# aACE Reviews
**Vendor:** aACE Software  
**Category:** [Accounting Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/accounting)  
**Average Rating:** 4.9/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 10
## About aACE
aACE is a comprehensive business management solution designed for companies that have outgrown small-business packages and patchwork solutions or are frustrated by the poor performance of expensive ERP systems. aACE’s core functionality includes: • Accounting • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) • Material Requirements Planning (MRP) • Inventory Management • Order Management • Production Management • Shipping and Receiving Management • Calendar and Scheduling Management As the letters in our name suggest, aACE unifies A-ccounting, C-ustomer relationship management, and E-nterprise resource planning into an integrated package. The accounting module provides completely auditable general ledger, payables, receivables, inventory and balance sheet capabilities. The CRM module allows users to manage relationships with vendors and partners, as well as monitor leads, sales, quotes and overall business performance. The ERP module integrates sales, operations and accounting tools. aACE also offers integrations with payment processing, email marketing, shipping, e-commerce, and other tools. aACE offers on-premise, cloud-based, and browser-based business management software for small and midsize manufacturing, distribution, and professional services businesses. aACE is available with monthly subscription pricing. iOS mobile apps are also available. FLEXIBILITY aACE accommodates most client needs right out of the box. And because it is built on the Claris FileMaker platform, aACE can be customized easily, efficiently, and cost effectively. Each business has unique in-house expertise acquired during their years in business, and aACE makes it simple to translate those insights into custom apps that streamline processes, boost productivity, and maximize a company’s competitive advantage. VERSATILITY Our track record of enthusiastic customers spans a wide range of industries, including professional services, wholesale distribution, and light manufacturing. These organizations have as few as five and as many as 500 personnel. But they all share the same need for an integrated, cost-effective, cross-platform suite of business management software that is robust enough to support their entire operation — and that’s where aACE comes in. TESTIMONIALS aACE clients have called our solution “the best in everything,” “a major improvement over QuickBooks,” and “a critical component to the success of our company’s future.” We’re constantly hearing from our clients that their day-to-day operations have improved since implementing aACE. For example: • Derek Navratil from Essential Water Solutions Inc.: “[The aACE team] initially struck me as unique, refreshingly knowledgeable, and very in-tune with the modern demands of an ERP software package – solving problems with their software that no one else seemed to give a second thought.” • Daniel Chapman from Redd Remedies: “aACE software is easy to use, intuitive, logical, and easily customized. It is clear that the architecture of aACE has been very well thought out. We were able to automate some previously manual processes that is resulting in literally hundreds of saved labor hours each month." PAIN-POINTS SOLVED aACE offers a compelling alternative for business owners who question the ROI from other software: • Browser-based packages like NetSuite • Open-source packages like xTuple • Client/server packages like QuickBooks, Dynamics, and Sage aACE provides greater visibility, accuracy, and velocity in your operations, solving the inefficiencies and lost opportunities that arise from a software package not carefully fitted to your business’ unique needs. To see aACE in action, visit showme.aacesoft.net.



## aACE Pros & Cons
**What users like:**

- Users find aACE to be incredibly **user-friendly** , streamlining business management and enhancing overall efficiency. (3 reviews)
- Users appreciate the **accounting solutions** of aACE, simplifying business management and enhancing operational efficiency. (2 reviews)
- Users appreciate the **unified accounting and management solutions** of aACE, enhancing operational efficiency for growing businesses. (2 reviews)
- Users value the **all-in-one solutions** of aACE, simplifying operations and enhancing business management efficiency. (2 reviews)
- Users value aACE for its **unified solutions** , enhancing efficiency in accounting and customer relationship management. (2 reviews)
- Data Management (2 reviews)
- Users value the **comprehensive inventory management** features of aACE, simplifying operations and enhancing overall business efficiency. (2 reviews)
- Meets Needs (2 reviews)
- Accessibility (1 reviews)
- Accounting Efficiency (1 reviews)

**What users dislike:**

- Users express frustration over the **inadequate reporting** options in aACE, finding them basic and limiting for detailed analysis. (2 reviews)
- Users find **limited reporting options** in aACE, making detailed analysis and custom reports challenging and tedious. (2 reviews)
- Users find the **limited reporting options** of aACE insufficient for their analysis needs and time-consuming to manage. (2 reviews)
- Users find the **poor reporting options** limiting, as detailed analysis requires cumbersome data exports and additional work. (2 reviews)
- Users find the **reporting options inadequate** , lacking detail and requiring extra steps for comprehensive analysis. (2 reviews)
- Complex Processes (1 reviews)
- Data Management (1 reviews)
- Detail Issues (1 reviews)
- Difficult Learning (1 reviews)
- Export Issues (1 reviews)

## aACE Reviews
  ### 1. Customize to fit out distinctive business requirements

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** George M. | Principal Project Manager, Retail, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** October 12, 2024

**What do you like best about aACE?**

It has proven useful for aACE in the running of our expanding company. It provides me with entire solutions for accounting, customer relations, and inventory.  This has helped to reduce the use of many software programs, and thus become efficient in our operations.

**What do you dislike about aACE?**

The built-in reports are not as detailed and flexible as I need them to be for the analysis.  Preparing reports means that one has to export some data and then work with them in other worksheets, which is tiring.

**What problems is aACE solving and how is that benefiting you?**

aACE can be used as a central platform on which all of our significant business processes are administered. Both the user interface and the flexibility offered provide broader reach into aACE, removing barriers to collaborating employees’ engagement.

  ### 2. Excels at core accounting and CRM functionality

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Sadagopan V. | Customer Support Technician, Retail, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** October 15, 2024

**What do you like best about aACE?**

I find aACE useful in providing solutions for the management of a growing business. This unifies our accounting and consumer relation management into a single platform thus making data entry easier and enhancing overall observability of the enterprise.

**What do you dislike about aACE?**

I was disappointed by the availability of the reporting options, though they are fairly basic.  Getting detailed reports with a wide range of filters and drill down options may be rather difficult.

**What problems is aACE solving and how is that benefiting you?**

aACE does away with the use of several programs for accounting and CRM leading to minimizing the cases of data silage. They can use it to own their data and run simple reports so it empowers my team.

  ### 3. Amazing ERP

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Ryan T. | Operations Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** October 11, 2024

**What do you like best about aACE?**

aACE has been extremely beneficial to our company. The capabilities of the software seem endless and the ability to customize the functionality has been huge for us. The software is about as user-friendly as it gets, and any time we have a question or concern, the team at aACE has been right there to help. Now after using aACE for over six months, it's hard to imagine using anything else.

**What do you dislike about aACE?**

Honestly, there are no complaints about aACE. Any questions or issues are resolved promptly.

**What problems is aACE solving and how is that benefiting you?**

aACE has improved the business processes on every level. Whether it be invoicing, ordering, job costing, accounting, etc.., aACE has delivered!

  ### 4. All in one solution of Business Management with aACE

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Nikki B. | Business Development Associate, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** August 20, 2024

**What do you like best about aACE?**

aACE is super flexible to use. Tracking, management, shipping process management, Production Scheduling and many more.

**What do you dislike about aACE?**

So far so good ezxperience with aACE. No compaints!

**What problems is aACE solving and how is that benefiting you?**

It is solving my a lot of problems and most importantly, tracking of products, shipping process management, accurate and timely delivery of products. These are main problems I faced but now no more problems with aACE.

  ### 5. Excellent ERP product and support.

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Warehousing | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** September 06, 2022

**What do you like best about aACE?**

Great interface. Simple to use. Runs well in a primarily Mac environment. aAce people are the best!

**What do you dislike about aACE?**

Limited reporting in our version, and are sometimes they generate very slowly. Would be great if you could have them run in the background.

**Recommendations to others considering aACE:**

Anytime you switch platforms it is stressful. The team at aAce does everything in their power to make the transition as painless as possible. Our experience has been that once we go live, our stress goes down and our efficiency goes up.

**What problems is aACE solving and how is that benefiting you?**

We are a unique blend of retail, distribution and production. aAce checks the box in each category.

  ### 6. Awesome software that just works.

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Lane C. | Owner/Sales & Marketing, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** January 18, 2021

**What do you like best about aACE?**

aAce handles backorders better than any system we have found. It's easy to use and learn.

**What do you dislike about aACE?**

There isn't much we don't like about aAce but if I have to say anything negative I wish it would email invoices once they are created,

**What problems is aACE solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Managing backorders have always been an issue but aAce makes it super easy. Most of our vendors software can't handle backorders efficiently but we able to do it easily.

  ### 7. Excellent software with the ability to easily customize it - far less expensive than other options!

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Gary M. | CFO

**Reviewed Date:** November 09, 2021

**What do you like best about aACE?**

This is one of the best ERP accounting systems I've used.  The notification section has been especially valuable within our business

**What do you dislike about aACE?**

I would like to be able to print copies of what I sort on the screen but ist good to know if I need a custom report built i can get it done.

**What problems is aACE solving and how is that benefiting you?**

It has allowed us to drill into our company and see information on a much deeper scale than we have before.

  ### 8. User Friendly Tool for all business needs

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** David K. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** January 04, 2021

**What do you like best about aACE?**

- aACE lets you work in multiple windows at the same time
- throughout all different department the system looks and works same making it easy to learn the complete system
- the system does and automates as much or as little as the users select
- document attachment is extremely simplified and very helpful
- being smaller company they listen very well to specific needs and even without CUSTOM version often provide feature as long as it may benefit "all" customers

**What do you dislike about aACE?**

There is very little to not like about this product as it works well. Any bugs are corrected immediately. Only concern may be their smaller "manpower" for some large companies operating 24/7.

**What problems is aACE solving and how is that benefiting you?**

The main benefits for us were the easy access and streamline between all the departments. The document attachment is also extremely valuable for us to track some information about products in past. We are also able to manage inventory much better then previously.

  ### 9. Easy-to-Use, Powerful & Fun

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Pharmaceuticals | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** March 13, 2021

**What do you like best about aACE?**

aAce is easy to use, works across any platform, is extremely customizable, and is a complete/powerful ERP. The support behind the system is unparalleled. It is, by a wide margin, the best system I have personally used, when compared to QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, SAGE, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics 365 (Business Central), or NetSuite.

**What do you dislike about aACE?**

Nothing. It is a near-flawless system as-is, and any issue that does arise, it can be ameliorated quickly. Michael B. (the creator/developer of the software) will make certain your deployment is what you need. For example, my pharmaceutical operation requires a deep level of precision that was not available out of the box. Michael edited the back-end code to provide the level of precision I needed within five minutes of alerting him of the issue.

**Recommendations to others considering aACE:**

You should really consider aACE before dumping five times the amount into "leading" softwares by Oracle, Microsoft, Sage, etc. At the end of the day, almost all accounting packages will get you to where you need to go. But if you want to do it cheaply and without the nightmare-level of conversion effort and correction, aAce is the journey you want to take.

**What problems is aACE solving and how is that benefiting you?**

We needed a complete software for the management of a pharmaceutical repackaging plant; aACE handles everything from the basic accounting to complex production requirements. In aACE, you can do anything from CRM & Sales, Order Management, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Inventory, GL Accounting, etc.

  ### 10. aACE – a powerful ERP + automation and extensibility

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** February 02, 2021

**What do you like best about aACE?**

aACE’s flexible and critical approach to our business’ needs have earned them high praise throughout our team. Throughout the implementation process we found ourselves thinking along with the aACE team to utilize this software to mirror and improve our operations during a critical time in our industry. This collaboration has yielded a platform that will not only support our current operations but will help our business grow for years to come.

The ability to customize everything, if needed (it works fine without customization too), from the desktop to the individual apps to meet our particular use case and needs was refreshing compared to the rigidity we have found in previous ERPs. Additionally, the team’s dedication to us as customers was refreshing, with aACE experts not only solving our issues, but providing insights into how and why they do what they do. The software's design is agile and has great interoperability with other data sources, and the interface is clean, and straightforward.

**What do you dislike about aACE?**

Any system will have its nits, and with aACE we would push for future iterations to allow individual users additional customization options, what is there works well, but that would be a nice to have. The learning curve of any ERP is steep, and aACE is user-friendly and easy to learn, but moving to any full featured ERP product can be an undertaking.

**Recommendations to others considering aACE:**

We have used and tested a number of common large vendor packages over the years. We approached the decision of a new ERP after realizing that our current large software package was not as modern or tailorable as we desired - and in effect was holding us back. After extensive testing and deep dives into the state of the ERP market, we made the decision to choose aACE. A big decision that has proved itself out. aACE has the standards-based rigor needed by a serious organization, yet agile to handle unique and cutting edge situations, plus the bonus that it utilizes modern technology.

**What problems is aACE solving and how is that benefiting you?**

With any software package, if something is missing, you assume it is either not available, incapable, or requires some type of odd 3rd party integration because that is how other systems work. aACE is the opposite of that thinking, your use case is likely already covered, but when it is not, you are able to get to a better solution, without caveats. We have not run into anything that aACE cannot handle and frankly, handle much better than alternatives.


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## aACE Features
**Sales Force Automation**
- Contact & Account Management
- Partner Relationship Mgmt. (PRM)
- Opportunity & Pipeline Mgmt.
- Task / Activity Management
- Territory & Quota Management
- Desktop Integration
- Product & Price List Management
- Quote & Order Management
- Customer Contract Management

**Marketing Automation**
- Email Marketing
- Campaign Management
- Lead Management
- Marketing ROI Analytics

**General Ledger**
- Journal Entries
- Tags / Dimensions
- Audit Trail

**Accounting**
- AP Automation
- AR Automation
- Audit Trail
- Budgeting / Forecasting
- Collections Automation
- Financial Statements
- Invoice Customization
- Journal Entries
- Monitor Cash Positions
- Multi-Entity / Consolidation
- Payment Processing
- Recognition Rules
- Reconciliations
- Tags / Dimensions
- Payments Scheduling
- Payment Batches
- Payment Settlements 
- Payment Methods

**Multichannel inventory management**
- Warehouse Inventory Transfer
- Multichannel Inventory Syncing
- Multi-Warehouse Routing

**Management**
- Approval
- Communication
- Documents
- Receipt of Goods

**Order Entry**
- Entry
- Register
- Notifications

**Bill Generation**
- Templates
- Digital Billing
- Recurring Billing

**Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance**
- Autonomous Task Execution

**Customer Support**
- Case Management
- Customer Support Portal
- Knowledge Base
- Call Center Features
- Support Analytics

**Accounts Receivable**
- Invoice Customization
- AR Automation
- Collections Automation

**Back Office**
- Allocation
- Asset Register
- Lean Management
- Maintenance
- Organization Management
- Payroll
- Portfolio Mix
- Purchase Orders
- Requisition
- Shift Scheduling
- Sourcing
- Status
- Time & Attendance Tracking
- Warranty Management

**3PL inventory management**
- Client management
- Marketplace connections
- 3PL inventory tracking

**Planning**
- Processses
- Contracts
- Content
- Requisition

**Order Tracking**
- Shipping
- Tracking
- Backorder

**Bill Processing**
- Consolidation
- Batch Invoicing
- Management

**Reporting & Analytics**
- Reporting
- Dashboards
- Forecasting

**Accounts Payable**
- AP Automation
- Payment Processing
- Purchase Orders

**Front Office**
- ATP
- Checkout Process
- Configuration Rules
- Contact & Account Management
- Customer Portal
- Field Service Booking
- Field Service Dispatch
- Product & Price List Management
- Product Catalog
- Promotions and Discounts
- Quote & Order Management
- Returns / Refunds
- Storefront Design Tools
- Territory & Quota Management
- Tickets
- Visual Configuration

**Inventory Management**
- Inventory Tracking
- Inventory Costing
- Product Master
- Inventory Forecasting
- Integrations

**Invoice Management**
- Capture
- Supplier Portal
- Repository

**Inventory Management**
- Stock Levels
- Flow Of Goods
- Reserving Goods

**Integration**
- Accounting
- Payments
- ERP

**Mobile & Social**
- Social Collaboration Features
- Social Network Integration
- Mobile User Support

**Integration**
- Breadth of Partner Applications
- Data Import and Export Tools
- Integration APIs

**Supplier Management**
- Evaluation
- Selection
- Risk Management

**Customer Management**
- Order Status
- Information Access
- Email Notifications

**Agentic AI - Billing**
- Autonomous Task Execution

**Platform**
- Customization
- Workflow Capability
- User, Role, and Access Management
- Internationalization
- Sandbox / Test Environments
- Document & Content Mgmt.
- Performance and Reliability
- Output Document Generation

**Other Functionality**
- Inventory Tracking / Ordering
- Inventory Pricing and Costing
- Inventory Reporting
- Multi-Entity / Consolidation
- Recognition Rules
- Reconciliations
- Payroll
- Time and Expense

**Logistics**
- Centralized Inventory Database
- In Transit
- Inventory Forecasting
- Inventory Pricing and Costing
- Inventory Reporting
- Inventory Tracking / Ordering
- Picking Methods
- Picking Planning
- Receiving
- Shipping Options

**Execution**
- Sourcing
- Purchasing
- Invoicing

**Subscription Management**
- Payment Data
- Payment Gateway
- Billing
- Automatic Payments

**Integration**
- Data Import & Export Tools
- Integration APIs
- Breadth of Partner Applications

**Reporting & Analytics**
- Financial Statements
- Custom Reporting
- Budgeting / Forecasting
- Dashboards

**Platform**
- Customization
- Internationalization
- Output Document Generation
- Performance and Reliability
- User, Role, and Access Management
- Workflow Capability

**Invoice Processing**
- Matching
- Payments
- Workflows
- Tax Compliance
- Submittal

**Agentic AI - Order Management**
- Adaptive Learning
- Natural Language Interaction

**Platform**
- Customization
- Workflow Capability
- User, Role, and Access Management
- Internationalization
- Performance and Reliability
- Output Document Generation

**Production**
- BOM
- Defects
- Identify Demand
- Inspections
- Manage Resources
- MPS
- MRP
- Production Plans
- Rework
- Shop Floor
- Waste
- WIP

**Supplier Information**
- Profiles
- Qualifications
- History

**Generative AI**
- AI Text Generation

**Integration**
- Data Import and Export Tools
- Integration APIs
- Breadth of Partner Applications

**Reporting & Analytics**
- Custom Reporting
- Dashboards
- Integration

**Analytics**
- Visibility
- Performance
- Spend
- Due Dates
- KPIs

**Agentic AI - CRM**
- Autonomous Task Execution
- Multi-step Planning
- Cross-system Integration
- Adaptive Learning
- Natural Language Interaction
- Proactive Assistance
- Decision Making

**Cash Flow**
- Track Cash Flow
- Income and Expenses
- File Exports

**Integration**
- Accounting
- Payments
- ERP
- Procurement

**Generative AI**
- AI Text Generation
- AI Text Summarization

**Inventory Management Platform Features**
- Centralized Inventory Database
- Inventory Level Dashboards
- Stock History Reporting
- Low Stock Notifications
- Bundles, Kits, & Variants
- Asset Tracking
- Inventory Forecasting
- eCommerce Integrations
- Accounting Integrations
- Data Exporting / Importing

**Budgeting & Forecasting**
- Budgeting / Forecasting
- Data Import
- Versioning
- Historical Data

**Agentic AI - Purchasing**
- Proactive Assistance
- Decision Making

**Agentic AI - ERP Systems**
- Decision Making

**Revenue**
- Revenue Types
- Revenue Allocation
- Scheduling

**Payroll**
- Direct Deposit
- Check/W-2 Printing
- Tax Calculation
- Reporting and Dashboards

**AI**
- Data Extraction
- Invoice Processing
- Expense Management
- Fraud Detection
- Tax Compliance
- Support Chatbots
- Bank Reconciliations
- Report Generation
- Customizable Alerts
- Predictive Analytics

**Mobile Applications - Accounting**
- Cloud Integration
- Notifications
- UI
- Offline
- Expense Tracking
- Invoice Management

**Agentic AI - Accounting**
- Autonomous Task Execution

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