QuickBooks Desktop for Mac vs. Sage 50

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
QuickBooks Desktop for Mac	Score8 out of 10	N/A	Quickbooks Desktop for Mac is an accounting software designed for Mac users. It is designed to integrate with Apple iCloud. It provides core accounting features in line with the rest of the Quickbooks Desktop product line.	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

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

Sage 50

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Pricing Offerings
QuickBooks Desktop for Mac	Sage 50
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	Yes

No setup fee

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Annual billing plans also available for all products.

Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	QuickBooks Desktop for Mac	Sage 50
Considered Both Products	Intuit Shelby Bowden Graduate Research Assistant in Research & Development at Western Kentucky University (Higher Education, 1001-5000 employees) Chose QuickBooks Desktop for Mac QuickBooks for Mac definitely outshines other competitors mainly due to its ability to sync seamlessly with all mac products, which other programs have continual problems with. Although the Mac version isn't quite as powerful as the Microsoft counterpart, it is still one of the … Incentivized Helpful?	Sage No answer on this topic
	Would buy again
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	Delivers good value for the price
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	Happy with the feature set
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	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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	Implementation went as expected
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Features

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

Sage 50

Comparison of Payroll Management features of QuickBooks Desktop for Mac and Sage 50
Feature	QuickBooks Desktop for Mac 8.9 13 Ratings	Sage 50 8.9 18 Ratings
Pay calculation	8.411 Ratings	10.017 Ratings
Benefit plan administration	7.98 Ratings	8.612 Ratings
Direct deposit files	10.010 Ratings	8.013 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management	8.47 Ratings	8.913 Ratings
Reimbursement management	10.09 Ratings	8.913 Ratings

Comparison of Customization features of QuickBooks Desktop for Mac and Sage 50
Feature	QuickBooks Desktop for Mac 7.5 12 Ratings	Sage 50 10.0 12 Ratings
API for custom integration	7.08 Ratings	10.010 Ratings
Plug-ins	8.011 Ratings	10.011 Ratings

Comparison of Security features of QuickBooks Desktop for Mac and Sage 50
Feature	QuickBooks Desktop for Mac 10.0 22 Ratings	Sage 50 8.8 26 Ratings
Single sign-on capability	10.022 Ratings	9.021 Ratings
Role-based user permissions	10.019 Ratings	8.723 Ratings

Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of QuickBooks Desktop for Mac and Sage 50
Feature	QuickBooks Desktop for Mac 6.7 24 Ratings	Sage 50 9.8 28 Ratings
Dashboards	5.121 Ratings	9.327 Ratings
Standard reports	7.924 Ratings	10.028 Ratings
Custom reports	7.024 Ratings	10.027 Ratings

Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of QuickBooks Desktop for Mac and Sage 50
Feature	QuickBooks Desktop for Mac 7.6 26 Ratings	Sage 50 9.2 31 Ratings
Accounts payable	8.126 Ratings	10.030 Ratings
Accounts receivable	7.725 Ratings	10.029 Ratings
Cash management	5.520 Ratings	8.929 Ratings
Bank reconciliation	9.526 Ratings	10.029 Ratings
Expense management	8.622 Ratings	8.527 Ratings
Time tracking	7.514 Ratings	8.313 Ratings
Fixed asset management	7.016 Ratings	6.818 Ratings
Multi-currency support	5.011 Ratings	6.911 Ratings
Multi-division support	6.012 Ratings	9.014 Ratings
Regulations compliance	10.011 Ratings	9.013 Ratings
Electronic tax filing	10.017 Ratings	9.815 Ratings
Self-service portal	7.715 Ratings	9.011 Ratings
Global Financial Support	5.08 Ratings	9.04 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers	8.615 Ratings	10.06 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting	8.116 Ratings	8.67 Ratings
Localizations	8.07 Ratings	10.06 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations	9.519 Ratings	9.218 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting	8.67 Ratings	10.07 Ratings
Configurable Accounting	6.511 Ratings	9.98 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework	6.511 Ratings	9.85 Ratings
Standardized Processes	6.915 Ratings	9.912 Ratings

Comparison of Inventory Management features of QuickBooks Desktop for Mac and Sage 50
Feature	QuickBooks Desktop for Mac 7.3 17 Ratings	Sage 50 9.4 17 Ratings
Inventory tracking	9.516 Ratings	10.017 Ratings
Automatic reordering	6.512 Ratings	8.910 Ratings
Location management	6.911 Ratings	10.08 Ratings
Manufacturing module	6.510 Ratings	8.98 Ratings

Comparison of Order Management features of QuickBooks Desktop for Mac and Sage 50
Feature	QuickBooks Desktop for Mac 9.1 20 Ratings	Sage 50 9.2 22 Ratings
Pricing	9.019 Ratings	9.917 Ratings
Order entry	9.518 Ratings	9.919 Ratings
Credit card processing	9.119 Ratings	7.912 Ratings
Cost of goods sold	9.118 Ratings	6.819 Ratings
Order Orchestration	9.07 Ratings	10.06 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility	9.19 Ratings	9.97 Ratings
Order exception Resolution	9.18 Ratings	10.06 Ratings