Head to head
Acumatica vs NetSuite
Both products assessed against the same checklist, with ratings drawn from 233 verified reviews.
- Rating gap
- 0.4
- Reviews behind this
- 233
- Priced on scope
- Quoted
- Features they share
- 2
Side by side
How they compare
Ratings computed from published reviews, and the specifications that change what a product costs to run. The washed column is the higher rated of the two.
| Compared on | Higher rated overall | Oracle NetSuite |
|---|---|---|
| What reviewers say | ||
| Overall rating | 4.2, higher | 3.8 |
| Ease of use | 3.8, higher | 3.4 |
| Value for money | 4.1, higher | 3.8 |
| Customer service | 4.0, higher | 3.6 |
| Functionality | 4.1, higher | 3.9 |
| Verified reviews | 92 | 141 |
| What it costs | ||
| Starting price | Custom pricingquoted on request | Custom pricingquoted on request |
| VAT basis | Excl VAT | Excl VAT |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Published plans | 1 | 1 |
| Vendor and support | ||
| Vendor | Acumatica Inc. | Oracle NetSuite |
| Founded | 2008 | 1998 |
| Support channels | Partner network, Email, Community, Documentation | Partner network, Telephone, Email, SuiteAnswers knowledge base |
| Integrations listed | 6 | 6 |
| Local bank feeds | 0 | 0 |
The local yardstick
South African compliance
Amber marks a gap rather than a feature. This is usually where the decision is actually made.
Acumatica
- VAT configured at 15% by the implementation partner
- IFRS reporting
- Audit trail and role based controls
- Data hosted outside South Africa unless privately deployed
NetSuite
- VAT configured at 15% by the implementation partner
- IFRS and IFRS 15 revenue recognition
- Strong audit trail and segregation of duties
- Data hosted outside South Africa
What they cost
Pricing, compared properly
Check the VAT basis on each. Vendors are not consistent, and the difference is 15%.
Acumatica
Listed excluding VAT
- Quoted
Quoted
Priced on computing resources and modules rather than per user, quoted in US dollars through a partner. Unlimited users is included at every tier.
NetSuite
Listed excluding VAT
- Quoted
Quoted
Annual contract quoted in US dollars on modules and user count. Negotiate multi year terms with capped renewal increases before signing.
Capability
The full feature matrix
Every feature either product offers, and whether the other one has it.
| Compared on | Higher rated overall | Oracle NetSuite |
|---|---|---|
| 22 features across both products | ||
| Audit trail and controls | Not included | Included |
| Construction edition | Included | Not included |
| Customer management | Included | Not included |
| Customisation platform | Included | Not included |
| Field service management | Included | Not included |
| Full REST API | Included | Not included |
| General ledger and financials | Included | Included |
| Inventory and warehouse management | Not included | Included |
| Manufacturing with MRP | Included | Not included |
| Mobile application | Included | Not included |
| Multi currency and multi jurisdiction | Not included | Included |
| Multi entity and multi currency | Included | Not included |
| Multi subsidiary consolidation | Not included | Included |
| Multi warehouse distribution | Included | Not included |
| Open API | Not included | Included |
| Order and billing management | Not included | Included |
| Procurement | Not included | Included |
| Project accounting | Included | Included |
| Revenue recognition | Not included | Included |
| SuiteAnalytics reporting | Not included | Included |
| SuiteCloud customisation platform | Not included | Included |
| Unlimited users | Included | Not included |
Our verdict
Which one you should buy
We name a winner. Listing differences and leaving the decision to the reader is not a verdict.
We have not written a full verdict for this pairing yet, so here is the position from the data.
Acumatica holds the higher rating at 4.2 against 3.8, from 92 reviews against 141. Reviewers rate it 3.8 for ease of use and 4.1 for value for money, against 3.4 and 3.8.
Read the compliance comparison below before deciding on the rating alone. A product that scores well overall can still be missing the one statutory output your business cannot do without.
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