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Kashflow vs. Sage 500 ERP

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Kashflow
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Kashflow is cloud-based accounting automation software from the company of the same name based in London. It is targeted to suit the needs of small businesses in the UK. Billed as being easy for non-accountants to use, with no "accounting jargon," it's core features are an intuitive dashboard with simple reporting features for giving a clear overview of a business. It automates expense management and tracks payments (with automated reminders), automates quotes, handles banking and supports…
$12.50
per month
Sage 500
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Sage 500 ERP includes accounting and finance, distribution and supply chain, and manufacturing operations support modules. The latest Sage 500 release includes accounts payable enhancements, credit card processing, and general updates, as well as updates to the solution's modules.N/A
Pricing
KashflowSage 500 ERP
Editions & Modules
Starter
$12.50
per month
Business
$25.50
per month
Business + Payroll
$34
per month
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
KashflowSage 500
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsThe first six months of the subscription period are discounted for new buyers.—
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
KashflowSage 500 ERP
Considered Both Products
Kashflow
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Kashflow
We received an offer for a discounted license for initial use and pretty much got so used to Kashflow, that we have continued with it. There are some frustrations with it, in particular the ability to search and find information. The reporting functionality is also a bit of a …
Sage 500
John Wilhite | TrustRadius Reviewer
John Wilhite
General Accountant
Chose Sage 500
Quickbooks is more user friendly and intuitive but can be clunky when dealing hard chunks of data. Morever, I did not operate a cloud based solution like Intacct and this is key in my report.
J. Mickey Merguerian | TrustRadius Reviewer
J. Mickey Merguerian
Project Controls Manager
Chose Sage 500
Sage is by far the worst program I have ever used in the construction industry. It has the capability to be a wonderful program for an entire organization but it severely lacks user interface. For instance, Their field reports section has a character limit. That's …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Sage 500
500 seems much smoother at handling some of the basic accounting tasks, for example both issuing and later reconciling checks in Dynamics AX seems a little tedious.
Lisa Kuta | TrustRadius Reviewer
Lisa Kuta
Accounting/Software Administrator
Chose Sage 500
The functionality and ease of the software is what we love but we remain on the 7.05 because the price to upgrade is too high.
Features
KashflowSage 500 ERP
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Kashflow
6.2
Ratings
22% below category average
Sage 500 ERP
7.0
Ratings
2% below category average
Pay calculation7.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration6.00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Direct deposit files6.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Kashflow
5.5
Ratings
33% below category average
Sage 500 ERP
8.5
Ratings
11% above category average
API for custom integration6.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Plug-ins5.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Kashflow
6.0
Ratings
32% below category average
Sage 500 ERP
8.5
Ratings
4% above category average
Single sign-on capability6.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions6.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Kashflow
5.3
Ratings
39% below category average
Sage 500 ERP
8.0
Ratings
10% above category average
Dashboards6.00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Standard reports5.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Custom reports5.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Kashflow
6.3
Ratings
21% below category average
Sage 500 ERP
8.0
Ratings
4% above category average
Accounts payable7.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Accounts receivable7.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Cash management7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Bank reconciliation7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Expense management8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Fixed asset management3.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-currency support7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-division support7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Regulations compliance6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Localizations6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations6.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Configurable Accounting6.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Standardized Processes5.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Global Financial Support00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Kashflow
6.0
Ratings
25% below category average
Sage 500 ERP
8.8
Ratings
11% above category average
Credit card processing6.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Cost of goods sold6.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Order exception Resolution6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Pricing00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Order entry00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Order Orchestration00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Kashflow
-
Ratings
Sage 500 ERP
8.0
Ratings
1% above category average
Inventory tracking00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Automatic reordering00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Location management00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Kashflow
-
Ratings
Sage 500 ERP
5.9
Ratings
23% below category average
Billing Management00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings2.00 Ratings
Period Close00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
Kashflow
-
Ratings
Sage 500 ERP
6.9
Ratings
10% below category average
Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Project Costing00 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Cost Capture00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Capital Project Management00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
Kashflow
-
Ratings
Sage 500 ERP
4.5
Ratings
42% below category average
Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
Kashflow
-
Ratings
Sage 500 ERP
7.5
Ratings
1% above category average
Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Kashflow
-
Ratings
Sage 500 ERP
6.0
Ratings
14% below category average
Contract Authoring00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Contract Repository00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Supplier Management00 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
Kashflow
-
Ratings
Sage 500 ERP
4.3
Ratings
41% below category average
Risk Repository00 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Control Management00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Remediation and Certification00 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Kashflow
-
Ratings
Sage 500 ERP
1.3
Ratings
138% below category average
Forecasting00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Inventory Planning00 Ratings2.00 Ratings
Performance Monitoring00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
Kashflow
-
Ratings
Sage 500 ERP
5.3
Ratings
29% below category average
Proposal Management00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Product Master Data Management00 Ratings4.00 Ratings
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Score 8.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
KashflowSage 500 ERP
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
6.3
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
6.0
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
KashflowSage 500 ERP
Likelihood to Recommend
Perfect for a SME, less so for larger companies with a lot of staff. A reliable application, with few outages and easy to learn how to use for a variety of staff in different positions. Mobile phone app has been bit of a disappointment. Management reporting functionality could be improved.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Sage is wonderful for payroll and employee management. Although it has the capabilities to be a one-stop-shop program, it seriously lacks the interface necessary for wide use. I've had to consult Sage professionals on numerous occasions to explain and walk me through the program as there are so many redundancies. This program has wonderful potential, but they need to update the software and user interface before I can recommend it to any colleague.
J. Mickey Merguerian | TrustRadius Reviewer
J. Mickey Merguerian
Project Controls Manager
Read full review
Pros
  • Ease of entering purchase data.
  • Ease of creating quotes and invoices.
  • Email integration.
Verified User
Anonymous
Read full review
  • Payables and receivables handled beautifully
  • Projects has the reporting capabilities we need
  • Cash management is easy to do
Lisa Kuta | TrustRadius Reviewer
Lisa Kuta
Accounting/Software Administrator
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Cons
  • Can be difficult to find information within the application.
  • Some of the reporting functionality is weak.
  • Functionality for financial planning could be significantly improved upon.
Verified User
Anonymous
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  • The application is very functional, but the interface is a little "stale" compared to more modern applications.
  • The underlying client software is written in an old version of Microsoft Visual Basic. I suppose SOME DAY, Microsoft will be discontinuing, although Microsoft has its own ERP software written in that same code.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Likelihood to Renew
No answers on this topic
We will renew our investment in Sage 500, mostly because the competition is very expensive and are bloated with options that are not needed.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Usability
No answers on this topic
I have been using Intacct for almost 10 years in 2 different companies and I just simply love it. I tried SAP (GUI) and Netsuite and they dont come close to what Ive seen.
John Wilhite | TrustRadius Reviewer
John Wilhite
General Accountant
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Online Training
No answers on this topic
The online training courses are not up to date. We experienced technical issues with two of the classes.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Implementation Rating
No answers on this topic
Keep your database and application in different servers.
Install Microsoft Office on your application server so you can use some of the data analysis tools in Sage.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Alternatives Considered
We received an offer for a discounted license for initial use and pretty much got so used to Kashflow, that we have continued with it. There are some frustrations with it, in particular the ability to search and find information. The reporting functionality is also a bit of a disappointment. However, easy for day to day use for the staff and just about sufficient for monthly planning. Some of the integrations like Payroll are not bad.
Verified User
Anonymous
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500 seems much smoother at handling some of the basic accounting tasks, for example both issuing and later reconciling checks in Dynamics AX seems a little tedious.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Return on Investment
  • Reliable system
  • Minimizes time spent training staff in use
  • Good for cash position management
Verified User
Anonymous
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  • Efficiency - enhanced automation
  • Cost reduction - simple workspace is enough
John Wilhite | TrustRadius Reviewer
John Wilhite
General Accountant
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