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ActivityHD

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Last updated March 13th, 2026

# Reviews of ActivityHD

Ease of use

4.5

Customer Service

5.0

## Pros and Cons in Reviews

LM

Lupe M

Accounting and Human ResourcesEntertainment, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months.

“I am new to this software and have adapted quickly. If I have a question, the customer support is always quick to answer and teach at the same time.“

December 12, 2024

KM

Kevin M

Assistance ControllerAirlines/Aviation, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years.

“I don't know if that is an issue with our local servers or an issue with ActivityHD. But it is very frustrating when you are in the middle of something and you get disconnected from the program.“

December 12, 2024

CC

Clair C

HR ManagerPerforming Arts, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years.

“Personalized service, truly helpful and thoughtful people on their team. If they don't know how to fix something, they will work to figure it out.“

December 12, 2024

CC

Clair C

HR ManagerPerforming Arts, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years.

“Extremely customizable product and exceptional customer service team.“

December 12, 2024

MX

May X

Accountant SupervisorFinancial Services, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years.

“I love how Excel is integrated into Activity HD, from financial designs to imports and export. “

April 24, 2023

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JM

Jennifer M.  
Controller  
Entertainment  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Accounting Software Made for ALL Users"

February 13, 2020

5.0

We have been with the ActivityHD family of companies for over 20 years, back when they were a DOS based software. The full packages is unmatched. We currently use all packages that the software offers, and run multiple companies in the software. Our payroll has been cut down from 2 days to 3 hours; I can now monitor our sales department through the contracts package; bank recs take minutes, not hours. I also rely on the security features that ActivityHD offers. Users can be restricted to certain packages, and then only limited parts inside that package. You never have to worry about a random user seeing payroll data, or any other sensitive information. ActivityHD is also pairing with other companies and providers to add addition services - like timekeeping and employee on-boarding - that integrates directly into the software. They are on the cutting edge of technology but keep a customer service level that is second to none.

Pros

ActivityHD is the most comprehensive accounting package out there. It is built for all aspects of your business, not just payroll, or general ledger. The ability to run purchase orders and contracts directly through the software and feed into your accounting suite is a game changer for the industry. The software is also easy enough for an entry level bookkeeper (or non-accounting staff) but offers reporting and features that the most demanding controller or CEO will find exceeds expectations. The software is also fully custom, allowing you to use a single piece, or the entire package. This is not an off-the-shelf purchase and you never hear from the company. From the sale, to the implementation, and to the random issues you have throughout the year, you are in constant contact with the ActivityHD team, and they become an extension of your business, and in some cases, valued friends.

Cons

I don't have any complaints - the programmers are open to any suggestion you have about the software, and are constantly upgrading based on those requests.

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RG

Raechelle G.  
CFO  
Accounting  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Activity for Fairs"

February 13, 2020

5.0

Activity has enabled the annual audit process to be less intrusive to my time. I enable auditors to have read access into our books during the field work time of the audit. The auditors are able to look into the system without me having to pull records for them to review. This invaluable feature allows me to continue with daily operations during the audit period and allows the Audit to be a less stressful experience!

Pros

I love the use of live data! The functionality of the software to generate financial statements within minutes is phenomenal! The ability of the system to reduce journal entries because of the accounts payable & account receivable systems to do accrual with the extra GL feature makes operations more efficient! I love that nQativ is constantly working with it's client base to look for improvements to the software to help clients make accounting of their company extremely efficient!

Cons

By no fault of the software, some users find it difficult to learn all the different modules and formulas. Maybe more training demos on the internet would help some new users on setting up their company and settings on their computers.

Reason for choosing ActivityHD

A lot of our Fair clients were using peachtree and quickbooks. With the new government regulations, it is imperative to have a software that enables the user to generate reports that meet the guidelines and format issues with government reporting! Payroll module is so dynamic that I feel very confident that no matter what regulations come in the future, we will be able to meet them with Activity software!

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MC

Matt C.  
CEO  
Leisure, Travel & Tourism  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great Product for Company"

February 13, 2020

4.0

Pros

A custom software that can be used for an entire company in all aspects of the accounting system. Including asset management, payroll, and bank rec. It ties back to the General Ledger account codes and is very easy to manipulate.

Cons

It can be tough to manage the formulas that handle the expressions and computations behind the scenes.

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JW

Judy W.  
HR/Payroll Administrator Banking Officer  
Banking  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Payroll Software"

February 13, 2020

5.0

Awesome!

Pros

My most favorite thing about Activity is the imports, City Bank has lots of extra benefits and the imports make my job so much easier. Not to mention as large as we are we need something that makes us more efficient, and the large amount of information that goes into each payroll the imports helps with errors. Second favorite thing is the support Activity gives you, I never have to wait long when there is a problem on payroll and I need assistant. they always go beyond the call of duty to take care of you and a very timely manor. They are always very kind and they never make feel uneducated.

Cons

Leave Balance, I don't like that when swipeclock goes into payroll it allows a negative balance. There is a filter we have to use after each payroll to take care of negative balances. I also wish that we could get our swipeclock leave balance to be more like our payroll portal. Activity support group has been wonderful at helping us come up with ideas as swipeclock never had a leave balance before, with the help of Activity we now have one and our employees love it more so then the payroll portal. This con is working process so over all we have come along way and I greatful for the support team at Activity.

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MY

Mayger Y.  
Account Technician  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Payroll/Benefits"

April 24, 2023

5.0

Nothing but great experience with Activity HD!

Pros

Payroll reports, easy to work with and customer service above and beyond from Brett Burgess!

Cons

attaching files individually to the AP invoices.

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MX

May X.  
Accountant Supervisor  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Love Activity; very intuitive and easy to use accounting software"

April 24, 2023

5.0

I think Activity HD is a great accounting software to use.

Pros

I love how Excel is integrated into Activity HD, from financial designs to imports and export.

Cons

I can't say I dislike anything because there are still so many features in Activity that I have not used yet. I do have issues with financial design being too slow to save. It may be due to internet or network connection issues.

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JP

Joanna P.  
Accounting & Finance Manager  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "We are in the Agri-Food Sector. All divisions from farm to fork use Activity HD. "

November 2, 2017

5.0

Pros

Our business is complex with Grain operations, Livestock management, Meat Processing and Food Retail. Our bricks and Mortar operations are centralized in Alberta, Canada but other divisions span international operations.   Because of the variety of area's we are involved in we need customization that is easy to work with, and the ability to work with data in a variety of areas in a variety of sources. ActivityHD is the best tool I have and whenever a new opportunity arises in our business or a new feature is released, I'm always looking for what more ActivityHD can do for us. At the end of the day I know I have great training tools for my team and excellent support should I need it.     Whatever business you are in, and whichever package you are considering.  I highly recommend to talk to the nQativ team about what they can do for you.    

Cons

The team at nQativ hasn't created a product which can clone me yet - but they are working on it :).

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DE

Diane E.  
Accounting Department  
Food Production  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "The Customer Services is amazing!"

January 31, 2017

5.0

Customer Service is what this company is about. Not only is the software incredible, but their customer service that backs it up is what counts for me. The response time to any email query is almost instant - and not a robot reply. Sometimes I feel like I'm their only customer! I bet they say the same thing! :) I should clarify - the reason I contact customer support is for expanding my knowledge of the software. Not because it isn't working properly. Yes, there is a learning curve with this software - there are lots of details to learn but I think that's because its so powerful. There are sometimes quirks but the 'patches' come quicker than the user spots them. My bank reconciliations are the easiest I've ever experienced, AP and AR reports are extremely detailed and very customizable. We recently started using the Asset module. We used to have a very cumbersome and very large excel spreadsheet - no more spreadsheet! Updates and improvements are always happening and they listen to their customers needs and wishes.

Pros

The depth of what it can do.

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RY

Renee Y.  
Accounting Administrator  
Accounting  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Best Accounting Software in the industry"

April 24, 2023

5.0

Pros

I have been using Accounting Ware's Accounting software since 2004. This software is intuitive and user-friendly. I use other accounting products on a different level, in comparison, Activity HD, there is no comparison.

Cons

A payroll program is when you don't have programming knowledge.

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DP

Daniel P.  
CFO/CIO  
Food & Beverages  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great to work with"

December 12, 2016

5.0

Easy to use and whenever I have a question, I get an immediate response - answering my question in 90% of the cases on the first reply.

Pros

Very easy to use, once it is set up. Easy to import and export massive amounts of data, whether it be employee based data or invoice/payment based data.

Cons

There are no basic templates to start up with. If you are starting from scratch, you must build everything from scratch. Chart of Accounts, Pay Codes, Financial Statements. Perhaps some predefined templates to choose from - at least to get started - for those that want to be more involved in the setup. nQativ does a great job setting it all up for you - but once again - you must know what you need and want.

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CV

Connie V.  
Office Manager  
Construction  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Exceptional customer service"

January 6, 2017

5.0

The software is very user-friendly and the customer service is always great. Reports are very easy to customize to fit your specific needs. Overall great software.

Pros

Very user-friendly Great customer service

Cons

Addition of job costing module would make the the perfect software package.

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BR

Brenda R.  
Payroll Administrator  
Food & Beverages  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Love Activity"

January 31, 2017

5.0

I have used Activity for over 20 years and they are a great company to work with. We tried to switch companies about 15 years ago and immediately switched back to Activity.

Pros

Easy to use, great customer service

Cons

Nothing

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MS

Maureen S.  
Payroll Manager  
Insurance  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "ActivityHD"

October 16, 2018

5.0

Pros

Able to import large numbers of employees easily

Cons

Adding new segments to employees can be time consuming

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BD

Beth D.  
Staff Services Analyst  
  
Used the software for:

### "I highly recommend this company and their products"

April 21, 2010

4.0

NQativ gives great customer service and support and their products are wonderful. They will save you time and money immediately.

Pros

You couldn't find a more helpful or knowledgeable staff. Easy to implement and will be customized to your company. Can sort and filter and report data any way you want.

Cons

Multiple steps to process transactions, but that does give you flexibility.

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KM

Kim M.  
  
  
Used the software for:

### "Assistant Controller"

February 1, 2017

5.0

The product has many features, much more so than I use. It is not a user friendly product in my opinion, but all of the pieces are similar, so once you are used to it, it makes sense. Also, the support staff is incredible! They can teach you whatever y9ou need to know.

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SM

Sean M.  
  
  
Used the software for:

### "Great custom system"

January 11, 2017

5.0

Great system to cover our complex accounting. Customer service is always quick to help with any issues that we have.

Pros

Accuracy

Cons

Complex

Review Source

CC

Clair C.  
HR Manager  
Performing Arts  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Excellent for company with complex needs "

December 12, 2024

5.0

Great! We are an opera company with two different union relationships and a ton of complicated pay codes and segments. Activity HD has been perfect for our needs.

Pros

Extremely customizable product and exceptional customer service team. Personalized service, truly helpful and thoughtful people on their team. If they don't know how to fix something, they will work to figure it out.

Cons

The product is not as snazzy looking as some other platforms, but the functionality makes up for that. Sometimes the process to gather or report information can be a little clunky, but once you learn some basic rules it becomes more intuitive.

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Need for more customization, especially with regards to our union agreements

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KM

Kevin M.  
Assistance Controller  
Airlines/Aviation  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "ActivityHD Ranks Among the Best!"

December 12, 2024

5.0

My overall experience with ActivityHD has been positive. I have used various programs throughout my career including SAP, IFS, & JDEdwards. I would rank ActivityHD up there with them all for functionality and in some areas it is superior.

Pros

I like the availability and promptness of the support that is offered. Anytime we have an issue I can always depend on it being resolved quickly.

Cons

My biggest issue with ActivityHD is that I am constantly getting disconnected. I don't know if that is an issue with our local servers or an issue with ActivityHD. But it is very frustrating when you are in the middle of something and you get disconnected from the program.

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CH

Cindy H.  
Payroll Administrator  
Government Relations  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Payroll Administrator"

December 12, 2024

5.0

Great relationship with the software and the team.

Pros

Strong supporting Team. The software is easy to navigate when you understand it.

Cons

The configuration behind the scenes can be difficult to understand and I hope to gain more knowledge to decode it.

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LM

Lupe M.  
Accounting and Human Resources  
Entertainment  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "New User Review"

December 12, 2024

5.0

Pros

I am new to this software and have adapted quickly. If I have a question, the customer support is always quick to answer and teach at the same time.

Cons

It is a process learning all the ins and outs. Not as easy to use as other programs.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Business Analyst  
Government Administration  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Fantastically Functional"

October 18, 2018

4.0

Great software and great people to support it!

Pros

This program has a depth of options and functionality that allow you to tailor it to your specific needs. The options that are there allow you to use the software other than just its intended use. It does accounting well but you can also use the software to track inventory, generate cases, maintain notes and client information as well as many other things. Support staff is very helpful and the developers work hard to continuously improve their product.

Cons

Would be nice if it had a dedicated CRM module.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Controller  
Performing Arts  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Robust, High Quality Software"

November 27, 2018

5.0

ActivityHD has allowed my finance department to be efficient and flexible to the needs of the organization.

Pros

ActivityHD is extremely robust and provides accurate, up to the second reporting.

Cons

Because the software is so flexible and robust, the processes are not always the most straight forward. Training is required!

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Business Assistant II  
Government Administration  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "CFSA connectivity"

October 5, 2018

4.0

6 years working in all modules...all updates over the years have made the system more user friendly.

Pros

Ease of use. The modules are easily understood with a little bit of training.

Cons

That not all option are available to our company because we connect through CFSA.

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Christy G.  
Accounting Clerk  
Events Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "ActivityHD is very easy to use. The customer service is excellent. "

November 2, 2017

5.0

Pros

Ease of use, reporting ability, able to customize reports easily. The customer service department can help set up reports if you can't figure it out. Ability to export reports into different file types. able to copy from HD pane into Excel.

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Brian R.  
Controller  
Performing Arts  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Extremely Flexible"

January 31, 2017

5.0

Activity offers an extremely flexible and robust system. Their Payroll module in particular can handle any situation you throw at it. They have multiple reporting functionality, including in app views, pdf reports, data stream export to vba application (Excel, Word, etc.), and most recently OData streams powering their REST API. Their security is robust and flexible. They use VBA macros to power in app automation (called Bots) and Excel based data imports. Their customer service is fast, knowledgeable, and friendly. I couldn't be happier with an accounting system.

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