Sage Intacct vs. Sage 50

Sage Intacct

Sage 50

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Sage Intacct	Score8.6 out of 10	N/A	Sage Intacct is a cloud ERP system targeted at high-growth small and medium-sized businesses. Intacct includes applications for core financials and accounting, purchasing, order management, and financial reporting and business intelligence. It also integrates with 3rd party software like Salesforce.	N/A
Sage 50	Score8.3 out of 10	Small Businesses (1-50 employees)	Sage 50cloud Accounting (formerly Sage 50 Accounting) is accounting software designed for small businesses. Sage 50cloud Accounting (formerly Sage 50, and formerly Peachtree) lets businesses invoice customers, pay bills, manage inventory, control costs, and pay employees. The solution includes high-level dashboards and in-depth reports.	$61.92 per month per user

Pricing

Sage Intacct

Sage 50

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Sage 50 Pro Accounting: $61.92
per month
Sage 50 Premium Accounting: $103.92
per month per user
Sage 50 Quantum Accounting 3 User: $177.17
per month per user

Pricing Offerings
Sage Intacct	Sage 50
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes	Yes

No setup fee

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Annual billing plans also available for all products.

Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Sage Intacct	Sage 50
Considered Both Products	Sage Verified User Chose Sage Intacct Sage 50 Accounting was the accounting system that we used from company inception to 1/1/16, when we switched to Sage Intacct. Our company was growing and we were in need of a more robust system that would allow us to allocate expenses more easily and give us the ability to … Incentivized Helpful? Hailey Waguespack Sr. Client Service Lead, Client Accounting Services in Finance and Accounting at Ximplifi (Accounting, 51-200 employees) Chose Sage Intacct While I have liked all of the Sage products that I have used, Sage Intacct is simply just better for companies with complex accounting needs. The customized reporting blows the other products out of the water. Incentivized Helpful? Harry Middleton Assistant Accountant in Finance and Accounting at My Pension Expert Limited (Financial Services, 51-200 employees) Chose Sage Intacct Sage Intacct is an upgrade from Sage 50 in most areas. Sage 50 became quite slow and crashed quite often, whereas Sage Intacct is much quicker. However, now we have thousands of transactions the imports have started to take a while. For example AR receipts imports can take up … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Sage Intacct One of the multi-entity solution's most significant weaknesses is its inability to handle revaluations of foreign currency accounts. It needs to be manually worked out and posted, which is standard functionality in entry-level systems like Xero/Quickbooks. It has added more … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Sage Intacct Sage Intacct is user-friendly and configurable. It is reasonably priced for a medium-sized organization that requires a system that requires more complex software than a basic accounting package. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Sage Intacct We outgrew Sage 50, which is straightforward software. It doesn't have many drilled-down capabilities, but it's easier to learn and get proficient than Intacct. There is a more significant learning curve for Intacct, but there is also a more substantial benefit of having it. … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Sage Intacct Sage intacct is a much more robost system than Sage 50 cloud accounting. Sage Intacct also offers the benefit of having a web based system over a desktop application like sage 50. Incentivized Helpful? Gerry Hermogenes Accountant in Finance and Accounting at Unite Here (Non-profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees) Chose Sage Intacct I think Sage Intacct fares better. Incentivized Helpful? Carol Bruce Controller in Finance and Accounting at TriCom Technical Services (Staffing & Recruiting, 51-200 employees) Chose Sage Intacct I have used some other Oracle products, I just can't remember which ones. I have used all of these products in different capacities. The Oracle products I used were used a long time ago, before cloud based accounting was a thing. So, those systems were more dated and required … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Sage Intacct less time data entry, filing system, ability for more reporting, cleaner reporting, easy interface, roles/user set up has more options Incentivized Helpful? Katie Rice Accounting Manager in Finance and Accounting at Elliott Davis (Accounting, 501-1000 employees) Chose Sage Intacct I think Sage Intacct is a better solution for most of my clients, with pricing being the only factor preventing some smaller clients from switching. Incentivized Helpful? Jo Steiner Senior Accounting Specialist in Finance and Accounting at Abdo (Accounting, 51-200 employees) Chose Sage Intacct Sage Intacct handles multi-company and consolidation way better than the competitor. Incentivized Helpful? Laura Hubbard Assistant controller in Finance and Accounting at Hope enterprise corporation (Non-profit Organization Management, 201-500 employees) Chose Sage Intacct There were just way more features. Incentivized Helpful? Helen He Controller in Finance and Accounting at Fort McMurray Airport Authority (Aviation & Aerospace, 11-50 employees) Chose Sage Intacct More flexibility. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Sage Intacct Sage 50cloud [Accounting] is for smaller, less complex organizations. Incentivized Helpful? Alex Whittlesey Director, Finance and Accounting in Finance and Accounting at Serendipity Labs (Hospitality, 51-200 employees) Chose Sage Intacct Sage Intacct is far superior to Sage 50. The majority of Sage 50 required the exclusive use of the UI. In a company with many different transactions across multiple entities, it was very challenging to manage processes that impact multiple locations all at once. The … Incentivized Helpful? Saundra Bedford Accounting Manager in Finance and Accounting at The Arc in Hawaii (Non-profit Organization Management, 51-200 employees) Chose Sage Intacct The robust and comprehensive features in Sage Intacct blow the competition out of the water. The features and ease of use inside Sage Intacct bring value and accuracy to the table of the organization. One huge difference is the reporting capabilities within the program. Need … Incentivized Helpful? Erin Breber Senior Manager in Finance and Accounting at SVA (Accounting, 51-200 employees) Chose Sage Intacct Sage Intacct is extremely powerful, very customizable, and the amount of dimension tracking is what drove us to utilize this product over the others. Incentivized Helpful? Michele Folkema Accounting Director in Finance and Accounting at R3 Continuum (Mental Health Care, 51-200 employees) Chose Sage Intacct We previously used Sage 50. Intacct was referred to us. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Sage Intacct Intacct is much more sophisticated, it can do more and can be tailored more to your needs. Incentivized Helpful? Leanna Steele Staff Accountant in Professional Services at SC&H Group (Accounting, 201-500 employees) Chose Sage Intacct Sage Intacct takes the work out of accounting. Incentivized Helpful? Rick Bailey President & CEO in Corporate at Conserv Business Services (Accounting, 11-50 employees) Chose Sage Intacct We also use accounting platforms provided by QuickBook, Sage/Peachtree, Microsoft Dynamics (Great Plains/Solomon/AX) and Net Suite. Our preferred solution is Intacct unless client has compelling reason (usually cost driven) to continue with their current solution. Incentivized Helpful? Wayne Tomita Chief Financial Officer in Finance and Accounting at The Hawaii Group (Accounting, 51-200 employees) Chose Sage Intacct I have used AccPac, Peachtree, QuickBooks and Great Plains as out of box systems and found Intacct the most intuitive and user friendly. Staff start-up time and familiarity with the software has been impressive. In addition, real time processing with a multiple user interface … Incentivized Helpful?	Sage Andrew Gilbert Management Accountant in Finance and Accounting at KingsGate Trading Ltd (Events Services, 1-10 employees) Chose Sage 50 Sage Accounting is better suited for smaller organisations with fewer transactions. The invoicing system of this piece of software is a superior tool, however. Sage HR is more commonly used for employees to access payslips and record things such as annual leave or overtime. Sage… Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Sage 50 I did not select Sage50, however, I do prefer it over Zuora. Sage 50 is in line with the easy manipulation of Quickbooks. Sage Intacct is best used for larger corporations whereas Sage 50 and Quickbooks are better tuned for smaller or mid-sized businesses. Incentivized Helpful?
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Features

Sage Intacct

Sage 50

Comparison of Payroll Management features of Sage Intacct and Sage 50
Feature	Sage Intacct 7.0 335 Ratings	Sage 50 8.9 18 Ratings
Pay calculation	7.05 Ratings	10.017 Ratings
Benefit plan administration	6.45 Ratings	8.612 Ratings
Direct deposit files	7.14 Ratings	8.013 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management	6.94 Ratings	8.913 Ratings
Reimbursement management	7.8335 Ratings	8.913 Ratings

Comparison of Customization features of Sage Intacct and Sage 50
Feature	Sage Intacct 7.9 753 Ratings	Sage 50 10.0 12 Ratings
API for custom integration	8.1710 Ratings	10.010 Ratings
Plug-ins	7.8572 Ratings	10.011 Ratings

Comparison of Security features of Sage Intacct and Sage 50
Feature	Sage Intacct 8.8 1159 Ratings	Sage 50 8.8 26 Ratings
Single sign-on capability	8.8951 Ratings	9.021 Ratings
Role-based user permissions	8.71125 Ratings	8.723 Ratings

Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Sage Intacct and Sage 50
Feature	Sage Intacct 7.9 1243 Ratings	Sage 50 9.8 28 Ratings
Dashboards	7.71114 Ratings	9.327 Ratings
Standard reports	8.01210 Ratings	10.028 Ratings
Custom reports	8.11192 Ratings	10.027 Ratings

Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Sage Intacct and Sage 50
Feature	Sage Intacct 8.1 1365 Ratings	Sage 50 9.2 31 Ratings
Accounts payable	8.51264 Ratings	10.030 Ratings
Accounts receivable	8.31109 Ratings	10.029 Ratings
Cash management	8.01177 Ratings	8.929 Ratings
Bank reconciliation	7.91167 Ratings	10.029 Ratings
Expense management	8.2836 Ratings	8.527 Ratings
Time tracking	7.8465 Ratings	8.313 Ratings
Fixed asset management	8.0604 Ratings	6.818 Ratings
Multi-currency support	8.3465 Ratings	6.911 Ratings
Multi-division support	8.8752 Ratings	9.014 Ratings
Regulations compliance	7.7453 Ratings	9.013 Ratings
Electronic tax filing	7.2336 Ratings	9.815 Ratings
Self-service portal	7.5559 Ratings	9.011 Ratings
Global Financial Support	8.1341 Ratings	9.04 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting	8.7790 Ratings	8.67 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations	8.71082 Ratings	9.218 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting	8.3463 Ratings	10.07 Ratings
Configurable Accounting	8.0627 Ratings	9.98 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework	8.0454 Ratings	9.85 Ratings
Standardized Processes	8.3734 Ratings	9.912 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers	00 Ratings	10.06 Ratings
Localizations	00 Ratings	10.06 Ratings

Comparison of Inventory Management features of Sage Intacct and Sage 50
Feature	Sage Intacct 6.6 440 Ratings	Sage 50 9.4 17 Ratings
Inventory tracking	7.5333 Ratings	10.017 Ratings
Automatic reordering	5.58 Ratings	8.910 Ratings
Location management	8.3411 Ratings	10.08 Ratings
Manufacturing module	5.25 Ratings	8.98 Ratings

Comparison of Order Management features of Sage Intacct and Sage 50
Feature	Sage Intacct 7.7 650 Ratings	Sage 50 9.2 22 Ratings
Pricing	8.1417 Ratings	9.917 Ratings
Order entry	8.2578 Ratings	9.919 Ratings
Credit card processing	7.7417 Ratings	7.912 Ratings
Cost of goods sold	6.314 Ratings	6.819 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility	8.1337 Ratings	9.97 Ratings
Order Orchestration	00 Ratings	10.06 Ratings
Order exception Resolution	00 Ratings	10.06 Ratings

User Ratings
	Sage Intacct	Sage 50
Likelihood to Recommend	8.6 (1419 ratings)	9.1 (41 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	9.9 (82 ratings)	9.1 (14 ratings)
Usability	8.0 (140 ratings)	9.5 (11 ratings)
Availability	7.2 (13 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Performance	7.0 (14 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Support Rating	8.8 (128 ratings)	10.0 (7 ratings)
In-Person Training	8.2 (6 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Online Training	2.0 (13 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Implementation Rating	8.8 (21 ratings)	9.1 (5 ratings)
Configurability	7.1 (12 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
CPA Rating	7.8 (26 ratings)	8.2 (4 ratings)
Ease of integration	10.0 (309 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Product Scalability	7.3 (11 ratings)	9.1 (1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	7.0 (10 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	8.3 (10 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

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