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FreshBooks vs. Sage Accounting

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FreshBooks

208 Reviews and Ratings

Sage Accounting

131 Reviews and Ratings

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    FreshBooks

    Score8.6 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    		FreshBooks is an accounting service for small businesses. The solution enables users to send and manage invoices, track billable time and collect online payments. The vendor’s value proposition this that their solution provides a straightforward service that simplifies the billing process.

    $21

    per month

    Sage Accounting

    Score9.1 out of 10
    		N/ASage 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
    FreshBooksSage Accounting
    Editions & Modules
    Lite
    $21
    per month
    Plus
    $38
    per month
    Premium
    $65
    per month
    Select
    Custom Pricing
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FreshBooksSage Accounting
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details10% discount for annual pricing.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.
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    FreshBooksSage Accounting
    Considered Both Products
    FreshBooks
    Daniel Jaworski
    Certified Public Accountant in Finance and Accounting at Deeagle Tax and Accounts Limited (Accounting, 1-10 employees)
    Chose FreshBooks
    FreshBooks does very well in comparison, especially since it is free software for Barclays bank users. Sage software is much worse than FreshBooks. However, Xero and QuickBooks, the market leaders, are still ahead with usability, additional features, reporting, and connection …
    Incentivized
    Sage
    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
    James Prime
    in Sales at Silver Dollar Gallery (Retail, 1-10 employees)
    Chose Sage Accounting
    After researching several quoting / invoicing applications, I chose Sage’s Simple Invoicing and Accounting for Small Businesses. After verifying the necessary quoting features required, I called Sage to ask some questions and was quite impressed with the quality of their …
    Key User Insights
    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
    FreshBooksSage Accounting
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of FreshBooks and Sage Accounting
    Feature
    FreshBooks
    9.1
    35 Ratings
    Sage Accounting
    8.6
    23 Ratings
    API for custom integration9.330 Ratings9.120 Ratings
    Plug-ins9.026 Ratings8.017 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of FreshBooks and Sage Accounting
    Feature
    FreshBooks
    10.0
    41 Ratings
    Sage Accounting
    9.7
    42 Ratings
    Single sign-on capability10.01 Ratings9.931 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions10.041 Ratings9.539 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of FreshBooks and Sage Accounting
    Feature
    FreshBooks
    7.5
    57 Ratings
    Sage Accounting
    9.3
    44 Ratings
    Dashboards9.057 Ratings8.340 Ratings
    Standard reports8.855 Ratings9.844 Ratings
    Custom reports4.82 Ratings9.735 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of FreshBooks and Sage Accounting
    Feature
    FreshBooks
    7.5
    56 Ratings
    Sage Accounting
    9.1
    64 Ratings
    Accounts payable8.041 Ratings9.857 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.455 Ratings9.945 Ratings
    Cash management7.03 Ratings9.853 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation7.02 Ratings9.561 Ratings
    Expense management6.651 Ratings9.934 Ratings
    Time tracking7.642 Ratings6.611 Ratings
    Multi-currency support7.01 Ratings10.018 Ratings
    Regulations compliance6.021 Ratings9.529 Ratings
    Self-service portal9.13 Ratings10.025 Ratings
    Fixed asset management00 Ratings8.428 Ratings
    Multi-division support00 Ratings9.918 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing00 Ratings9.735 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings9.38 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings9.515 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings8.111 Ratings
    Localizations00 Ratings8.49 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings9.033 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings6.910 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings9.318 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings8.98 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings9.520 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of FreshBooks and Sage Accounting
    Feature
    FreshBooks
    9.5
    49 Ratings
    Sage Accounting
    8.2
    28 Ratings
    Pricing8.839 Ratings9.917 Ratings
    Order entry9.337 Ratings7.615 Ratings
    Credit card processing9.741 Ratings8.118 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold10.01 Ratings7.620 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings7.66 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings7.57 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution00 Ratings8.95 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of FreshBooks and Sage Accounting
    Feature
    FreshBooks
    -
    Ratings
    Sage Accounting
    9.3
    19 Ratings
    Pay calculation00 Ratings10.015 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings9.312 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.812 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.410 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings9.112 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of FreshBooks and Sage Accounting
    Feature
    FreshBooks
    -
    Ratings
    Sage Accounting
    6.9
    17 Ratings
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings6.717 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings8.26 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings5.77 Ratings
    Manufacturing module00 Ratings7.05 Ratings
    User Ratings
    FreshBooksSage Accounting
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (75 ratings)
    9.9
    (71 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.6
    (18 ratings)
    8.5
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    9.6
    (20 ratings)
    9.9
    (38 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.2
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (11 ratings)
    9.9
    (18 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 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
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.3
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 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)