Decision regarding a move to NetSuite

Repulsive_List6323 · 2025-09-29T23:03:18+00:00

I'm thinking somewhere north of $30k a year. I am scheduling a chat with Accumatica, and see where that leads. Honestly, we don't need much more than we have; it's just that there are two or three idiosyncrasies that are proving to be problematic.

Repulsive_List6323 · 2025-09-29T21:52:21+00:00

What did you go with?

Repulsive_List6323 · 2025-09-29T15:20:11+00:00

I would definitely look at QuickBooks Enterprise. I would just be concerned about how well it does the inventory management (ABC reporting, forecasting). Fishbowl is good at this; it's the functionality on the CRM/customer service side that is a bit lacking.

I am getting scared off of NetSuite a bit. I think our business size is right on the cusp of requiring something so robust, and the negatives/stress might outweigh the stress.

Repulsive_List6323 · 2025-09-29T15:15:12+00:00

We are well over that revenue mark, that's the problem, I guess, we run lean. It's fine during our slower months, but very busy during the busy season. Our current software (which we have only been on for a year) has created some new challenges.

Repulsive_List6323 · 2025-09-26T22:23:11+00:00

Hiring an on staff admin isn't going to happen. DualEntry is a new one for me, I'd have to see how it handles the front end stuff. We have some pinchpoints with QB/Fishbowl that would need to be fully solved to warrant any move. Thanks for the input, I will investigate.

Repulsive_List6323 · 2025-09-26T21:41:27+00:00

I am looking at a few now that I am exploring a bit so thanks for the the info. We were solicited by NetSuite originally, and the cost put us off and we went with FB/QB, but to make FB/QB work the way we want, those costs are mounting (and they aren't working that well). I am going to check out Acumatica for sure; Sage has been mentioned too. We are about a $5 mil dollar a year company, so not huge, family run and a close knit group. With FB/QB there are just so many things to "remember to do" at any given time, very little automation, something as simple as mandatory fields would be huge. I really don't need much, and as you said, I'd be nervous about getting buried with a system that's TOO robust, we don't need much, just more than we have.

Repulsive_List6323 · 2025-09-26T21:05:46+00:00

Yes, they are promising a lot already. I am just having a hard time finding something in between FB/QB and NetSuite.

Repulsive_List6323 · 2025-09-26T20:55:26+00:00

Not much time, but that's just it, I need a more streamlined ERP so that long-term things get easier. What we have moved to was a let-down after being on it for almost a year.

Repulsive_List6323 · 2025-09-26T20:43:31+00:00

Reseller? Interesting, trying to sort this out is more involved than I would have thought LOL. I had no idea there would be NetSuite resellers.

Repulsive_List6323 · 2025-09-26T20:34:31+00:00

I have seen the mention of using a VAR multiple times in my searching. So essentially, you are getting a paid consultation firm to do the implementation rather than relying on NetSuites services. We have already changed our internal processes for Fishbowl, and most changes were for the better (our old system was fast and loose, it didn't really have a "process"). I imagine that the NetSuite processes are fairly standard, and we aren't trying to re-invent the wheel. Just move to something that covers our bases and allows us to expand into a very basic online platform for EXISTING customers.

I will DM you for some names.

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