Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT

Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT

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Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT	Score8.5 out of 10	N/A	Financial Edge NXT is a cloud accounting solution tailored for nonprofits that provides a general ledger, projects, grants, endowments, accounts payable and receivable, fixed assets, banking, and more. It offers real-time reporting, with one-click drill-down functionality and export capability.	N/A

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Blackbaud is currently offering the first six months of Financial Edge NXT free for new customers. Limited conditions apply.

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	Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
Considered Both Products	Blackbaud Verified User Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT Prior to using Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT, a financial software package offered by Sage was used. Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT is much more user friendly, and integrates with the fundraising software used by the Foundation, Raiser's Edge. The integration has eliminated … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT At the time Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT was able to be set up close to how our previous system was set up and our IT Director wanted it to be that way. That was the main driver Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT For non-profit specific accounting use cases, Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT provides a robust, yet very user friendly interface that supports all operational accounting, reporting, and regulatory needs. When coupled with other Blackbaud products (Tuition Management, Raiser's … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT The two products work together. My main experience has been with this set of products. It has been many years since we used anything else and I dont have basis to compare. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT Was migrated to Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT version from data base version and again from other systems this is a way more cumbersome process. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT has better security and features allowing for internal controls than QuickBooks Online. Incentivized Helpful? Rochelle Dunbar Controller in Finance and Accounting at HHM (Hospital & Health Care, 51-200 employees) Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT The main reason for choosing Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT was cost. Blackbaud measures up with the above software when it comes to entering information. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT Raiser's Edge works with Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT, so we are able to use both systems together and they work smoothly. We post gift/income from donors to our financial system Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT. Incentivized Helpful? Carla Burgess Account Receivable Manager in Finance and Accounting at The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles (Religious Institutions, 51-200 employees) Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT There is no competition. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT Paycom is our payroll and HR software. It does not compare to this financial software. We have mostly only used Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT. When we tried another financial software years ago, it didn't compare to the flexibility and robustness of Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT. … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT Raiser's Edge works in tandem with Financial Edge NXT. I wish that Raiser's Edge NXT was similar to FENXT in regards to having converted the database view functionality to the web version. In that regard, RENXT does not do very well since our gift processors still rely heavily … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT I have not used any other products similar to Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT Incentivized Helpful? JoAnne Thielen Controller in Finance and Accounting at Sisters of the Order of St Benedict (Non-profit Organization Management, 51-200 employees) Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT We selected Financial Edge NXT because we already used Raiser's Edge for our donor database. Incentivized Helpful? Pam Holden, MBA in Finance and Accounting at USF Research Foundation (Research, 51-200 employees) Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT offers robust reporting tools out of the box, with very little customization required to meet reporting needs. Other systems I have used required skilled report writers to develop financial and operational reports needed for internal and external … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT Because they are connected Incentivized Helpful? Nicole Hogrefe Senior Accountant in Finance and Accounting at The Weld Trust (Philanthropy, 11-50 employees) Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT is clearly designed for the non-profit industry organizations, and it shows! The features would not necessarily be a great asset to some for-profit businesses given the design and focus on grant/fund reporting, but for non-profits it hits the "ball … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT Our CIO vetted some other products as he is also an accountant and felt that Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT appeared to be much more efficient than what we had and it had a lot more functionality than the previous and competitors. He also felt that Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT is far superior to CYMA. We used CYMA for over 20 years. It was tough to transition because Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT follows GAAP, while CYMA did not the way we had it set up. Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT has more robust fund tracking and … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT It's unreal the difference that Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT is compared to CYMA. Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT is quick and much more efficient , especially the day to day. Bank recs are insanely easier in Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT. The process time has been lessoned … Incentivized Helpful? Kendall Gonzales Controller in Finance and Accounting at University of Wyoming Foundation (Fundraising, 51-200 employees) Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT CYMA was very clunky and the reporting was insufficient. The data and transactions do not flow from one module to the other until they are posted and permanent, so it is hard to get a full picture at any point in time. To get things in you have to fully post, and then … Incentivized Helpful? Jessa Jochems Accountant in Finance and Accounting at University of Wyoming Foundation (Non-profit Organization Management, 51-200 employees) Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT, compared to CYMA, offers both the database view as well as the desktop view making it incredibly user-friendly and offers easy access to and visibility of the financial statements. You are able to clearly and easily filter the reports and work in … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT Sage wasn’t updated at the time. It is now and would be my lead choice. Quick books isn’t as sophisticated with restricted fund accounting. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT allows for multiple companies/entities to be tracked much easier than Quickbooks allowed. The online capabilities in Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT were also much more useful. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT I have been at 4 schools and always used BB and never had these problems. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT FENXT is much better because it has allowed us to go paperless and improve our internal controls and review processes. Incentivized Helpful?
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	Delivers good value for the price
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User Ratings
	Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
Likelihood to Recommend	8.5 (150 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	9.2 (15 ratings)
Usability	8.0 (10 ratings)
Support Rating	8.0 (14 ratings)
Online Training	6.0 (1 ratings)
Implementation Rating	7.4 (7 ratings)