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QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise vs. Sage 500 ERP

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AQuickBooks Desktop Enterprise is a widely-used accounting package designed for small to mid-sized businesses. It is the top of the QuickBooks line. Pricing starts at $3,000 for five users, and goes up depending on the number of additional users. They also offer an Advanced Inventory module for $999 / year.

    $1,261

    per year

    Sage 500

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/ASage 500 ERP includes accounting and finance, distribution and supply chain, and manufacturing operations support modules. The latest Sage 500 release includes accounts payable enhancements, credit card processing, and general updates, as well as updates to the solution's modules.N/A
    Pricing
    QuickBooks Desktop EnterpriseSage 500
    Editions & Modules
    Gold
    1,261
    per year
    Platinum
    1,522
    per year
    Gold with Remote Access
    1,785.60
    per year
    Platinum with Remote Access
    2,083.20
    per year
    Diamond
    3,060.34
    per year
    Diamond with Remote Access
    3,600.36
    per year
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    QuickBooks Desktop EnterpriseSage 500
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    QuickBooks Desktop EnterpriseSage 500
    Considered Both Products
    Intuit
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    Sage
    Chose Sage 500
    Quickbooks is more user friendly and intuitive but can be clunky when dealing hard chunks of data. Morever, I did not operate a cloud based solution like Intacct and this is key in my report.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    QuickBooks Desktop EnterpriseSage 500
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise and Sage 500 ERP
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
    9.3
    112 Ratings
    Sage 500 ERP
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    Pay calculation9.8108 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.963 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.493 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.386 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management9.186 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise and Sage 500 ERP
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
    7.3
    76 Ratings
    Sage 500 ERP
    8.5
    3 Ratings
    API for custom integration7.959 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Plug-ins6.669 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise and Sage 500 ERP
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
    9.1
    161 Ratings
    Sage 500 ERP
    8.5
    3 Ratings
    Single sign-on capability9.3123 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.9159 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise and Sage 500 ERP
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
    8.5
    178 Ratings
    Sage 500 ERP
    8.0
    3 Ratings
    Dashboards8.5152 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Standard reports9.4176 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Custom reports7.6171 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise and Sage 500 ERP
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
    9.0
    182 Ratings
    Sage 500 ERP
    8.0
    3 Ratings
    Accounts payable9.2175 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.3174 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Cash management9.0160 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation9.5173 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expense management9.0160 Ratings00 Ratings
    Time tracking8.982 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fixed asset management8.8119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency support9.160 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-division support8.597 Ratings00 Ratings
    Regulations compliance9.269 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing9.191 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service portal8.771 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support8.235 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.963 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting8.480 Ratings00 Ratings
    Localizations8.148 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations9.3131 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting9.291 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting9.488 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework9.255 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes9.299 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise and Sage 500 ERP
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
    7.7
    108 Ratings
    Sage 500 ERP
    8.0
    3 Ratings
    Inventory tracking7.9104 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Automatic reordering7.556 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Location management7.869 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Manufacturing module7.654 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise and Sage 500 ERP
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
    8.7
    134 Ratings
    Sage 500 ERP
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    Pricing8.8100 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Order entry9.2106 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Credit card processing8.093 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold9.4119 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Order Orchestration7.758 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility9.056 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution9.043 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise and Sage 500 ERP
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 500 ERP
    5.9
    2 Ratings
    Billing Management00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise and Sage 500 ERP
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 500 ERP
    6.9
    1 Ratings
    Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Project Costing00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Cost Capture00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Capital Project Management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise and Sage 500 ERP
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 500 ERP
    4.5
    1 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise and Sage 500 ERP
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 500 ERP
    7.5
    1 Ratings
    Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise and Sage 500 ERP
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 500 ERP
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    Contract Authoring00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Contract Repository00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Supplier Management00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise and Sage 500 ERP
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 500 ERP
    4.3
    1 Ratings
    Risk Repository00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Control Management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise and Sage 500 ERP
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 500 ERP
    1.3
    1 Ratings
    Forecasting00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Inventory Planning00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise and Sage 500 ERP
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 500 ERP
    5.3
    1 Ratings
    Proposal Management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    User Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop EnterpriseSage 500
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (193 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (17 ratings)
    6.3
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (12 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    7.2
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)