A flexible software, pulling from the best solutions already available
March 03, 2020

A flexible software, pulling from the best solutions already available

Kelly Graves | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with ScaleFactor

Utilizing it has an outsourced bookkeeping services as well as integrator of various platforms such as Gusto, Expensify, Bill.com, and QuickBooks Online.

It supports my need for advanced accounting and QuickBooks software knowledge. Typically an in-house bookkeeper has solid knowledge of either accounting or QuickBooks Online, rarely both. Add in the various other platforms being used and I highly doubt I would find an employee capable of working with all systems while maintaining accounting standards.
  • Advanced cloud based systems integration. Able to link up credit cards, banks, expense management 3rd party systems, payroll, etc.
  • Flexible in crafting ways-of-working to fit your organization. Not a "one size fits all" approach. Able to tailor your specific accounting and finance solution.
  • On-boarding was a bit rocky at first. Our company accounting practices needed some refinement in that they were a bit onerous. This led to some false starts as we worked with the ScaleFactor team to improve our internal processes and reduce the recurrence of custom QuickBooks accounting.
  • Software works great with top to mid tier financial institutions. Though lower tier or less advanced financial institutions can be problematic in their ability to port data into ScaleFactor. Not really a ScaleFactor issue, just a call out.
  • Speed of back-office business activities has sped up significantly. Better decisions made faster.
  • Organizing and standardizing pesky aspects of running a business like employee expense tracking and accounts payable bill entry.
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.

ScaleFactor Feature Ratings

Accounts payable
10
Accounts receivable
Not Rated
Cash management
Not Rated
Bank reconciliation
10
Expense management
10
Multi-division support
8
Regulations compliance
Not Rated
Electronic tax filing
Not Rated
Self-service portal
8
Standardized Processes
Not Rated
Inventory tracking
Not Rated
Dashboards
8
Standard reports
Not Rated
Custom reports
Not Rated
Not Rated
Plug-ins
Not Rated
Single sign-on capability
10