Canopy is great if you can get a good deal. I think it still needs work.
May 20, 2024

Canopy is great if you can get a good deal. I think it still needs work.

Ryan Robinson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Canopy

we use it as our workflow management tool, time tracking tool, secure portal and CRM tool.
  • Canopy integrates well with Outlook to view client communications with anyone in the firm.
  • It has a strong workflow management modual
  • It provides an intuitive portal to share documents with, and receive documents from clients.
  • Canopy's time tracking feature is hard to get valuable data from without the pro version.
  • Canopy's dashboard for the workflow management could be better by providing a filter option of "Show me projects I'm assigned to and on which I am assigned to the current open workstep."
  • Canopy's training on the product could be better.
  • An easy to use method for tax organizers
  • Positive ROI as a secure portal
  • Negative ROI because some features are limited and difficult to use such as roles in the tasks feature.
In my opinion, CCH Axcess is superior but also costs more. I think CCH Axcess can be great if you set it up correctly but can be very messy if you don't invest considerable time in the setup. Overall, for the price we pay for Canopy, I'm happy with the product compared to CCH, but I do miss CCH sometimes.

Do you think Canopy delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Canopy's feature set?

Yes

Did Canopy live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Canopy go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Canopy again?

No

Canopy can be a competitively priced product. When a client has a tax software that doesn't have other modules needed for the firm Canopy can be helpful. I would say for someone who wants all the tools available, CCH Axcess is still better.

Canopy Feature Ratings

Not Rated
Sales and Use Taxes
Not Rated
Cross-border Taxes
Not Rated
VAT / GST Taxes
Not Rated
Energy and Fuel Taxes
Not Rated
Geolocation for Tax Assessment
Not Rated
3rd-Party Software Integrations
2
Tax Data Reporting
Not Rated
Compliance Administration Management
Not Rated
Tax Exemption Processing
Not Rated
Tax Document Management
8
Complex Tax Scenario Management
Not Rated