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Acumatica vs Nutshell

Acumatica logo

Acumatica

Inventory Management

Cloud ERP for modern distributed businesses

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Nutshell logo

Nutshell

Proposal & Quote

Easy CRM for small businesses

From
$30/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Acumatica pricing is not published; the vendor directs buyers to a pricing review or an industry calculator instead; Nutshell aI usage is metered as outcomes per user per month, from 10 on Foundation to 150 on Enterprise
  • They diverge on capability: Acumatica covers Financial management, Nutshell covers Contact management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Acumatica and Nutshell actually diverge.

Attributes where Acumatica and Nutshell differ
AttributeAcumaticaNutshell
Starting priceOn request$30/month
Pricing modelquotesubscription
CategoryInventory ManagementProposal & Quote
Founded20052009

Identical on both: free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Acumatica

  • Financial management
  • Inventory
  • Order management
  • Manufacturing
  • CRM
  • Acumatica mobile
  • Business intelligence
  • Custom integrations

Only in Nutshell

  • Contact management
  • Lead tracking
  • Pipeline management
  • Email integration
  • Task management
  • Reporting
  • Zapier
  • Gmail

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Acumatica

  • ERP for construction, manufacturing and distribution businessesnot Nutshell
  • Deployments where user count is high relative to transaction volume, since licensing is resource-based rather than per seatnot Nutshell
  • Cloud or on-premises ERP depending on the deployment licence chosennot Nutshell

Nutshell

  • Sales CRM with pipeline management and email syncnot Acumatica
  • Running outbound sequences and marketing from the same contact recordsnot Acumatica

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Acumatica

  • Pricing is not published; the vendor directs buyers to a pricing review or an industry calculator instead
  • Cost is driven by transaction volume, data storage and resource levels, so spend rises with business activity rather than staying fixed
  • Charged per application implemented, so adding a module changes the price

Nutshell

  • AI usage is metered as outcomes per user per month, from 10 on Foundation to 150 on Enterprise
  • Custom pipelines are rationed by plan, at 5 on Pro and 10 on Business, with unlimited only on Enterprise at $79 per user per month
  • Sales automation and advanced reporting require the Pro plan at $42 per user per month
  • Four separate add ons sit on top of the seat price: marketing at $49 a month, engagement at $16 per user, prospecting at $37 and proposals at $79
  • SSO and SQL data access are Enterprise only

Pricing, plan by plan

Acumatica

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Acumatica review.

Nutshell

$30/month
  • Standard$30/month
    • Contact management
    • Pipeline tracking
    • Basic automation
  • Pro$50/month
    • Everything in Standard
    • Advanced automation
    • Forecasting
  • Plus$100/month
    • Everything in Pro
    • Advanced customization
    • API access

Which should you pick?

Choose Acumatica if

  • You need financial management.
  • You also want inventory.
Acumatica review

Choose Nutshell if

  • You need contact management.
  • You also want lead tracking.
Nutshell review

Questions people ask

Is Acumatica or Nutshell better?
Neither clearly leads. Acumatica starts at On request and Nutshell at $30/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Acumatica or Nutshell?
Acumatica starts at On request and Nutshell at $30/month.
Does Acumatica or Nutshell run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Acumatica best used for?
Acumatica is most often used for erp for construction, manufacturing and distribution businesses, deployments where user count is high relative to transaction volume, since licensing is resource-based rather than per seat, cloud or on-premises erp depending on the deployment licence chosen. Of those, erp for construction, manufacturing and distribution businesses and deployments where user count is high relative to transaction volume, since licensing is resource-based rather than per seat are not what Nutshell is typically brought in for.
What can Acumatica do that Nutshell cannot?
Acumatica covers Financial management, Inventory, Order management, Manufacturing. Nutshell covers Contact management, Lead tracking, Pipeline management, Email integration. Both handle Web support.
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