Sage 50 vs. Sage Accounting

Sage Accounting

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
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
Sage Accounting	Score9.1 out of 10	N/A	Sage Accounting is online accounting software made to simplify life for small business owners, entrepreneurs, and freelancers by providing the functions needed to take care of daily business to-dos. Users can create and send professional quotes and invoices, track income and expenses and know where the business' financials stand. Every Sage Business Cloud Accounting subscription includes unlimited access to support as well as automatic backups and product updates.	$19 per month

Pricing

Sage 50

Sage Accounting

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

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

No setup fee

Annual billing plans also available for all products.

Versions and pricing listed are for CA products. Versions available and pricing may vary by country. * 2 months free to start, or free for 1 month to try, then $19/$43/$62 +tax/mo (tier depending). Offer valid for new customers only on monthly subscriptions of Sage Business Cloud Accounting. After the promotional period, the monthly subscription rate will renew at the then current rate. May not be combined with any other offers or discounts. To ensure continuous service the subscription plan is an automatically renewing plan. Subsequent months will automatically be billed to the same credit card each month on the anniversary date of purchase. Plans can be terminated at any time prior to the renewal data and not charged for renewal.

Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Sage 50	Sage Accounting
Considered Both Products	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 Among the competitors, Sage 50 was the easiest to start working right off the bat and logical to build our payment and reconciliation process. Some competitors were difficult to set up in multi-computer mode, and it was challenging to obtain support that acknowledged … Incentivized Helpful?	Sage Andrew Gilbert Management Accountant in Finance and Accounting at KingsGate Trading Ltd (Events Services, 1-10 employees) Chose Sage Accounting Sage Accounting is a simpler, more streamlined version of the more complex Sage 50cloud Accounting. For a small, simpler company Sage Accounting is a much more cost-effective option. There are a few features that Sage 50cloud Accounting has that Sage Accounting does not have … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Sage Accounting Sage 50 is more flexible than Sage Accounting, but both serve the needs of the user very well. Sage 50 allows for more detailed analysis of ledgers and reporting functionality. Whereas Sage Accounting is probably more suited to small business on balance, it just depends on … Incentivized Helpful? Laurence Sarner President & CEO in Finance and Accounting at Sarner Financial (Accounting, 1-10 employees) Chose Sage Accounting Although I've used a number of other accounting systems, Sage is really comparable to Xero and QuickBooks Online, as it is competing in the same basic accounting software category. Sage One Accounting has been selected in certain client situations where they were already using … Incentivized Helpful? Debrah Burleigh CPB Platinum Certified Consultant and Certified Trainer in Sage 50 (Simply Accounting) and in Sage One in Professional Services at Debrah Burleigh Accounting (Accounting, 1-10 employees) Chose Sage Accounting I just find compared to others that Sage One Accounting is definitely easier to navigate through and easier to understand and use when accounting or bookkeeping isn't your area of expertise. I have trained several people on the program now that have absolutely no accounting … Helpful? Jaime Rein Owner in Finance and Accounting at Rein Business Services (Accounting, 1-10 employees) Chose Sage Accounting I have used Wave Accounting, and while it is an excellent cloud accounting software, it doesn't allow us to work collaboratively with our customers. They both allow me to sign in and work with our clients books within the program, but Wave doesn't integrate into Sage 50 which … Helpful? Cheryl DeMeo Owner at Travel Advisors Inc. (Leisure, Travel & Tourism, 1-10 employees) Chose Sage Accounting I have always used Peachtree, it was fine, but since I could not run the program on my mac I would have to go to another computer and could not do my other work at the same time. With this I can do both! Helpful?
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	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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Features

Sage 50

Sage Accounting

Comparison of Payroll Management features of Sage 50 and Sage Accounting
Feature	Sage 50 8.9 18 Ratings	Sage Accounting 9.3 19 Ratings
Pay calculation	10.017 Ratings	10.015 Ratings
Benefit plan administration	8.612 Ratings	9.312 Ratings
Direct deposit files	8.013 Ratings	8.812 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management	8.913 Ratings	9.410 Ratings
Reimbursement management	8.913 Ratings	9.112 Ratings

Comparison of Customization features of Sage 50 and Sage Accounting
Feature	Sage 50 10.0 12 Ratings	Sage Accounting 8.6 23 Ratings
API for custom integration	10.010 Ratings	9.120 Ratings
Plug-ins	10.011 Ratings	8.017 Ratings

Comparison of Security features of Sage 50 and Sage Accounting
Feature	Sage 50 8.9 26 Ratings	Sage Accounting 9.7 42 Ratings
Single sign-on capability	9.021 Ratings	9.931 Ratings
Role-based user permissions	8.723 Ratings	9.539 Ratings

Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Sage 50 and Sage Accounting
Feature	Sage 50 9.8 28 Ratings	Sage Accounting 9.3 44 Ratings
Dashboards	9.327 Ratings	8.340 Ratings
Standard reports	10.028 Ratings	9.844 Ratings
Custom reports	10.027 Ratings	9.735 Ratings

Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Sage 50 and Sage Accounting
Feature	Sage 50 9.2 31 Ratings	Sage Accounting 9.1 64 Ratings
Accounts payable	10.030 Ratings	9.857 Ratings
Accounts receivable	10.029 Ratings	9.945 Ratings
Cash management	8.929 Ratings	9.853 Ratings
Bank reconciliation	10.029 Ratings	9.561 Ratings
Expense management	8.527 Ratings	9.934 Ratings
Time tracking	8.313 Ratings	6.611 Ratings
Fixed asset management	6.818 Ratings	8.428 Ratings
Multi-currency support	6.911 Ratings	10.018 Ratings
Multi-division support	9.014 Ratings	9.918 Ratings
Regulations compliance	9.013 Ratings	9.529 Ratings
Electronic tax filing	9.815 Ratings	9.735 Ratings
Self-service portal	9.011 Ratings	10.025 Ratings
Global Financial Support	9.04 Ratings	9.38 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers	10.06 Ratings	9.515 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting	8.67 Ratings	8.111 Ratings
Localizations	10.06 Ratings	8.49 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations	9.218 Ratings	9.033 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting	10.07 Ratings	6.910 Ratings
Configurable Accounting	9.98 Ratings	9.318 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework	9.85 Ratings	8.98 Ratings
Standardized Processes	9.912 Ratings	9.520 Ratings

Comparison of Inventory Management features of Sage 50 and Sage Accounting
Feature	Sage 50 9.4 17 Ratings	Sage Accounting 6.9 17 Ratings
Inventory tracking	10.017 Ratings	6.717 Ratings
Automatic reordering	8.910 Ratings	8.36 Ratings
Location management	10.08 Ratings	5.77 Ratings
Manufacturing module	8.98 Ratings	7.05 Ratings

Comparison of Order Management features of Sage 50 and Sage Accounting
Feature	Sage 50 9.2 22 Ratings	Sage Accounting 8.2 28 Ratings
Pricing	9.917 Ratings	9.917 Ratings
Order entry	9.919 Ratings	7.615 Ratings
Credit card processing	7.912 Ratings	8.118 Ratings
Cost of goods sold	6.819 Ratings	7.620 Ratings
Order Orchestration	10.06 Ratings	7.66 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility	9.97 Ratings	7.57 Ratings
Order exception Resolution	10.06 Ratings	8.95 Ratings

User Ratings
	Sage 50	Sage Accounting
Likelihood to Recommend	9.1 (41 ratings)	9.9 (71 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	9.1 (14 ratings)	8.5 (7 ratings)
Usability	9.5 (11 ratings)	9.9 (38 ratings)
Availability	- (0 ratings)	8.7 (4 ratings)
Performance	- (0 ratings)	9.2 (4 ratings)
Support Rating	10.0 (7 ratings)	9.9 (18 ratings)
In-Person Training	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (2 ratings)
Online Training	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (4 ratings)
Implementation Rating	9.1 (5 ratings)	9.5 (3 ratings)
Configurability	- (0 ratings)	9.2 (3 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model	- (0 ratings)	9.3 (2 ratings)
CPA Rating	8.2 (4 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Ease of integration	- (0 ratings)	9.3 (2 ratings)
Product Scalability	9.1 (1 ratings)	8.8 (4 ratings)
Professional Services	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	- (0 ratings)	9.3 (3 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	- (0 ratings)	9.3 (3 ratings)

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