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BlackLine vs Sage 100: Which is a better fit?

Updated on November 10th, 2024
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 11,100 reviews from Accounting users.
% Fit
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Income & Balance Sheet
4.0
Document Management
NA
Financial Reporting
4.0
Billing & Invoicing
4.0
Bank Reconciliation
4.5
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Feature ratings
Income & Balance Sheet
4.5
Document Management
3.0
Financial Reporting
4.3
Billing & Invoicing
4.1
Bank Reconciliation
4.2
User satisfaction
4.3
User reviews18
Ease of use
4.1
Functionality
4.2
Value for money
3.6
Customer support
4.3
4.1
User reviews335
Ease of use
3.9
Functionality
3.9
Value for money
3.7
Customer support
3.7
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Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
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Free version
Free trial
Best for

BlackLines Finance Controls and Automation Platform meets the needs of all types of companies, no matter what size they are or where they operate in the world.

Company size between 10 and 200 employees. Very suitable for the areas of production, sales and professional services.

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Blake B
Ecommerce & Consumer Products Manager
4.0

Blake B.: Hi, my name is Blake. I'm a product manager for a company in the mining and metals industry, and I give Sage 100cloud a five out of five. Before choosing Sage 100cloud, we also looked at Microsoft Dynamics 365, as well as NetSuite. Ultimately, we chose Sage 100cloud because, prior to Sage 100cloud, we used Sage 50. So the users actually had the best experience upgrading to this 100cloud. They felt that the interface was familiar, but that the upgrade solved a lot of the problems we were having. We chose Sage 100cloud for three reasons. The first is that it's cloud based. The previous instance of Sage we used with Sage 50. It was an on-premise piece of software where we had to basically maintain our own database. It crashed constantly, and it was always a headache. Ultimately, the cloud fix those problems. Second, we liked the SaaS model of billing a lot more than the lump sum license fee every year. It helps spread out cash flows and thus gave our organization more predictability in financial planning. Lastly, Sage 100cloud has a lot better app integration and functionality than its predecessors. You can easily plug and play with different software applications you might have around your company, and immediately pool all the data together for a comprehensive view of your operation. From an onboarding integration standpoint, Sage was excellent. They gave us a nearly full dedicated specialist who was able to walk us through new user creation, data cleaning, and upload, and ultimately being successful with the software product after purchase. They were able to teach us how to use the new upgraded cloud. It wasn't very hard for us, because we used Sage 50 in the past. So mostly it was just enhancements and the new dashboards we could easily create. From an integration standpoint, they gave us a tutorial on how their API worked and how you can easily plug and play with other applications that might be able to use the cloud. If you're familiar with web apps in general, then Sage 100cloud won't be a large leap for you to use. If you're considering Sage 100cloud, I have a couple of recommendations for you. First and foremost, truly assess whether you need to upgrade your software. Prior to upgrading from Sage 50 to Sage 100cloud, we were feeling a lot of system and process related pain that was relevant to the Sage 50 accounting system. It was at that point where we knew we had to upgrade. If you're not feeling that cumbersome pain, maybe hold off for a little bit and conserve your cash, and perhaps pour the growth into other areas.

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BlackLine

15/43
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • API
  • Approval Process Control
  • Audit Management
  • Chart of Accounts
  • Compliance Management
  • Currency Conversion
  • Data Security
  • Document Management
  • Encryption
  • Expense Tracking
  • Financial Consolidation & Close Management
  • Financial Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Multi-Location
  • Payment Processing
  • Project Accounting
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Receipt Management
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Reminders
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Status Tracking
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Workflow Management
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Audit Trail
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Cash Flow Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • Fixed Asset Management
  • Fund Accounting
  • General Ledger
  • Income & Balance Sheet
  • Multi-Currency
  • Payroll Management
  • Tax Management
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Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Sage 100
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
BlackLine
  • By BlackLine Systems
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2001
Sage 100
  • By Sage
  • Located in United Kingdom
  • Founded in 1981
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