The software is user friendly and super robust allowing non-profits ways to streamline accounting and keep the data integrity.

Once blackbaud lures you in you are trapped, then they raise the prices , sometimes by three times the original amount, and your company suffers.

Unless you have a tech department willing to invest time into the api it is hard to do your own in depth analytics out of the box or connect the software to other systems.

I have encountered many organizations that purchased Blackbaud Software without being properly trained. As a result, they become frustrated with the product which leads to negative comments.

Sometimes, the updates mess up small items. It may be minor, but it's just annoying.

We are able to better project our budget and plan for the future.

Interfaces with our Fund Raising software (Raiser's Edge, I am equally thrilled with that too, and mostly for the same reasons cited herein).

Running reports can be difficult when wanting different information to show.

I am not able to use papersave with it just yet so the drag and drop/ upload feature is obsolete to me.

I love the fact that you can create journal entries and invoices and include that information in reports before posting them. This helps to avoid mistakes.

At the end of the day Blackbaud wants your success with their software and they offer the solution in awesome training opportunities.

So many ways in which FE is the best solution out there. I love how it integrates and makes each task seamless.

Lack of a self-service audit trail. The interface is not intuitive.

The integration with Raisers Edge is critical. It's helpful that the interface is so similar to RE, making it easier to understand.

This is for Big companies with Big staffs. No need to reach for this unless you have the size and infrastructure to support this solution.

Updates sometime cause changes in the queries and or account that need to be updated. If I do not check the updates, my reporting could go wrong.

Integration with the Raiser’s Edge is excellent and has really streamlined our organization’s processes. General ledge functionality is easy and intuitive for the user.

The features that this offers for reporting are just insane.

The software clearly has a lot of capabilities. If you are a large organization with lots of time and money to burn, you can get some value out of this.

The system is very robust and requires thorough implementation due diligence to make sure everything is set up appropriately, but overall it is a great, sophisticated product.

The software is easy to use, has so many features, integrates with Raiser's Edge, PaperSave, and so many other products. The vendor is awesome and the online chat and in-person support is excellent.

Benefitted from ease of use and general aesthetic appeal.

It's very easy to search for an invoice. I like how you can quickly access a recently viewed vendor.

A/P is simple and easy to accomplish. The fixed asset module works great.

Help and support tools / resources are great. Chat support is responsive and gets a solution to the problem.

Top notch people that are easy to understand; they speak in common terms not that techy stuff. I recommend Blackbauds Financial Edge to anyone looking for an excellent and stable accounting software.

The product has a lot of features for fund, grant and project management which is totally necessary for our organization. The learning resources are rich, the technical support team is fabulous.

The payroll module is, by far, the worst part of Financial Edge. Short of entering each employees' time manually each day, there was no way to keep daily time records.

Like the ease of use as well as the availability of reporting. Like the connectivity between RE and FE.

Overall great foundation for management of accounting, grants, other projects. They give you the ability to customize your dashboard and views.

The query, reporting and newly added wealth rating features are easy to use and has assisted in the improvement of my interaction with donors.

Frequent hosting problems. High service cost/fees for using features.

It's web-based format is simple to use and navigate. The product is quick and responsive and their GUI does a good job at delivering content in an easy to see/read format.

It is user-friendly, but the training options and customer support are excellent.

If there is a wrong information the invoice will not migrated to the payment system.

Still, it integrates nicely with the ERP and keeps all the transactions in sync.

The quality and ease of user interface. Best customer service and standard in the market.

Overall, this software is great for an accounting software for both vendor and customer.

Overall in the cloud environment the leading software in this area and a super alternative to on-premise software.

Overall, I would recommend Ariba. Once set up it is simple to use and will save you a lot of time.

Then, when SAP Ariba signs enough mutual customers, they start charging the VENDOR for a service they hate using.

Great tool for e sourcing, online bidding events for cost reduction initiatives.

What before required the use of numerous on-line systems and phone calls to vendors and many hours of time per seek, can now be accomplished in one place, with a time savings of 25.

Worst, though, is that they're charging customers for it - and telling vendors that their account is free.

I hate Ariba and I will have plenty of reasons to justify this. First, this was not designed to be user friendly or intuitive at all.

Roll out was shaky and the learning curve was a bit steep for a number of our users.

Really hate this service, especially since it was pushed on to us, and now we are forced to pay money in order to get our money.

Having worked before with SAP ERP exclusively, coming into Ariba is a fresh breath of air. The UI looks very nice compared to SAP GUI.

It didn't take that long for me to learn and understand how to use this software. It's very easy and straightforward.

The best about this software is that it is very easy to create requisitions with this and once it goes through the approval process get converted to Purchase Order to be sent to the supplier/vendor.

Customization of business processes can be difficult, since this is a Software as a Service.

They're great at selling this 'service' to customers, so prepare yourself, as a vendor, to have your 'free' standard account upgraded to a paid account without your permission.

Customer support is terrible - and we need to call them EVERY TIME we need to process an invoice in the platform.

The user interface is attractive and easy to use, and it is cloud-based, enabling all parties involved in the operations to get the best fit for their services.

At first it can be hard to navigate the system and get everything set up.

As my company SAP heavy so one thing generally I like about this product is it is smoothly integrated with my existing SAP product.

We're so glad we made this change and are now asking why we didn't do it sooner.

The one of the best tool which helps you in managing your procurement cycle.

It gives you the option of either doing direct connectivity to the ERP (which can be helpful for smaller companies) or integrating through middleware.

Super software for purchasing decisions and the management of suppliers. It is easy to handle tenders and purchasing decisions.

We use it since our customers use it and we're forced to.

D. Quality and Continuous Improvement. E. Operation Excellence and Supply Chain.

I get what Ariba is trying to achieve but it hurts small businesses.

There has to be a way to waive charges for small businesses.

Sometimes there are issues with the invoices when they get submitted by the customers, which cause delay in getting them paid.

They would then be sent to the correct team of our client for review and easy approval.

Prompt Assistance is needed form the support Team is needed especially on assisting the supplier who has troubles with registration in  SAP Ariba.

They get paid on both ends of the transaction - even though we're transacting through Ariba under protest.

Very easy to use and understand. It makes managing the approval of invoices really easy.

Overall experience has been good with Ariba. Its a good tool to manage procurement and purchasing/invoicing needs from suppliers and vendors.

With the help of Ariba we are able to manage the internal and external payments and are able to easily interact with the client in financially terms.

Once you get all your properties, services and vendors setup, you will save so much time and have control over your service contracts.

SAP Ariba helps me manage my expenses and track and evaluate them to accomplish the best supply chain operations.

Ariba - A good solution for POs & Invoicing Needs.

Fourth, it’s NOT customisable at all. Everything seems to be hard coded and if there’s any feature or function change it will take months even years to get implemented.

Why should a supplier pay to respond to a buyer's solicitation.

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Blackbaud’s cloud fund accounting software Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT provides transparency across teams, security, and compliance, and reduces the need for manual processes. The fund accounting software provides a general ledger, projects, grants, endowments, accounts payable and receivable, fixed assets, banking, and more. 

With a personalized dashboard and customizable views, Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT enables users to closely monitor income statements, program-to-expense ratios, cash balances, and other key metrics. Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT offers real-time reporting, with one-click drill-down functionality and export capability, to enable data-driven decisions in real time. 

The system allows users access to grant and project accounting that allows for streamlined management of budget, as well as a way to effectively monitor accounts and generate reports. By using Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT, tax-exempt organizations can reduce dependency on manual processes, improving data entry accuracy and efficiency. 

Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT is backed by a company with four decades of experience in the social good space, serving nonprofits, foundations, corporations, and healthcare and education institutions.

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Purchase Order Management

Financial Aid Management

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For Grantseekers

Customizable Reports

Activity Tracking

Nonprofits

General Ledger

Bank Reconciliation

Financial Analysis

Financial Management

Invoice Management

For Nonprofits

Transaction History

Cash Flow Management

Collaboration Tools

For Private Schools

Accounting

For Government

Fixed Asset Management

Impact Measurement

Compliance Management

Performance Metrics

Grant Management

Project Accounting

Budgeting/Forecasting

Asset Tracking

Activity Dashboard

Reporting & Statistics

Check Printing

Administrative Reporting

Accounts Payable

Customizable Templates

Cash Management

Billing & Invoicing

Fund Accounting

Budget Control

K-12

Expense Tracking

Grant Application Management

Donation Management

Grant Award Tracking

Monitoring

Accounts Receivable

Payment Tracking

Payroll Management

Donation Tracking

Records Management

Purchasing & Receiving

Donor Management

Inventory Management

Financial Reporting

Transaction Management

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Focused on streamlining source-to-pay operational processes, SAP Ariba provides e-procurement and supply chain management solutions that enable growing, medium-sized, and large companies to achieve end-to-end digital transformation. SAP Ariba offers spend management, supplier management, sourcing, procurement, and financial supply chain solutions that aid in payables automation, contract lifecycle management, vendor management, supplier risk management, and more.


With SAP Ariba intelligent spend management solutions, businesses can incorporate comprehensive transaction data and connect business processes to reduce transactional spending and guide employees to buy from the right suppliers, effectively helping businesses manage costs and payments. End-to-end spend management capabilities help businesses make more informed sourcing decisions, cut costs and risks, automate invoice capture/approval workflows, and provide suppliers payment visibility. 


SAP Ariba integrates with SAP S/4 HANA to centralizes all spending and financial information for further spend analysis. The platform also connects businesses to the Ariba Network, a digital marketplace that enables buyers and suppliers to collaborate on transactions and discover new business opportunities. 



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Online Invoicing

Invoice Processing

Invoice Creation

Spend Management

Requisition Management

Spend Analysis

Contract Drafting

Document Management

Rfx Management

Approval Process Control

Vendor Management

Fees for Enterprise Account subscriptions for SAP Ariba vary per location and usage. Please contact SAP directly for full pricing details

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