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Working notes from the same research that powers the scoring model: how the methodology works, what systems actually cost, and what to pin down before you sign. Everything is dated, and every quantified claim traces to a source.
July 26, 2026 · by Brady Justice
Most "outgrowing QuickBooks" advice is written by companies selling the replacement. The honest thresholds, the August 2026 price increases, the workaround stack, and the real cost of switching too early or too late.
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The three-way decision most mid-market finance teams actually face, with real price classes ($4K vs $15K vs $75K a year), scored capability differences, and the honest failure mode of each choice.
Read the article →July 26, 2026 · by Brady Justice
IES pricing with no published list: entry estimates around $7,800-$8,000 a year, the 60% ProAdvisor discount and its exclusions, the hidden lines, and how the August 2026 QuickBooks increase changes the upgrade math.
Read the article →July 26, 2026 · by Brady Justice
NetSuite's real cost from actual contract data: the $75,026 median, what base, users, and modules add, why every pricing guide disagrees, and the renewal mechanics nobody quotes.
Read the article →July 26, 2026 · by Brady Justice
Epicor Kinetic is the renamed Epicor ERP, rebuilt cloud-first for manufacturers. What the name change means, real pricing anchors, the 2028 on-prem sunset, and how it differs from Prophet 21.
Read the article →July 26, 2026 · by Brady Justice
An independent, methodology-scored Epicor review. Where Kinetic and Prophet 21 genuinely win, what they cost, the 2028 on-prem sunset, and who should look elsewhere.
Read the article →July 13, 2026 · by Brady Justice
Both vendors publish comparison pages about each other. Neither is a referee. Here is how Rillet and NetSuite actually score, what each costs, and the variable that decides it for your company.
Read the article →July 13, 2026 · updated July 26, 2026 · by Brady Justice
An independent, methodology-scored review of Rillet. Where the AI-native ERP genuinely wins, what it refuses to do, what it really costs, its funding and revenue picture, and which finance teams should buy something else.
Read the article →July 13, 2026 · by Brady Justice
Renegotiate, fix, or leave. The levers Oracle responds to, the exits that fit each company profile, and what a NetSuite exit actually costs in 2026.
Read the article →July 13, 2026 · by Brady Justice
An independent, scored review of Intuit Enterprise Suite: what shipped since 2024, what it costs, who genuinely outgrew QuickBooks, and who should wait.
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The 11 protective terms most often missing from ERP implementation SOWs, what each gap costs, and the exact questions to ask before you sign.
Read the article →July 13, 2026 · updated July 26, 2026 · by Brady Justice
An independent, methodology-scored review of DualEntry. What the $90M AI ERP has proven, what remains a vendor claim, what it costs, and who should pass.
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Rillet and Campfire tie in ten of our twelve scored domains. Where they split, what each really costs, and the variable that decides this matchup for you.
Read the article →July 13, 2026 · updated July 26, 2026 · by Brady Justice
The first independent, methodology-scored review of Campfire accounting software: where the AI-native ERP wins, what is still unproven, what it costs, and who should pass.
Read the article →July 13, 2026 · by Brady Justice
A ranked, scored guide to four AI-native ERPs: funding, customer evidence, pricing confidence, and what none of them has proven yet.
Read the article →July 12, 2026 · by Brady Justice
The exact weights, rules, and guardrails behind every ERP fit score on this site, what the readiness track measures, and what the model refuses to do.
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