What are the differences between Sage Intacct and NetSuite?
Sage Intacct and NetSuite are both market leading cloud-based finance management solutions in their respective target markets, but there are differences. Sage Intacct is ideal for growing SMBs, mid-sized enterprises and large companies that require advanced core financials features and multi-entity consolidations. Whilst NetSuite is targeted towards small to medium sized businesses (SMBs) looking for a comprehensive cloud-based ERP system.
When you compare Sage Intacct with NetSuite there are differences between the two systems, and each product appeals to different sized businesses and industry sectors. Sage Intacct is an advanced cloud-based accounting solution which focuses on Core Financials functionality with the ability to add a wide range of additional software modules, whilst NetSuite gives you the options to add additional functionality by adding modules that are appropriate for your accounting and ERP requirements.
Sage Intacct vs NetSuite Comparison
What is Sage Intacct?
Sage Intacct is a best of breed Cloud based accounting and ERP solution that is typically used by SMB’s, medium sized businesses, and larger companies. Sage Intacct has adopted a modular approach, so you choose the modules you need when you need them and add others as your business develops.
Intacct was acquired by the Sage Group PLC in 2017 for $850 million and the product was rebranded as Sage Intacct. The software was one of the first Cloud-based accounting solutions when it was launched by the Intacct Corporation in 1999, Sage Intacct is sold on a SaaS subscription model.
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What is NetSuite?
NetSuite manages core functions, including finance and accounting, inventory, orders and procurement. NetSuite does not use the term modules, but options, i.e customers can add options (i.e extra functionality) such as CRM for sales, service and marketing automation.
NetSuite was founded in 1998 with headquarters in Austin, Texas. NetSuite is an enterprise software company providing an ERP suite of products including accounts, CRM and project management.
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Guides and Product Brochures
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Sage Intacct Pricing Guide – Price Comparison between Sage Intacct versions – PDF
Buyers Guide to Selecting an Accounting Solution Download
Why Growing Businesses Choose Sage Intacct PDF Download
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Sage Intacct vs NetSuite Comparison Overview
When comparing Sage Intacct and NetSuite, two of the leading cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions, it’s important to evaluate various factors such as functionality, target users, ease of use and industry focus. Download the comparison guide for a detailed overview, located at the top of this page.
Target Market and Core Users
Sage Intacct
- Ideal for growing small to medium-sized businesses (SMB’s over £2M t/o) with a heavy focus on financial reporting and automation. Sage Intacct is also an ideal fit for growing medium sized companies and large organisations with multi locations and multiple entities.
- Common industries include all business industry sectors and is also widely used in professional services, non-profits, software companies, and healthcare.
NetSuite
- Targeted at small businesses to large enterprises, NetSuite offers a comprehensive suite of ERP tools across finance, CRM, e-commerce, supply chain management.
Core Functionality
Sage Intacct:
- Excellent financial management capabilities, especially around multi-entity accounting, financial consolidation, and reporting.
- Features strong general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and cash management.
- Focuses on back-office financials and is known for high-quality financial reporting and analytics, extra functionality is available by choosing from a wide range of additional Sage Intacct software modules which enables Sage Intacct to be a sophisticated cloud-based ERP solution.
NetSuite:
- A comprehensive ERP suite that covers finance, CRM, e-commerce, and supply chain management, among other functionalities.
- Known for business intelligence, enterprise resource planning, and the ability to scale across multiple departments.
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Ease of Use
Sage Intacct
- Generally considered more user-friendly for financial professionals due to its financial-focused tools. The Sage Intacct interface is intuitive and it has easy to use drill down dashboards to analyse financial transactions in more detail.
NetSuite
- While it provides a wide range of features, NetSuite’s user interface can be more complex and has a steeper learning curve due to its broad functionality across different business processes.
Customisation and Flexibility
Sage Intacct
- Highly customisable within the realm of financial processes. It’s very flexible in terms of financial reporting, multi-entity management, and workflow automation.
- Highly tailorable through its API and integration capabilities.
- Sage Intacct can be tailored for your business industry sector and unique requirements.
NetSuite
- Offers good flexibility across your business functions—from finance to CRM, supply chain, etc. NetSuite provides customisation options, allowing businesses to tailor the system to their requirements.
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Industry Focus
Sage Intacct
- Particularly favoured by all industries with complex financial management needs, such as professional services, non-profits, financial services, and healthcare. It’s designed to handle complex multi-entity financials.
- Sage Intacct offers a wide range of Industry specific templates and the system is tailorable for your unique industry specific and business requirements.
NetSuite
- Offers broad industry support, including manufacturing, retail, wholesale distribution. NetSuite is favoured by companies looking for a full-scale ERP solution that covers a wide range of functions across different sectors.
What are the Differences in Features and Modules for NetSuite and Sage Intacct?
There are differences in features, functionality and modules between NetSuite and Sage Intacct. Like most Cloud-based accounting solutions they all have Core Financials features, such as:
- General ledger
- Accounts payable
- Accounts receivable
- Sales orders
- Invoicing
- Purchase orders
- Inventory management
- Cash Book and bank reconciliation
- Online VAT submissions and MTD
Sage Intacct scores better than NetSuite in the Core Financials functionality area according to Gartner, who ranked it as #1 in Core Financials features and functionality.
Sage Intacct Feature comparison with NetSuite
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What are the NetSuite modules?
NetSuite markets itself as a complete ERP solution to run your entire business, but it still uses a modular approach like Sage Intacct, where you add only the modules that you need to run your business, the NetSuite modules are categorised as follows:
NetSuite Modules
- NetSuite Financial Management Modules
- NetSuite Customer Relationship Management Modules
- NetSuite Business Intelligence Module
- NetSuite Inventory and Order Management Modules
- NetSuite Human Resources Modules
- Field Service Management Modules
- NetSuite Professional Services Automation Modules
- NetSuite Supply Chain Modules
NetSuite modules can be licensed separately at any time during your NetSuite contract.
NetSuite Supply Chain Management
What are the Sage Intacct modules?
Sage Intacct is a cloud-based ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system which manages financials, accounting, compliance, procurement, supply chain, automates processes and has in-depth reporting and business intelligence. Sage Intacct integrates with Salesforce for CRM functionality; the Sage Intacct has a modular approach to adding extra functionality, the modules include:
Sage Intacct Modules
- Sage Intacct Core Financials
- Sage Intacct Dashboards and Reporting
- Sage Intacct Global and Domestic Consolidations
- Sage Intacct Revenue Recognition/Management
- Sage Intacct Dynamic Allocations
- Sage Intacct Inventory Management
- Sage Intacct Spend Management
- Sage Intacct Multi Currency
- Sage Intacct Contact Management
- Sage Intacct Project Accounting
- Sage Intacct Fixed Assets
- Sage Intacct Planning
- Sage Intacct Manufacturing
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Which is better - Sage Intacct or NetSuite?
Both Sage Intacct and NetSuite are rated by independent software review web sites like TrustRadius where Sage Intacct scored 8.7 out of 10 and NetSuite scored 8 out of 10, so Sage Intacct has a higher rating. G2 also rated Sage Intacct higher at 4.3 out of 5, whilst NetSuite was rated lower at 4 out of 5.
Sage Intacct ccustomers rated Sage Intacct #1 in customer satisfaction for the 9th year in a row, in the newly released G2 Reports. Sage Intacct soared to great heights winning 106 awards, including 23 #1 rankings in Grid and Index Reports.
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Our certified Sage Intacct accounting experts will help you discover how Sage Intacct can be setup to improve your financial processes within your business. We will provide you with a free initial meeting and consultation call as well as fully justified costs and pricing for your requirements.
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Our dedicated Sage Intacct consultants are committed to ensuring you get the most from your software investment and we offer the following services.
What Sage Intacct Professional Services Do We Provide?
- Planning
- Scoping
- Sage Intacct Consulting
- Documentation
- Sage Intacct Implementation
- Configuration
- Intacct Data Migration
- Customisation of Sage Intacct
- Integration of Sage Intacct with other business applications
- Development
- Design of Intacct Reports and Dashboards
- Installation of additional Intacct Modules and Sage Marketplace applications
- Training
- On-going Support
- Access to our Intacct technical Help Desk
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