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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Sage 50

    Score7.7 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Sage 50cloud Accounting (formerly Sage 50 Accounting) is accounting software designed for small businesses. Sage 50cloud Accounting (formerly Sage 50, and formerly Peachtree) lets businesses invoice customers, pay bills, manage inventory, control costs, and pay employees. The solution includes high-level dashboards and in-depth reports.

    $61.92

    per month per user

    Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ATagetik is a corporate performance management solution that unifies budgeting, financial planning, consolidation and management reporting. Tagetik is offered as SaaS, on a private cloud, or on-premise, and can migrate between deployments as needed.N/A
    Pricing
    Sage 50Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Editions & Modules
    Sage 50 Pro Accounting
    $61.92
    per month
    Sage 50 Premium Accounting
    $103.92
    per month per user
    Sage 50 Quantum Accounting 3 User
    $177.17
    per month per user
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    Pricing Offerings
    Sage 50Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsAnnual billing plans also available for all products.
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    Community Pulse
    Sage 50Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
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    Sage
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    15 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    18 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    10 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    18 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    15 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    18 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    Features
    Sage 50Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Sage 50 and Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Feature
    Sage 50
    8.5
    19 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation8.318 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files10.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management8.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management8.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Sage 50 and Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Feature
    Sage 50
    6.8
    14 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration7.311 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins6.313 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Sage 50 and Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Feature
    Sage 50
    7.8
    29 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability6.924 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.626 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Sage 50 and Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Feature
    Sage 50
    8.2
    32 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards8.430 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports8.932 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports7.231 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Sage 50 and Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Feature
    Sage 50
    7.3
    35 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    -
    Ratings
    Accounts payable8.934 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable8.633 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash management7.933 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation8.433 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expense management8.531 Ratings00 Ratings
    Time tracking7.115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fixed asset management7.122 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency support4.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-division support5.816 Ratings00 Ratings
    Regulations compliance6.215 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing8.218 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service portal5.513 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support5.76 Ratings00 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers6.89 Ratings00 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting7.610 Ratings00 Ratings
    Localizations7.58 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations8.822 Ratings00 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting7.69 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting8.111 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework6.67 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes7.916 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Sage 50 and Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Feature
    Sage 50
    8.4
    21 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    -
    Ratings
    Inventory tracking8.121 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering7.912 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management8.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing module9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Sage 50 and Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Feature
    Sage 50
    7.5
    25 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    -
    Ratings
    Pricing8.420 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry8.422 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing7.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold7.421 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Orchestration7.58 Ratings00 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility6.69 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution7.28 Ratings00 Ratings
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Sage 50 and Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Feature
    Sage 50
    -
    Ratings
    Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    8.1
    10 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings8.58 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings8.09 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Sage 50 and Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Feature
    Sage 50
    -
    Ratings
    Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    7.4
    24 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings6.623 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings7.123 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings7.17 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings8.716 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Sage 50 and Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Feature
    Sage 50
    -
    Ratings
    Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    9.4
    15 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings9.910 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings9.913 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings7.712 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings9.911 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Sage 50 and Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Feature
    Sage 50
    -
    Ratings
    Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    8.5
    8 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Sage 50 and Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Feature
    Sage 50
    -
    Ratings
    Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    9.8
    23 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings9.923 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings9.922 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings9.923 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings9.94 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings9.216 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Sage 50 and Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Feature
    Sage 50
    -
    Ratings
    Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    6.1
    9 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings5.08 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings7.16 Ratings
    Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
    Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of Sage 50 and Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Feature
    Sage 50
    -
    Ratings
    Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    8.4
    49 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Long-term financial planning00 Ratings8.235 Ratings
    Financial budgeting00 Ratings8.143 Ratings
    Forecasting00 Ratings8.240 Ratings
    Scenario modeling00 Ratings8.634 Ratings
    Management reporting00 Ratings9.046 Ratings
    Consolidation and Close
    Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of Sage 50 and Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Feature
    Sage 50
    -
    Ratings
    Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    8.8
    46 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Financial data consolidation00 Ratings8.940 Ratings
    Journal entries and reports00 Ratings8.337 Ratings
    Multi-currency management00 Ratings8.334 Ratings
    Intercompany Eliminations00 Ratings9.337 Ratings
    Minority Ownership00 Ratings8.630 Ratings
    Local and consolidated reporting00 Ratings9.944 Ratings
    Detailed Audit Trails00 Ratings8.236 Ratings
    Financial Reporting and Compliance
    Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of Sage 50 and Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Feature
    Sage 50
    -
    Ratings
    Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    9.0
    50 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Financial Statement Reporting00 Ratings9.042 Ratings
    Management Reporting00 Ratings8.947 Ratings
    Excel-based Reporting00 Ratings8.150 Ratings
    Automated board and financial reporting00 Ratings9.035 Ratings
    XBRL support for regulatory filing00 Ratings9.920 Ratings
    Analytics and Reporting
    Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of Sage 50 and Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Feature
    Sage 50
    -
    Ratings
    Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    8.2
    31 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Personalized dashboards00 Ratings8.426 Ratings
    Color-coded scorecards00 Ratings8.020 Ratings
    KPIs00 Ratings8.624 Ratings
    Cost and profitability analysis00 Ratings8.322 Ratings
    Key Performance Indicator setting00 Ratings8.022 Ratings
    Benchmarking with external data00 Ratings8.014 Ratings
    Integration
    Comparison of Integration features of Sage 50 and Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Feature
    Sage 50
    -
    Ratings
    Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    9.2
    47 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Flat file integration00 Ratings9.339 Ratings
    Excel data integration00 Ratings9.145 Ratings
    Direct links to 3rd-party data sources00 Ratings9.231 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Sage 50Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Small Businesses
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.3 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    IBM Planning Analytics
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.5 out of 10
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    Score7.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Sage 50Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (45 ratings)
    9.0
    (50 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (14 ratings)
    9.1
    (11 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (15 ratings)
    8.7
    (18 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    5.5
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Sage 50Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Sage
    Sage 50 Accounts is well-suited for small to medium-sized enterprises, where there is a moderate number of expenses and invoices that need processing, typically by a company with a smaller finance team. Sage 50 is probably less suitable for a large organisation that needs to handle a higher volume of transactions and manage significant stock levels.
    Incentivized
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    Wolters Kluwer
    Scenarios where CCH Tagetik is suitable is when a company have large amounts of data and want to transform, consolidate, store and produce reporting in different year, period etc with complex calculations and allocation. Tagetik is the tool for you in this case and it's very flexible in terms of creating your own business rule, calculation and reporting options with a user friendly interface. I have not thought about scenarios where it is not appropriate to use tagetik yet as the tool covers small and large business financial needs
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    Pros
    Sage
    • We can build "templates" for recurrent charges/invoices. This saves some time and also ensures that we always use the right accounting rubric.
    • A lot of additional information can be filled out such as client information (name, address, ...) which makes the software a little more complete.
    • If you don't need an updated version every year (my case) then the software is not too expensive. The pro version that I'm using was just a little over $300.
    • I really like the banking statement consolidation which allows you to ensure you got the right information registered.
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    Wolters Kluwer
    • Processes are clearly described in CCH Tagetik ; users can easily find where they are and which action they have to make
    • Interaction with Excel is really fluid ; the Excel add-in is easy to deploy and to updgrade, in the hand of users. It is reliable provided the internet connection is fast.
    • Managing hierachies is obvious in CCH Tagetik. Hierarchies are fundamental for a good reporting ; CCH Tagetik has obviously a deep experience of this feature.
    • SaaS : our experience with CCH Tagetik is of only 1 year, but it technically performs well, the system is reponsive, no shut-down, and updates (every quarter) do not disturb production.
    • AIH seems to be able to manage very large quantity of data, and to provide advanced analysis functionalities. We did not have time to explore them.
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    Cons
    Sage
    • Sage 50 could use some improvement in the Invoicing Module to allow for more flexibility in the design of the Invoice fields. The report customization tools could use some upgrading for easier use.
    • Fixed assets management module needs to be included with unlimited number of fixed assets.
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    Wolters Kluwer
    • Online help and manual is a bonus but could be improved e.g. the clarity of English explanations.
    • Improved Excel compatibility e.g. formula driven reporting and dash boarding.
    • Mobile phone connectivity e.g. launching a consolidation from a Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik app.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Sage
    I use this rating simply because I have a thriving Sage 50 consulting practice and will continue to keep my expertise in the product. I have consulted on both Sage 50 and QuickBooks for over 25 years so I have to maintain expertise in the solution as well as accounting and verticals.
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    Wolters Kluwer
    Because in my oppinion Wolters Kluwer CCH Tagetik is one of the most usable tools for consolidation, planning (controlling) and reporting. Its usability is quite easy and innovative. I like the data entry method for the customers with its workflow and tasks, quite easy way to implement a co pilot. And i like the reporting tool, with a lot of customization opportunities.
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    Usability
    Sage
    I think Sage 50 is a trusted product and is reliable from a product delivery and support perspective. They have deep domain expertise in the non-profit space and should be a consideration for new non-profit startups or existing non-profits looking to migrate from other platforms. Overall, I believe that Sage 50 does many things well with few limitations.
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    Wolters Kluwer
    Surprisingly, this platform is a powerhouse ERP system. However, given time, when more and more organization is able to identify how powerful this tool can be, CCH Tagetik is able to stand as a competitive advantage to many of the Financial industry of today. Although, it needs time to understand the logic behind how CCH Tagetik is formed and setup, once it is known to the user, it is an easy day to day operations with minimal maintenance.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    Wolters Kluwer
    CCH Tagetik has alwyas been there in case we need help. In almost 20 years of commercial relationship, I have no evidence of times in which they were not available to answer a question or to solve an issue linked to their products, timely and efficiently.
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    Performance
    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    Wolters Kluwer
    As you can see, speed depends on the applications but also on the hardware that runs them. As far as CCH Tagetik improved, we saw the benefit of a cloud-based solution which could solve many speed performance issues.
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    Support Rating
    Sage
    They were very knowledgeable of the product, understood my timeline was limited for a software issue and allowed me to get back to my day to day work. The dial into your computer is great so you can monitor what they are doing and learn some tricks yourself
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    Wolters Kluwer
    I got very quick respons. After very little mail iterations, they decided to have online meeting to look together with me to the issue. They tried to solve it during the meeting. I had the impression that the customer care person really knew the system and was able to ask help from other colleagues when needed
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    In-Person Training
    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    Wolters Kluwer
    At the official deployment of the original product Controlling and Accounting teams went to Lucca and were walked through the product, Excel usage, Design, ETL run
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    Online Training
    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    Wolters Kluwer
    several times since the deployment of the product in 2013 we got on-line training on new functions or on very specific questions/issues (e.g. ETL customisation), followed by the usage of the Learning Hub since 2025
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    Implementation Rating
    Sage
    We implemented Sage 50 Premium Accounting in house, not using any third party or professional service. It was a relatively trouble free process, but can be tricky. Just read all instructions carefully, especially if you need to load the program on a network with more than one user
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    Wolters Kluwer
    we did it in a coaching model. This allowed us to have 2 key advantages: we got to know the system very well and managed to save on the implementation cost. This worked well, was maybe a bit slower since we had to do this in our spare time. Nevertheless I strongly recommand
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    Alternatives Considered
    Sage
    As we did the conversion almost 10 years ago it is hard to answer this question. At the time it was the ease of being able to produce both cash and accrual financial statements and reporting that led us to pick Sage
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    Wolters Kluwer
    I found the Excel piece of IBM Cognos TM1 to be easier to use than CCH Tagetik. It was much easier to customize the data being pulled and the feel of the reports because of that. Other than that, CCH Tagetik has been more user friendly than IBM Cognos TM1. Navigating within the application is much easier. IBM Cognos TM1 had a lot of issues with certain modules that could not be open concurrently; this would often lead to phantom data being entered in the system. I have not had these issues with CCH Tagetik.
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    Scalability
    Sage
    I define scalable from two perspectives; 1) the scalability to handle more bookkeepers/accountants using the product, and 2) the scalability to handle increasing customer/vendor/employee and transactional data. Sage 50 does a good job on both fronts. From the single users operating a micro-business accounting for customer invoices and bill payments only, to the multi-staff, multi-location, multi-departmental complex transactional operation. Although Sage 50 is quite expensive for that smallest user, it is quite inexpensive for the larger business entity. So, for the new enterprise expecting rapid growth, Sage 50 is the application of choice.
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    Wolters Kluwer
    A good and performing scalability both on a geographical and a legal entity scale. The link with MS Office suite allows an easy deployment of the application, especially for contributors.
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    Return on Investment
    Sage
    • Sage definitely needs to do a better job with customer service. I have had to use them only a handful of times and it was not a great experience but not the worse I've seen. They didn't make us a priority and I felt that they didn't have a sense of urgency. They did address my lack of satisfaction and I can see that they are at least aware of the issues and they are trying to correct them.
    • Sage is exactly what we need in my current organization and I wouldn't change it for another system. I have used quite a few in my lifetime and I would say that it fits our needs.
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    Wolters Kluwer
    • Gave us a tool that can absolutely grow with us to help multi phase implementations.
    • A significant time savings in terms of the amount of time we used to spend running reports vs. the time we spend now. Unbelievable improvement.
    • Gives us the option to use CCH Tagetik to solve business problems that perhaps we didn't have when we implemented CCH Tagetik. It gives us options without the possibility of implementing a whole other software package.
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