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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (65.7% of reviews)
Mid-Market (43.7% of reviews)
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Certinia Financial Management Cloud
Star Rating
(433)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (65.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Star Rating
(186)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (43.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
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Entry-Level Pricing
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When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found SAP Business ByDesign easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with SAP Business ByDesign overall.
- Reviewers felt that Certinia Financial Management Cloud meets the needs of their business better than SAP Business ByDesign.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Certinia Financial Management Cloud and SAP Business ByDesign provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Certinia Financial Management Cloud over SAP Business ByDesign.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
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Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
7.9
355
7.8
82
Ease of Use
7.5
356
7.9
83
Ease of Setup
6.7
166
7.6
45
Ease of Admin
7.2
174
8.0
45
Quality of Support
7.7
340
7.7
80
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.0
171
8.7
45
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
351
7.2
78
Features by Category
General Ledger
8.1
254
|
Verified
8.2
35
|
Verified
8.1
243
|
Verified
8.1
29
|
Verified
7.9
230
|
Verified
8.5
32
|
Verified
Accounts Receivable
7.6
226
|
Verified
8.0
34
|
Verified
7.5
195
|
Verified
8.0
32
|
Verified
7.4
155
7.9
29
|
Verified
Accounts Payable
7.4
184
|
Verified
8.4
31
|
Verified
7.4
210
|
Verified
8.2
34
|
Verified
7.8
140
|
Verified
8.6
34
|
Verified
Other Functionality
7.6
100
|
Verified
8.2
29
|
Verified
7.2
99
8.1
27
7.6
101
|
Verified
8.0
29
|
Verified
7.7
163
7.8
27
|
Verified
7.5
166
|
Verified
7.4
32
|
Verified
7.8
206
|
Verified
7.7
32
|
Verified
7.1
38
8.3
23
7.8
150
|
Verified
8.1
27
|
Verified
Reporting & Analytics
7.0
236
|
Verified
7.8
31
|
Verified
7.6
256
|
Verified
8.2
32
|
Verified
7.1
171
|
Verified
7.9
26
|
Verified
7.9
233
|
Verified
8.2
31
|
Verified
Platform
7.8
232
|
Verified
7.8
32
|
Verified
7.9
210
|
Verified
7.8
34
7.6
232
|
Verified
8.0
34
|
Verified
7.7
150
|
Verified
8.1
28
|
Verified
7.9
230
|
Verified
8.2
30
|
Verified
7.5
213
|
Verified
7.9
31
|
Verified
Integration
7.8
240
|
Verified
7.8
33
|
Verified
7.6
192
|
Verified
7.7
29
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.5
21
Cash Flow
7.9
41
|
Verified
8.1
23
|
Verified
7.8
50
|
Verified
8.5
25
|
Verified
8.3
51
|
Verified
8.5
26
|
Verified
Budgeting & Forecasting
7.1
171
|
Verified
7.9
26
|
Verified
8.2
57
|
Verified
8.4
26
|
Verified
7.6
40
|
Verified
8.8
20
|
Verified
7.6
51
|
Verified
8.3
26
|
Verified
Revenue
8.0
54
|
Verified
8.3
25
|
Verified
8.2
53
|
Verified
8.3
26
|
Verified
7.7
45
|
Verified
8.4
24
|
Verified
Payroll
7.9
36
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.0
47
|
Verified
7.8
18
|
Verified
8.6
56
|
Verified
7.9
21
|
Verified
AI
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Mobile Applications - Accounting
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Billing
8.7
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
19
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Dunning
8.0
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Performance
8.3
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reporting
8.4
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
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
8.4
40
Not enough data
8.6
37
Not enough data
8.3
31
Not enough data
8.2
32
Not enough data
8.2
32
Not enough data
Revenue Performance
8.4
30
Not enough data
8.3
28
Not enough data
8.3
28
Not enough data
8.1
26
Not enough data
8.3
26
Not enough data
Revenue Optimization
8.5
26
Not enough data
8.5
17
Not enough data
8.1
20
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
Integration
8.6
36
Not enough data
8.6
30
Not enough data
8.7
23
Not enough data
8.5
30
Not enough data
Accounting
Not enough data
9.6
14
Not enough data
9.6
13
Not enough data
9.6
13
Not enough data
9.5
13
Not enough data
9.5
13
Not enough data
9.6
13
Not enough data
9.8
10
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
9.3
10
Inventory & Warehouse
Not enough data
9.5
13
Not enough data
9.6
13
Not enough data
9.6
13
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
9.2
13
Purchasing
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
9.0
14
Sales & Marketing
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
9.0
15
Not enough data
8.5
14
Not enough data
9.4
11
Not enough data
9.1
13
Manufacturing
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.4
11
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
9.4
11
Quality Management
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
9.4
11
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
9.5
11
Distribution
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
9.5
13
HR
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
9.0
10
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Discrete ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accounting
Not enough data
9.1
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
19
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.4
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.5
19
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
19
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
16
|
Verified
Inventory
Not enough data
9.5
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
19
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
19
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
17
|
Verified
Warehousing
Not enough data
9.2
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
16
|
Verified
Purchasing
Not enough data
8.9
19
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
23
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
22
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
21
|
Verified
Sales & Marketing
Not enough data
8.8
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
19
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
20
|
Verified
Assembly
Not enough data
9.0
19
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Logistics
Not enough data
8.6
19
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
19
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
20
|
Verified
HR
Not enough data
8.1
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
18
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Distribution ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accounting
7.6
29
8.7
29
|
Verified
7.6
31
8.6
30
|
Verified
7.8
33
8.0
29
|
Verified
7.0
24
7.4
30
|
Verified
7.2
28
7.6
24
|
Verified
7.2
34
8.4
34
|
Verified
7.5
34
8.0
33
|
Verified
8.3
35
8.3
33
|
Verified
7.5
29
8.0
30
|
Verified
7.8
29
7.9
28
|
Verified
7.8
30
8.3
35
|
Verified
7.5
27
7.2
29
|
Verified
7.8
30
7.7
31
|
Verified
8.2
30
7.6
31
|
Verified
7.8
24
7.8
26
|
Verified
7.9
29
7.9
25
|
Verified
8.0
22
7.8
25
7.9
28
7.7
25
|
Verified
Back Office
7.6
26
7.7
30
|
Verified
7.5
23
8.1
32
|
Verified
7.9
19
6.9
21
|
Verified
7.8
23
6.5
23
|
Verified
8.0
22
8.2
30
|
Verified
6.7
14
6.7
25
|
Verified
7.6
11
6.7
20
|
Verified
8.2
23
8.9
36
|
Verified
7.3
16
8.3
33
|
Verified
8.0
10
8.0
22
|
Verified
7.6
15
7.8
24
|
Verified
7.7
16
7.8
31
|
Verified
7.9
18
7.5
23
|
Verified
7.4
11
7.5
21
|
Verified
Front Office
7.6
11
8.8
20
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.0
23
|
Verified
7.7
19
8.3
29
|
Verified
8.3
24
8.0
28
|
Verified
7.5
17
8.0
23
|
Verified
7.9
12
7.7
20
|
Verified
7.6
12
7.5
19
|
Verified
8.0
19
8.4
26
|
Verified
7.9
21
8.1
27
|
Verified
7.4
16
7.8
23
|
Verified
7.9
16
8.4
26
|
Verified
7.3
14
7.8
20
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.5
14
|
Verified
7.6
11
7.5
16
|
Verified
7.8
13
7.6
19
|
Verified
7.8
20
8.2
21
|
Verified
Integration
7.8
23
7.4
22
|
Verified
8.0
27
8.0
29
|
Verified
7.8
23
8.1
28
|
Verified
Logistics
7.8
18
7.8
27
|
Verified
7.8
17
7.7
25
|
Verified
7.4
15
8.2
23
|
Verified
7.4
13
7.9
26
|
Verified
7.4
14
7.5
27
|
Verified
7.6
13
7.5
26
|
Verified
7.4
12
7.7
23
|
Verified
7.6
14
7.7
22
|
Verified
7.5
16
7.7
25
|
Verified
7.3
13
7.6
25
|
Verified
Platform
8.3
30
7.8
27
|
Verified
7.7
20
8.3
25
|
Verified
7.8
26
7.6
29
|
Verified
7.6
27
7.7
31
|
Verified
7.6
30
8.2
33
|
Verified
8.5
29
7.8
31
|
Verified
Production
7.4
13
8.0
22
|
Verified
7.3
14
7.4
22
|
Verified
7.5
10
7.0
22
|
Verified
7.3
13
7.4
21
|
Verified
7.3
16
7.6
22
|
Verified
7.8
10
7.3
22
|
Verified
7.7
10
8.6
23
|
Verified
7.7
10
7.8
22
|
Verified
7.6
11
7.2
17
|
Verified
8.0
10
7.7
17
|
Verified
7.7
10
7.0
16
|
Verified
8.2
15
7.8
20
|
Verified
Reporting & Analytics
8.2
29
8.2
31
|
Verified
8.1
31
8.0
33
|
Verified
7.9
26
7.8
31
|
Verified
Generative AI
6.4
7
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - ERP Systems
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accounting
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
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project-Based ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Project 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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sales & Marketing
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
HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Procurement
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
Content 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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Bill Generation
8.1
45
Not enough data
8.0
45
Not enough data
8.3
47
Not enough data
Bill Processing
8.2
38
Not enough data
8.4
44
Not enough data
8.1
49
Not enough data
Integration
8.3
52
Not enough data
7.9
43
Not enough data
8.2
49
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Billing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Certinia Financial Management Cloud and SAP Business ByDesign are categorized as ERP Systems and Accounting
Unique Categories
Certinia Financial Management Cloud is categorized as Revenue Management, Subscription Billing, Billing, and Project-Based ERP
SAP Business ByDesign is categorized as Distribution ERP and Discrete ERP
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Certinia Financial Management Cloud
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SAP Business ByDesign
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
Information Technology and Services
16.7%
Computer Software
9.7%
Accounting
7.7%
Financial Services
7.5%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.3%
Other
53.1%
Information Technology and Services
16.7%
Accounting
8.3%
Computer Software
7.5%
Retail
5.0%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
5.0%
Other
57.5%
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Discussions
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1 Comment
AM
9 offices. HQ is in San FranciscoRead more
What is the financial management system?
1 Comment
RP
A financial management system is the methodology and software that an organization uses to oversee and govern its income, expenses, and assets with the...Read more
What is enterprise financial management?
1 Comment
RP
Financial Management means planning, organizing, directing and controlling the financial activities such as procurement and utilization of funds of the...Read more
What is included in the monthly subscription fee?
1 Comment
Official Response from SAP Business ByDesign
Software (all modules), infrastructure, 24/7 support, maintenance, upgrades, unlimited storage, backups - there are no hidden costsRead more
What is the implementation time?
1 Comment
Official Response from SAP Business ByDesign
Obviously this depends on the scope, but the average implementation time we see is between 8 and 12 weeks
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