Certinia Professional Services Cloud vs Beyond Software

Certinia Professional Services Cloud9.1Visit BBeyond Software8.8Visit

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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B Beyond Software #6 in Professional Services Accounting Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 7 of 7 features Try Beyond Software

• Certinia Professional Services Cloud fits best

  Salesforce-centric professional services organizations

• Beyond Software fits best

  Firms needing accounting plus mobile project operations

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Side by side

Feature	Certinia Professional Services Cloud 9.1/10 Visit ↗	BBeyond Software 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.8
Ranking	#4 in Professional Services Accounting Software	#6 in Professional Services Accounting Software
Best for	Salesforce-centric professional services organizations	Firms needing accounting plus mobile project operations
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, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs	Email, Phone, Docs
Integrations	12 integrations	1 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market
Features Certinia Professional Services Cloud 3/7 · Beyond Software 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, payables, receivables, and project accounting Tracks budgets, time, expenses, profitability, utilization, and realization Supports web, iOS, and Android entry for mobile teams
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 a contact-sales process Integration coverage centers on Microsoft Dynamics SL Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of narrowly focused firms
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 →	Beyond Software is a web-based professional services automation and project accounting system for project-focused organizations. It is aimed at small to mid-sized businesses and professional services teams that need financial management… 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

• Beyond Software — where it wins

  • Combines general ledger, payables, receivables, and project accounting
  • Tracks budgets, time, expenses, profitability, utilization, and realization
  • Supports web, iOS, and Android entry for mobile teams

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a contact-sales process
  • Integration coverage centers on Microsoft Dynamics SL
  • Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of narrowly focused firms

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

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

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• BBeyond Software8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad project accounting suite for firms that need financial and mobile operations.

  Try Beyond SoftwareFull verdict →