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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Acumatica

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AAcumatica delivers a set of cloud-based business software applications with dashboards, reporting tools, integrated document management, centralized security, and customization tools.

    $1,000

    per year

    VAI ERP

    Score8.4 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    VAI ERP (or S2K Enterprise) is a cloud-based ERP solution for durable goods distributors and manufacturers, offering multiple order processing options, inventory and purchase management, warehouse management, and customer relationship management features.

    $5,100

    per month

    Pricing
    AcumaticaVAI ERP
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    VAI ERP
    $255.00
    per month per user
    VAI ERP
    $2,200
    one-time fee per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AcumaticaVAI ERP
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee-$50,000,250,000 one-time fee
    Additional DetailsPricing is always consumption-based with no five-year lock-ins or termination penalties. The Acumatica ERP pricing structure allows adding casual users, suppliers, and customers without paying for additional licenses. The cost is based on the features and resources utilized, not on the number of users who access the system. An Acumatica partner works with users to understand specific requirements, determine the proper resources and modules for the company, and presents a price for the license.
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    Community Pulse
    AcumaticaVAI ERP
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    Acumatica
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    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    988 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    11 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    884 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    11 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    975 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    11 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    618 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    69%
    Implementation went as expected
    546 Answers
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    Features
    AcumaticaVAI ERP
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Acumatica and VAI ERP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.5
    169 Ratings
    12% above category average
    VAI ERP
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation7.6150 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration7.4118 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files7.6145 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Acumatica and VAI ERP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.3
    498 Ratings
    9% above category average
    VAI ERP
    6.5
    9 Ratings
    15% below category average
    API for custom integration8.3469 Ratings6.412 Ratings
    Plug-ins8.4422 Ratings6.59 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Acumatica and VAI ERP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.2
    611 Ratings
    3% below category average
    VAI ERP
    7.1
    10 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Single sign-on capability8.6505 Ratings6.59 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions7.9601 Ratings7.813 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Acumatica and VAI ERP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    7.5
    630 Ratings
    1% below category average
    VAI ERP
    6.9
    11 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Dashboards7.7598 Ratings7.111 Ratings
    Standard reports7.2618 Ratings6.514 Ratings
    Custom reports7.7606 Ratings7.213 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Acumatica and VAI ERP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.7
    910 Ratings
    12% above category average
    VAI ERP
    7.4
    11 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Accounts payable8.5877 Ratings7.714 Ratings
    Accounts receivable8.4764 Ratings7.714 Ratings
    Global Financial Support7.8349 Ratings7.17 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.3498 Ratings7.48 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations8.3722 Ratings7.512 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting8.2571 Ratings7.110 Ratings
    Standardized Processes8.3620 Ratings7.611 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Acumatica and VAI ERP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.2
    607 Ratings
    3% above category average
    VAI ERP
    7.8
    11 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Inventory tracking8.0593 Ratings7.914 Ratings
    Automatic reordering7.3309 Ratings7.711 Ratings
    Location management7.8423 Ratings7.713 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Acumatica and VAI ERP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.5
    617 Ratings
    7% above category average
    VAI ERP
    7.7
    11 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Pricing7.9524 Ratings8.114 Ratings
    Order entry8.3555 Ratings8.114 Ratings
    Credit card processing7.8375 Ratings7.06 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold7.9515 Ratings8.113 Ratings
    Order Orchestration7.6307 Ratings7.210 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Acumatica and VAI ERP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.6
    722 Ratings
    13% above category average
    VAI ERP
    6.8
    11 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Billing Management8.2531 Ratings7.37 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management8.0649 Ratings7.29 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management7.2382 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting7.7396 Ratings5.54 Ratings
    Period Close8.4574 Ratings7.313 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Acumatica and VAI ERP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    9.9
    4 Ratings
    27% above category average
    VAI ERP
    -
    Ratings
    Budgeting and Forecasting9.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Costing9.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost Capture9.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Capital Project Management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition9.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Acumatica and VAI ERP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    7.6
    275 Ratings
    7% above category average
    VAI ERP
    -
    Ratings
    Project Planning and Scheduling7.4248 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers7.3245 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality7.0218 Ratings00 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools6.8152 Ratings00 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of Acumatica and VAI ERP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    7.9
    114 Ratings
    5% above category average
    VAI ERP
    -
    Ratings
    Award Lifecycle Management7.7114 Ratings00 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Acumatica and VAI ERP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    7.3
    355 Ratings
    3% above category average
    VAI ERP
    7.1
    9 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared7.4152 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Authoring7.1122 Ratings00 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated7.8290 Ratings7.510 Ratings
    Supplier Management7.8231 Ratings6.710 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of Acumatica and VAI ERP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    7.7
    176 Ratings
    13% above category average
    VAI ERP
    -
    Ratings
    Risk Repository7.6130 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Management7.7156 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments7.8138 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue Detection7.5142 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification7.7115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of Acumatica and VAI ERP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.5
    217 Ratings
    19% above category average
    VAI ERP
    6.1
    6 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Transportation Planning and Optimization7.0158 Ratings00 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management7.3149 Ratings5.23 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management7.0123 Ratings5.54 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management7.7175 Ratings7.06 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management7.1167 Ratings6.89 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Acumatica and VAI ERP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.7
    237 Ratings
    15% above category average
    VAI ERP
    6.9
    5 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Production Process Design7.6196 Ratings00 Ratings
    Production Management7.9221 Ratings6.56 Ratings
    Configuration Management7.6192 Ratings7.47 Ratings
    Work Execution7.6186 Ratings6.55 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs8.1208 Ratings7.38 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Acumatica and VAI ERP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.1
    282 Ratings
    10% above category average
    VAI ERP
    7.5
    7 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Forecasting7.4232 Ratings7.37 Ratings
    Inventory Planning7.6268 Ratings7.610 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring7.5228 Ratings7.68 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Acumatica and VAI ERP
    Feature
    Acumatica
    8.3
    166 Ratings
    12% above category average
    VAI ERP
    -
    Ratings
    Proposal Management7.3142 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management7.4158 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AcumaticaVAI ERP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (1022 ratings)
    8.4
    (15 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.5
    (112 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (86 ratings)
    7.7
    (15 ratings)
    Availability
    8.7
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.5
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.7
    (59 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    6.8
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.8
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.9
    (35 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.5
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.4
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.7
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    8.5
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    5.9
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.0
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AcumaticaVAI ERP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Acumatica
    I think it’s a great product. I think it’s very customizable, which is a big plus.
    For manufacturing, it’s excellent because of creating the inventory, turning it into an actual product to sell, and also tracking the status of each process within that system.
    I can’t think of any areas where it’s not suited, because otherwise we would be looking for something else or making changes, and at this time, we’re just growing with the system.
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    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    VAI base package software has a lot of productive tools that can be used for a lot of different types of businesses. At first I was taken back by this saying it would just be more efficient if they would just build it more specific to a certain business type, but now stepping back i see why they don't. They are able to customize it more to my needs
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Acumatica
    • Particularly well is just the ease of it being able to be used. We're coming from Sage, that's the product that we used before. Sage was limited, five people could get into the system at a time. Acumatica is unlimited.
    • The amount of information that's so easily accessible has made us more efficient, more productive, and it just makes for an easier workday when everybody can see the same information real time.
    Incentivized
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    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    • Design and ease of entering data into screens.
    • Drill downs provided as you move around screens.
    • Help Text for each screen.
    • Back end programming easy to follow - good documentation.
    • Interfaces to third party software - ex. Mark Magic Forms.
    • Great Help Desk.
    • Training Videos.
    • Workflows and Triggers.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Acumatica
    • Acumatica's open API is very powerful but doesn't get integrated cleanly across every external system, challenge arises with integration of legacy systems
    • Some of the platform feature's requires third-party add-ons or custom developments like advance finance report & BI.
    • Sometimes it gets glitch in the system leading slower processing speed
    Incentivized
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    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    • There will most likely be customizations made for a particular niche site to integrate with their system.
    • Product reviews, up sells, and cross sells are not built into the website functionality. Customization to the offerings would be needed.
    • Very little documentation or open source resources on instructions or development in regards to the website design and integration with the ERP.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Acumatica
    We are highly likely to renew because Acumatica has become the foundation of our ERP strategy replacing another ERP system with a more flexible, scalable platform while improving governance, planning, and operational visibility. Ongoing stabilization, roadmap investment in IBP and automation, and strong alignment across Finance and Operations give us long‑term confidence in the platform.
    Incentivized
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    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    S2K is easy to use, has room for growth, and serves the company's needs as a whole
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    Usability
    Acumatica
    The processes are very intuitive and easy to use. Whether you are entering AP bills, timecards for payroll, or AR invoices, the processes are similar and easy to use. The drill-down capability is also a huge plus as you can easily toggle between different modules without having to leave the screen you are in and navigating through a menu to get the information you need. We found that the standard reports out of the box are lacking. Our implementation did not go so well and when we were finally ready to run financial reports, it was both disappointing and frustrating to discover that the P&L was highly summarized and to get a detailed report required having to do a lot of formatting myself. I was able to figure it out on my own, but when our financials were already delayed getting published, I did not really have the time to spend trying to figure out how to build my own P&L.
    Incentivized
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    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    Often times it seems people want to learn a platform in seconds and if they can't they say it is not "user friendly." There are some platforms that can do so much that it is just going to take time to learn it all. To me that is a good thing. S2K takes time to learn but it is worth it. It can transform your organization.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Acumatica
    It's always available.
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    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Acumatica
    there have been some performance issues
    Incentivized
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    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Acumatica
    I would rate the overall support for Acumatica an 8 out of 10. The support team is generally responsive, knowledgeable, and helpful when resolving issues or answering questions. Documentation and community resources are also useful. However, response times can occasionally vary depending on the complexity of the issue or support queue, which slightly affects the overall experience.
    Incentivized
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    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    Great support. The staff is very knowledgeable about the platform and the capabilities within the IBM framework
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    In-Person Training
    Acumatica
    Very helpful for end users
    Incentivized
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    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Acumatica
    Online training has gone away. Need to bring back the webinars. Live webinars are so benficial to training new employees.
    Incentivized
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    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Acumatica
    I'd say the partner selection is critically important. I think the software is very easy to implement. It's very customizable to your business. Finding a partner that will work with you to understand your business and your needs is the critical piece to make sure that the system goes along with it.
    Incentivized
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    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    If this is someone's first ERP implementation, I strongly suggest you ask for services to help implement. Ask for training on every aspect of the implementation. Make sure this is put into the overall ERP quote
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    Alternatives Considered
    Acumatica
    Having used Pastel for a long time in the business, it lacked certain features, or the system was not probably setup for our business needs and requirements at the time. It was also not 100% cloud based and needed to be used through remote desktop which had its limitations. Zero just had 10% of what our business needed.
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    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    S2K offered a system that could be used by various departments. There were modules for accounting, customer service, order entry, and web development. The ability to customize the website integration was a plus. S2K allows the option to have products in different warehouse locations. This allowed us to better manage inventory and see in real time what the stock status was
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Acumatica
    No, annual invoices are fine. I do like that unlimited users are included.
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    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Acumatica
    From my understanding, the P.O. module is not very robust, at least the last time I inquired about it. At the time, it had a one-to-one match, with one invoice for one P.O. and that isn't practical for many businesses. I don't believe it would be an easy system to use for sending out invoices, if we had thousands of retail utility customers. We do a small number of invoices because we sell wholesale power, not retail, so we only Invoice the municipality. Not each utility customer.
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    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    Acumatica
    They are very responsive and knowledgeable about the product. If the rep doesn't have the ability to solve the issue, they quickly get someone else involved to assist us.
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    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Acumatica
    • We are able to send automated notifications through business Events, which ensures that information travels seamlessly and without the possibility of someone forgetting an email.
    • We save time being able to read our demand and level it against our current inventory qty on hand and our supply to make better strategic decisions when purchasing.
    • Better our business and see our pitfalls that were once hidden in our factory by establishing an On-Time Delivery system within a generic inquiry that uses data that is readily available in Acumatica.
    Incentivized
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    VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)
    • Sales - since all screens are real-time, S2K helps keep our salespeople up to date with customer sales and their overall sales for each period/year.
    • CSR - tracking of customer orders from point of entry to invoicing, being able to give the customer current information on their order by viewing a single screen.
    • Purchasing - with multiple locations, tracking, and having inventory in the correct location to meet the customer demands that are shipped from their home location.
    • Warehouse bin/item management makes picking orders a fast, accurate process, with the addition of order verification.
    • Accounting - being able to see real-time information across all applications. A/R, A/P, and G/L.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Acumatica Screenshots

    Screenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP - Field Service DashboardScreenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP - Manufacturing - Production Manager DashboardScreenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP - Distribution - Warehouse Operations DashboardsScreenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP - Construction - Job Cost Accounting DashboardScreenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP - Retail Edition DashboardsScreenshot of Acumatica Cloud ERP - Professional Services - Financial Management Dashboard

    VAI ERP Screenshots

    Screenshot of VAI ERP Product SuiteScreenshot of VAI Item InquiryScreenshot of VAI Mobile Warehouse