Acumatica vs Oracle NetSuite
Selecting a new ERP system is a significant decision with long-term implications for your business. Researching this area often yields conflicting information. Many businesses find themselves choosing between Oracle NetSuite and Acumatica when making this decision.
Feature Comparison
Functionality
True cloud* (built for cloud)
True mobility (supports all devices with no special apps)
Full relational database export
Customisation using industry standard tools
Upgrade on your schedule
Flexible licensing options based on customer requirements
Multiple deployment options
Scale as you grow
Superior Return on Investment (ROI)
NetSuite
Acumatica
Background
Established in 1998, NetSuite became a publicly traded company in 2007 and was later acquired by Oracle in 2016. Despite its longevity, Oracle NetSuite faces limitations in deployment options, customization language, and database export capabilities due to its early design before modern web technologies were standardized.
On the other hand, Acumatica was built with modern web technology, allowing accessibility via both cloud and on-premises deployments. We provide continuous data access, flexible licensing arrangements, and no additional costs for user additions, effectively reducing your company’s total cost of ownership (TCO).
Acumatica is positioned as offering exceptional value, performance, functionality, and user-friendliness, particularly for small- and medium-sized businesses. A G2 Crowd survey comparing Acumatica and NetSuite across nine categories, including Ease of Use, Customer Experience, Compliance, and Return on Investment (ROI), provides valuable insights into user preferences and experiences.
Explore Acumatica’s ERP software selection resources to identify the solution that best fits your needs. Additionally, you can watch a brief (3-minute) demonstration of Acumatica's capabilities in action to gain a firsthand understanding of its features and benefits.
Similarities
For many businesses, the decision comes down to deciding between Acumatica and Oracle NetSuite. Which one do you choose?
- Both Acumatica and Oracle NetSuite offer cloud-based SaaS ERP applications
- Both integrate ERP, CRM, eCommerce, and BI
- Both support a variety of vertical industries, from retail to distribution to manufacturing
Differentiators
Oracle NetSuite users cannot directly export their data in a relational format, making it difficult and costly to migrate their data. Acumatica will never hold your data hostage – both our built-in automated backup service plus our snapshot feature allow you to have a fully relational copy of your data at any time.
Both products are highly configurable, but Acumatica is built using industry standard C# and .NET. Oracle NetSuite uses proprietary development tools, making customisations more difficult.
To support their required multi-tenant model, Oracle NetSuite limits when users can choose to update their software. Acumatica provides users the option to upgrade at any time they choose; Oracle NetSuite charges users for this option.
Both products are available through public cloud subscription licensing (SaaS), but Acumatica also offers alternate options to accommodate customers’ unique requirements.
While both products are available in the cloud, Acumatica also supports on-premises and hybrid deployments for companies that want to keep sensitive data in-house.
Both products charge by computing resources consumed, but Oracle NetSuite also charges per user. These costs increase as your company grows, increasing your total cost of ownership over time.
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