Sage 100 vs Sage Intacct
Compare Sage 100 vs Sage Intacct on key areas of functionality including financial management, reporting, multi-entity consolidations, upgrades, and more from a partner with over 40 years of Sage experience!
When comparing Sage 100 vs. Sage Intacct, its important to understand a little history on why Sage would encourage their loyal client base to consider another mid-market ERP software. The Sage Group plc was founded in 1981 as a way to create quotes quickly and keep track of accounts. Sage rapidly evolved into the globally recognized technology company it is today, achieving its place as the market leader in integrated accounting solutions for millions of mid-market businesses in every industry around the world.
In the years since, Sage Intacct has continued to gain ground leading in the cloud financial management revolution. Thousands of organizations, from startups to public companies, are using Sage Intacct to enhance company performance and accelerate their success.
Reporting Comparison
Sage 100 Reporting Capabilities
Customization options: Sage 100’s reporting capabilities are limited in terms of customization. Users may find it difficult to create reports that meet their specific needs, as the software does not allow for as much flexibility in terms of formatting or layout.
Lack of real-time data: Reports may be generated on a scheduled basis, but users cannot view up-to-the-minute information as it becomes available.
Limited integration with other tools: Sage 100’s reporting capabilities may be limited by its lack of integration with other tools. Users may need to export data to other programs in order to create more complex reports, which can be a time-consuming process.
Sage Intacct Reporting Capabilities
Dimension-driven reporting: Access or create reports that analyze real-time business performance by business drivers—without managing a complex chart of accounts.
Built-in financial and operational reports: Get financial and metric data—like square footage, available hospital beds, SaaS metrics or other statistical measures that matter to your business.
Flexible delivery options: Share real time views on dashboards, through email or on the cloud. Archived copies can be kept directly in Sage Intacct or published into a cloud repository of choice
DATASHEET
Sage Intacct Dashboards and Reporting
Drill down to source transactions and attachments for financial transparency. Flag trends and spot exceptions with powerful report visualization. Sage Intacct keeps tabs on the historic workflow and audit trail, so you don’t have to.
Update / Version Comparison
Sage 100 Update Deployment and Frequency
Sage 100 is an on-premises solution, which means it is a legacy application that is installed either on a local or hosted server . As such, updating the software requires manual installation and configuration of updates on each individual server. These updates may require significant planning, preparation, and financial investment, as they can involve data backups, testing, and downtime during the update process, all of which could incur substantial costs.
Sage Intacct Update Deployment and Frequency
Sage Intacct is a SaaS cloud-based solution, which means it is hosted and maintained by Sage on their servers. Updates and new features are automatically deployed to the cloud environment quarterly, and users can access them without any manual installation or configuration. Updates and enhancements are rolled out regularly without interrupting your access to the software. This allows users to benefit from new features and improvements more frequently.
Multi-Entity Comparison
Sage 100 Multi-Entity Capabilities
Sage 100 does not directly support multi-entity management. Multi-entity management needs an add-on for inter-company, consolidation is done through reporting using Sage Intelligence or other external financial reporting tool. However, this kind of setup can be cumbersome for organizations that require extensive intercompany transactions or consolidated reporting because these functions are not natively supported in Sage 100.
Sage Intacct Multi-Entity Capabilities
Sage Intacct has native automation of consolidations and eliminations. Multiple entities share the chart of accounts, customers, and vendors consolidations and eliminations are automatic, providing immediate visibility to consolidated results.
Some of the major benefits of Sage Intacct multi-entity capabilities include:
Journaled consolidations: Get granular visibility with eliminations and currency mpacts so you can easily make post consolidation adjustments.
Inter-company eliminations: Automate inter-company eliminations at the point of consolidation.
Real-time reporting: Close the books faster and view interim summary figures at any time—your financial statements are ready when you are.
DATASHEET
Sage Intacct Multi-Entity and Multi-Currency Global Consolidations
Enables organizations to seamlessly combine financial data from multiple subsidiaries, automating intercompany eliminations and adjustments, and ensuring accurate consolidated financial statements.
Why are Sage 100 Users
Switching to Sage Intacct?
SUCCESS STORY
Propark Mobility unlocks operational insights that fuel informed decision-making.
Rapid growth pushed the limits of Propark’s legacy accounting application, making it challenging for the company to gain necessary visibility across its multiple locations and entities.
Propark selected Sage Intacct in part due to the solution’s multi-entity and dimensional capabilities that could help speed and streamline consolidated financial reporting. The migration to Sage Intacct is rapidly delivering a positive return on investment, both in time savings and in increased operational efficiencies.
SUCCESS STORY
Banking Nonprofit Achieves Significant Efficiency w/ Migration from Sage 100 to Sage Intacct.
As the banking landscape evolves, CBA must ensure that its own financial processes remain modern. That’s why it invested strategically in its financial future, partnering with DSD Business Systems to migrate from Sage 100 to Sage Intacct.
After identifying Sage Intacct as an ideal replacement, the organization reached out to DSD, one of the country’s leading Sage business and technology partners. “We liked that they were experts in both Sage 100 and Sage Intacct,” says Mitslal.
SUCCESS STORY
Suite Success for Stoney Creek Hospitality with Sage 100 to Sage Intacct Migration
Midwest hospitality is legendary, and Stoney Creek Hospitality does its part to uphold that reputation. The Iowa-headquartered management group operates two leading hotel brands with 11 locations across five Midwestern states.
The company is in growth mode, and to better support that growth, it migrated from its legacy ERP applications to Sage Intacct, choosing DSD Business Systems as its strategic technology partner.
Sage Intacct Overview
Sage Intacct is a best-in-class true cloud business management solution, which means it’s scalable, secure, and accessible on any device. In addition to offering real-time visibility and insights into your company,
Sage Intacct also has an open API integrations that do not break. Additionally, there is no need for on-site maintenance, because the system upgrades are automatic and free each quarter, so you can focus on growing your business.
Sage Intacct is the only AICPA preferred accounting Solution with a #1 rating in customer satisfaction across all industries. So whether you’re in the healthcare practice or nonprofit space, you can trust that Sage Intacct adapts its configuration to best suit your needs.
Despite Sage customers being content with their current solution, numerous have identified and experienced Sage Intacct to be the best choice in this fast-paced digital age.
True Cloud Software
Award Winning Solution
AICPA Preferred Solution
Unlimited Scalability
Modern Functionality
Sage Intacct Marketplace
Industry Specific Functionality
Multi Dimensional Accounting
Sage Intacct vs. an on-premise solution
Have you outgrown your on-premise solution?
If so, it’s time for a change. Don’t hold back your company’s growth, while your competition is thriving in this fast-moving digital age. Sage 100 acts as on-premise solution and more of a general ERP option, while Sage Intacct is a feature-specific, best-in-class cloud financial management software.
Say Goodbye to Upgrades!
Sage Intacct rolls out quarterly software updates that automatically apply to all environments at no additional cost to the customer.
Accessible from Any Device!
All that’s needed is a supported browser and internet connection for any person to be connected to their Sage Intacct solution.
Secure and Reliable!
With 99.98% uptime, PCI certification, and achievements in passing multiple security audits (SSAE 18 SOC 1 Type II and SOC 2 Type II)























