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Certinia ERP (FinancialForce) - 2025 vs. PayPal Payments Pro
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The short version
PayPal Payments Pro starts at $0 per seat, versus Certinia ERP (FinancialForce) - 2025 at $175.
Full comparison
Certinia ERP (FinancialForce) - 2025from $175 per month | PayPal Payments Profrom $0 per month | |
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| Audyense Score | 25AS*Low | 29AS*Low |
| Positioning | Formerly FinancialForce, Certinia offers a comprehensive Services-as-a-Business platform that integrates and powers various aspects of service operations, including estimation, del | PayPal Payments Pro is a payment processing solution built on PayPal’s technology that enables online merchants and businesses to accept credit card payments online as well a |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud / SaaS | Cloud / SaaS |
| Best fit | Startup, SMB, Mid-market | Startup, SMB, Mid-market |
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| Professional Services Automation | YesDocumented in the SoftwareConnect review. | — |
| Financial Management | YesDocumented in the SoftwareConnect review. | — |
| Salesforce CRM | YesDocumented in the SoftwareConnect review. | — |
| Project Management: Track project statuses from initial estimates through the final invoice. Use Gantt charts to stay on top of progress while tracking expenses and finances to stay under budget. | YesDocumented in the SoftwareConnect review. | — |
| Resource Management: Assign the right people to every job with skills matching. See employee utilization to lower bench time and burnout. | YesDocumented in the SoftwareConnect review. | — |
| Estimates: Create accurate and detailed service estimates. Match capacity with demand, forecast billings, and drive profits with higher margins and realistic budgets. | YesDocumented in the SoftwareConnect review. | — |
| Service Billing: Centralize billings of all types, like T&M, subscriptions, or fixed fee. Connect to Salesforce for consistency for every client. | YesDocumented in the SoftwareConnect review. | — |
| Core Accounting: manage your GL, AR/AP, and invoicing from one place. | YesDocumented in the SoftwareConnect review. | — |
| Procurement: Manage spend, enforce policies, and manage contracts. | YesDocumented in the SoftwareConnect review. | — |
| Analytics: Customize dashboards to analyze KPIs, plan budgets, and forecast demand for business strategy. | YesDocumented in the SoftwareConnect review. | — |
| Customer Analytics: See which customers have the most spend, and use insights to reduce the cost to service to increase value. | YesDocumented in the SoftwareConnect review. | — |
| Success Planning: Create customer success plans to ensure they’re getting the best value from your service. | YesDocumented in the SoftwareConnect review. | — |
| Database: Store all your prospects and current customers on one central database for easy access and reference. | YesDocumented in the SoftwareConnect review. | — |
| Accept PayPal payments | — | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. |
| Accept Visa | — | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. |
| Mastercard and American Express | — | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. |
| Virtual Terminal | — | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. |
| Accept payments in 25 currencies from 202 countries | — | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. |
| Payment Gateway | — | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. |
| Options to simplify PCI compliance. | — | YesDocumented in the independently researched profile. |
| Integrations verified | — | — |
| Aggregate rating | — · No reviews yet | 9.5 · No reviews yet |
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| Security & compliance | — | — |
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