Velixo NX vs. Velixo Classic

Created by Damien Zwillinger, Modified on Wed, 20 Sep 2023 at 08:40 PM by Damien Zwillinger

This article provides an overview of the differences between our two flagship products: Velixo Classic and Velixo NX.

Velixo originally released Velixo Classic as an Excel add-in for Office / Desktop Excel, and more recently released Velixo NX. NX is the new version of Velixo that adds many functionality, such as support for Sage Intacct and Excel Online as well as Mac platforms.

There are few notable differences between Velixo NX and Velixo Classic:

Online, self-service installations is only supported by Velixo NX
Sage Intacct is only supported in Velixo NX
Distribution List is only supported in Velixo Classic
Multi-threading architecture (for large Acumatica reports) is only supported by Velixo Classic
Status pane is only available in Velixo NX

Note: Velixo is dedicated to maintaining both versions of Velixo until Velixo NX eventually surpasses Velixo Classic, at which time Velixo would deprecate Velixo Classic and only add new features to Velixo NX. If you use or intend to use the Distribution List feature, or if refresh speed turns out to be a concern with Velixo NX, please continue to use Velixo Classic with Excel for Windows until further announcements.

Note: If your ERP is Acumatica/MYOB/Cegid, you can always switch from one version to the other without affecting your reports.

See the below table for a detailed comparison:

Feature	Classic	NX	Notes
Compatibility
Excel Desktop <2019 for Windows	✓	❌
Excel Desktop 365 for Windows	✓	✓
Excel for Mac (Evergreen version)	❌	✓
Excel Online/Web	❌	✓
Mobile support	❌	✓
ERP Support
Acumatica	✓	✓
Sage Intacct	❌	✓
Cegid XRP Flex	✓	✓
Jamis Prime	✓	✓
Haufe x360	✓	✓
Design
Finance functions	✓	✓
Project functions	✓	✓
Budget functions	✓	✓
Generic Queries	✓	✓*	* NX in Excel Online (only) is limited in returning large datasets from a GI() function
Drilldown	✓	✓
Writeback & Push
Acumatica Journal Writeback	✓	✓
Acumatica Budget Writeback	✓	✓
Acumatica Project Forecast Writeback	✓	✓
Acumatica Generic Writeback	✓	✓
Sage Journal Writeback	❌	✓
Sage Project Estimate Writeback	❌	✓
Templates	✓	✓
Administration & management
Connection management	✓	✓
Advanced refresh progress UI. Status panel: active ERP requests, active functions	❌	✓
Report Distribution List	✓	❌
Scheduled Distribution in Unattended Mode	~	❌	Classic requires Windows task scheduler and a CLI-based tool.
Backend & Other
Smart Refresh	✓	✓
Microsoft 365 integrations	~	✓
Software auto-upgrade	❌	✓	NX is a modern Office add-in that automatically updates when a new version is available (in general every month or so).
Beta features & Insider channel (Coming soon)	❌	✓
Performance
Multi-threading architecture for larger workbooks (10x performance boost in some scenarios, Acumatica-only)	✓	❌