Sage (Best) Software Product Comparison

Accounting applications cover general business accounting needs, including: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Bank Reconciliation, General Ledger andFixed Asset.

Customer Relation Management (CRM) and Sales Force Support systems are used to manage customer information acquired from sales, marketing, customer service, and support and are often integrated with accounting and manufacturing systems.

Any software that supports web-based data access and processing are grouped under this category. eBusiness activities include online stores, charge card processing, private business to business extranets/intranet and online customer service capability.

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are multi-module software that allows large companies to have integrated control over all aspects of their business activities, like sales, delivery, billing, accounting, production, inventory control, human resources management, and more.

Fixed assets management applications offer effective means to track fixed asset inventory, managing asset accounting and depreciation with customizable reporting features.

Human Resources system includes payroll, attendance tracking, employee training, recruiting, HR event schedule management, and more.

Inventory Control applications may include features such as serial number/barcode tracking, sales and volume by product, product purchase history, cost and lead time, point of sale, item description and location, and warehouse bin management.

Material Requirement Planning (MRP) software ties manufacturing floor control, inventory, materials and purchasing into a unified structure. MRP uses bill of material data, inventory data, and the master production schedule to calculate requirements for materials.

Any software that supports data synchronization, access and processing on mobile devices are grouped under this category. Mobile devices include laptops, Palms, PDAs and other handhelds.

Reporting, data analysis and office intelligence tools analyze business operations data to help users understand and manage key aspects of their business, allowing them to react to business trends, maximize efficiency, increase profits and create more accurate projection for future development.

Time Tracking and Project Management software is often used in a professional environment such as legal, engineering or accounting firm where detailed time and expenses are tracked and billed to customers. Some applications also allow the integration with HR and payroll data.