
-
Ratings
Award Lifecycle Management3.57 Ratings00 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
NetSuite ERP
3.3
19 Ratings
72% below category average
Sage Accounting
-
Ratings
Bids Analyzed and Compared3.58 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Authoring1.910 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Repository3.58 Ratings00 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated3.613 Ratings00 Ratings
Supplier Management9.913 Ratings00 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
NetSuite ERP
3.1
11 Ratings
73% below category average
Sage Accounting
-
Ratings
Risk Repository3.58 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Management1.911 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments3.57 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue Detection3.58 Ratings00 Ratings
Remediation and Certification3.58 Ratings00 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
NetSuite ERP
3.1
17 Ratings
75% below category average
Sage Accounting
-
Ratings
Transportation Planning and Optimization2.89 Ratings00 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management2.88 Ratings00 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management2.88 Ratings00 Ratings
Fulfillment Management9.914 Ratings00 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management2.511 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
NetSuite ERP
9.4
16 Ratings
24% above category average
Sage Accounting
-
Ratings
Production Process Design8.912 Ratings00 Ratings
Production Management8.914 Ratings00 Ratings
Configuration Management9.910 Ratings00 Ratings
Work Execution9.912 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs8.914 Ratings00 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
NetSuite ERP
8.3
154 Ratings
13% above category average
Sage Accounting
-
Ratings
Forecasting8.817 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Planning7.5151 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Monitoring8.914 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
NetSuite ERP
3.9
13 Ratings
60% below category average
Sage Accounting
-
Ratings
Proposal Management2.610 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Master Data Management3.29 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
NetSuite ERPSage Accounting
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(394 ratings)
8.8
(74 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.9
(50 ratings)
9.1
(8 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(253 ratings)
8.1
(41 ratings)
Availability
9.0
(16 ratings)
8.6
(4 ratings)
Performance
8.0
(15 ratings)
9.4
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
6.9
(217 ratings)
9.9
(18 ratings)
In-Person Training
7.3
(2 ratings)
9.5
(2 ratings)
Online Training
6.4
(10 ratings)
9.4
(4 ratings)
Implementation Rating
5.5
(17 ratings)
9.5
(3 ratings)
Configurability
8.7
(5 ratings)
9.2
(3 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.3
(3 ratings)
9.5
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.0
(8 ratings)
8.3
(4 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
4.8
(2 ratings)
9.4
(3 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
5.0
(1 ratings)
9.4
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
NetSuite ERPSage Accounting
Likelihood to Recommend
NetSuite
NetSuite ERP is great for larger companies with many pieces and types of data to manage - as it comes with several functions service multiple departments on every level of data analysis from summarized dashboards and automated reports, to transaction level data investigation. It's intuitive and actually does improve efficiency, as saves your team from having to do a lot of data retrieves from multiple systems, just to build one report, for example. For small to medium companies, it isn't as feasible as many other systems (even Oracle's other systems) as it is quite pricey and the justification for that would obviously be all of the features and capabilities it has to offer - which likely wouldn't be utilized. Perhaps I have a bias towards Oracle though. I really do prefer Oracle products to begin with - HFM, Essbase, Oracle BI, etc. - for the automation possibilities and straightforward functioning they all have.
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Sage
Pastel also helps users to save time when it comes to bank and supplier reconciliations. Capturing into pastel is also easy. The merit of pastel is that it is very efficient and simplifies most of the financial accounting and human resource management tasks. I have discovered that some long batches (more than 2000), if posted during peak hours, tend to fail during posting and resume later, but at this point, doubling, trebling, or even quadrupling transactions.
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Pros
NetSuite
  • Revenue recognition. We get information from Salesforce and we build the revenue recognition engine that I'm really pleased. We avoid a lot of manual work by doing this.
  • We send out invoices electronically from the system. We use it for the fixed asset now with the new lease opinion that we just adopted in January 2022. We leveraged technology, specifically the features in NetSuite to help us account for that.
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Sage
  • Bank integration - being able to extract banking transaction into Sage Accounting.
  • Allocation rules - transactions are auto-allocated once allocation rules have been set up. This is a great time-saver.
  • Flexibility - the ability to view transactions, click on them to the allocation point and rectifying if required saves having to create journals, and therefore time. General ledgers therefore stay cleaner and more user-friendly.
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Cons
NetSuite
  • Certain exports out of the system. There are some pages that you can export to Excel and some pages you can't, I don't know why. So it seems like it should be all functionalities there.
  • Some of the bank feeds have broken quite a bit and I'm not sure why. So we have to constantly go in there and readjust that on the reconciliation tab. I know that's new and robust and it's going well. It's more of taking out GL data instead of what's remaining in that account. As far as if I'm looking at a rec for a particular asset, I know there's GL data that goes through there. What I want to know is what's the balance in that account made up of as far as what's remaining there. So that's the kind of stuff I would buy with advice.
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Sage
  • I find it difficult to record journals in cloud accounting. Maybe I just don’t have the knowledge.
  • It’s important to export all unrecorded sync bank transactions to Excel to send to clients to explain the payment receipts before being posted. This function is not available on the cloud and makes life harder, having to call out the transactions to clients over the phone.
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Likelihood to Renew
NetSuite
NetSuite is able to cover all of our needs, spanning multiple departments and managerial levels. We use it daily for a multitude of functions, including creating promotions, estimating inventory, pulling historical reports, forecasting sales, and more. Overall, we're very satisfied with NetSuite as an ERP solution and recommend it to medium to large businesses.
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Sage
We're very happy with the functionality and overall experience of using Sage Accounting for our accounting needs. Currently, we are not even considering whether we would need to look around for a different option. The only things that would make us consider changing would be a significant increase in price or changes to the software which reduce it's ease of function.
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Usability
NetSuite
NetSuite ERP is a simple UI, but leaves a lot to be desired. It's very useable, but sometimes not useable enough. For a system that has many functions, there will, never be a one size fits all, so it's understandable. I gave an 8 because it' a heck of a lot more useable than shuffling through multiple systems to achieve one, multi-departmental goal of closing, fulfilling and billing an order.
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Sage
I was new to accounts and am constantly doing more through Sage than we have ever done in the company. Our accounts software has taken the stress out of many aspects of accounting. Highlights would be statement runs, purchase automation, and quick and professional remittance advice.
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Reliability and Availability
NetSuite
It has been very reliable. I can only think of 1-2 times in 4.5 years that we have had issues getting in, and in each case were able to get back in within 1 hour. There has not been a major downtime
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Sage
Sage has been always available when I want it. If there is any maintenance work to be done by the Sage team, you are told well in advance. Maintenance is generally carried out late at night or before the day begins for most of us. It continues to be the most reliable software I use.
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Performance
NetSuite
Most of the time the performance is very good. Pages load in a few seconds; financial reports take less than 5 seconds; basic searches take a few seconds. But performance can be sporadic throughout the day and cause the run time to triple.
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Sage
Performance is top notch, if it is not, it is probably your wi-fi connection. It has happened that pages load slowly because of an error on Sage side but almost never. Overall reports load fine, the site is fast, navigation is fine. I have a client that has so many invoices, it is slow or gets stuck when you try to load a report for a whole year but it is just too many invoices, it makes sense. Just take 2 report for 6 months and combine them, its not an issue for me. I am happy with Sage Accounting's performance.
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Support Rating
NetSuite
I would like to give 8 rating for NetSuite support and reason for that is below: Whenever we faced any technical or functional issues we tried to reach out to NEtSuite support but response was not immediate. We told them about the urgency of the issue but still we were not getting response on time. Then, we have to reach out to AE to get things resolved.
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Sage
Sage Accounting are easy to contact and have knowledgeable and helpful staff. Whenever I've encountered a problem I've always been able to get assistance and guidance and it feels like the person at the end of the phone/screen knows the product well.
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In-Person Training
NetSuite
I had in person training for a day when first got the software. The training was good. The challenge was that there was a large gap between training and when we went live so we forgot quite a lot
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Sage
Staff are always friendly, and patient, always work at a speed that suits you. You are never rushed, and In only a short time they seem to be able to help you make great strides. It has been a pleasure not a chore, learning how SAGE Accounting works and benefits me and the company.
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Online Training
NetSuite
Online training is quite strong. I have used for specific pieces of functionality.However it is not sufficient in all areas.
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Sage
I find the online training was very informative and they answered all my questions. I am also certified in Sage One and provided online training in the program which I have set up several people on and they love how it keeps them organized.
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Implementation Rating
NetSuite
I felt NetSuite Professional Services did an excellent job of guiding us in the implementation. I also felt our internal teams were a little resistant to the change and engagement of new software. Had we performed better engaging and buying into the new software, I would be able to rate the implementation better. Therefore, the lower number should not be viewed as a deficiency with the software or the professional services teams, but as an reminder of how important complete buy-in from the local users is.
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Sage
The clients' business owner worked with Sage on implementation before I began working for them. After consultation with them it is clear the process was quickly performed and without complication. The key takeaway was that Sage is seen as a partner to the business. That said, it was always necessary to engage with an accountant such as myself to extract the best out of the software.
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Alternatives Considered
NetSuite
I was not the selector of the vendor for NetSuite ERP, and it is now the interface I am most used to. I would recommend SAP and their full suite of products, currently only using Concur, as I think it has a slightly cleaner and less cluttered interface, however I do not know if it has all the many features that we use in NetSuite ERP as a global organisation of many individuals.
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Sage
Sage was just easier for me to use and more familiar for my staff, who had some experience with enterprise versions of Sage in the past. It became a no-brainer when I made the final decision about which package to go with.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
NetSuite
No answers on this topic
Sage
The pricing structure is fair and offers good value for money. The billing is done through their online system and you can access your bills at any time. Most contacts only require 30 days' notice, so no need to feel tied in, although I can't imagine why you would want to leave Sage.
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Scalability
NetSuite
We have been able to scale our business 25X without any major overhaul with Netsuite. Its dashboard setup makes onboarding new employees very easy and allows data to be shared across multiple offices. Its cloud setup does not put any pressure on IT to scale servers or other infrastructure. We have been able to become much more efficient in all aspects of the business.
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Sage
You can use Sage in your company for various aspects/positions such as bookkeepers, invoicing clerks, accountant, purchasing etc. Everyone can have their own user login and permissions can be set that specific people can do specific jobs without being able to access other peoples progress or accounts of the company.
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Professional Services
NetSuite
No answers on this topic
Sage
Sage has always been extremely professional, and they continue to be professional in their dealings with me.
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Return on Investment
NetSuite
  • I would say it has been a great ROI. I'm fairly new to Titan, but I will say especially at my last company, which is a retail company, the ROI was almost immediate because the systems that they were using were really suffering and it was affecting the bottom line. So NetSuite was a savior for them, really in the most literal sense. They would not have survived very much longer on the systems that they had. So to go to something like NetSuite where everything was all together in one platform was a huge advantage. And it didn't take long for us to realize that investment was well worth it.
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Sage
  • Sage One has allowed us to provided better customer service to all our clients. It has allowed us to provide a reasonable price accounting product to our customer who typically just have handwritten invoices, or Excel spreadsheets.
  • Sage One has reduced the manual data entry that my team does on a monthly basis, which in turn allows us to have more time for our customers.
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ScreenShots

NetSuite ERP Screenshots

Screenshot of one view into the most critical business processes.Screenshot of Netsuite's mobile-friendly design

Sage Accounting Screenshots

Screenshot of the All-in-One DashboardScreenshot of the Accounting DashboardScreenshot of an Invoicing Quote EstimateScreenshot of the Purchases TrackerScreenshot of Stock InventoryScreenshot of a VAT Returns List