ERP & Business Operations · head to head
DEAR Systems vs Sage Intacct

DEAR Systems
ERP & Business Operations
Cloud inventory management for growing businesses
- From
- $249/month
- Rated
- -

Sage Intacct
Payroll & Benefits
Best-in-class cloud financial management software
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: DEAR Systems dEAR Systems is sold as Cin7 Core and priced on the Cin7 pricing page; Sage Intacct listed on UK G-Cloud at £10,775 per instance per year for Sage Intacct Financial Management & Reporting, via reseller X3 Consulting Ltd
- They diverge on capability: DEAR Systems covers Inventory control, Sage Intacct covers General ledger.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which DEAR Systems and Sage Intacct actually diverge.
| Attribute | DEAR Systems | Sage Intacct |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $249/month | $29/month |
| Platforms | Cloud, Web, Mobile | Web, Api |
| Category | ERP & Business Operations | Payroll & Benefits |
| Founded | 2012 | 1981 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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 DEAR Systems
- Inventory control
- Purchase orders
- Sales orders
- Manufacturing
- Accounting integration
- Xero
- QuickBooks
- Shopify
Only in Sage Intacct
- General ledger
- Accounts payable
- Accounts receivable
- Cash management
- Multi-entity consolidation
- Salesforce
- ADP
- Expensify
Both cover
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
DEAR Systems
- Inventory and order management for wholesale and e-commerce sellersnot Sage Intacct
- Manufacturing with bills of materials and material requirements planningnot Sage Intacct
- Syncing stock and orders with Xero or QuickBooks Onlinenot Sage Intacct
- Multi warehouse stock control across unlimited locationsnot Sage Intacct
Sage Intacct
- Financial reportingnot DEAR Systems
- Multi-entity managementnot DEAR Systems
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
DEAR Systems
- DEAR Systems is sold as Cin7 Core and priced on the Cin7 pricing page
- The $349 per month Standard plan caps sales orders at 6,000 per year, includes 5 users and 2 e-commerce integrations
- Material requirements planning requires the Pro plan at $599 per month
- Advanced warehouse management requires the Advanced plan at $1,199 per month
- Additional users, extra integrations, API access, forecasting and advanced automations all cost extra and are priced by the sales team
- The Omni enterprise plan is custom priced with no published rate
Sage Intacct
- Listed on UK G-Cloud at £10,775 per instance per year for Sage Intacct Financial Management & Reporting, via reseller X3 Consulting Ltd
Pricing, plan by plan
DEAR Systems
$249/month- Standard$249/month
- 5 users
- Inventory management
- Order management
- Retailing$399/month
- 10 users
- POS integration
- B2B portal
Sage Intacct
$29/month- Core$400/month
- Core financials
- Reporting
- Cash management
Which should you pick?
Choose DEAR Systems if
- You need inventory control.
- You work on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
- You also want purchase orders.
Choose Sage Intacct if
- You need general ledger.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want accounts payable.
Questions people ask
- Is DEAR Systems or Sage Intacct better?
- Neither clearly leads. DEAR Systems starts at $249/month and Sage Intacct at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, DEAR Systems or Sage Intacct?
- DEAR Systems starts at $249/month and Sage Intacct at $29/month.
- Does DEAR Systems or Sage Intacct run on more platforms?
- DEAR Systems runs on Cloud, Web, Mobile. Sage Intacct runs on Web, Api.
- What is DEAR Systems best used for?
- DEAR Systems is most often used for inventory and order management for wholesale and e-commerce sellers, manufacturing with bills of materials and material requirements planning, syncing stock and orders with xero or quickbooks online, multi warehouse stock control across unlimited locations. Of those, inventory and order management for wholesale and e-commerce sellers and manufacturing with bills of materials and material requirements planning are not what Sage Intacct is typically brought in for.
- What can DEAR Systems do that Sage Intacct cannot?
- DEAR Systems covers Inventory control, Purchase orders, Sales orders, Manufacturing. Sage Intacct covers General ledger, Accounts payable, Accounts receivable, Cash management. Both handle Web support.
Related pages
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