NetSuite ERP vs. Sparkrock

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
NetSuite ERP
Score 8.0 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
Sparkrock
Score 9.0 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Sparkrock’s cloud-enabled solution helps organizations manage their finance and accounting, human resources and payroll, human services case management, and donor and fundraising activities. According to the vendor, key benefits and features include: Finance Management with capabilities to help organizations increase transparency and reduce risk. Workforce Management to help front-line employees deliver services to clients, with tools that help them to be…N/A
Pricing
NetSuite ERPSparkrock
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
NetSuite ERPSparkrock
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$50,000 per installation
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.
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Features
NetSuite ERPSparkrock
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
NetSuite ERP
1.1
15 Ratings
147% below category average
Sparkrock
9.4
3 Ratings
26% above category average
Pay calculation1.013 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Benefit plan administration1.010 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Direct deposit files1.39 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
NetSuite ERP
9.1
74 Ratings
23% above category average
Sparkrock
10.0
2 Ratings
32% above category average
API for custom integration9.164 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Plug-ins9.347 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
NetSuite ERP
9.1
81 Ratings
11% above category average
Sparkrock
9.5
5 Ratings
15% above category average
Single sign-on capability9.162 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Role-based user permissions9.080 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
NetSuite ERP
9.1
72 Ratings
27% above category average
Sparkrock
9.0
4 Ratings
26% above category average
Dashboards9.071 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Standard reports9.170 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Custom reports9.170 Ratings9.03 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
NetSuite ERP
7.6
251 Ratings
0% below category average
Sparkrock
8.8
5 Ratings
15% above category average
Accounts payable8.3245 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Accounts receivable8.3227 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Global Financial Support9.326 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers9.328 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations9.041 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Configurable Accounting9.335 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Standardized Processes9.337 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
NetSuite ERP
8.8
48 Ratings
11% above category average
Sparkrock
9.3
2 Ratings
17% above category average
Inventory tracking9.747 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Automatic reordering8.528 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Location management9.235 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
NetSuite ERP
8.6
200 Ratings
10% above category average
Sparkrock
-
Ratings
Pricing9.053 Ratings00 Ratings
Order entry8.3196 Ratings00 Ratings
Credit card processing8.337 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost of goods sold8.648 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Orchestration9.321 Ratings00 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
NetSuite ERP
7.3
193 Ratings
2% below category average
Sparkrock
9.6
1 Ratings
26% above category average
Billing Management8.4182 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management9.327 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management8.231 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting8.427 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Period Close9.335 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
NetSuite ERP
6.3
32 Ratings
19% below category average
Sparkrock
9.4
1 Ratings
21% above category average
Budgeting and Forecasting5.926 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Project Costing5.823 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Cost Capture5.822 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Capital Project Management4.014 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance9.313 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition6.622 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
NetSuite ERP
4.0
17 Ratings
52% below category average
Sparkrock
-
Ratings
Project Planning and Scheduling8.414 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
82% below category average
Sparkrock
9.3
1 Ratings
22% above category average
Award Lifecycle Management3.57 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
NetSuite ERP
3.3
19 Ratings
71% below category average
Sparkrock
9.6
1 Ratings
32% above category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared3.58 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Contract Authoring2.010 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Contract Repository3.58 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated3.613 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Supplier Management9.413 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
NetSuite ERP
3.2
11 Ratings
68% below category average
Sparkrock
-
Ratings
Risk Repository3.58 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Management2.011 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
3.0
17 Ratings
78% below category average
Sparkrock
-
Ratings
Transportation Planning and Optimization2.89 Ratings00 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management2.88 Ratings00 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management2.88 Ratings00 Ratings
Fulfillment Management9.414 Ratings00 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management2.511 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
NetSuite ERP
8.8
16 Ratings
16% above category average
Sparkrock
-
Ratings
Production Process Design8.412 Ratings00 Ratings
Production Management8.514 Ratings00 Ratings
Configuration Management9.310 Ratings00 Ratings
Work Execution9.312 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs8.414 Ratings00 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
NetSuite ERP
7.7
128 Ratings
6% above category average
Sparkrock
9.3
1 Ratings
25% above category average
Forecasting7.517 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Inventory Planning7.4125 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Performance Monitoring8.514 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
NetSuite ERP
3.8
13 Ratings
63% below category average
Sparkrock
-
Ratings
Proposal Management2.610 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Master Data Management3.29 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
NetSuite ERPSparkrock
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(349 ratings)
9.0
(9 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.2
(49 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.6
(231 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
9.0
(16 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.0
(15 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.1
(215 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
In-Person Training
7.3
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
6.4
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.4
(17 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
8.7
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.3
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.0
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
4.8
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
5.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
NetSuite ERPSparkrock
Likelihood to Recommend
NetSuite
Really in this hybrid environment, being up in the cloud and being able to securely access the data and work from anywhere, I think it's a real game changer for my team. So I really like the fact that NetSuite keeps up with security features and allows users to access it from anywhere.
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Sparkrock
For all companies that want to improve the performance of their employees and increase productivity, this software helps all daily business tasks to be executed on time efficiently and smoothly. A very useful program that's why we don't stop using it.
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Pros
NetSuite
  • NetSuite does analytics very well.
  • They do reporting very well. I love the ability to have control over how the information flows through my NetSuite, my user roles, and my responsibilities. I can assign certain tasks to certain people, and they do that and then also have the control to approve that and make sure it's done correctly.
  • Just being able to drill down into a particular GL account or into a particular line item and see what really makes that up and what's driving our certain costs.
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Sparkrock
  • Data collection - the system is robust and we can tailor it to collect the information we need.
  • Easily configurable - the system is easy to configure to meet our specific business needs.
  • Reporting and data extraction - the system allows for easy access to information that helps inform business decisions.
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Cons
NetSuite
  • Honestly, right now, my biggest pain point is kind of our own doing, but I would appreciate a little bit more support and help in the area of performance management and kind of understanding how our application is built, what are the best choices for customizing or solving a problem in terms of performance, because our company is rather large, we have a lot of data coming in and out, and that has been an issue for us recently.
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Sparkrock
  • Many of the improvements are being met with each upgrade. Altus Dynamics has an idea portal that customers can add ideas to and vote on other customer ideas. This means that most issues that come up are resolved with each new upgrade.
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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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Sparkrock
We are already scheduled for our upgrade to NAV 2016 beginning in May 2016.
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Usability
NetSuite
I have given this rating due to below use cases: - Order Management - Advanced Revenue Management - Invoicing - Automated Billing - Inbound and Outbound Integrations with applications such as Salesforce, Zip, Stripe, Mavenlink, Avalara, Floquast - Project management and billing - Training -Customer Support - Knowledge Article Support
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Sparkrock
Complete workflow management to keep up to date and orderly the daily activities of employees. Allows for seamless cash flow, invoicing, general ledger, payroll, and inventory.
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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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Sparkrock
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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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Sparkrock
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Support Rating
NetSuite
The account rep changes quite often, which requires restarting. Suite Answers is a very good tool but can be hard to use for somebody who is not fully confident with Netsuite. Asking questions that are not already answered in Suite Answers can be rough. Training is readily available, but most of the time stays on the surface and doesn't answer medium to more advanced questions.
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Sparkrock
Complete tracking of employee performance, hours worked, attendance and absences, vacations, and overtime.
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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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Sparkrock
No answers on this topic
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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Sparkrock
No answers on this topic
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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Sparkrock
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Alternatives Considered
NetSuite
Well, the reason why I'm with NetSuite is because obviously it beats out those other options quite considerably. It gave us the whole ecosystem that gave us everything we needed. I didn't need a dedicated administrator whose full-time job is to deal with it like our current system would need to really be useful. I can find people or train people how to use it right away. So for us, that really beats it out compared to the Sage and QuickBooks where we were looking at it from a perspective of, yeah, we can find people who are experts in those fields. They don't scale up to the size that we need as we're going to really quickly go from R&D company into doing tens of millions of dollars a year in revenue and activities. So that's where it beats us out over say Sage or QuickBooks is it's got that complete scalability. We can go to multiple subsidiaries, foreign currency, not a problem. It's got that full functionality.
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Sparkrock
  • Real-time data that is available at our fingertips
  • Flexibility of the system to address changing needs over time
  • Elimination of the huge administrative burdens that we were experiencing as a result of the previous system due to lack of integration
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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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Sparkrock
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
NetSuite
  • Positive impact, again, it's our source of truth, so we are able to not have questions about how much money we have in the bank or do we have enough material to build this job. Being able to know those things immediately is super valuable.
  • I mean it's the grease that skids the wheels that gets us to accomplish the things that we do in our business.
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Sparkrock
  • As a technician it's hard for me to say what effect the ROI has had on our organization, however our finance team seems satisfied on it. We look forward to deploying the staff dashboards for better financial tracking throughout our whole organization.
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