Certinia Professional Services Cloud vs Accounting Seed

Certinia Professional Services Cloud9.1Visit Accounting Seed8.7Visit

Higher score Certinia Professional Services Cloud #4 in Professional Services Accounting Software 9.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 7 features Visit Certinia

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Accounting Seed #7 in Professional Services Accounting Software 8.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 7 of 7 features Try Accounting Seed

• Certinia Professional Services Cloud fits best

  Salesforce-centric professional services organizations

• Accounting Seed fits best

  Salesforce users needing native project accounting

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Side by side

Feature	Certinia Professional Services Cloud 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Accounting Seed 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.7
Ranking	#4 in Professional Services Accounting Software	#7 in Professional Services Accounting Software
Best for	Salesforce-centric professional services organizations	Salesforce users needing native project accounting
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs	Tickets, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, HIPAA	2FA
Integrations	12 integrations	3,000+ integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Certinia Professional Services Cloud 3/7 · Accounting Seed 7/7
General ledger	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Time tracking	✓	✓
Expense tracking	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Project profitability	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Utilization reporting	✓	✓
Client billing	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Resource planning	✓	✓
Our review
Pros	Connects resource planning, projects, time, expenses, billing, and financials Skills-based resource matching and utilization reporting support capacity planning Salesforce Experience Cloud sites enable customer and partner collaboration	Combines general ledger, AP, AR, project accounting, and billing Tracks billable time, project profitability, utilization, and client billing Connects financial workflows across Salesforce and multiple payment platforms
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales Its strongest platform fit depends on Salesforce The feature breadth may exceed the needs of narrowly focused teams	Pricing requires contacting sales Its native Salesforce approach may not suit non-Salesforce organizations Support cases are handled during business hours
Our verdict	Certinia Professional Services Cloud is a Salesforce-native professional services automation platform for consulting, technology, IT services, and other project-based organizations. It brings resource requests, staffing, scheduling,… Read the review →	Accounting Seed is cloud-based accounting software built natively on Salesforce for professional services organizations. It brings general ledger and core accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, project accounting, billable time… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Certinia Professional Services Cloud — where it wins

  • Connects resource planning, projects, time, expenses, billing, and financials
  • Skills-based resource matching and utilization reporting support capacity planning
  • Salesforce Experience Cloud sites enable customer and partner collaboration

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Its strongest platform fit depends on Salesforce
  • The feature breadth may exceed the needs of narrowly focused teams

• Accounting Seed — where it wins

  • Combines general ledger, AP, AR, project accounting, and billing
  • Tracks billable time, project profitability, utilization, and client billing
  • Connects financial workflows across Salesforce and multiple payment platforms

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Its native Salesforce approach may not suit non-Salesforce organizations
  • Support cases are handled during business hours

• Certinia Professional Services Cloud9.1/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad PSA suite for professional services teams built around Salesforce.

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• Accounting Seed8.7/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad project-accounting suite for professional services teams already on Salesforce.

  Try Accounting SeedFull verdict →