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NetSuite ERP

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What is NetSuite ERP?

NetSuite is a suite of ERP and accounting modules which is sold in various editions aimed at different size customers. The multi-country, multi-currency version is an additional module called OneWorld. Netsuite is a SaaS system and is not offered in…

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Recent Reviews

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8 out of 10
May 30, 2024
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NetSuite ERP is used accross different areas of our organisation from Sales, Fulfillment, Finance, Customer Care & Reporting. It provides …
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Powerful but Pricey

6 out of 10
May 24, 2024
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NetSuite is basically our all-in-one business hub. It keeps us organized across everything from accounting and inventory to sales and …
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Great Software

9 out of 10
May 22, 2024
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We used this very sophisticated and deeply customizable platform to track complex manufacturing operations. We needed to track raw …
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NetSuite ERP

8 out of 10
May 22, 2024
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We use NetSuite ERP daily to generate quotes, meaning it is also our database for items, pricing, and CRM.

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Popular Features

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  • Billing Management (199)
    8.3
    83%
  • Accounts payable (263)
    8.3
    83%
  • Accounts receivable (243)
    8.2
    82%
  • Order entry (213)
    8.0
    80%

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What is NetSuite ERP?

NetSuite is a suite of ERP and accounting modules which is sold in various editions aimed at different size customers. The multi-country, multi-currency version is an additional module called OneWorld. Netsuite is a SaaS system and is not offered in an on-premise edition.

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Features

Payroll Management

Provides for pay calculation and benefit plan administration, in addition to managing direct deposit, salary revisions and payroll tracking.

1.1
Avg 7.2

Customization

This addresses a company’s ability to configure the software to fit its specific use case and workflow.

9.2
Avg 7.3

Security

This component helps a company minimize the security risks by controlling access to the software and its data, and encouraging best practices among users.

9.3
Avg 8.1

Reporting & Analytics

Users can report on and analyze usage, performance, ROI, and/or other metrics of success.

9.5
Avg 7.0

General Ledger and Configurable Accounting

Financial management solution, including capabilities for general ledger and configurable accounting

7.7
Avg 7.6

Inventory Management

The ability to track and manage the flow of goods or materials into and out of an inventory.

8.9
Avg 7.8

Order Management

The ability to process orders, and track them from quote to cash.

9
Avg 7.8

Subledger and Financial Process

Revenue management solution including capabilities for subledgers and financial processes

7.6
Avg 7.4

Project Financial Management

Project financial management solution including capabilities for project budgeting, cost control, billing and contract management.

6.5
Avg 7.6

Project Execution Management

Project execution management solution including capabilities for project scheduling, resource management, and team member task management.

4.1
Avg 6.8

Grants Management

Grants management solution for higher education, public sector, or non-profits with capabilities for managing financial awards for program and project funding

3.1
Avg 7.6

Procurement

Procurement management solution with capabilities for sourcing, contracting, procure-to-pay and supplier management

3.3
Avg 7.0

Risk Management

Risk management solution with capabilities for managing controls, assessing control effectiveness, certifying controls, and addressing deficiencies

3.1
Avg 6.5

Logistics

Logistics solution with capabilities for transportation planning, transportation execution, trade compliance, customs management, warehouse management and warehouse workforce management.

3
Avg 6.9

Manufacturing

Manufacturing solution for managing manufacturing processes and costs.

9.1
Avg 7.5

Supply Chain

Supply Chain Planning solution with capabilities for planning, performance monitoring, change responses and execution.

8
Avg 7.2

Product Lifecycle Management

Product Lifecycle Management solution with capabilities for innovation management, product development

3.8
Avg 7.3
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Product Details

What is NetSuite ERP?

As a cloud ERP solution, NetSuite is presented as the first and last business management solution a business could ever need.
NetSuite provides a suite of cloud-based applications, which includes financials / Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), HR, professional services automation, and omnichannel commerce, used by more than 37,000 customers in 219 countries.

NetSuite ERP Features

General Ledger and Configurable Accounting Features

  • Supported: Accounts payable
  • Supported: Accounts receivable

Subledger and Financial Process Features

  • Supported: Billing Management

Order Management Features

  • Supported: Order entry

Project Financial Management Features

  • Supported: Capital Project Management

Supply Chain Features

  • Supported: Inventory Planning

NetSuite ERP Screenshots

Screenshot of one view into the most critical business processes.Screenshot of Mobile-friendly design

NetSuite ERP Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android, Mobile Web

Frequently Asked Questions

NetSuite is a suite of ERP and accounting modules which is sold in various editions aimed at different size customers. The multi-country, multi-currency version is an additional module called OneWorld. Netsuite is a SaaS system and is not offered in an on-premise edition.

Sage 100, Microsoft Dynamics GP, and Odoo are common alternatives for NetSuite ERP.

Reviewers rate Inventory tracking highest, with a score of 9.8.

The most common users of NetSuite ERP are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use the Netsuite ERP for operational accounting (Cash, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable) and general accounting, and we leverage saved searches for financial reporting and analysis.
  • Easy to learn and navigate for first time users.
  • Saved searches are effective for performing detailed analysis.
  • Flexibility in segregation of duties and building workflows to support internal controls framework.
  • Financial reporting capabilities can be improved through a native / out-of-the-box integration with Oracle's Hyperion tool.
  • Financial reports are challenging to build and are not very flexible/adaptable for financial reporting needs.
Netsuite is an excellent tool for a mid-market business that scales well as the company grows.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
NetSuite serves as a general ledger for our organization and a store of financial information. We are a high transaction volume business and many systems we explored or previously operated on were easily bogged down due to this. NetSuite was able to remediate the performance issue and allow us to operate more efficiently.
  • Searches are robust
  • Vast amount of customization
  • Many system have native integrations with NetSuite
  • Even the most basic systems within NetSuite required significant configuration and customization.
  • A dedicated NetSuite team is required to manage the platform effectively even with our basic needs(we do not use the built-in revenue rec, AP, AR, etc.)
NetSuite is well suited in the following situations:
1. You have an IT team or third-party partner able to support the application.
2. You have a lot of systems that can utilize the integration features
3. You have a medium to high transaction volume business.

NetSuite may not be the best fit for you if:
1. You have a small team with limited resources to customize the platform.
2. Licensing costs are significant if you want to use it as a true ERP with all employees provided access.
3. You want to rely on native platform functionality.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
NetSuite ERP is used accross different areas of our organisation from Sales, Fulfillment, Finance, Customer Care & Reporting. It provides real time reporting to senior management on the status & KPI of the organisation. It seamlessly integrate with various systems and acts as a source of truth for the organisation. It has many layers of security.
  • Financial
  • CRM
  • Reporting
  • Customer Experience needs to be improved, lacking key functionalities compared with Zendesk
  • The look & feel of the ERP is dated and needs a refresh
- From Finance prespective, it has features that handles multi regions, country, local tax & accounting regulations
- The ability to customize easily based new requirements
- Order processing pretty efficient & seamless
- From Customer Experience prespective, it is poor compared with some top CX providers i.e. Zendesk & others
David Williams | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use NetSuite ERP as our ERP, handling general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, warehousing, inventory, and other functions. Currently we manage HR/payroll elsewhere, but looking to bring it in scope. The major use case for our ERP is to not only handle financials in general, but help us manage the stock functions of our franchised stores and centralise ordering. In our group corporate office we have demand planning and ordering functions, and we see the ERP as a key way to manage this, while freeing the stores to focus on customer care.
  • It was born in the cloud and is cloud-native at every step. There are no clunky on-premises integrations to deal with.
  • SuitePeople is tremendously full-featured and highly usable
  • It offers strong reporting / BI options, including integrations with third-parties
  • Trial/test/developer account options are very limited
  • The scripting language / customisation options can be complex
  • Training options are lacking
NetSuite ERP has been a cloud-first ledger/financials platform from the get-go, so it does this excellently. It has also had strong retail integration from the beginning. Hence, it does these brilliantly and if these are your scenarios then it's a solid choice.

It's HRIS is relatively recent (in comparison), and its payroll is not yet global so third-party products are still needed.
Shane Vogelsberg | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
NetSuite is the hub for all of our company financials. As a company that does both hardware and software it is also valuable for it's ability to track our inventory transactions and balances. It is an extremely valuable tool that I have used at several different companies at this point and is my personal preferred ERP.
  • We keep our full GAAP financial reporting in Netsuite
  • It easily integrates with our financial planning software (Workday)
  • Allows us to track our inventory
  • I'm not a skilled report builder but the process could be more intuitive.
For enterprise companies I think Netsuite is the premier ERP system. It is able to easily handle the complexities of bespoke accounting while also being built to scale with fast growing businesses. It is a premier product so smaller companies may look to other alternatives but typically as a company matures I've seen them switch to Netsuite.
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
NetSuite is basically our all-in-one business hub. It keeps us organized across everything from accounting and inventory to sales and customer service. We used to juggle a bunch of separate software programs, which was a nightmare. NetSuite got rid of those silos and keeps everything talking to each other. It's a lifesaver for streamlining operations and seeing the bigger picture.
  • Data: You get real-time info on everything from inventory to finances in one place.
  • automation. NetSuite automates tasks like order processing, so you save time and avoid errors.
  • NetSuite's interface can be a bit clunky at times. Navigating menus and finding specific features isn't always intuitive. It can take some getting used to.
  • While NetSuite offers a good range of reports, customizing them can be tricky
NetSuite is a great fit if you're a growing company with complex needs.However, if you're a small business with a simple sales and inventory setup, NetSuite might be overkill. The cost and complexity might outweigh the benefits. For simpler needs, there are more user-friendly and affordable ERP options available.
Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use it for our system of record. It addresses helping provide us that system of record and helping us with our month end close. Our main modules, aside from out the box use, are revenue recognition and amortizations.
  • Amortization schedules
  • Revenue recognition
  • Record keeping
  • User friendliness
  • Intuitiveness
  • Speed
Netsuite is fine for almost all scenarios, it is just clunky in my experience and a legacy tool. It is 100% functional and overall usable no matter what, it is just not super fast or easy to use or particularly easy to navigate.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use NetSuite ERP for GL purposes and it helps a lot with our consolidation as we have multiple entities under one parent entity. NetSuite ERP integrates with our revenue recognition software and our AP management software in order to pull that information into our GL.
  • Consolidating multiple entities for high level reporting
  • bank feed matching
  • automated amortization entries
  • overall the software design is not very user friendly and is pretty outdated looking
  • the permissions settings for different users are not very logical either. it took my company a long time to get each role's permissions set up properly and we still run into things that people don't have access to when they should
You really need NetSuite ERP if you are trying to report on multiple entities. The consolidation functionality just isn't available in some of the other GL systems. It also helps as you grow your company there is functionality that can be automated in NetSuite ERP which is helpful to a growing company.
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
As a multi-channel e-commerce seller and manufacturer overseeing our supply chain, we leverage NetSuite's SuiteSuccess Apparel, Footwear, Accessories edition with OneWorld capabilities for effective subsidiary management. Within NetSuite ERP, our operations are supported by several key modules, including CRM Sales Force Automation, Grid Order Management, Inventory Management, Financial Management, Demand Planning, Work Orders and Assemblies, and Advanced Electronic Bank Payments.
  • Reporting - NetSuite ERP gives a variety of reports and allows customization to the reports for users with more advance knowledge.
  • SuiteAnswers - Forums where you can look up problems you are experiencing to see if others have similiar situations and solutions.
  • SuiteApps - Add ons that can help tailor the experience you need.
  • User roles - Limiting and defining what access users can, and cannot, have access to.
  • Bank Feeds - the ability to link your bank accounts so you have up to date balance information, as well as the capabilities to cut ACH from NetSuite ERP if enabled.
  • Direct integrations instead of using third party iPaaS or EDIs.
  • Make report customization easier.
  • Provide premade CSV import templates so you know what fields are required when bringing in data.
If they are a large scale corporation that require a comprehensive, robust system such a NetSuite ERP.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use NetSuite ERP for our annual close process, including our monthly client billing and the automatic amortization feature. NetSuite ERP helped us cut down the monthly closing process from three weeks to one week. NetSuite ERP also takes care of the control process of approving journal entries which our auditors do testing on.
  • The cloud platform is always online for us
  • NetSuite ERP is very quick when it comes to completing tasks
  • NetSuite ERP also provides us the ability to customize various re
  • It would be great if NetSuite ERP had an account reconciliation feature
  • More plug-ins to different software providers would be great
  • If we could connect up to our banking platforms that would make cash reconciliations better
NetSuite ERP is great for a smaller growing company that has outgrown it's current smaller ERP system like Quickbooks. The one big benefit to NetSuite ERP is that it does not take a lot of time to set-up and implement it like other ERP systems. I would not recommend NetSuite ERP to large global companies with complicated accounting.
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We have used NetSuite across our whole organization for the past 7 years. We use the ERP functionality for financial, inventory, CRM, work order processing, and item management.
  • The system offers a good basic ERP structure for small businesses.
  • Their customer service is horrible.
  • Their collection techniques are miserable, threatening, and relentless
It may be well-suited for large corporations where the annual subscription bill is above $500,000.
They are miserable for small to medium-sized businesses.
November 08, 2023

Suite up for NetSuite

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We implement NS, one of the gaps is that you xannot outsource a manufacturing process
  • Accounting
  • Supply chain
  • Procurement
  • Sales
  • Fixed Asset
  • Advamced Manufacturing
NetSuite is well suited for small amd medium scale organizations.
November 03, 2023

NetSuite ERP Review

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
In our organization, NetSuite is the hub for pretty much everything. We use custom records a lot. We have all of our project information for every job that we do stored in NetSuite. All of our financial partnerships are managed in NetSuite. We have partner access, so all of our subcontractors, everybody accesses NetSuite internally, we use it obviously for all of our financials. We have a wide variety of users, but my job is to support those users and we use case management for that. The complexity of all of the communication channels that have to take place for our industry. We have a lot of permitting and regulatory concerns that we have to get addressed, and the quicker we do that, the happier the customer is. We have a lot of communication streams with our subcontractors, our sales partners, and our financiers to make sure that everything gets connected the way that it needs to be and everything set up quickly and smoothly.
  • NetSuite has been great for us because it's highly adaptable. We have a niche way of doing our business and nobody really operates exactly like we do. And NetSuite doesn't operate that way out of the box, nor does it for hardly anybody that uses it, but it's really adaptable. So we were able to customize it, create all the fields that we need, all the links that we need, all the integrations that we need to make it work well for us.
  • Honestly, right now, my biggest pain point is kind of our own doing, but I would appreciate a little bit more support and help in the area of performance management and kind of understanding how our application is built, what are the best choices for customizing or solving a problem in terms of performance, because our company is rather large, we have a lot of data coming in and out, and that has been an issue for us recently.
It has suited us really well for our internal workflow, for our case management, the approval workflows that we have set up around those have been really easy to set up and modify, create new case types, and things like that. Room for improvement, maybe just the visualization of the data, the way that we have it laid out, and understanding how all the pieces and parts connect once it's all built out.
November 03, 2023

NetSuite ERP Review

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use it for all ofthe financial transactions from ledger to purchase orders to invoice processing approvals and end-to-end income statement preparation or the cash flow and balance sheet report outs to the end-to-end primarily from the CFO's reporting point of view. That's how we are using NetSuite. Quickly searching up any of the transactions quickly, searching up different vendors, and their history in terms of what type of POS we have requested for them. And then also foremost financial data is all in there, which is very easy to search. And I think I have used other tools so far. I mean I know three months is a little short time, but still, with so much industry experience I would say NetSuite definitely has a search capability.
  • I'll talk about the income statement detail report, which is very common. So there are the filter or the selection capabilities so strong that you can view the summary and then you can go into the details and drill down into the transactions from the same place. Even I've used the advance your safe search features, which for someone like me, I'm from tech and engineering backgrounds, it's very easy to just write your own queries and just run the tool and run the report.
  • I think that if it's primarily product improvement or what we need to implement our AP invoicing, that processes link is a little bit missing because there are some manual because we use kind of an email inbox, and then data gets us. So that's what probably is missing from our NetSuite integration point of view. And then there is definitely, I mean we are looking for the MRP and all those pieces, so we'll look into that.
I have used Oracle Fusion. I've used SAP, but I think it's UI definitely. And I say it's very intuitive and most favorite. Again, drilling down, you don't need to run multiple sources and then get to the point that is the key feature, which we use heavily and it's very important. I think anybody who needs good financials and good data integration ends up reporting. I'll talk only from the finance point of view if you need a good reporting dashboard and timely close, that's the best use case. If the business is too small and they do not have very, I mean not much to do, obviously, these tools are expensive, then why not keep it in your Excel and a smaller size organization and decide about?
November 03, 2023

NetSuite ERP Review

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
In my role as a CFO, I approve invoices, so I get a notification in my inbox, click on it and it takes me to NetSuite. It's part of the one login and just review the invoices and approve them before being paid.
  • Revenue recognition. We get information from Salesforce and we build the revenue recognition engine that I'm really pleased. We avoid a lot of manual work by doing this.
  • We send out invoices electronically from the system. We use it for the fixed asset now with the new lease opinion that we just adopted in January 2022. We leveraged technology, specifically the features in NetSuite to help us account for that.
  • Reports. I wasn't happy with the reporting. I don't think we're there yet. I understand better now the safe search functionality, but still when it comes to doing the monthly financial package, I rely on a different product.
  • I think they could be hard to use based on roles and permissions. I learned if you don't set those up the right way, you don't get visibility into the NetSuite data, and could be challenging.
  • I just watched the other data bill capture, and I was surprised to see that they only allow five pages for invoices. So I really want more than five pages. I want it unlimited.
Really in this hybrid environment, being up in the cloud and being able to securely access the data and work from anywhere, I think it's a real game changer for my team. So I really like the fact that NetSuite keeps up with security features and allows users to access it from anywhere.
November 03, 2023

NetSuite ERP Review

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We're using it to help us improve all of our accounting processes, to streamline our system so it's something that's scalable and will grow with our business as we grow. We're using it to deal with all of our day-to-day accounting needs to help us with our inventory processes, our routing, our work in progress, tracking, costing, and going to help us track customers, sales. Those are the main things that we're using it for. The biggest thing that we looked for was simplicity of use, that we could get people on board and using it more effectively. We come from another ERP solution, which was a total disaster for us. It wasn't implemented well, didn't suit our needs, we couldn't get anyone trained up to be proficient in it in any reasonable timeframe. So we needed something that we could bring people in, get knowledgeable, get proficient on a reasonable basis, and NetSuite's able to do that for us. So that was our biggest thing, but then also to be able to grow with us as we start, as we're coming from an R&D company moving into manufacturing, we're going to be over three continents, sales in the millions and tens of millions of dollars. We needed a solution that was going to be able to grow with us, and so that's what NetSuite is for us, it's that solution that's going to be able to take us from zero and run with us right up to being a billion-dollar company.
  • The big piece is it gives us a lot of the KPI indicators. When you land on the dashboard and right away you're able to identify, you'll create key information. I'm not having to dive into layers and layers of reports to get what I need. I can set it up and configure it, and then every time I log in I see it there. So that's probably one big thing.
  • The other thing is it brings together all these different pieces together into one ecosystem. I'm not having to get 20 different integrations to make it functional. It works just on its own. And then if I do need to, there are partners that work really well with integrations, so if there is something that works well, I can bring it in, but I don't have to at the same point in time. So those are a couple of big things that are really helpful.
  • I think some of it is in terms of some of the reporting, some of the reporting is really great out of the box. Some of the save search features require a bit more work to get set up, configured, and operating. It'd be nice if there were a few more prebuilt ones that would be really helpful there in some different industry segments. So that would just help to make things a bit easier. The fact that it's there and I can configure it to get information is great, but I still have to have someone who feels comfortable setting all those up and that can take some time.
Our context is manufacturing and for us, managing our inventory is really important. That's probably one of our biggest business challenges. So any business that's having to look at that, it's a great fit for startup companies that don't need a massive solution at early stages. It's really great because you can scale, you're not having to worry about redesign. So those are a couple of really good use cases. I haven't really encountered anything where I'd say it's not a great fit yet, so I don't really have an answer for that one.
November 03, 2023

NetSuite ERP

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
So within the organization, we use it to connect to various third-party platforms where we use it to supply our franchisees with ingredients and then also to build those franchisees for royalties based on their sales. So we do the full cycle of all the way from invoicing to collection and integrating our expense platforms and all accounting stuff. So the thing that we've worked through since I've been on board has mainly been integrating some of our third-party applications. So we've done some of that in-house and we've used some external help to make sure things are connected properly.
  • One thing that I've used it personally is when we moved into Canada there was a need to do different things on our invoicing for our customers. They needed to see our registration numbers and some specific requirements for that market. So one of the things we were able to do pretty quickly was create new PDF forms to print for our Canadian customers so that we would be in compliance.
  • This probably is a misunderstanding because I've only been in there 8 months, but one of the things that takes us more time than we'd like is just getting our banking stuff wrapped up, and that's a project we've got going on with a third party to help us to get that talking to each other, to at least get it a little automated to help us move a little faster.
I think the custom invoicing for us is we're starting to reach more globally and expand into other countries. The customization we can do with our invoicing and the ease of importing invoicing is really going to help us to expand quickly.
November 03, 2023

NetSuite ERP Review

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use it as our central GL database. We have a lot of different kinds of technology solutions that we use around it, but at the end of the day, everything needs to feed into NetSuite. It's our single source of financial records and everything like that. The big thing that NetSuite addressed for us was the multi-subsidiary. So in real estate development, we have every single one of our projects as a different entity. We have multiple different operating companies as well. We have subsidiaries of those that need to consolidate and eliminate inter-companies and all of that. And so that was our big problem solve for NetSuite. We moved from QuickBooks desktop previously, and so it saved us a ton of time there.
  • I already mentioned the intercompany, which saves me a ton of time. Being able to book entries across multiple subsidiaries all at once is a huge time-saving. I also really value the way that it integrates with some other technology solutions, and I'm going to shout out to Ramp right now. I implemented that last summer and for credit card spend and being able to not have to spend hours reconciling credit card and having all the data feed right into NetSuite instantly without any kind of reconciliation needed is a huge time save. And it's not just Ramp that does that. We've used Stampli as well for AP and it does that. We recently implemented Rippling to handle HR and payroll. And so that's one of the big things. And that was a big selling point for me too, was being able to find these other solutions that can automate and make us very scalable. But they all talk nice. With API direct kind of integrations with NetSuite.
  • I think there's the challenge of NetSuite of just navigating how big it is. It's also, I don't think it's always the most user-friendly platform. I feel like I've been implementing still for two years of just learning how to, there's so many different things you can do, which is great and that's what I really like about it, but it's also not the most intuitive or user-friendly software.
In our business where it's really well suited is not only our multi-subsidiary management, but also being able to creatively. In real estate, we have things like carried interest and different investment valuations. It's been really unique in that I can keep all of those in one account, but using different classifications I can break out which investment is worth which amount I can break out between the dollars we've put into it versus what our valuation, our current quarterly valuation is of it. Being able to get a snapshot picture of all of that without having to pull together a bunch of different Excel files and all of that has been another big improvement of ours. One place that it's definitely lacking (and we've had to, and this was part of my whole ERP search process): so we have an in-house property management company because we build apartment complexes and then we have to manage them. I was trying to find an all-in-one solution and I looked at things like Yardi or MRI didn't like them as much for the intercompany and other things, the things that I love about NetSuite. So we've had to, I've realized we just have to work in two different systems. We have a separate property management system for the property-level books, and then I import them into NetSuite. But I think that's just kind of one of those things that it just is not going to be able to do everything.
November 03, 2023

NetSuite ERP Review

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
So across the company we obviously use it for resource planning and all those sorts of elements. My personal use is more on the sales level. It's basically making sure that time on top of all my opportunities, my calls to complete using different integrations and things to make sure we can assess our outlooks or communications and things with the customers. And that way it's easy for me to actually make sure I'm on top of all my account reviews and next steps.
  • From a reporting standpoint, actually the subsidiary navigator and all those sorts of elements. It's the best on the market from a financial tool perspective. Then looking at a bit further in terms of the reporting and then the analytics side. It's absolutely phenomenal in terms of actually what data we can get on a day-to-day basis and make agile decisions.
  • My main frustration at the moment, to be honest, is our client base who are mid-market. So the problem is that all the suite apps and things like that have been developed such as smart count rebates and trade promotions, cash 360, item 360, however, you have to be one well enabled to be able to use them. Our mid-market customers, therefore, if they're just a single lens team miss out and that actually causes them to be version-locked. And that is the one thing NetSuite promises it won't be. It's always supposed to be the single source of truth that everyone's on the latest release. This, in my opinion, impacts that. So actually having an option where people in that situation would almost be entitled to a heavy discount on one well, which instead needs to actually be able to utilize that functionality is only right, to be honest.
High-end software companies, especially if you're venture capital groups and things like that. So the reporting standpoint and all the extra functionality you can get alongside. Obviously the multi-subsidiary structure, the reporting, the financials, there isn't really anything else like it that competes in the software space from a wholesale distribution perspective as well. That's a really strong area for NetSuite.
November 03, 2023

NetSuite ERP Review

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We run our own business on NetSuite by being a partner. So we do the whole end-to-end, the whole procure-to-pay process, HR, project management, we do all of that in NetSuite. We use some other tools as well, like Smartsheets for project management. But other than that, most of our sales, both AP and AR runs in NetSuite. Our financials, everything runs in NetSuite.
  • I tell everybody it is a platform, not a product. I mean, it is a product, but it's a platform approach, right? So it allows you to morph it to your specific needs. In our case, we have adapted it to the life sciences industry and built best practices around it so that when we go into a new client, we don't have to ask them, "Hey, tell us about your business." We show up with the version one or requirement document, and it's built on best practices and it's built to use NetSuite in the most efficient way possible so that you are reducing all these uses of multiple different hodgepodges of systems and expenses that come along with it. We replace all that with a single system, NetSuite, and you get a huge ROI in NetSuite by leveraging that model and not having to use four or five different systems to do the things that it can do out of the gate.
  • Automation is one of the big pieces. We are trying to automate as many of these processes so our customers can spend time analyzing data rather than keying information and just looking for information. That's the biggest loss of time for our clients - looking for that invoice is looking for, was this a thing paid or not? So we drive their day-to-day from the dashboard instead of them having to look for information, information just pops up on the dashboard, tells you have these POs to approve, you have these invoices to look at, oh, there's this exception, this is this PO, or this invoices over the PO amount.
  • We are really looking forward to the use of AI. A lot of the usability, especially in the project management part of the product, we feel like there are lots of clicks you have to do. So it's not as some of these other tools that we have to use along with it like Smartsheet. I would like to see more improvement there. Although NetSuite has another product called Open Air, but that's a completely different beast. So I want to see more of this usage within NetSuite. So that's one area of improvement. I'm sure there are others. It's a growing platform and it can never be perfect. Nothing can ever be perfect yet.
NetSuite is very well suited where the clients are outsourcing their manufacturing and distribution. We implement virtual supply chain, so CMO supply chain and three PL distribution in NetSuite, which is a great fit. I feel like it's still not a good fit where you need process manufacturing, where it's really complicated and it's very heavy duty. High volume manufacturing is where I think there's some more room for improvement.
Jon Ferguson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use as primary ERP system for accounting, sales/CRM, sales order processing, purchasing, inventory management, supply chain planning, quoting, AR, AP, GL, financial reporting, performance management, expense reimbursement, multi-curency, multi-subsidiary, etc. NetSuite ERP is used to run our business and process all our business transaction. It is a robust, cloud based, customizable ERP solution at an affordable price for small, mid-sizes and large businesses. We maintain no IT staff. As the CFO, I serve as the system administrator. The system is easily expandable and extendable both domestically and internationally. We have a Chinese subsidiary and have added businesses over the years, which I was able to set up and implement easily myself. Capabilities are continually expanding with 2 automatic upgrades a year. You are always on the latest version of the software and uptime is 99.8%.
  • Importing data via csv file uploads
  • Consolidated financial reporting
  • Multi-currency
  • Expense reimbursement with easy to use mobile app
  • Customizable fields and records to meet your needs
  • Dashboards to track performance
  • Global search to easily find anything
  • Tremendous amount of online help and learning tools (LCS)
  • Support - In my experience, it's limited to answering questions and resolving system performance issues, and won’t help you write searches or reports or scripts or with customizations.
  • Jon shop manufacturing
  • In my experience, phone support not available without support contract
  • I believe Advanced Customer Support (ACS) is weak and uses mostly off-shore resources
Well suited form more complex businesses that need multi-company or multi-subsidiaries and multi-currency. In my opinion, it's not ideal for smaller, single entity companies, sole proprietors or companies that don’t have a great deal of complexity. Can be excellent for those that need a robust online storefront and expandable full featured ERP solution. Best suited in my opinion for companies with growth potential from small to mid-sizes companies. Will be the last system you will need to invest it. Easy to use and learn and has all the features and capabilities of more expensive systems.
October 19, 2023

NetSuite ERP Review

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
At Macquarie AirFinance (MAF) we use GL, AP, Fixed Assets. We implemented NetSuite ERP because we were required to leave our legacy system, Peoplesoft.
  • The flexibility of adding data fields has allowed us to capture additional specific information that helps us when analyzing transactions and preparing financial statements.
  • The scripts that can be created within NetSuite ERP allows us to process AP vendor bill transactions with minimal manual intervention, and auto generates the required intercompany JEs for us.
  • The Suite answer area and community forums have been helpful when I need to reach out for assistance and troubleshooting, before reaching out to NetSuite ERP support.
  • I believe the reporting feature within NetSuite ERP is not as robust as we would have liked. In my opinion, it would be ideal to have canned reports that provide the level of detail needed, without having to put as much effort into developing custom reports.
  • We are looking to expand in the use of some areas, specifically AP and PO modules. We started a conversation with NetSuite ERP and received a demo. I've found It is not easily identifiable which features are part of the standard package versus their premium package. I know we will get a quote but I believe is nice to understand during the demo part which features are standard versus a premium.
Given the size of our company and the responsibilities of our teams and individuals, NetSuite ERP is a good size ERP system for us. It provides us with the level of detail/information that we want to incorporate, and I like how it interfaces with other systems and how easily the data can be extracted out of NetSuite ERP. I would like to see more standard canned reports without having to create saved searches.
October 19, 2023

Capabilities are endless

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use NetSuite ERP to provide our main set of financials, and handle all our GL activities. We currently are doing our AP/AR via Concur and CMS, and have integrations between them to NetSuite ERP. We are looking to consolidate all our Accounting needs within NetSuite ERP by implementing the AP and AR modules. We really like the One World, because of its capability to manage our heavy multi currency multi subsidiary organization.
  • They provide a lot of options in terms of tailoring to the needs of our organization.
  • Suite Answers is really helpful whenever you are stuck.
  • I enjoy working with the many different vendors and partners you have.
  • It would be really helpful when asking for featuresm that they are implemented.
  • If you could actually provide the same level of service through out your organization, as there are mixed reviews on that
  • Provide more manuals for tips and tricks.
I believe NetSuite ERP is great for organizations that are large scale in terms of revenue and need out of the box solutions. In terms of actually using it for small mom and pop shops, in my opinion, I could not see how NetSuite ERP would be really helpful for a company that wants to remain as a mom and pop shop.
October 19, 2023

JOOLA at SuiteWorld

Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use NetSuite ERP for order management, invenotry management, financial reporting, reports and saved searches, WMS, etc.
  • Product Management
  • Order Management & Invoicing
  • Demand and Supply Planning
  • Landed Cost Allocation Automation
  • WMS
Overall, NetSuite ERP a pretty robust ERP system and contains a lot of great features and functionality. However, in my experience sometimes it's hard to understand certain modules and learn how to use it properly and more efficiently.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Netsuite ERP to import data from our point of sale system. We then use Netsuite ERP to reconcile that data to our third party vendors. We also use Netsuite ERP to track fixed assets and inventory as well as create financial reports.
  • The saved searches are a great way to look up and view large amounts of specific data.
  • The fixed assets module is a great way to track our assets.
  • The CSV uploads are an easy way to import large amounts of data.
  • The allocation schedules. Currently we have to calculate the percentages and manually add to each allocation line. There really should be an option to equally distribute 100% amongst all allocation lines.
Netsuite ERP is a great tool for tracking fixed assets. It's easy to place assets in service and adjust as necessary.
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