# Page 2 | ActivityHD Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 2 - Is ActivityHD the right Accounting solution for you? Explore 54 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/77289/ActivityHD/reviews --- ActivityHD 4.8 (54) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/77289/ActivityHD/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 2 - Reviews of ActivityHD ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 26-50 of 54 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use 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. Switched from [QuickBooks Desktop](https://www.capterra.com/p/212058/QuickBooks-Desktop-Pro/)[ADP Workforce Now](https://www.capterra.com/p/155895/WorkforceNow/) Need for more customization, especially with regards to our union agreements Review Source 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. Review Source 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. Review Source 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 :). Review Source 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. Review Source 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. Review Source 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. Review Source BR Brian R. Controller Non-Profit Organization Management 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. Review Source JM Jeremiah M. CFO Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Everything you need in an Accounting System" December 12, 2016 5.0 I have been using Activity for about 3 years. It is by far my favorite accounting system. The payroll module is by far the best and most comprehensive in-house payroll system I have ever seen. We run 5 unions through it as well as a variety of different pay scenarios. There is also a built-in PO system that works for the entire organization. Everyone in my organization is trained on how to use and report out of Activity. The biggest drawback is its flexibility. I highly recommend this program, especially for Performing Arts companies. Pros Customer Service, Reporting, and customization. Cons It is very flexible and you need to know what you are doing when you set it up. Review Source TT Trevor T. Payroll Assistant Arts and Crafts Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Activity is awesome!" February 13, 2020 4.0 I think it is a great program and I would recommend it to other financial professionals to implement in their work place. I don't think this program is as popular as it should be in the accounting world, but this is the program I have used most so it is hard for me to put it up against other accounting software's. Pros Activity is easy to navigate and have many great tools to make my job easy. It is the accounting software that I have used most in my short career, but I think it is amazing! Cons Sometimes when there are updates to the system functions will change in Activity and will cause problems for my daily tasks, but once I report these issues to the nQativ they are resolved quickly. Review Source AT Amanda T. Controller Oil & Energy Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great Software" February 13, 2020 5.0 Great experience. Pros We love the ease of use with this software. We are able to do all of our accounting functions with this one program. It is user friendly and we have been able to easily train all of our new employees to use it. Customer support is top notch. Cons We really don't have any cons on this software. Review Source MP Michelle P. Accounting Building Materials Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Activity HD is awesome" October 5, 2018 5.0 My overall experience with ActivityHD has been great. We used to use BusinessWorks and this is SO much better. Pros allowing multiple dates in one journal entry the functionality - you can navigate around easily and can figure it out without using help mostly the support team is excellent - they've walked me through several issues having the fixed assets included in one program having to merge - gives you time to review entries and correct them if need be before actual posting Cons getting the newest version of excel broke the financial design part - wouldn't run and we're still having issues getting around that Review Source CB Chris B. HR Manager Business Supplies and Equipment Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Fantastic Software" February 13, 2020 5.0 I can run multiple reports, find what I need and report to upper management as needed. Pros User friendly and the Activity Help is a huge help when needed. Cons They system works for what I need it to do. Reason for choosing ActivityHD The system was in place when I started. Review Source MA Melissa A. Accounting Supervisor Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Activity Review" February 13, 2020 5.0 Pros I like that the software updates immediately and it's easy to export and import using Excel. Cons Inability to create a Trial Balance report for a group of specific cost centers. Review Source BC Bobby C. Controller Oil & Energy Used the software for: 2+ years ### "ActivityHD 12-12-2016 Review" December 12, 2016 4.0 MBF has been a user since July 2012. The software has allowed MBF to become more efficient and productive. The software is very powerful, and the customer support MBF has received has been exceptional. Pros The data that it allows MBF to capture and report on. Cons Its complexity - which I believe is due, in part, to our company's complexity and uniqueness Review Source DS Debra S. Director of Finance Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy & Intuitive to Use" October 5, 2018 5.0 Very surprised at how thorough this program is, considering the quantity of accounting programs available. Pros 1 - ability to combine duplicate customers and/or accounts 2 - ability to develop reports intuitively Cons Without doing regularly, it's hard to figure out how to do some things - like creating filters & views as examples. Review Source 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. Review Source SB Samantha B. Staff Services Manager I (Payroll Manager) Used the software for: ### "Flexible Payroll Processing" April 20, 2010 5.0 I strongly recommend their software for any company looking for flexibility and accuracy in reporting. Pros This system is very user friendly. Almost any problem or process issue I have thrown at Nqativ they have been able to solve inside their software. They have set up mutiple security features to allow for control implementation within the software as well as provide documentation to auditors for tracking. The system set up is in a format that the average user can understand and a more experienced user can make cahnges on their own as well. I think the best quality of the software is the customer support. Nqativ staff is available day or night and they make me feel as though every one of my issues is a priority not a nuisance. They have consistantly provided the type of support that makes this software invaluable to the end user. Cons The software is extremely flexible. This is a very good thing, but at times can be difficult for Nqativ to maintain all the variations. However, they are completely in tune with all of their sites. Review Source 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 Review Source CM Carla M. Project Coordinator Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Simple, intuitive user interface." November 2, 2017 5.0 Pros The flexibility, potential for customization, and fantastic customer support is unparalleled. Tracking and reporting are sophisticated, detailed and easily accessible. Cons No cons to report -- our company has used the software for many years and if we have questions or problems that need solving, the ActivityHD team is always ready to help. Review Source BP Barbara P. Controller Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Activity HD" October 5, 2018 5.0 Reconciling a 50 page bank statement used to take days - now it can be done in an hour. We write a minimum of 200 checks a month to one time vendors every month. This used to take 1 1/2 days a month, now it takes literally five minutes (less if my printer was faster). These are the most professional people I have ever worked with. They are always accessible. They do what the say. They deliver what they promise and more. They took the time to learn my business needs and suggest ways the software can work for us that I never even dreamed could be possible. Activity HD is like a living, breathing thing that changes and grows to meet changing needs. I have never felt "locked in" to a product that is not flexible and can't keep up. This have been, and continues to be, a great experience. The entire support team has a background in accounting and understand. There are no support levels - you get a "Level 3" every time any one them pick up the phone. The implementation experts are just that - experts. They prepare you and stick with you until they decide it time to be turned over to support. I highly recommend Activity HD and nQativ to anyone. Pros We are a healthcare facility that uses Electronic Medical Records and Practice Management Software. Activity HD imports data from our EMR software into our accounting program in seconds every month. There is nothing I have needed that it does not do, and dozens of things it does that never dreamed a software could do! I have worked 45 years in the accounting field and used many different accounting softwares, but this is by far the best ever in every way. There is nothing I have needed that it can not do. Cons The things that make it so great and so flexible are also the things that make learning it different from other software. If you expect the same "old software" this is not for you. Because of this, the first couple of weeks it was a little overwhelming but now looking back I can't remember why. Twenty-one months into it's use, I have absolutely no regrets about our choice. Review Source 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 Review Source FB Francesca B. VP Finance and Group Insurance Trust Used the software for: ### "Very Satisfied" April 16, 2010 5.0 We have been extremly satisfied with Activity. The GL was installed in 2005 and subsquent installation of AP in 2006 and AR in 2009. We have been customers since 1988 using the prior software application. Great customer service! Pros There are many pros, but to name a few: Activity GL rollup reporting capabilities saved me hours of manually updating financial statements each month. Can create comparative reports for management rather easily. Exporting data to spreadsheets is easy and fast - a "must-have" for year-end audit schedule preparation. Activity AP and AR - I don't use much of it personally, but my staff loves it. Cons I can't think of any. Review Source 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. Review Source LM Lynn M. Accounting Dept. Supervisor Used the software for: ### "Accounting Dept. Supervisor" April 16, 2010 4.0 Great software to work with. Pros Very user friendly, Nqative implements improvements when asked (if feasible) and great support team to work with. Cons Needs accounts receivable module interface (similar to AP - all within the same dataset), please. An inventory module would be helpful too. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.