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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (47.5% of reviews)
Mid-Market (60.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$0
Ascend
Star Rating
(59)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (47.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about AscendSage Intacct
Star Rating
(4,023)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Sage Intacct excels in overall user satisfaction, boasting a significantly higher G2 Score compared to Ascend. Users appreciate its robust feature set and exceptional customer support, making it a preferred choice for businesses seeking reliable AP automation.
- According to verified reviews, Sage Intacct's implementation process is praised for its ease of use, with users highlighting the intuitive onboarding wizard that facilitates quick setup. In contrast, Ascend, while noted for its OCR capabilities, lacks the same level of user-friendly onboarding experience.
- Users say that Sage Intacct offers seamless integration with other software via APIs, which is particularly beneficial for businesses with multi-entity and multi-currency needs. Ascend, while effective in communicating with various ERP systems, does not match the integration flexibility that Sage Intacct provides.
- Reviewers mention that Sage Intacct is well-suited for mid-market companies, as reflected in its user base, while Ascend is more focused on enterprise-level solutions. This distinction can impact the choice for businesses based on their size and specific requirements.
- According to recent user feedback, Sage Intacct is recognized for its cloud flexibility and strong financial management tools, which are essential for global operations. Ascend, on the other hand, is noted for allowing AP staff to focus on building vendor relationships, but it may not offer the same depth in financial management features.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while Ascend has a slightly higher star rating, the overall volume of reviews for Sage Intacct indicates a more reliable consensus on its performance. Users appreciate the frequent utilization of Sage Intacct, which suggests a strong ongoing commitment to the platform.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Ascend
No pricing availableFree Trial
Ascend
No trial information availableSage Intacct
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.0
47
8.6
3,099
Ease of Use
9.1
49
8.4
3,158
Ease of Setup
9.3
18
7.8
1,464
Ease of Admin
9.4
18
8.3
964
Quality of Support
9.0
47
8.1
2,809
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
18
8.4
953
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
45
8.9
3,088
Features by Category
General Ledger
Not enough data
8.8
2412
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
2279
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
2319
|
Verified
Accounts Receivable
Not enough data
8.0
2010
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
1759
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
1559
Accounts Payable
Not enough data
8.1
1963
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
2125
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
1698
|
Verified
Other Functionality
Not enough data
7.4
1304
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
1280
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
1288
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1898
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
1652
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
2058
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
1337
Not enough data
7.9
1541
|
Verified
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
8.5
2220
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
2214
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
1762
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
2051
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.1
2028
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
1865
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
2109
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
1469
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
2110
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1909
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
8.3
2141
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
1727
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
1658
|
Verified
Cash Flow
Not enough data
8.0
1188
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1324
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1360
|
Verified
Budgeting & Forecasting
Not enough data
7.7
1762
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1351
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
1088
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
1310
|
Verified
Revenue
Not enough data
8.2
1253
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
1231
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
1076
|
Verified
Payroll
Not enough data
7.6
1034
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5
1054
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
1319
|
Verified
AI
Not enough data
7.2
485
Not enough data
7.4
485
Not enough data
7.3
478
Not enough data
7.1
477
Not enough data
7.2
478
Not enough data
7.0
470
Not enough data
7.9
497
Not enough data
7.7
478
Not enough data
7.4
478
Not enough data
7.2
471
Mobile Applications - Accounting
Not enough data
7.5
309
Not enough data
7.5
310
Not enough data
7.5
305
Not enough data
7.0
302
Not enough data
7.4
303
Not enough data
7.7
312
Agentic AI - Accounting
Not enough data
6.8
136
General Ledger
Not enough data
8.8
2412
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
2279
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
2319
|
Verified
Accounts Receivable
Not enough data
8.0
2010
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
1759
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
1559
Accounts Payable
Not enough data
8.1
1963
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
2125
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
1698
|
Verified
Billing and Payments
Not enough data
9.0
121
Not enough data
8.8
118
Not enough data
8.6
111
Revenue Recognition
Not enough data
8.8
109
Not enough data
8.9
122
Not enough data
9.1
117
Revenue Optimization
Not enough data
8.5
92
Not enough data
8.7
84
Not enough data
8.4
92
Not enough data
8.5
107
Billing
Not enough data
8.9
180
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
173
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
180
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Dunning
Not enough data
8.6
146
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Performance
Not enough data
8.7
137
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
142
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
137
|
Verified
Reporting
Not enough data
8.6
133
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
130
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
133
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Subscription Billing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Revenue Recognition
Not enough data
8.7
412
Not enough data
8.7
409
Not enough data
8.5
411
Not enough data
8.6
381
Not enough data
8.4
349
Revenue Performance
Not enough data
8.4
346
Not enough data
8.3
328
Not enough data
8.2
331
Not enough data
8.0
332
Not enough data
7.9
307
Revenue Optimization
Not enough data
8.2
345
Not enough data
7.8
283
Not enough data
7.7
291
Not enough data
8.0
296
Integration
Not enough data
8.4
383
Not enough data
7.9
306
Not enough data
7.7
280
Not enough data
8.0
336
Invoice Management
9.0
31
8.3
354
|
Verified
9.0
19
8.0
316
|
Verified
8.9
23
8.1
324
|
Verified
Invoice Processing
8.6
25
8.3
353
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.6
418
|
Verified
8.9
24
8.4
382
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.3
318
|
Verified
Analytics
8.9
29
8.6
399
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.7
23
8.2
323
|
Verified
Integration
8.9
23
8.9
429
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.5
393
|
Verified
9.1
27
8.4
355
|
Verified
Risk
Feature Not Available
8.2
309
9.0
29
8.2
295
Feature Not Available
7.9
274
Recovery
Feature Not Available
7.9
262
8.7
26
8.4
325
Audit
Feature Not Available
8.4
325
Feature Not Available
8.2
287
8.7
23
7.9
292
8.8
31
8.2
318
Fraud
Feature Not Available
8.1
308
Feature Not Available
8.2
298
Feature Not Available
8.2
292
Agentic AI - AP Automation
Not enough data
7.4
23
Not enough data
7.5
23
Not enough data
7.5
23
Invoice Generation
8.7
19
Not enough data
9.1
21
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
Invoice Processing
9.2
19
Not enough data
9.2
19
Not enough data
8.6
19
Not enough data
9.2
20
Not enough data
Analytics
9.2
20
Not enough data
9.2
18
Not enough data
9.4
18
Not enough data
9.4
18
Not enough data
Integration
9.4
22
Not enough data
9.7
20
Not enough data
9.4
21
Not enough data
9.4
22
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Invoice Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accounting
Not enough data
8.5
322
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
300
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
347
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
291
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
268
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
351
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
311
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
355
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
302
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
325
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
303
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
282
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
313
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
312
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
254
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
258
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
250
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
266
|
Verified
Back Office
Not enough data
8.4
286
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
260
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
245
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
253
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
237
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
228
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
263
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
242
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
212
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
217
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
229
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
224
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
211
|
Verified
Front Office
Not enough data
8.1
221
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
222
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
235
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
239
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
219
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
206
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
204
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
222
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
215
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
208
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
214
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
223
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
206
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
204
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
205
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
217
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
8.4
261
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
298
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
268
|
Verified
Logistics
Not enough data
8.3
221
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
209
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
206
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
213
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
215
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
217
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
207
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
206
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
214
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
208
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.4
285
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
237
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
269
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
288
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
297
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
266
|
Verified
Production
Not enough data
8.2
194
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
195
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
194
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
193
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
201
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
194
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
198
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
194
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
193
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
191
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
192
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
198
|
Verified
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
8.4
304
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
300
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
290
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
86
Not enough data
7.8
84
Agentic AI - ERP Systems
Not enough data
6.8
18
Accounting
Not enough data
8.9
140
Not enough data
8.6
130
Not enough data
8.5
130
Not enough data
9.1
139
Not enough data
8.9
132
Not enough data
8.7
131
Not enough data
8.8
141
Not enough data
8.5
123
Not enough data
8.7
122
Not enough data
8.6
121
Not enough data
8.6
115
Not enough data
8.7
127
Agentic AI - Project-Based ERP
Not enough data
5.4
8
Not enough data
6.1
9
Project Management
Not enough data
8.5
116
Not enough data
8.5
116
Not enough data
8.6
124
Not enough data
8.6
123
Not enough data
8.6
120
Not enough data
8.4
111
Not enough data
8.6
114
Sales & Marketing
Not enough data
8.5
115
Not enough data
8.4
120
Not enough data
8.4
109
Not enough data
8.3
120
Not enough data
8.0
109
HR
Not enough data
8.3
113
Not enough data
8.2
110
Not enough data
8.4
121
Procurement
Not enough data
8.5
115
Not enough data
8.5
125
Not enough data
8.4
114
Not enough data
8.4
114
Not enough data
8.5
115
Content Management
Not enough data
8.4
119
Not enough data
8.3
119
Not enough data
8.4
110
Not enough data
8.2
109
Not enough data
8.4
113
Not enough data
8.6
119
Analytics
Not enough data
8.3
113
Not enough data
8.3
117
Not enough data
8.3
109
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
38
Not enough data
7.5
38
Order Management
Not enough data
8.8
84
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
90
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
85
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
90
|
Verified
Products & Plans
Not enough data
8.5
85
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
85
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
84
|
Verified
Pricing
Not enough data
8.4
88
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
86
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Revenue Management
Not enough data
8.9
94
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
89
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
91
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
96
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
8.7
93
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
96
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
82
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Subscription Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Operating System
9.2
30
Not enough data
9.1
16
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
Document Processing
9.0
27
Not enough data
8.3
27
Not enough data
9.1
17
Not enough data
9.0
26
Not enough data
8.7
26
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
9.1
26
Not enough data
9.2
22
Not enough data
9.3
21
Not enough data
Agentic AI - OCR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Ascend and Sage Intacct are categorized as AP Automation
Unique Categories
Ascend is categorized as OCR and Invoice Management
Sage Intacct is categorized as Subscription Billing, Revenue Management, Subscription Revenue Management, Project-Based ERP, ERP Systems, Nonprofit Accounting, Subscription Management, Accounting, and Construction Accounting
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Ascend
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Sage Intacct
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Hospital & Health Care
18.6%
Accounting
13.6%
Financial Services
10.2%
Information Technology and Services
6.8%
Computer Software
5.1%
Other
45.8%
Accounting
21.8%
Non-Profit Organization Management
11.5%
Computer Software
6.4%
Hospital & Health Care
5.3%
Information Technology and Services
4.8%
Other
50.1%
Alternatives
Discussions
Ascend has no discussions with answers
What is the difference between Sage and Sage intacct?
5 Comments
SM
Sage intacct has feature-rich modules adaptive to slice and dice account taks compared to sage.Read more
How is the best practice to account for a prepayment when you don't have the invoice yet in AR.
3 Comments
RB
I would record it as a payment advance, if you already created a receipt batch for that day it will make it much easier.Read more
What is the best way to forecast revenue from different types of revenue streams?
3 Comments
PM
Sounds like something you will need to analyze in excel by pulling in the various components for each portfolio.Read more
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