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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (66.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$13.00 Per Month
Sage Intacct
Star Rating
(4,086)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(1,579)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$13.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Sage Intacct excels in automation features, with users highlighting how automated workflows, approvals, and consolidations significantly enhance efficiency and reduce manual errors in daily accounting tasks.
- Users say that Xero's interface is exceptionally user-friendly, making accounting feel less daunting. Reviewers appreciate the clean design and the ease of bank reconciliations, where the software provides suggestions for matching transactions, streamlining the process.
- According to verified reviews, Sage Intacct is praised for its structured layout, which helps maintain consistency across various accounting functions like accounts payable, accounts receivable, and general ledger, especially beneficial for mid-market companies.
- Reviewers mention that Xero shines in its initial setup process, with many users finding it straightforward and quick, allowing them to get started with their financial management without significant hurdles.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while Sage Intacct has a slightly lower ease of use rating, its robust features for multi-entity management and financial reporting are particularly advantageous for organizations with complex accounting needs.
- Users report that Xero's strong support for small businesses is evident in its automation capabilities for bank integrations and invoice management, making it a preferred choice for those looking for a comprehensive yet easy-to-use accounting solution.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Sage Intacct
No pricing availableXero
Starter / Early
$13.00
Per Month
Good for sole traders, new businesses, and the self-employed.
- Send quotes and 20 invoices
- Enter 5 bills
- Reconcile bank transactions
Free Trial
Sage Intacct
No trial information availableXero
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
3,147
8.8
1,270
Ease of Use
8.4
3,206
9.0
1,323
Ease of Setup
7.8
1,513
8.8
1,016
Ease of Admin
8.3
974
8.7
386
Quality of Support
8.1
2,853
8.4
1,188
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
963
8.6
380
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
3,134
8.8
1,254
Features by Category
Expense Reports
Not enough data
8.9
283
Not enough data
9.1
286
Not enough data
8.7
261
Not enough data
8.8
267
Not enough data
8.7
249
Not enough data
8.6
252
Not enough data
8.9
263
Agentic AI - Expense Management
Not enough data
9.2
141
Not enough data
9.3
140
Travel Management
Not enough data
8.1
233
Not enough data
7.8
221
Not enough data
7.5
216
Not enough data
8.0
222
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
9.2
269
Not enough data
8.9
251
Not enough data
8.8
245
Mobile
Not enough data
8.6
249
Not enough data
8.1
223
Not enough data
7.8
216
Platform
Not enough data
8.5
207
Not enough data
8.5
210
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
202
Administration
Not enough data
8.6
248
Not enough data
8.7
248
Not enough data
8.5
241
Not enough data
8.5
231
Not enough data
8.8
252
Platform
Not enough data
9.0
278
Not enough data
8.7
235
Not enough data
8.6
225
Not enough data
9.2
256
Not enough data
8.5
241
Not enough data
5.4
191
General Ledger
8.8
2425
|
Verified
8.6
713
|
Verified
8.4
2284
|
Verified
8.3
670
|
Verified
8.4
2327
|
Verified
8.6
691
|
Verified
Accounts Receivable
8.0
2012
|
Verified
8.8
751
|
Verified
7.9
1763
|
Verified
8.5
651
7.5
1556
8.3
659
|
Verified
Accounts Payable
8.1
1969
|
Verified
8.6
632
8.3
2131
|
Verified
8.8
711
|
Verified
7.8
1697
|
Verified
8.6
657
|
Verified
Other Functionality
7.4
1302
|
Verified
8.0
596
7.4
1278
|
Verified
8.0
591
7.4
1286
|
Verified
8.2
575
|
Verified
8.3
1906
|
Verified
7.9
608
|
Verified
8.0
1648
|
Verified
8.5
639
|
Verified
8.4
2057
|
Verified
9.0
781
|
Verified
7.7
1335
8.2
637
|
Verified
7.8
1540
|
Verified
8.5
636
Reporting & Analytics
8.5
2230
|
Verified
9.0
788
|
Verified
8.1
2227
|
Verified
8.6
740
|
Verified
7.7
1761
|
Verified
8.5
627
|
Verified
8.1
2053
|
Verified
8.8
751
|
Verified
Platform
8.1
2039
|
Verified
8.3
680
|
Verified
8.1
1867
|
Verified
8.3
640
8.4
2110
|
Verified
8.6
695
|
Verified
7.9
1467
|
Verified
8.3
600
|
Verified
8.7
2125
|
Verified
8.9
739
|
Verified
8.2
1909
|
Verified
8.7
645
|
Verified
Integration
8.3
2147
|
Verified
8.7
687
|
Verified
8.0
1730
|
Verified
8.6
616
8.0
1662
|
Verified
8.5
652
|
Verified
Cash Flow
8.0
1188
|
Verified
8.8
592
|
Verified
8.3
1325
|
Verified
9.1
589
|
Verified
8.4
1361
|
Verified
8.8
545
|
Verified
Budgeting & Forecasting
7.7
1761
|
Verified
8.5
627
|
Verified
8.3
1352
|
Verified
8.7
551
|
Verified
7.8
1088
|
Verified
8.4
510
|
Verified
8.1
1311
|
Verified
8.6
541
|
Verified
Revenue
8.2
1252
|
Verified
8.7
566
|
Verified
8.1
1231
|
Verified
8.7
552
|
Verified
7.9
1075
|
Verified
8.4
522
|
Verified
Payroll
7.6
1034
|
Verified
8.3
497
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.1
483
|
Verified
7.5
1054
|
Verified
8.5
524
|
Verified
8.0
1320
|
Verified
8.8
540
|
Verified
AI
7.2
485
8.4
375
7.3
485
8.9
376
7.3
478
8.7
379
7.1
477
8.5
372
7.2
478
8.5
368
7.0
470
8.1
366
7.9
497
9.0
382
7.7
478
8.8
376
7.4
478
8.7
364
7.2
471
8.5
364
Mobile Applications - Accounting
7.5
311
8.8
376
7.5
310
8.8
352
7.5
308
8.8
376
7.0
302
6.8
317
7.4
303
9.0
362
7.7
313
9.0
369
Agentic AI - Accounting
6.8
135
8.5
328
General Ledger
8.8
2425
|
Verified
8.6
713
|
Verified
8.4
2284
|
Verified
8.3
670
|
Verified
8.4
2327
|
Verified
8.6
691
|
Verified
Accounts Receivable
8.0
2012
|
Verified
8.8
751
|
Verified
7.9
1763
|
Verified
8.5
651
7.5
1556
8.3
659
|
Verified
Accounts Payable
8.1
1969
|
Verified
8.6
632
8.3
2131
|
Verified
8.8
711
|
Verified
7.8
1697
|
Verified
8.6
657
|
Verified
Billing and Payments
9.0
121
Not enough data
8.8
118
Not enough data
8.6
111
Not enough data
Revenue Recognition
8.8
109
Not enough data
8.9
122
Not enough data
9.1
117
Not enough data
Revenue Optimization
8.5
92
Not enough data
8.7
84
Not enough data
8.4
92
Not enough data
8.5
107
Not enough data
Billing
8.8
178
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
171
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
178
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Dunning
8.6
144
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Performance
8.7
135
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
140
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
135
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reporting
8.6
133
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
130
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
133
|
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
8.7
409
Not enough data
8.7
406
Not enough data
8.5
408
Not enough data
8.6
378
Not enough data
8.4
347
Not enough data
Revenue Performance
8.4
344
Not enough data
8.3
326
Not enough data
8.2
329
Not enough data
8.0
330
Not enough data
7.9
306
Not enough data
Revenue Optimization
8.2
344
Not enough data
7.8
282
Not enough data
7.7
290
Not enough data
8.0
295
Not enough data
Integration
8.4
382
Not enough data
7.9
305
Not enough data
7.7
279
Not enough data
8.0
335
Not enough data
Invoice Management
8.3
353
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
315
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
325
|
Verified
Not enough data
Invoice Processing
8.3
352
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
417
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
382
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
317
|
Verified
Not enough data
Analytics
8.6
398
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
322
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
8.9
428
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
392
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
355
|
Verified
Not enough data
Risk
8.2
308
Not enough data
8.1
294
Not enough data
7.9
273
Not enough data
Recovery
7.9
261
Not enough data
8.4
324
Not enough data
Audit
8.4
324
Not enough data
8.2
286
Not enough data
7.9
291
Not enough data
8.2
318
Not enough data
Fraud
8.1
308
Not enough data
8.2
297
Not enough data
8.1
291
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AP Automation
7.3
22
Not enough data
7.3
22
Not enough data
7.4
22
Not enough data
Invoice Generation
Not enough data
8.7
270
Not enough data
9.2
277
Not enough data
9.2
271
Invoice Processing
Not enough data
8.9
264
Not enough data
8.9
265
Not enough data
8.7
259
Not enough data
9.2
272
Analytics
Not enough data
9.2
265
Not enough data
8.9
264
Not enough data
8.5
247
Not enough data
9.0
269
Integration
Not enough data
9.2
279
Not enough data
9.1
274
Not enough data
8.4
246
Not enough data
8.8
271
Agentic AI - Invoice Management
Not enough data
8.9
169
Not enough data
8.9
172
Not enough data
8.7
173
Accounting
8.5
321
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
299
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
346
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
290
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
267
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
350
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
310
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
355
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
301
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
324
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
302
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
281
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
312
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
312
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
253
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
257
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
249
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
265
|
Verified
Not enough data
Back Office
8.4
285
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
259
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
244
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
252
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
236
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
227
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
262
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
241
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
211
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
216
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
228
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
223
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
210
|
Verified
Not enough data
Front Office
8.1
220
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
221
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
234
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
238
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
218
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
205
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
203
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
221
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
214
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
207
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
213
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
222
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
205
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
203
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
204
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
216
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
8.4
260
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
297
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
267
|
Verified
Not enough data
Logistics
8.3
220
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
208
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
205
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
212
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
214
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
216
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
206
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
205
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
213
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
207
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.4
284
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
236
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
268
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
287
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
296
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
265
|
Verified
Not enough data
Production
8.2
193
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
194
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
193
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
192
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
200
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
193
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
197
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
193
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
192
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
190
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
191
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
197
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
8.4
303
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
298
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
289
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.8
85
Not enough data
7.8
83
Not enough data
Agentic AI - ERP Systems
6.6
17
Not enough data
Accounting
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
142
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
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project-Based ERP
5.4
8
Not enough data
6.1
9
Not enough data
Project Management
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
Not enough data
Sales & Marketing
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
Not enough data
HR
8.3
113
Not enough data
8.2
110
Not enough data
8.4
121
Not enough data
Procurement
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
Not enough data
Content Management
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
Not enough data
Analytics
8.3
113
Not enough data
8.3
117
Not enough data
8.3
109
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.8
38
Not enough data
7.5
38
Not enough data
Multichannel inventory management
Not enough data
9.0
119
Not enough data
9.1
120
Not enough data
9.0
120
3PL inventory management
Not enough data
9.3
123
Not enough data
9.2
123
Not enough data
9.0
121
Inventory Management
Not enough data
9.2
126
Not enough data
9.1
125
Not enough data
9.1
116
Not enough data
9.1
122
Not enough data
9.5
122
Inventory Management Platform Features
Not enough data
9.3
128
Not enough data
9.3
131
Not enough data
9.2
128
Not enough data
9.1
126
Not enough data
9.2
125
Not enough data
9.4
133
Not enough data
9.2
129
Not enough data
9.5
127
Not enough data
9.6
132
Not enough data
9.6
131
Bill Generation
Not enough data
8.7
250
Not enough data
9.0
258
Not enough data
9.0
257
Bill Processing
Not enough data
8.6
248
Not enough data
8.8
250
Not enough data
8.9
251
Integration
Not enough data
9.1
266
Not enough data
8.9
261
Not enough data
8.4
236
Agentic AI - Billing
Not enough data
8.9
160
Order Management
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
Not enough data
Products & Plans
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
Not enough data
Pricing
8.4
88
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
86
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Revenue Management
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
Not enough data
Integration
8.7
93
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
96
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
82
|
Verified
Not enough data
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
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Sage Intacct and Xero are categorized as Nonprofit Accounting and Accounting
Unique Categories
Sage Intacct is categorized as Subscription Billing, Revenue Management, Subscription Revenue Management, AP Automation, Project-Based ERP, ERP Systems, Subscription Management, and Construction Accounting
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Sage Intacct
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Xero
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
Accounting
22.0%
Non-Profit Organization Management
11.7%
Computer Software
6.3%
Hospital & Health Care
5.3%
Information Technology and Services
4.7%
Other
50.0%
Accounting
19.5%
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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?
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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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