Exact Online vs Sage 200

Exact Online is a cloud-delivered package for accounting and business operations, with accounting and CRM included across its products. Online accounting provides bank feeds and invoicing, while Time & Billing includes time tracking, invoicing, and CRM. Industry solutions are available for manufacturing, wholesale, and professional services. Wholesale offerings list order, relation, and stock management; a listed manufacturing plan includes calculation, planning, and production. The service also includes inventory and order management, and users can work together online. The accountancy solution supports administration management with clients. Exact says around 675,000 companies use Exact Online and that 2,000 specialists are ready to help. Packages are priced monthly and exclude VAT; payments, including extensions, are made by direct debit. The pricing note says From £25/mo, while the listed Accountancy Professional plan costs £91 a month. There is no free plan, and the free trial's duration and feature limits are unstated.

Sage 200 is a hybrid, web-based business system combining finance, inventory, order management and manufacturing tools. The Standard plan covers financials, supply chain and inventory with interactive dashboards and customization. Professional adds advanced automation, further customization, flexible deployment options and marketplace add-on support. Accounting features include bank feeds, automated reconciliation, invoice creation, receipt capture, electronic filing, accountant access, accounting integrations and email synchronization. Sage 200 also provides tax filing, time tracking, self-employment support, investment income and multi-entity support. Inventory tracking, order management, manufacturing tools and marketing automation extend its operational scope. Access is through the web, including on iOS and Android mobile platforms, but there is no mobile app. Pricing is on request, with a 30-day trial and no free plan. Sage was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.