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Sage 50 vs Sage Accounting

Sage 50

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Sage Accounting

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FigureSage 50Sage Accounting
Price from—£2/mo
Free plan—Yes
Free trialYesYes
Open source——
WebYesYes
WindowsYesYes
macOS—Yes
iOSYesYes
AndroidYesYes
APIYesYes
Self-hostedYes—
Plans published114
Spec score · Bookkeeping Software9.3 (#3)9.5 (#1)
Spec score · Salon Accounting Software8.7 (#14)8.9 (#11)
Accountant accessYesYes
Automated reconciliationYesYes
Bank feedsYesYes
Bank reconciliationBank feeds can be imported and matched transactions can be cleared automatically during account reconciliation.Sage Accounting imports bank transactions and provides automatic reconciliation and enhanced bank-feed matching.
Founded19811981
Free planNoNo
HeadquartersNewcastle upon Tyne, United KingdomNewcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
Inventory trackingYesYes
Invoice creationYesYes
Mobile platformsweb onlyios and android
PayrollAn integrated do-it-yourself payroll module can process hourly or salaried pay, calculate federal, state and local taxes, create W-2s and provide payroll reports.Payroll is built into the Accounting plans with employee allowances and per-employee monthly charges.
Rating on Apple App Store1.0 out of 5 from 11 ratings4.5 out of 5 from 1,600 ratings
Rating on Capterra4.0 out of 5 from 628 reviews4.1 out of 5 from 652 reviews
Rating on G23.9 out of 5 from 163 reviews4.2 out of 5 from 76 reviews

Plans

Sage 50

  • Pro AccountingPrice not published
  • Pro AccountingPriced on request
  • Premium AccountingPriced on request
  • Premium AccountingPrice not published
  • Quantum AccountingPriced on request
  • Quantum AccountingPrice not published
  • Pro Accounting$132.17 a month
  • Premium Accounting$182.50 a month
  • Quantum Accounting$271.17 a month
  • Pro Accounting with Payroll$1,155 a year

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Sage Accounting

  • Sole Trader FreeFree
  • Start£2 a month
  • Standard£4.30 a month
  • Plus£5.90 a month

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