This document compares the ERP systems Acumatica and QuickBooks, summarizing that:
1. While QuickBooks is suitable for basic accounting, Acumatica is a full-featured ERP better suited for growing businesses needing capabilities like distribution, manufacturing, and inventory control.
2. Consulting firms like Gartner and Nucleus have rated Acumatica as the leader in ERP value when compared to other solutions.
3. Several companies including a supply company, foundation, and farm wholesaler migrated from QuickBooks to Acumatica to gain benefits like automated processes, advanced reporting, and improved scalability.
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Which erp is better acumatica or quickbooks
1. Which ERP is better? Acumatica vs QuickBooks.
Rupsha Dasgupta
If a starter accounting package is all you need, QuickBooks by Intuit might be the right choice. However,
as your company grows, you will soon find yourself looking for alternatives. This is because QuickBooks
is simply not robust enough to handle advanced functionalities beyond basic accounting. When your
business needs move beyond accounting and financial management to include distribution,
manufacturing and inventory control, opting for a complete ERP solution like Acumatica, is certainly a
smart decision to make.
What are well established consulting companies like Gartner &
Nucleus who compare ERP companies saying?
Seth Lippincott, Analyst at Nucleus in its annual ERP Value Matrix, 2016 placed Acumatica as the leader
when compared other Enterprise Resource Planning Solution providers (Fig 1). Note: Nucleus did not
include QuickBooks in its ERP value matrix. More specifically she stated: “Because of year to year
increase in functionality in its solution, Acumatica will continue to deliver value and positive return on
investment similar to what it demonstrated this year”.
Figure 1: Comparison of Different ERP Providers
What kind of companies have migrated from QuickBooks to
Acumatica? Why?
2. Here are three examples of companies that preferred Acumatica over QuickBooks.
1. Bell and Company, Industrial and marine Supply Specialists, was in the lookout for a modern ERP
solution that would enable it to compete better with bigger companies. Dan Wilkins, President,
Bell and Company realized that the key to success in his business is superior customer service
for which he needed an end-to-end ERP solution. QuickBooks could not provide automated
communication with customers. Moreover, it did not have advanced reporting features and
dashboards. In his words, “With Acumatica, I think we got the full capability of an ERP with the
simplicity that allows not only me, but our entire sales force to take advantage of the system.”
Video 1: Success Story of Bell and Company
2. Search for automated payroll functionality, multiple entity handling capabilities, and quick
financial insights, led Cesar Chavez Foundation to choose Acumatica ERP solution. And the gain
is evident in the comment of Cliff Timmermans, CFO, Cesar Chavez Foundation. He says, “It
previously took us four days to do payroll. Now it takes a little more than a day because of our
processes, but once we get a little more polished, ideally we can do it in a day or half a day.”
Video 2: Success Story of Cesar Chavez Foundation
3. 3. Seville Farms, a horticulture wholesaler located in Texas, recorded phenomenal growth by
migrating to Acumatica from QuickBooks. Hear it straight from the horse’s mouth. Laura Harris,
CFO, Seville Farm emphatically claims, “We saved an enormous amount of time with Acumatica,
probably at least one head count. I was able to import 200 orders at a stretch—that would have
taken someone 10 days.” QuickBooks, on the other hand was extremely limited in its
capabilities.
So what sets Acumatica apart from QuickBooks? Acumatica is a “true cloud based solution”. With access
to the internet, you can use any software functionality using any browser. Moreover, it is a complete
ERP solution unlike Quickbooks. Most importantly, Acumatica is a perfect partner for any growing
company. As you scale up your business operations, it can smoothly handle multiple companies and
currencies. This is not a feature available with QuickBooks.
What does the future hold for Acumatica?
Acumatica’s ample on hand cash gives it the ability to fuel growth. This includes strategic investments in
R&D. Also simultaneously it is expanding its global reach by increasing value added relationships (VAR)
agreements. Since last round of funding in 2014, bringing the total to $ 30MM; no additional financing
is needed. Additional needs are satisfied with cash generated from operations. This picture provides
window into the Acumatica platform that is hard to compete with.
Why ASC?
And finally why select Advanced Solutions and Consulting (ASC) as the go to VAR for Acumatica? First
ASC is Most Valuable Partner (MVP) Award Winner for 2017. ASC has built its brand on serving customer
needs; before, during and after the “go live” milestone. Please contact Jim Carroll at:
jcarroll@solutionsco.com; 310 508 9700 and feel the magic.