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Considering NetSuite ?

Sage Intacct and NetSuite are both robust accounting and financial management systems that will scale with you as you grow. To help you make the right decision for your organization, we’ve created a handy list of tips to help you navigate the NetSuite sales process.

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We want you to choose Sage, but if you don’t, perhaps these tips will save you some headaches down the road

Tip 1: Ask for live demonstrations—nothing beats seeing live product demonstrations when you’re making a critical purchase decision. High-level YouTube videos don’t let you drill down or ask important questions.

Tip 2: Keep detailed notes of all your sales interactions—ask NetSuite to record all your meetings. If you can’t record them, designate a skilled notetaker to record dates, times, attendees and verbatim notes as much as possible.

Tip 3: Unearth hidden clauses—some licensing terms (such as those in the SSA) are hard to find. Be prepared to go above and beyond your normal due diligence to avoid unpleasant surprises

Tip 4: Drill into NetSuite’s pricing policies—understand how price increases are triggered so you won’t be shocked by potential 2x or 3x price increases

Tip 5: Understand your financing agreement—if your contract gets assigned to a 3rd party bank, they’ll expect you to pay, even if your implementation never goes live

Tip 6: Review your Statement of Work (SOW) in detail—confirm exactly what will be implemented, in what timeframe, and who is responsible for each task. Keep an eye out for functionality that is missing from the SOW and therefore excluded from the initial implementation.

Oracle (NetSuite’s parent) has a formidable legal team and resolving disputes with NetSuite can be a daunting and expensive uphill battle. So confirm any verbal commitments in writing and document, document, document! 

 

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Explore the NetSuite and Sage Intacct comparison

Sage Intacct is more than an alternative to NetSuite. It’s the next step in your organization's financial journey. See how they compare.
Features Sage Intacct NetSuite

True Cloud

  
  

Automatic updates

  
  

Multi-dimensional reporting

  

Multi-entity consolidation

  

Real-time collaboration

    

General Ledger Outlier Detection

     
Process eliminations in multiple entities at once  

Native Salesforce integration

  
  

Interactive reporting tools

  
  

AI-driven AP automation

  
  
AICPA preferred  
HIPAA compliant (Advanced Audit Trail required)  
Winner of TrustRadius "Best of 2023" awards  

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Sage Intacct’s cloud-based system ended up as a clear choice over Oracle NetSuite because of its impressive multi-entity and multi-currency capabilities, as well as the great experience we had with the Sage Intacct team, who listened to our needs and delivered.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Sage Intacct is easier to use than other cloud accounting software on the market because it is built on a true cloud platform with rich insights. With more efficiency and sharper insight, you can be in a position to drive growth, not just cope with it. Sage Intacct automates the complete array of accounting processes—from basic to complex—so you can improve productivity, provide compliance, and grow without excessive hiring. We are the only mid-market cloud financial management solution with a multi-dimensional general ledger and robust, easy-to-use reporting, giving you one place to go for a full view of your real-time business performance. Sage Intacct is scalable, allowing you to easily handle growing numbers of users, customers, transactions, or entities.

Sage Intacct is the AICPA’s first and only preferred provider of financial applications. None of our competitors, including NetSuite, have ever been recognized as a preferred provider by the AICPA. We understand the needs of our customers because our system is built by accounting and finance professional that have been in your shoes. Our cloud accounting and financial management software delivers a depth of financial capabilities you won’t find in a traditional software suite. It’s more flexible, too—adapting easily to the way you need and want to do business. This is what’s going to make your finance team more insightful and productive. This is why the AICPA, the world’s largest association serving accounting professionals, acknowledged us as its preferred provider of financial applications.

Yes, and we’ve been helping companies of all sizes and in a variety of growth and investment stages profitably and efficiently scale. Sage Intacct grows with your company. Get up and running quickly based on your current needs, then easily incorporate new entities and seamlessly expand with innovative modules, bringing in more AI and best-in-class, market-favorite solutions utilizing our open API.