Sage 100 vs. Sparkrock

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Sage 100cloud
Score 6.9 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Sage 100 (or Sage 100cloud is a business management software offering a broad range of modules designed to meet the many needs of virtually any business. It encompasses financial operations and accounting, payroll, business intelligence, CRM, eBusiness, manufacturing and distribution.
$0
Per Seat per Month
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
Sage 100Sparkrock
Editions & Modules
Sage 100 ERP Standard
Per Seat per Month
Sage 100 ERP Advanced
Per Seat per Month
Sage 100 ERP Premium
Per Seat per Month
Sage 100 ERP Online
Per User per Month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Sage 100cloudSparkrock
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$50,000 per installation
Additional Details
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Features
Sage 100Sparkrock
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage 100
8.4
7 Ratings
15% above category average
Sparkrock
9.4
3 Ratings
26% above category average
Pay calculation8.67 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.65 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.07 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Sage 100
1.0
8 Ratings
152% below category average
Sparkrock
10.0
2 Ratings
32% above category average
API for custom integration1.05 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Plug-ins1.08 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Sage 100
10.0
14 Ratings
21% above category average
Sparkrock
9.5
5 Ratings
16% above category average
Single sign-on capability10.014 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Role-based user permissions10.013 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Sage 100
7.4
16 Ratings
6% above category average
Sparkrock
9.0
4 Ratings
26% above category average
Dashboards8.610 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Standard reports8.615 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Custom reports5.014 Ratings9.03 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Sage 100
7.6
16 Ratings
0% below category average
Sparkrock
8.8
5 Ratings
14% above category average
Accounts payable9.016 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Accounts receivable9.012 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Global Financial Support6.73 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.25 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations10.06 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Configurable Accounting8.24 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Standardized Processes8.24 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage 100
7.5
10 Ratings
5% below category average
Sparkrock
9.3
2 Ratings
17% above category average
Inventory tracking8.010 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Automatic reordering6.78 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Location management6.75 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage 100
9.1
9 Ratings
16% above category average
Sparkrock
-
Ratings
Pricing10.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Order entry10.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Credit card processing10.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost of goods sold10.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Orchestration8.63 Ratings00 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Sage 100
8.2
6 Ratings
10% above category average
Sparkrock
9.6
1 Ratings
26% above category average
Billing Management8.24 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management8.25 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management8.24 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting8.24 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Period Close10.05 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage 100
8.0
5 Ratings
5% above category average
Sparkrock
9.4
1 Ratings
21% above category average
Budgeting and Forecasting9.04 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Project Costing9.03 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Cost Capture8.04 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Capital Project Management8.63 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance7.83 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition7.83 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage 100
5.0
1 Ratings
31% below category average
Sparkrock
-
Ratings
Project Planning and Scheduling5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage 100
7.0
1 Ratings
8% below category average
Sparkrock
9.3
1 Ratings
21% above category average
Award Lifecycle Management7.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Sage 100
5.0
1 Ratings
33% below category average
Sparkrock
9.6
1 Ratings
32% above category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared5.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Contract Authoring5.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Contract Repository5.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated5.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Supplier Management5.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage 100
4.4
1 Ratings
39% below category average
Sparkrock
-
Ratings
Risk Repository5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Management5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue Detection3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Remediation and Certification4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
Sage 100
7.1
3 Ratings
3% above category average
Sparkrock
-
Ratings
Transportation Planning and Optimization7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Fulfillment Management7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management7.63 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Sage 100
8.2
3 Ratings
9% above category average
Sparkrock
-
Ratings
Production Process Design8.42 Ratings00 Ratings
Production Management8.43 Ratings00 Ratings
Configuration Management8.42 Ratings00 Ratings
Work Execution8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Sage 100
7.8
3 Ratings
7% above category average
Sparkrock
9.3
1 Ratings
25% above category average
Forecasting8.03 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Inventory Planning8.03 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Performance Monitoring7.63 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage 100
1.4
1 Ratings
135% below category average
Sparkrock
-
Ratings
Proposal Management1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Master Data Management2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Sage 100Sparkrock
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(20 ratings)
9.0
(9 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.6
(5 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(5 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(3 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Sage 100Sparkrock
Likelihood to Recommend
Sage
For small and medium business in the distribution and light manufacturing space, Sage 100 is probably the best bang for your buck. As a very scaleable system, you can modify the system to meet the needs of a growing business without making gross changes to the core of the system
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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
Sage
  • Simple to implement and use. Operation very intuitive so new employees are quickly trained.
  • It is very flexible with many modules and many features allows for easy customization to suit particular needs of any department or company.
  • Context sensitive help, training and support make it easy for a company to operate with out a lot of additional outside tech support.
  • Scalable plenty of room to grow as the business grows without being bloated.
  • Pricing is very reasonable.
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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
Sage
  • It's painfully slow even for mid-sized businesses like ours without millions of transactions.
  • It crashes very, very often and has numerous critical failures.
  • Unfortunately, it's a local program so that excludes it from being used remotely. You have to be on site for it to work.
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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
Sage
I would put this out to bid, if I were at the same organization. There have been a lot of improvements and changes in enterprise software and my preference would be to find a good web-based or cloud-based tool. Lower overall cost of ownership and improved efficiency would be my target criteria for a rebid of this.
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Sparkrock
We are already scheduled for our upgrade to NAV 2016 beginning in May 2016.
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Usability
Sage
It is easy, flexible, user friendly and feature laden. Out of the box or easily customized to meet our "wish" list . Sage offers a variety of modules and bolt-ons, user defined fields etc., allowing us to conduct business "our way" without forcing us into a one-size- fits- none mold or having to purchase expensive and cumbersome programming modifications
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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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Support Rating
Sage
Sage Support is very good. I usually get a person on the phone in a short time frame and usually get my issues fixed in one called.
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Sparkrock
Complete tracking of employee performance, hours worked, attendance and absences, vacations, and overtime.
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Implementation Rating
Sage
We had an advantage in implementing the tool in that our director of Ops had been part of the team implementing the ERP for other users so we knew what to expect and were able to avoid a lot of the challenges people sometimes face with implementations. However, the process still took far longer than desired.
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Sparkrock
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Alternatives Considered
Sage
I've reviewed Accpac, Syspro, SAP Business 1 and Platinum. Sage is far easier to use and setup than Syspro and SAP Business 1. Generally speaking, most accounting software does the same thing, at the end of the day, how easy is it to modify data inside the system and review to make sure that your system integrity is intact. I find that Sage 100 is excellent at these things.
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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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Return on Investment
Sage
  • We have seen increased efficiencies for our team members processing orders and fulfillment as they are now integrated.
  • We have cut paper/printing/mail expenses by 500% of what we previously spent.
  • Our overall cash management has improved with the visibility from Bank Reconciliation and Financial Reporting.
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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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ScreenShots

Sage 100cloud Screenshots

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Sparkrock Screenshots

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