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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ScaleFactor

    Score9.5 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Austin-based ScaleFactor provides their small business accounting automation platform designed to combine software and expert assistance to SMBs and remove concern for financial, tax and accounting challenges.N/A

    SlickPie (discontinued)

    Score9 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    SlickPie was free online accounting software designed for small businesses, offering online invoicing and billing, multicurrency, financial reporting, bank reconciliation, automatic payment reminders, and source document upload. SlickPie provided an automated data entry tool that let people use their phone cameras to convert the information from receipts and bill to digital data. It also enabled users to set up recurring invoices to…

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    Pricing
    ScaleFactorSlickPie (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
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    Starter
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ScaleFactorSlickPie (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    ScaleFactorSlickPie (discontinued)
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of ScaleFactor and SlickPie (discontinued)
    Feature
    ScaleFactor
    9.5
    4 Ratings
    15% above category average
    SlickPie (discontinued)
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Single sign-on capability9.54 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of ScaleFactor and SlickPie (discontinued)
    Feature
    ScaleFactor
    9.6
    5 Ratings
    20% above category average
    SlickPie (discontinued)
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Dashboards9.55 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Standard reports9.54 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Custom reports10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of ScaleFactor and SlickPie (discontinued)
    Feature
    ScaleFactor
    9.5
    5 Ratings
    22% above category average
    SlickPie (discontinued)
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Accounts payable10.04 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.02 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Cash management9.03 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation9.55 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Expense management9.55 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Multi-division support9.04 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Regulations compliance9.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing10.03 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Self-service portal9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of ScaleFactor and SlickPie (discontinued)
    Feature
    ScaleFactor
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    21% above category average
    SlickPie (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Inventory tracking9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of ScaleFactor and SlickPie (discontinued)
    Feature
    ScaleFactor
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    SlickPie (discontinued)
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Plug-ins9.02 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of ScaleFactor and SlickPie (discontinued)
    Feature
    ScaleFactor
    -
    Ratings
    SlickPie (discontinued)
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Pricing00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    ScaleFactorSlickPie (discontinued)
    Small Businesses
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.2 out of 10
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.4 out of 10
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ScaleFactorSlickPie (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ScaleFactorSlickPie (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ScaleFactor
    I work with several businesses and have attempted to bring ScaleFactor into multiple. Thus far the business status/environment has been suitable for ScaleFactor only once, but I'll continue to look for more. ScaleFactor is great when a company has matured beyond the owner making all accounting and banking entries. As soon as multiple systems are needed, it's likely a decent time to call ScaleFactor. I'm confident my operations could run through ScaleFactor for a long time as the next step for us would be something akin to NetSuite or some other more rigid enterprise solution. Additionally, our business has a geographically displaced work force, typically working from home. Having access to all systems via the cloud has been great. No longer do we have to pass a specific computer back and forth for a physical computer software license. It's enabled maximum work flow convenience.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    In my opinion, SlickPie is best suited for small business owners and freelancers, especially service-based ones. If that's your case, then it's a no-brainer. However, if you are a bigger enterprise or if you are not a service-based business, then it might not be the best choice for you. Still, the software is free to use, so you might just give it a try anyway.
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    Pros
    ScaleFactor
    • ScaleFactor has been a great resource for me as I got my business off the ground. They have allowed me to focus on marketing and strategy while they handle my Quickbooks and other accounting needs. Great accounting and finance solutions that don't require you to hire an in-house staff
    • Presenting data clearly.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • It is free for freelancers or small business
    • Easy to use its dashboard
    • It save too much time for handeling Account related things.
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    Cons
    ScaleFactor
    • Could connect with All saving accounts i.e. Building society saving aswell as major banks.
    • When a connected bank or savings account hasn't been used for a month or 2 it could show a 0 transaction to keep it updated rather then saying "last updated 3 months ago"
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Some more invoice templates would be nice.
    • Some more charts would be good too.
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    Usability
    ScaleFactor
    ScaleFactor has been a great resource for me as I got my business off the ground. They have allowed me to focus on marketing and strategy while they handle my Quickbooks and other accounting needs. Great accounting and finance solutions that don't require you to hire an in-house staff.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    It saved me and me lots of time. it is free for smaller organizations or freelancers. it has Android, iPhone and iPad support. It has many features for Account management related tools and features. we can upload documents, print as per requirements. it has other features like Billing & invoicing, contact database, cash Management which can help in many ways.
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    Support Rating
    ScaleFactor
    Not sure if support is still available.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    It is a time saver for Account related things and it has a Billing & invoicing feature which helps us to generate bills and prints directly or share online. It has a very well designed dashboard where we can do our daily work. and it is free for freelancers and small companies so need to worry about money
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    Alternatives Considered
    ScaleFactor
    Scale factor, can be used like Xero I believe. However all my past data was already stored in Xero so I used it as an add on. It is a lot more user friendly and helpful, i.e. you don't need to be an accountant to use it. However I am not sure it is useable anymore or supported, so i have gone back to using Xero alone.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Before shifting to SlickPie I was using QBO, so I guess I'll list it as a competitor. However, since SlickPie offers me 80-90% of QBO's features for free I can't really say QBO is a relevant contender.
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    Return on Investment
    ScaleFactor
    • They have been fundamental in helping us grow and scale at a relatively low cost in comparison to out-sourcing these functions. We can spend more on other items that can fuel growth while knowing the back end is taken care of.
    • They provide automated supports for key areas like payroll, expenses, etc so that we can quickly get back to focusing on the other items.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • It saves me around $500 in accounting software subscription per year.
    • It saves me around 4-5 hours a week in manual data entry (thanks to MagicBot).
    • It reduced the average time customers take to pay for my invoices.
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    ScreenShots

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    SlickPie (discontinued) Screenshots

    Screenshot of DashboardScreenshot of Bank ReconciliationScreenshot of Add New InvoiceScreenshot of Bank AccountsScreenshot of InventoryScreenshot of Balance Sheet