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QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise vs. Sage Accounting

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QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise

792 Reviews and Ratings

Sage Accounting

131 Reviews and Ratings

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise

    Score7.9 out of 10
    		N/AQuickBooks Desktop Enterprise is a widely-used accounting package designed for small to mid-sized businesses. It is the top of the QuickBooks line. Pricing starts at $3,000 for five users, and goes up depending on the number of additional users. They also offer an Advanced Inventory module for $999 / year.

    $1,261

    per year

    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
    QuickBooks Desktop EnterpriseSage Accounting
    Editions & Modules
    Gold
    1,261
    per year
    Platinum
    1,522
    per year
    Gold with Remote Access
    1,785.60
    per year
    Platinum with Remote Access
    2,083.20
    per year
    Diamond
    3,060.34
    per year
    Diamond with Remote Access
    3,600.36
    per year
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    QuickBooks Desktop EnterpriseSage Accounting
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details—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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    QuickBooks Desktop EnterpriseSage Accounting
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    Intuit
    Kristen Beer
    Administrater in Finance and Accounting at HME Management Services, LLC (Real Estate, 11-50 employees)
    Chose QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
    Sage is offline, very cumbersome to work with and does not have the type of features that quickbooks has. Sage was pretty horrible to work with. Trying to find reports was awful and running payroll was difficult. Quickbooks is far superior to Sage and would never recommend Sage …
    Incentivized
    Sage
    Rob Heath
    Business Development Manager at Practical Bookkeeping Services (Accounting, 1-10 employees)
    Chose Sage Accounting
    Its far more flexible, much better value for money, UK based with accessible and intelligent support. Unlike the other software providers Sage is low on gimmicks and high on usable content. It does what it needs to do exceptionally well and it is constantly evolving.
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Sage Accounting
    We used to do everything manually with sage one accounting software everything becomes easy and saved lots of time for daily tasks. Easy to use features for all age groups. All Ap, AR, Bank reconciliations, Journal Entries, Cash Management everything becomes so easy to …
    Incentivized
    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
    Key User Insights
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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 EnterpriseSage Accounting
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise and Sage Accounting
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
    9.3
    112 Ratings
    Sage Accounting
    9.3
    19 Ratings
    Pay calculation9.8108 Ratings10.015 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.963 Ratings9.312 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.493 Ratings8.812 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.386 Ratings9.410 Ratings
    Reimbursement management9.186 Ratings9.112 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise and Sage Accounting
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
    7.3
    76 Ratings
    Sage Accounting
    8.6
    23 Ratings
    API for custom integration7.959 Ratings9.120 Ratings
    Plug-ins6.669 Ratings8.017 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise and Sage Accounting
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
    9.1
    161 Ratings
    Sage Accounting
    9.7
    42 Ratings
    Single sign-on capability9.3123 Ratings9.931 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.9159 Ratings9.539 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise and Sage Accounting
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
    8.5
    178 Ratings
    Sage Accounting
    9.3
    44 Ratings
    Dashboards8.5152 Ratings8.340 Ratings
    Standard reports9.4176 Ratings9.844 Ratings
    Custom reports7.6171 Ratings9.735 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise and Sage Accounting
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
    9.0
    182 Ratings
    Sage Accounting
    9.1
    64 Ratings
    Accounts payable9.3175 Ratings9.857 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.3174 Ratings9.945 Ratings
    Cash management9.0160 Ratings9.853 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation9.5173 Ratings9.561 Ratings
    Expense management9.0160 Ratings9.934 Ratings
    Time tracking8.982 Ratings6.611 Ratings
    Fixed asset management8.8119 Ratings8.428 Ratings
    Multi-currency support9.160 Ratings10.018 Ratings
    Multi-division support8.597 Ratings9.918 Ratings
    Regulations compliance9.269 Ratings9.529 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing9.191 Ratings9.735 Ratings
    Self-service portal8.771 Ratings10.025 Ratings
    Global Financial Support8.235 Ratings9.38 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.963 Ratings9.515 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting8.480 Ratings8.111 Ratings
    Localizations8.148 Ratings8.49 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations9.3131 Ratings9.033 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting9.391 Ratings6.910 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting9.588 Ratings9.318 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework9.255 Ratings8.98 Ratings
    Standardized Processes9.299 Ratings9.520 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise and Sage Accounting
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
    7.7
    108 Ratings
    Sage Accounting
    6.9
    17 Ratings
    Inventory tracking7.9104 Ratings6.717 Ratings
    Automatic reordering7.556 Ratings8.26 Ratings
    Location management7.869 Ratings5.77 Ratings
    Manufacturing module7.654 Ratings7.05 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise and Sage Accounting
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
    8.7
    134 Ratings
    Sage Accounting
    8.2
    28 Ratings
    Pricing8.8100 Ratings9.917 Ratings
    Order entry9.2106 Ratings7.615 Ratings
    Credit card processing8.093 Ratings8.118 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold9.4119 Ratings7.620 Ratings
    Order Orchestration7.758 Ratings7.66 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility9.056 Ratings7.57 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution9.043 Ratings8.95 Ratings
    User Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop EnterpriseSage Accounting
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (193 ratings)
    9.9
    (71 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (17 ratings)
    8.5
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (12 ratings)
    9.9
    (38 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.2
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.9
    (18 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    9.5
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.2
    (3 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.3
    (2 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    7.2
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    9.3
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.8
    (4 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.3
    (3 ratings)