SmartFusion 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

SmartFusion

4.3

(15)

Pricing

Pricing available upon request

About SmartFusion

SmartFusion is a cloud-based financial management system, which helps schools securely store transactional data, manage general ledger and view multiple reports on a centralized platform. Features include budgeting, fixed assets management, inventory tracking, real-time updates and bank reconciliation.

The application enables finance departments to handle procurements and project costs and streamline accounting for student activities. With SmartFusion's payroll and human resources module, managers can view employee's absence, conduct searches based on position, track applicants and manage insurance and benefits. It also assists with document imaging and archiving and helps track receipts by adhering to GAAP-, GAAFR-, and GASB 34 regulations.

SmartFusion offers integration with the third-party platforms Microsoft Office and Adobe. Pricing is available on request and support is extended via chat.

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SmartFusion Pricing and Plans

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SmartFusion Features

Popular features found in Financial Management
Budgeting/Forecasting
Cash Management
Multi-Currency
Project Management
Revenue Recognition
Tax Management
More features of SmartFusion
Accounting
Audit Trail
Bank Reconciliation
Consolidation/Roll-Up
Customizable Reports
Financial Reporting
Fixed Asset Management
General Ledger
Investment Management
Multi-Company
Planning Tools
Risk Management
Transaction History

SmartFusion User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.3

Ratings Breakdown

47%

40%

13%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.3

Value for money

4.4

Customer support

4.8

Functionality

4.2

Ben C.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

501-1000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2020

Best Decision We Ever Made

Overall, our SmartFusion experience has been wonderful. From implementation to every day use, our business processes have been able to be streamlined and improved.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The budget prep module is by far one of the best features as it really allows users to forecast many different scenarios. Budget process has gone from months to a few weeks. Other functions include integrated state reporting, student activity and easy of use for training new staff members.

Cons:

The accounts receivable module is one of the modules that takes some getting us to and setting up for business processes.

Reasons for choosing SmartFusion

SmartFusion provided a better fit for our district, was more focused on our needs and was more cost effective.

Reasons for switching to SmartFusion

We were needing a more modern solution that allowed the district to be more efficient in the opreations of finance and human resources.

Melissa S.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

1001-5000 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed March 2020

Harris review

Fairly good! There are some reports that you cannot process after you pass a certain point (complete check register) but for the most part you can generate a report that will give you what you need.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Most reports are easy to read-when you understand how to generate them.

Cons:

There are so many features that are unknown to users that you have to request be added. It would be nice to have a monthly or quarterly update emailed each month to describe each feature.

Reasons for choosing SmartFusion

I believe where I work used Genesys before I came - not sure why the switch.

Reasons for switching to SmartFusion

I changed jobs. After using several other programs I feel that I can honestly review Harris. For the most part, I am satisfied, but there are some things I believe could be worked on. For example, why can't you print page 1 of the form 941? That is a federal form - why won't it produce the form?

LISA B.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

201-500 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2020

payroll processing

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

For payroll processing the reporting on this software saves more time than our previous software. Some things are easier but others are more difficult.

Cons:

Integration was very difficult and there were many glitches and items that had to be corrected. Our organization left a bells and whistles software that had easy excel downloads. There were so many correction issues that our overall training was impacted. For the past year we have been training as you go which causes delays in our job performance. Some of the reports that were easily accessed with our old system will not produce with our new system.

Reasons for switching to SmartFusion

Cost

Angela M.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

501-1000 employees

Used monthly for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed October 2024

Hooray for Harris!

I have been very satisfied with Harris. While there are many features for accounting purposes, our district only purchased the payroll feature. We use Frontline for managing employee leave and documents. Neverthless, Harris has been a wondeful way to monitor all things payroll. I love having access to my paycheck prior to it depositing.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Our district uses Harris School Solutions for payroll. The employee self service software is perfect for accessing information such as Paychecks and Year to Date Earning summaries. Years ago, we had to reach out to HR for this information, however, with Harris, I have my personal payroll information readily accessible.

Cons:

The historical data is limited but adequate for monitoring payroll accuracy.

Melanie F.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2020

School District usage

The software is ok, doing what we need it to do, though many functions still don't work after two years of using it. Customer service is ok; if a help ticket is submitted, someone typically gets back to us fairly quickly, but if it's any other type of question (something other than a simple, non-accounting related question), we often get a response saying they'll work on it then not ever hear anything back. The support personnel do not have accounting backgrounds, which tends to be a big issue (setup was a nightmare since the personnel assisting with the transition had not school business or accounting backgrounds). I would have also liked to see this as a true web-based software, like we were promised when initially signing on.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It's fairly easy to use, someone coming in with limited to no business experience was able to understand how to do basic functions.

Cons:

There are some items that are typically included in basic software packages for education that aren't included in SmartFusion. Some of the common sense type accounting items have been left out, as well.

Reasons for choosing SmartFusion

Cost

Reasons for switching to SmartFusion

Ease of use, we were promised functionality we needed, heard great things about ProSoft, which was supposed to be the outdated version of SmartFusion, though we found SmartFusion doesn't work nearly as well.

Dana T.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

201-500 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2020

SmartFusion Review

We switched to SmartFusion in 2011. Everything was so much simpler than it was with our previous system. The support staff is great and always works hard to help with any problems or questions we have.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I love that this software is web based. It has made life easier with having to work from home.

Cons:

If I had to pick a con, I think it would be the ability to create some reports. Sometimes there's certain payroll information that I need in one report but instead might have to run a couple of different ones to get the exact info. I need.

Reasons for switching to SmartFusion

Our CFO at the time came from a school system that used SmartFusion and it was his decision to make the switch.

Patricia H.

Verified reviewer

Human Resources

201-500 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2020

MY OPINION ABOUT SMARTFUSION

I LIKE THAT ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION IS ON ONE SCREEN. I ALSO LIKE THE FACT THAT PAYROLL AND PERSONNEL HAVE TO PUT IN A TERMINATION DATE.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

CPI REPORTING FEATURE IS WHAT I LIKED AND THE FACT THAT ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION IS ON ONE SCREEN.

Cons:

I THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO LEAVE THE SOFTWARE RUNNING BECAUSE WE USE THIS SYSTEM DAILY OVER 90% PERCENT OF AN 8 HOUR DAY. IT CONSTANTLY TIMES OUT, WHEN IT TIMES OUT IT DOES NOT SAVE WHAT YOU ARE TYPING. iT WILL TIME OUT WHEN YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF DOING A TASK. I DON'T LIKE THE DOUBLE LOG IN FEATURE. ALSO, THE HISPANIC/NOT HISPANIC( THREE DOTS) FEATURE. I PERSONALLY FEEL THAT THAT FEATURE IS A WASTE OF TIME, ESPECIALLY AFTER i'VE ALREADY CHECK BLACK, WHITE, OR HISPANIC.

Reasons for switching to SmartFusion

WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS AN EASIER PROGRAM

Johnna S.

Verified reviewer

Accounting

51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2020

Easy to use

I have had a great experience with SmartFusion, especially at the annual conferences. I learn more each time I attend. The staff are terrific!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I liked the ease of use in this software. I currently use the accounting modules to enter invoices, check fund ledger's to verify Journal Entries have been posted, Food Service module to enter all monthly information for each cafeteria.

Cons:

Grid features in the Food Service module are not available.

Jennifer A.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

501-1000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2020

Love it. So easy to use.