At a glance
Vendor descriptions below reflect publicly available positioning as of the date on this page and may change. Confirm current features, editions and pricing with the vendor before deciding.
| Sage Intacct Construction | Forge ERP | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Cloud financial management with construction edition | ERP for project-based businesses, construction first |
| Typical buyer | Contractors roughly $20M and up with a finance team; multi-entity common | Contractors roughly $10M–$150M; first cohort on Procore |
| Implementation | Usually through a Sage partner (VAR); scoped projects measured in months | Direct, with a written cutover plan; import with duplicate matching and full revert |
| Controls | Strong: dimensions, approvals, multi-entity consolidation, audit trail | Governed posting engine, prepare/approve/post separation, auditable history; simpler role model |
| Payroll | Through partners (e.g., ADP); not native | Through your payroll provider; job-costed labor with burden lands in Forge |
| Procore | Established connector | Planned |
| AI | Sage Copilot features inside the product | Assistant that prepares reviewable drafts inside approval controls |
| Pricing posture | Quote-based subscription plus partner implementation | Tiered subscription with 14-day trial; launch pricing for the first cohort |
| Maturity | Established, large customer base | Beta; no published customer results yet |
Where Intacct is stronger
- Track record: years of construction customers, audited financials produced from it, CPA familiarity
- Depth of financial reporting and dimensional analysis across many entities
- An ecosystem: partners, integrations, a marketplace, and a Procore connector that exists today
- Multi-entity consolidation at scale, including intercompany
Where Forge is different
- Time to live: a direct cutover with a plan measured in weeks, not a partner project measured in months
- Scope: purchasing, projects, subcontracts, pay applications and work orders are part of the system, not add-ons
- Setup: a deliberately small set of decisions (roles follow a familiar one-admin-runs-the-books model) rather than a large configuration project
- The ledger: every module posts through one governed engine with a permanent, auditable history from day one
- Honesty about what is not there yet: beta, Procore planned, no customer case studies
Who should choose which
Choose Sage Intacct Construction if you need a proven system this quarter, have several entities to consolidate, want a partner to own the implementation, and the budget supports it. Choose Forge if you want Intacct-grade controls with a faster, simpler rollout, you are comfortable being an early customer with direct access to the people building it, and you can run payroll in a provider. If you are on Procore and the connector is a day-one requirement, ask us about timing before you decide.
Forge ERP covers projects, purchasing, accounts payable, billing and receivables, job cost and WIP, reporting and close. Payroll runs in your payroll provider and lands in Forge as job-costed labor with burden. Forge is in beta with a 14-day free trial.
Frequently asked
- Is Sage Intacct an ERP?
- Sage positions Intacct as cloud financial management and accounting rather than a full ERP; operational modules such as payroll come through partners and integrations. For many contractors that is exactly the scope they need.
- Can Forge import from Sage Intacct?
- Forge’s setup imports master records and opening balances from exported files, with duplicate matching and revert. A direct Intacct connector is not part of the current scope.