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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Sage 500

    Score6.2 out of 10
    N/ASage 500 ERP includes accounting and finance, distribution and supply chain, and manufacturing operations support modules. The latest Sage 500 release includes accounts payable enhancements, credit card processing, and general updates, as well as updates to the solution's modules.N/A

    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
    Sage 500Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Sage 500Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Sage 500Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Considered Both Products
    Sage
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    80%
    Delivers good value for the price
    4 Answers
    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
    Sage 500Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Sage 500 ERP and Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Feature
    Sage 500 ERP
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Sage 500 ERP and Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Feature
    Sage 500 ERP
    8.5
    3 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Sage 500 ERP and Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Feature
    Sage 500 ERP
    8.5
    3 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
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    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Sage 500 ERP and Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Feature
    Sage 500 ERP
    8.0
    3 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Sage 500 ERP and Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Feature
    Sage 500 ERP
    8.0
    3 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
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    Ratings
    Accounts payable10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Sage 500 ERP and Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Feature
    Sage 500 ERP
    8.0
    3 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
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    Inventory tracking6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Sage 500 ERP and Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Feature
    Sage 500 ERP
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    -
    Ratings
    Pricing8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Orchestration8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Sage 500 ERP and Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Feature
    Sage 500 ERP
    5.9
    2 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    -
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    Billing Management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Period Close8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Sage 500 ERP and Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Feature
    Sage 500 ERP
    6.9
    1 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    -
    Ratings
    Budgeting and Forecasting1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Costing3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost Capture8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Capital Project Management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Sage 500 ERP and Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Feature
    Sage 500 ERP
    4.5
    1 Ratings
    45% below category average
    Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
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    Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of Sage 500 ERP and Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Feature
    Sage 500 ERP
    7.5
    1 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    -
    Ratings
    Award Lifecycle Management6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Sage 500 ERP and Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Feature
    Sage 500 ERP
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    -
    Ratings
    Contract Authoring8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Repository10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supplier Management4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of Sage 500 ERP and Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Feature
    Sage 500 ERP
    4.3
    1 Ratings
    44% below category average
    Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
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    Ratings
    Risk Repository3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Sage 500 ERP and Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Feature
    Sage 500 ERP
    1.3
    1 Ratings
    140% below category average
    Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
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    Ratings
    Forecasting1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Planning2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Sage 500 ERP and Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Feature
    Sage 500 ERP
    5.3
    1 Ratings
    33% below category average
    Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
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    Proposal Management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Type of tax
    Comparison of Type of tax features of Sage 500 ERP and Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Feature
    Sage 500 ERP
    -
    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 Sage 500 ERP and Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Feature
    Sage 500 ERP
    -
    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
    Sage 500Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    5.0
    (8 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    6.3
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.9
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Sage 500Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Sage
    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
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Sage
    • 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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    Thomson Reuters
    • 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
    Sage
    • 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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    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
    Sage
    It's too pricey for our size of company.
    Incentivized
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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
    Sage
    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
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    Thomson Reuters
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Sage
    The online training courses are not up to date. We experienced technical issues with two of the classes.
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    Thomson Reuters
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Sage
    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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    Thomson Reuters
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Sage
    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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    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
    Sage
    • 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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    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.
    Incentivized
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