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Considering NetSuite?

Sage Intacct and NetSuite are both robust accounting and financial management systems that will scale with you as you grow. To help you make the right decision for your organisation, we’ve created a handy list of tips to help you navigate the NetSuite sales process.

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Tip 1: Ensure all your sales interactions are recorded –ask NetSuite to record all your meetings. If you can’t record them, designate a skilled note-taker to record dates, times, attendees and verbatim notes as much as possible.

Tip 2: Unearth hidden clauses – some licensing terms (such as those in the SSA) are hard to find. Be prepared to go above and beyond your normal due diligence to avoid unpleasant surprises.

Tip 3: Drill into NetSuite’s pricing policies – understand how price increases are triggered so you won’t be shocked by potential 2x or 3x price increases.

Tip 4: Understand your financing agreement – if your contract gets assigned to a third-party bank, they’ll expect you to pay, even if your implementation never goes live.

Tip 5: Review your Statement of Work (SOW) in detail – confirm exactly what will be implemented, in what timeframe, and who is responsible for each task. Keep an eye out for functionality that is missing from the SOW and therefore excluded from the initial implementation.

Oracle (NetSuite’s parent) has a formidable legal team and resolving disputes with NetSuite can be a daunting and expensive uphill battle. So confirm any verbal commitments in writing and document, document, document! 

6 essential tips for navigating the NetSuite sales process

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The #1 NetSuite alternative

Sage Intacct and Oracle NetSuite are often grouped together as cloud-based financial management platforms, but the differences become clear when you look beyond the surface. More and more mid-market organisations choose Sage Intacct for its finance-first design, modern reporting, faster time-to-value and overall customer satisfaction.

Why do customers choose Sage Intacct over NetSuite?

  • Finance-first depth: Built for accounting — AICPA endorsed
  • Smarter reporting: Self-service analytics (ICRW + IVE) vs. IT-heavy reporting
  • Faster to value: 3–6-month deployments with an intuitive, finance-led UI
  • Scales with growth: Multi-entity consolidations and automation out-of-the-box
  • Open and flexible: API-first, integrates seamlessly with best-in-class apps
  • Cost-effective: Flexible licensing for mixed user bases (light + full users)
  • Proven leader: Consistently outranks NetSuite in Gartner & G2 for ROI & satisfaction

Award-winning cloud financial management

Sage Intacct is ranked as the #1 alternative to Netsuite and #1 in customer satisfaction by G2. We’ve won two TrustRadius Top Rated awards and received the highest product score in Core Financials for the Lower Mid-size Enterprises Use Case from Gartner for the last five years.

With deep cross-industry capabilities Sage Intacct planning and the only AI-powered Intelligent GL™, Sage Intacct can support you in your continued growth.

  • AICPA preferred financial management solution: Sage Intacct delivers a depth of financial capabilities you won’t find in a traditional software suite. It’s more flexible, too – adapting easily to your business.
  • Seamlessly connect with other solutions: Our true cloud solution features robust infrastructure, high configurability, and integration APIs without the high costs, maintenance or complexity of on-prem solutions.
  • Be audit ready with robust financial controls: Our system auto-generates GAAP compliance financial statements, provides detailed audit trails and has built-in IFRS 15 and ASC 606 compliance support.

Celine Okoh

CFO, White Ribbon Alliance

Sage Intacct’s cloud-based system ended up as a clear choice over Oracle NetSuite because of its impressive multi-entity and multi-currency capabilities, as well as the great experience we had with the Sage Intacct team, who listened to our needs and delivered.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Sage Intacct is easier to use than other cloud accounting software on the market because it is built on a true cloud platform with rich insights. With more efficiency and sharper insight, you can be in a position to drive growth, not just cope with it. Sage Intacct automates the complete array of accounting processes – from basic to complex – so you can improve productivity, provide compliance, and grow without excessive hiring. We are the only mid-market cloud financial management solution with a multi-dimensional general ledger and robust, easy-to-use reporting, giving you one place to go for a full view of your real-time business performance. Sage Intacct is scalable, allowing you to easily handle growing numbers of users, customers, transactions or entities.

Sage Intacct is the AICPA’s first and only preferred provider of financial applications. None of our competitors, including NetSuite, have ever been recognised as a preferred provider by the AICPA. We understand the needs of our customers because our system is built by accounting and finance professional who have been in your shoes. Our cloud accounting and financial management software delivers a depth of financial capabilities you won’t find in a traditional software suite. It’s more flexible, too – adapting easily to the way you need and want to do business. This is what’s going to make your finance team more insightful and productive. This is why the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the world’s largest association serving accounting professionals, acknowledged us as its preferred provider of financial applications.

Yes, and we’ve been helping companies of all sizes and in a variety of growth and investment stages profitably and efficiently scale. Sage Intacct grows with your company. Get up and running quickly based on your current needs, then easily incorporate new entities and seamlessly expand with innovative modules, bringing in more AI and best-in-class, market-favourite solutions utilising our open API.