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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

    Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE

    Score6.8 out of 10
    N/AThomson Reuters ONESOURCE is a portfolio of tax and accounting technology for corporations designed to help users boost collaboration with departments and partners and ensure seamless tax compliance no matter where a company does business.N/A
    Pricing
    AccountEdgeThomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Editions & Modules
    AccountEdge Pro
    $20
    per month
    AccountEdge Network Edition
    $30
    per month
    AccountEdge Hosted
    $50
    per month
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    Pricing Offerings
    AccountEdgeThomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    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
    AccountEdgeThomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Considered Both Products
    Priority Software
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    80%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    80%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    80%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    AccountEdgeThomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of AccountEdge and Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Feature
    AccountEdge
    6.6
    6 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
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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 Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Feature
    AccountEdge
    9.0
    7 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
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    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of AccountEdge and Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Feature
    AccountEdge
    9.0
    7 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
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    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 Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Feature
    AccountEdge
    7.2
    8 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
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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 Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Feature
    AccountEdge
    8.0
    6 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    -
    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 Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Feature
    AccountEdge
    8.0
    7 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
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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 Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Feature
    AccountEdge
    5.0
    3 Ratings
    41% below category average
    Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    -
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    Plug-ins5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Type of tax
    Comparison of Type of tax features of AccountEdge and Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Feature
    AccountEdge
    -
    Ratings
    Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    7.7
    2 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Sales and Use Taxes00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Cross-border Taxes00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    VAT / GST Taxes00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Energy and Fuel Taxes00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Tax Reporting & Compliance
    Comparison of Tax Reporting & Compliance features of AccountEdge and Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Feature
    AccountEdge
    -
    Ratings
    Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    7.8
    3 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Geolocation for Tax Assessment00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    3rd-Party Software Integrations00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Tax Data Reporting00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Compliance Administration Management00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Tax Exemption Processing00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Tax Document Management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Complex Tax Scenario Management00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    AccountEdgeThomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (18 ratings)
    5.0
    (8 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.8
    (10 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    5.9
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AccountEdgeThomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    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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    Thomson Reuters
    We use [Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE] to prepare federal and state income tax returns which allows us to complete the work assigned very quickly and allow senior members of the team to review the work before submitting in a very fluid state. While not in the tax or busy season, the program is not as used as much.
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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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    • ONESOURCE is excellent for providing a holistic suite of products that are specifically geared toward tax compliance.
    • ONESOURCE also does an excellent job of maintaining a fresh look and appearance to their products, but doesn't change the base functionality just to sell more or improve the look of the product.
    • ONESOURCE also does an excellent job of maintaining current tax information. In an ever changing tax world, this is the most important thing for a piece of tax software to provide.
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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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    Thomson Reuters
    • ONESOURCE absolutely needs to restore their TIN Matching feature. Not having a TIN Matching feature is huge and needs to be addressed immediately.
    • The software interface itself is outdated and clunky. It is way behind in terms of user-friendliness and convenience. Additionally, it is only compatible with Internet Explorer. ONESOURCE is literally the only reason I would ever access Internet Explorer which is notably slower and more prone to freezing than Google Chrome or Safari. A good portion of our business uses Macs which means they are SOL on accessing ONESOURCE.
    • The ability to look at multiple tax years for a single recipient would be huge. Currently, if a recipient asks us to pull three years of data, this means three different searches within each year's ONESOURCE instance. It's tedious and could be improved.
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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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    Thomson Reuters
    To reiterate - a very useful tool for private company information, otherwise not forthcoming on the public domain. It is very crucial in Company analyses for various lenses, slices and dices of Company information. Also useful in industry analysis and in list building. Overall a great research and analytics tool.
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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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    Thomson Reuters
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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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    Thomson Reuters
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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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    Thomson Reuters
    The ONESOURCE support has improved significantly over the years. Support sends out emails with the answer provided which helps in the future when the same issue occurs. This reduces the amount of calls to ONESOURCE Support as you can better document the calls and rely on previous answers if the same issue occurs. ONESOURCE support has also implemented a callback feature that reduces the amount of time spent on hold.
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    Implementation Rating
    Priority Software
    unfortunately no.
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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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    Thomson Reuters
    As I said it is an easy-to-use platform and saved us time and money. They have great customer service and have helped our company get new hires checked and in-service faster than our old company. By combining the two services in one place it has made it easier for the new hire and the HR staff to track results. I am a fan!
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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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    Thomson Reuters
    • Leaves sales tax off invoices from time to time.
    • Reduces the amount of manual work needed to calculate sales tax and to update tax rates.
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