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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    AccountEdge

    Score8 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    AccountEdge is a small business accounting software for Mac and Windows users. AccountEdge allows business owners to organize, process, and report on their financial information. Its features include accounting, integrated payroll, sales and purchases, contact management, inventory, and time billing. It was acquired by Priority Software in January 2018 to expand that company's small business portfolio.

    $20

    per month

    Splunk Enterprise Security

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ASplunk Enterprise Security is an analytics-driven SIEM that helps to combat threats with actionable intelligence and advanced analytics at scale.N/A
    Pricing
    AccountEdgeSplunk Enterprise Security
    Editions & Modules
    AccountEdge Pro
    $20
    per month
    AccountEdge Network Edition
    $30
    per month
    AccountEdge Hosted
    $50
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AccountEdgeSplunk Enterprise Security
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    AccountEdgeSplunk Enterprise Security
    Considered Both Products
    Priority Software
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    99%
    Would buy again
    109 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    90 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    103 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    80 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    90 Answers
    Features
    AccountEdgeSplunk Enterprise Security
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of AccountEdge and Splunk Enterprise Security
    Feature
    AccountEdge
    6.6
    6 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Splunk Enterprise Security
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    Ratings
    Pay calculation10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files5.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management6.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management4.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of AccountEdge and Splunk Enterprise Security
    Feature
    AccountEdge
    9.0
    7 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Splunk Enterprise Security
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of AccountEdge and Splunk Enterprise Security
    Feature
    AccountEdge
    9.0
    7 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Splunk Enterprise Security
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of AccountEdge and Splunk Enterprise Security
    Feature
    AccountEdge
    7.2
    8 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Splunk Enterprise Security
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    Accounts payable9.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash management8.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation6.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expense management6.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Time tracking6.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency support9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-division support9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Regulations compliance7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service portal2.71 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of AccountEdge and Splunk Enterprise Security
    Feature
    AccountEdge
    8.0
    6 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Splunk Enterprise Security
    -
    Ratings
    Inventory tracking8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing module8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of AccountEdge and Splunk Enterprise Security
    Feature
    AccountEdge
    8.0
    7 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Splunk Enterprise Security
    -
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    Pricing8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing6.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of AccountEdge and Splunk Enterprise Security
    Feature
    AccountEdge
    5.0
    3 Ratings
    41% below category average
    Splunk Enterprise Security
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    Plug-ins5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
    Comparison of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) features of AccountEdge and Splunk Enterprise Security
    Feature
    AccountEdge
    -
    Ratings
    Splunk Enterprise Security
    8.4
    107 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Centralized event and log data collection00 Ratings7.1105 Ratings
    Correlation00 Ratings8.9104 Ratings
    Event and log normalization/management00 Ratings8.9105 Ratings
    Deployment flexibility00 Ratings7.9106 Ratings
    Integration with Identity and Access Management Tools00 Ratings8.9101 Ratings
    Custom dashboards and workspaces00 Ratings9.8107 Ratings
    Host and network-based intrusion detection00 Ratings7.9101 Ratings
    Data integration/API management00 Ratings7.9103 Ratings
    Behavioral analytics and baselining00 Ratings8.899 Ratings
    Rules-based and algorithmic detection thresholds00 Ratings7.9100 Ratings
    Response orchestration and automation00 Ratings7.992 Ratings
    Reporting and compliance management00 Ratings8.9100 Ratings
    Incident indexing/searching00 Ratings8.0106 Ratings
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    AccountEdgeSplunk Enterprise Security
    Small Businesses
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.2 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    IBM Security QRadar SIEM
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.4 out of 10
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AccountEdgeSplunk Enterprise Security
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (18 ratings)
    7.1
    (109 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.8
    (10 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.0
    (12 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.3
    (8 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (98 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
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    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AccountEdgeSplunk Enterprise Security
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Priority Software
    If you are handling a large client list, and are selling services, it is dead easy. If you are managing/selling a physical inventory, it seems like it has great options to do that quite well (disclaimer, I do not use those functions, but I have paid attention as that functionality was built into the software). If you want to link your bank account to a bookkeeping platform, this is not the software for you (at least so far).
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    Based on my experience, Splunk is a strong git for some environments and a poor match for others. The distinction is primarily based on infrastructure complexity and budget. It's perfect for large enterprises with a mix of on-prem/cloud infrastructure. It's not a perfect match for small teams with restricted resources.
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    Pros
    Priority Software
    • AccountEdge has a robust report menu that allows a user to slice and dice data for analysis. Report on projects for the life of the project across fiscal years. Report on different departments with segregated income statements.
    • For users who want to run payroll in house that is easily done through the payroll module. Print physical checks or direct deposit to employee's account, process payroll taxes and file year end W2s.
    • My personal favorites are time billing and retainers. As a service based business I can at my fingertips review how much money a client has on deposit with me and how much of that will be billed out at the end of the month. The integration with AccountEdge Mobile rounds it all out with being able to log my time on-site.
    • Last but not least AccountEdge Mobile in general, as the companion app for the desktop software is invaluable. My heaviest use is the spend money feature. Excellent for logging travel receipts & cash expenses while they are fresh on the brain. Really cuts back the data entry at the end of a trip and trying to recall what something may have been for.
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    • Writes Powerful Queries: The queries that can be written using the Splunk Query Language are very powerful and highly customizable to meet every need. Ex: Writing queries to search the intersection of two different sources like Network and Endpoint Logs.
    • Offers Dashboard Abilities: Helps build complex panels for Dashboards in addition to providing several out-of-the-box panels. Ex: creating panels to calculate the performance of analysts in a given timezone.
    • Helpful Search Aids: It helps to set up complex custom alerts very easily. The interesting fields section is very helpful while threat hunting. Ex: It shows all the users and the frequency of each in a failed login event. The user list on the interesting fields is useful to look for suspicious logins.
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    Cons
    Priority Software
    • My biggest frustration, and one that I've mentioned to Acclivity for many years, is that it only permits opening nine windows at a time (plus the home window). I hit that limit almost daily, and then I have to decide what do I close so I can complete the transaction that needed the "9th" window.
    • The Accounts section includes two quick reports, "Analyze Profit and Loss" and "Analyze Balance Sheet. These can be filtered for the current month or any prior month in the current fiscal year. And that's fine most of the year, but at the beginning of the next year, when I haven't yet started the new fiscal year, these only go to December of the prior year. The regular reports for these can select "next year;" why can't these?
    • It would be helpful if the journal entry number would have one or two additional digits available. For example, when I am entering journal entries for a client, I would like to use a number such as CPA2014001, CPA2014002, etc. to distinguish what I enter from the "automatic" entries that AccountEdge does. But that's one more digit than AccountEdge allows, so if I had over 100 adjustments, I would run out of entry numbers.
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    Cisco
    • Improved User Interface Customization: While the interface is generally intuitive, providing more options for users to customize their dashboards and views would enhance the overall user experience. Tailoring the interface to specific roles or use cases could be a valuable addition.
    • Simplified Alert Management: Streamlining the process of managing alerts, such as grouping or categorizing them based on severity or type, would make it easier for security teams to prioritize and respond to incidents effectively.
    • Expanded Threat Intelligence Feeds: Increasing the variety and sources of threat intelligence feeds available within ES would provide a broader context for identifying and mitigating emerging threats, ensuring a more comprehensive defense against evolving attack vectors.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Priority Software
    Without a doubt, when you need to do accounting use the program that will get the job done in the least amount of time with the least amount of errors. Once you are using a program that works you stay with it year after year and you will find yourself even excited about the updates
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    Cisco
    We are very happy with Splunk and would advise anyone to take a serious look at it. It might look pricey but the rewards Splunk offers seem endless.
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    Usability
    Priority Software
    The intuitive interface does all the tasks we need our accounting software to do. Some tasks are slower to process than I would like but overall very usable. Customizable forms let us choose to either go with the easy ready-made out-of-the-box options or retool them to better fit our specific needs.
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    Cisco
    Maintaining hundreds or even 1000+ SOC use cases is really difficult, considering that the Data sources may not always send the data. A module that detects data freshness issues and detect data format changes would be a great help. the main challenge today using Splunk Enterprise Security is making sure that the detection rules are still working properly given all the changes that occur in data source applications. Also, maintaining the data collects on tens of thousands of servers and more than 100k workstations is a real company IT challenge: the splunkbase forwarder may not support old OS anymore, while these are the most important to monitor. Moving to the Open Telemetry collector has become essential so that only 1 agent is required for both SIEM and application observability.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Priority Software
    One of the finer advantages of desktop software, it's always available. AccountEdge doesn't suffer from outages or sluggish internet like web based applications do. It's always there when you power on your device!
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    Cisco
    I don't think I've ever seen Splunk ES go fully offline or have any downtime greater than a few minutes on rare occasions.
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    Performance
    Priority Software
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    Cisco
    It takes a long time for items to load if you are just generally searching through logs. It is best to use the data models which load faster but can be strange in terms of what is coming from which logs where. Yes, you can look it up, but this also requires familiarity with where things are and how to look them up.
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    Support Rating
    Priority Software
    On the few occasions we have needed tech support over the years, they were responsive and worked to get to the root of the issues. However, even though Checkout POS is a separate application, it was pitched to us as a natural extension of the functionality of our AE software that would integrate seamlessly. The company's support for Checkout has been minimal at best, and now totally abandoned. That colors our view of Priority's support unfortunately. And to be honest, that's why it's a 9 instead of a 10. So to be fair, AccountEdge's support itself has been very good over the years.
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    Cisco
    It's good when it's responsive, but I've had times where I had to wait quite a while for a response. But these are typically the exceptions rather than the rule. When you do get a response it is always well-informed and appropriate. I would say they've been trending better over time with this.
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    In-Person Training
    Priority Software
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    Cisco
    I experienced only on-line training, but the trainers were very professional and competent. Maybe it could be more useful if they also have an experience in projects because sometimes they didn't have a real project experience to communicate to the students. Anyway, it was very interesting and I learned many thing that's very difficoult (or maybe impossible!) to have by myself, aven if I have more than 10 years of Splunk activity experience.
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    Online Training
    Priority Software
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    Cisco
    It was very interesting and I learned many thing that's very difficoult (or maybe impossible!) to have by myself. The only problem was that, when I worked with the Splunk Professional Services, I found some difference between the training contents and the information from PS. In addition is required a long experience on Splunk Enterprise for the data ingestion part, in other words I'm able to work with ES because I'm worling on Splunk since 11 years, otherwise I'd some problem.
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    Implementation Rating
    Priority Software
    unfortunately no.
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    Cisco
    It's a fantatic product and it was very useful the presence of Splunk Professional Services for the Design Phase and the final Health Check.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Priority Software
    For Mac enthusiasts, AccountEdge is the complete installed software solution for small to medium-sized businesses, as it has so many capabilities that QuickBooks for Mac lacks. However, it holds your hand less than QuickBooks for Mac does, so you ought to know what your are doing in keeping business books properly. If your needs are simple, QuickBooks for Mac may be a better solution. QuickBooks Online and Xero are excellent cloud accounting solutions that can be used on the Mac equally well as on Windows. QuickBooks Online offers a similar set of features as QuickBooks for Mac, with the addition of anywhere, anytime access. Xero is a great basic accounting solution in the cloud that can also be used equally well on Macs and WIndows, and offers endless customization and flexibility through its extensive third-party app integration for almost any need.
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    Cisco
    Splunk enterprise is the only solution that we’ve been able to identify that provides risk based alerting, which allows our SOC to reduce analyst fatigue which would be a huge problem without it. Before RBA, there were thousands of alerts a day and it was impossible to review all of them
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Priority Software
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    Cisco
    for my exterience, unit pricing and billing frequency are correct. As I already said, I hint to have more discount flexibility, expecially with new customers, because there are competitors less expensive and very aggressive that are dangerous. In addition the possibility to don't pay the license for the development period could be a very interesting feature for the final customers.
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    Scalability
    Priority Software
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    Cisco
    - 8 out of 10 and took 2 for the data pipeline and administration part. Even if you'd like to improve yourself or your team, you have to pay a lot of money and it could be more than GIAC education + cert. - Normalization for Data models and CPU-based searches can be a problem sometimes.
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    Professional Services
    Priority Software
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    Cisco
    I had a fantastic experience with Splunk Professional Services: they worked with us in our last SON project (a SOC migration for a very large customer) and helped to build a multi tenent environment even if ES isn't a multi tenant platform. Th Splunk PS was a very professional and competent people, he is italian and was able to speak with our italian customers.
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    Return on Investment
    Priority Software
    • Increased employee efficiency - Time is no longer spent switching between programs because all of the information can be found in one place.
    • Customer service has also improved because employees find the program much easier to use, even at the point of sale.
    • Better record keeping - AccountEdge has a very simple invoicing application that allows us to keep track of and balance our accounts.
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    Cisco
    • We have a 100% success rate on all our ES implementations due to the amazing documentation and Splunk enablement on the subject.
    • Our Splunk ES business has grown 100% YoY for the last 3 years.
    • In terms of long term management and maintenance, ES has been highly stable and predictable, reducing our overhead on costly services team for ad hoc maintenance work.
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