Sage 500 ERP vs. SOFI

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.

Incentivized

They honestly do everything. From their APY to monthly payments to ease of transfer to fee free ATMs, and an app that allows to you to solve nearly anything and I mean anything and everything on your own on your own personal cell phone. I love SOFI and their stadium.

• 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.

Incentivized

• High APY
• Ability to do your Roth IRA Yearly
• Good cash back credit card

• 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.

Incentivized

• I wish there were stock charts with #s on x and y axis. So cheap looking
• Get a full ZACKS rating into every stock
• Predict future stock price with ai

It's too pricey for our size of company.

Incentivized

I have been using Intacct for almost 10 years in 2 different companies and I just simply love it. I tried SAP (GUI) and Netsuite and they dont come close to what Ive seen.

Incentivized

It is So Easy to use and understand that worst case l, I gotta text with somebody. Big whoop!

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

Incentivized

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.

Incentivized

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.

Incentivized

Hatch had a great APY, but nothing to invest towards my IRA. Then, they lost their APY so I got SOFI. I'm not sure if Hatch is in business anymore, but I'd stick with SOFI for an online bank over nearly all others. PayPal and Cash app don't come close either.

• 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.

Incentivized

• It gave me a 1% back on my Roth IRA
• It gives me back 3.8% APY on my Savings Account
• Allows me to accurately know my net worth