S2K Enterprise vs Sage 500

Likelihood to Recommend

This ERP is suited for products that do not require customizations or personalization. Ideally, if you are selling a product as is, then S2K will fit your needs. Make sure to have all of the requirements for each piece laid out. For instance, with products - know all of your attributes and functionality for product pages ahead of time. Include this in the presentation for ERP selection. Ask what functionality is out of the box, and what is a customization. Ask for quotes ahead of time. This may increase the overall cost of the ERP as well as the time it takes to launch. Example: Product reviews, cross sells, remarketing, abandoned cart integration, etc

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Melissa Crum

eCommerce Administrator

National FFA OrganizationNon-Profit Organization Management, 201-500 employees

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Sage 500 ERP is great for companies with core accounting needs, distributors, and discrete manufacturers. Some areas, such as process manufacturing, would require a companion product from an ISV for the software to be truly functional. Some areas, such as construction or retail apparel, may simply not be well-served.

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Consultant in Information Technology

Information Technology and Services Company, 51-200 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

S2K Enterprise

Sage 500

Pay calculation

Benefit plan administration

Direct deposit files

Salary revision and increment management

Reimbursement management

S2K Enterprise

Sage 500

API for custom integration

Plug-ins

S2K Enterprise

Sage 500

Single sign-on capability

Role-based user permissions

S2K Enterprise

Sage 500

Dashboards

Standard reports

Custom reports

S2K Enterprise

Sage 500

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Global Financial Support

Intercompany Accounting

Journals and Reconciliations

Enterprise Accounting

Configurable Accounting

Standardized Processes

S2K Enterprise

Sage 500

Inventory tracking

Automatic reordering

Location management

Manufacturing module

S2K Enterprise

Sage 500

Pricing

Order entry

Credit card processing

Cost of goods sold

S2K Enterprise

Sage 500

Automated Invoice Processing

Shared Services Payments

Billings Management

Customer Receipt Applications

Revenue Recognition

Cash Management

Asset Management

Travel & Expense Management

Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting

Period Close

Transactions Tax

Subledger Reconciliations

3rd Party Accounting Systems

S2K Enterprise

Sage 500

Budgeting and Forecasting

Project Costing

Cost Capture

Capital Project Management

Customer Invoicing

Customer Contract Compliance

Project Revenue Recognition

Project Financial Performance Analysis

Project Financials Dashboard

Real-time Financial Reporting

S2K Enterprise

Sage 500

Project Manager Dashboard

Resource Manager Dashboard

Task Insight for Project Managers

Project Manager Mobile Functionality

Team Member Task Collaboration

Team Member Mobile Functionality

Project Candidate Search

Project Candidate Comparison and Analysis

Real-Time Project Reporting

Absence Management

Product Lifecycle Management

S2K Enterprise

Sage 500

Award Lifecycle Management

Spending Control

Indirect Cost Management

Billing

S2K Enterprise

Sage 500

Sourcing Team Collaboration

Sourcing Analysis

Catalog Shopping E-Commerce for Employees

Contract Authoring

Contract Compliance Management

Contract History

Contract Renewal Automation

Contract Repository

Contract Standardization and Enforcement

Electronic Signatures

Invoice Automated Matching

Purchasing Risk and Compliance Management

Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated

Spend Compliance Management

Supplier Assessment

Supplier Communication and Collaboration

Supplier Management

S2K Enterprise

Sage 500

Risk Repository

Control Management

Control Mapping

Control Efficiency Assessments

Automated Control Assessments

Assessment Capture

Automatic Notification

Remediation and Certification

S2K Enterprise

Sage 500

Forecasting

Inventory Planning

Performance Monitoring

S2K Enterprise

Sage 500

Ideation Management

Requirements Management

Proposal Management

Innovation Portfolio Management

Product Master Data Management

Project Portfolio Management

Pros

Customization for various businesses.
One-stop shop for managing a website, real time inventory, order processing, accounting, and shipping.
The platform is easy to use. Whether it is used by a customer service member, designer, or developer.

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Melissa Crum

eCommerce Administrator

National FFA OrganizationNon-Profit Organization Management, 201-500 employees

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Sage is the one-stop-shop for all of our needs. We're able to control contracts, subcontracts, and field reports from the program.
Another strength is the ability to database all the information and export it to excel. This makes data-based investigations a breeze.
The ability for Timberscan to be imported to Sage is a huge help with invoice management. Prior to this it all had to be done manually and slowed the process to an essential halt as there are thousands of invoices per month.

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J. Mickey Merguerian

Project Controls Manager

Restani Construction CorpCivil Engineering, 501-1000 employees

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Cons

There will most likely be customizations made for a particular niche site to integrate with their system.
Product reviews, up sells, and cross sells are not built into the website functionality. Customization to the offerings would be needed.
Very little documentation or open source resources on instructions or development in regards to the website design and integration with the ERP.

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Melissa Crum

eCommerce Administrator

National FFA OrganizationNon-Profit Organization Management, 201-500 employees

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The biggest concern/complaint of Sage 500 users is speed. Some of the screen take a while to load.
The user interface needs some refreshing. Screens need to be updated to take advantage of shortcuts and to be more intuitive.

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Manager in Information Technology

Consumer Goods Company, 51-200 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

S2K Enterprise 9.0

Based on 1 answer

S2K is easy to use, has room for growth, and serves the company's needs as a whole

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Melissa Crum

eCommerce Administrator

National FFA OrganizationNon-Profit Organization Management, 201-500 employees

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Sage 500 6.3

Based on 2 answers

It's too pricey for our size of company.

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Lisa Kuta

Accounting/Software Administrator

Garneau Industries LtdOil & Energy, 51-200 employees

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Usability

S2K Enterprise 10.0

Based on 1 answer

The platform is easy to use, customize, and fit an organization's needs.

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Melissa Crum

eCommerce Administrator

National FFA OrganizationNon-Profit Organization Management, 201-500 employees

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Support Rating

S2K Enterprise 9.0

Based on 2 answers

Great support. The staff is very knowledgeable about the platform and the capabilities within the IBM framework

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Melissa Crum

eCommerce Administrator

National FFA OrganizationNon-Profit Organization Management, 201-500 employees

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Online Training

No score

No answers yet

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Sage 500 6.0

Based on 1 answer

The online training courses are not up to date. We experienced technical issues with two of the classes.

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Manager in Information Technology

Consumer Goods Company, 51-200 employees

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Implementation Rating

S2K Enterprise 10.0

Based on 2 answers

If this is someone's first ERP implementation, I strongly suggest you ask for services to help implement. Ask for training on every aspect of the implementation. Make sure this is put into the overall ERP quote

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Melissa Crum

eCommerce Administrator

National FFA OrganizationNon-Profit Organization Management, 201-500 employees

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Sage 500 8.0

Based on 1 answer

Keep your database and application in different servers.
Install Microsoft Office on your application server so you can use some of the data analysis tools in Sage.

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Manager in Information Technology

Consumer Goods Company, 51-200 employees

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Alternatives Considered

S2K offered a system that could be used by various departments. There were modules for accounting, customer service, order entry, and web development. The ability to customize the website integration was a plus. S2K allows the option to have products in different warehouse locations. This allowed us to better manage inventory and see in real time what the stock status was

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Melissa Crum

eCommerce Administrator

National FFA OrganizationNon-Profit Organization Management, 201-500 employees

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500 seems much smoother at handling some of the basic accounting tasks, for example both issuing and later reconciling checks in Dynamics AX seems a little tedious.

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Consultant in Information Technology

Information Technology and Services Company, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

Reduced shipping time - shipments are now heading to customers 2 days sooner than before.
Ability to search by attributes.
In stock status - real time inventory tracking tells customers if a product is available without the wait.
Order tracking - the ability to track every shipment associated with their order.

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Melissa Crum

eCommerce Administrator

National FFA OrganizationNon-Profit Organization Management, 201-500 employees

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Positive: The program allows for a lot of data entry and splitting of information. It has the capability of replacing multiple programs and therefore saving cost.
Negative: The modules are cumbersome and not user friendly at all. As a result not many user are comfortable using it. This means that the program is not being used to its capacity.
Negative: Although the program has the capacity to be great, the user interface destroys that potential. Sage needs to seriously work on their program to simplify it. It's as if it still uses Command-line entries from 1995. Needs to be updated ASAP.

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J. Mickey Merguerian

Project Controls Manager

Restani Construction CorpCivil Engineering, 501-1000 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Rating Summary

S2K Enterprise

Sage 500

S2K Enterprise

Sage 500

S2K Enterprise

Sage 500

S2K Enterprise

Sage 500

S2K Enterprise

Sage 500

S2K Enterprise

Sage 500