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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    QuickBooks Online

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AQuickBooks Online is a SaaS version of the QuickBooks product. It contains all of the features found in the local version. Higher-priced plans include greater automation, payment management, inventory and time tracking, and analytics features.

    $38

    per month

    Sage 100cloud

    Score7.2 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Sage 100 (or Sage 100cloud is a business management software offering a broad range of modules designed to meet the many needs of virtually any business. It encompasses financial operations and accounting, payroll, business intelligence, CRM, eBusiness, manufacturing and distribution.N/A
    Pricing
    QuickBooks OnlineSage 100cloud
    Editions & Modules
    Simple Start
    $38
    per month
    Essentials
    $75
    per month
    Plus
    $115
    per month
    Advanced
    $275
    per month
    Sage 100 ERP Standard
    Custom Pricing
    Per Seat per Month
    Sage 100 ERP Advanced
    Custom Pricing
    Per Seat per Month
    Sage 100 ERP Premium
    Custom Pricing
    Per Seat per Month
    Sage 100 ERP Online
    $0
    Per User per Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    QuickBooks OnlineSage 100cloud
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    QuickBooks OnlineSage 100cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Intuit
    Chose QuickBooks Online
    QuickBooks is the best overall as it is intuitive and easy to use, whilst meeting the needs of a CFO. Xero is very popular for IFRS reporting standards and the English-speaking countries internationally. MYOB is the most popular in Australia. SAGE is very strong for …
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Online
    QuickBooks Online is by far the easiest and fastest accounting management platform that I have used, especially compared to any industry specific tools like Sage, Foundation, Northstar, etc. I like how user friendly it is, the visual is great, and it can fit for a wise array of …
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Online
    Much simpler program and easy to use for the accounting staff for their work.
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Online
    Quickbooks is more cost effective and has all the functionalities we need for the near and mid term growth of the business
    Incentivized
    Sage
    Chose Sage 100cloud
    We have used Foundation and it did not work out well, so we selected Sage 100 because the implementation and functionality was much better. We didn't have to keep coming up with workarounds or complications on Sage 100. Also the data security is better.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    83%
    Would buy again
    129 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    87%
    Delivers good value for the price
    124 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    129 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    82%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    117 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    QuickBooks OnlineSage 100cloud
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of QuickBooks Online and Sage 100
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    7.7
    125 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Sage 100
    7.9
    10 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Pay calculation8.0114 Ratings7.110 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration6.962 Ratings6.18 Ratings
    Direct deposit files8.1105 Ratings9.510 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management7.778 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management7.784 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of QuickBooks Online and Sage 100
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    7.0
    116 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Sage 100
    3.8
    11 Ratings
    66% below category average
    API for custom integration6.996 Ratings3.78 Ratings
    Plug-ins7.198 Ratings4.011 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of QuickBooks Online and Sage 100
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    8.2
    191 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Sage 100
    9.1
    18 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Single sign-on capability8.3156 Ratings9.817 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.1181 Ratings8.317 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of QuickBooks Online and Sage 100
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    8.0
    217 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Sage 100
    6.8
    20 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Dashboards8.1204 Ratings8.213 Ratings
    Standard reports8.3211 Ratings6.419 Ratings
    Custom reports7.7195 Ratings5.818 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of QuickBooks Online and Sage 100
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    7.8
    234 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Sage 100
    7.2
    20 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Accounts payable8.6200 Ratings8.120 Ratings
    Accounts receivable8.6217 Ratings8.416 Ratings
    Cash management7.9198 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation9.0223 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expense management8.2206 Ratings00 Ratings
    Time tracking6.998 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fixed asset management7.798 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency support7.549 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-division support7.180 Ratings00 Ratings
    Regulations compliance7.979 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing8.0118 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service portal7.3126 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support6.541 Ratings4.86 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers7.972 Ratings7.29 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting7.672 Ratings00 Ratings
    Localizations7.855 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations8.5146 Ratings8.110 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting7.062 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting7.789 Ratings7.78 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework7.560 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes8.6108 Ratings7.78 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of QuickBooks Online and Sage 100
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    6.8
    90 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Sage 100
    8.3
    14 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Inventory tracking6.685 Ratings8.214 Ratings
    Automatic reordering6.947 Ratings8.510 Ratings
    Location management7.254 Ratings8.18 Ratings
    Manufacturing module6.537 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of QuickBooks Online and Sage 100
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    7.7
    144 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Sage 100
    7.8
    13 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Pricing7.991 Ratings8.113 Ratings
    Order entry7.787 Ratings7.713 Ratings
    Credit card processing8.3111 Ratings8.812 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold8.0110 Ratings8.413 Ratings
    Order Orchestration7.347 Ratings6.46 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility7.750 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution7.443 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of QuickBooks Online and Sage 100
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100
    8.0
    10 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Billing Management00 Ratings7.08 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings8.19 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings8.47 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings8.16 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings8.19 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of QuickBooks Online and Sage 100
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100
    8.0
    5 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Project Costing00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Cost Capture00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Capital Project Management00 Ratings8.63 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings7.83 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings7.83 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of QuickBooks Online and Sage 100
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100
    5.3
    2 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of QuickBooks Online and Sage 100
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of QuickBooks Online and Sage 100
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100
    5.4
    3 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Contract Authoring00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Contract Repository00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Supplier Management00 Ratings8.13 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of QuickBooks Online and Sage 100
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100
    4.4
    1 Ratings
    42% below category average
    Risk Repository00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Control Management00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Issue Detection00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of QuickBooks Online and Sage 100
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100
    7.8
    4 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings7.63 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of QuickBooks Online and Sage 100
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100
    8.3
    5 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Production Process Design00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
    Production Management00 Ratings8.43 Ratings
    Configuration Management00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Work Execution00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of QuickBooks Online and Sage 100
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100
    7.1
    5 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings6.04 Ratings
    Inventory Planning00 Ratings7.55 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring00 Ratings7.55 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of QuickBooks Online and Sage 100
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100
    2.6
    2 Ratings
    96% below category average
    Proposal Management00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
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    QuickBooks OnlineSage 100cloud
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    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.2 out of 10
    Zoho One
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Zoho One
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.4 out of 10
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    Score4.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    QuickBooks OnlineSage 100cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (252 ratings)
    7.4
    (24 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.6
    (27 ratings)
    7.6
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (167 ratings)
    7.7
    (8 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    1.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.9
    (70 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    7.4
    (18 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    1.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    2.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    5.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    5.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    QuickBooks OnlineSage 100cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Intuit
    QBO is a great solution for small and midsize companies. If the goal is to record all transactions and pull reliable financial reports, QBO is a great option. QBO is also a great solution if most operations are run in a system like Ramp. It syncs well with systems like that and turns the data into something management can use to make decisions. QBO is great because so many people use it. It is easy to find training online, and many people have experience with it.
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    Sage
    Sage 100 has been well suited for running the monthly accounts receivable and accounts payable aging reports. This helps us track our accounts that need to be collected and payments that need to be made. Our field operations team has been slow and unwanting to adopt the Sage Field Ops just because they're resistant to change and technology. It's less appropriate for really detailed accounting reports spanning for long periods of time with all accounts because it takes a very long time to run and process.
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    Pros
    Intuit
    • Workflows for accounts payable invoice review are terrific.
    • Bill payment allows you to pay vendors online via ACH or check without having to write a physical check, which reduces admin time.
    • The cloud based login lends well to a remote or hybrid work environment for staff.
    • QuickBooks Online allows you to pre-configure vendors' general ledger expense accounts. This helps with general ledger coding accuracy and consistency.
    • QuickBooks Online integrates with Rippling HRIS, Coast, Capital One, JPMorgan Chase, etc., which lends well to an efficient month-end closing and reduced administrative time.
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    Sage
    • Simple to implement and use. Operation very intuitive so new employees are quickly trained.
    • It is very flexible with many modules and many features allows for easy customization to suit particular needs of any department or company.
    • Context sensitive help, training and support make it easy for a company to operate with out a lot of additional outside tech support.
    • Scalable plenty of room to grow as the business grows without being bloated.
    • Pricing is very reasonable.
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    Cons
    Intuit
    • I dislike that the online bill pay option through QuickBooks is required for their invoicing.
    • The auto-fill portion of the customer setup, specifically the company name, is listed, but it also auto-fills in the name portion, which is inconvenient and time-consuming to remove.
    Incentivized
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    Sage
    • Sage 100 at times will simply not connect to our server, we get remote support & all is well but, that issue tends to happen 2-3X a year.
    • Other than the above, I really can't complain. Coming from a more custom U.V. type database that used a whole bunch of codes to navigate, I think Sage 100 is 10x easier to use.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Intuit
    It like the product 'right out of the box' and I trust Intuit will continually improve it over the years based on my experience with their desktop products. The large providers of Apps makes customizing the entire package relatively easy and seamless for a wide variety of business types.
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    Sage
    I would put this out to bid, if I were at the same organization. There have been a lot of improvements and changes in enterprise software and my preference would be to find a good web-based or cloud-based tool. Lower overall cost of ownership and improved efficiency would be my target criteria for a rebid of this.
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    Usability
    Intuit
    Beyond being overkill for a small org's needs, QBO is constantly stealing screen real estate and attention by hammering users for account upgrades, connecting to one of their approved consultants or buying add-ons. The idea of using a simple configurable bookeeping and light accounting interface is completely missing. At the very least, we should be able to hide functions like inventory that we will never use.
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    Sage
    Overall Sage 100 has been pretty user friendly. If we have a question on anything, we are able to contact our implementation rep who helps us right away. Some of the Sage Field Operations may not be as intuitive for our field personnel to use. I wish the reports ran faster so that we could run and put together many reports quickly at once.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Intuit
    We have rarely had outages in the last 10 years. I can only recall 2 times in the last 10 years where we were not able to access our client files.
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    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Intuit
    Everything process has its bugs lately with the new interface. Nothing has worked smoothly since this all began last month.
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    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Intuit
    In my experience, most representatives keep me on the phone for hours, literally, for a single issue and then usually cannot resolve it satisfactorily. I have 10 open cases that need resolution and, in my experience, there has been NO follow-up communication on any of them.
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    Sage
    Sage Support is very good. I usually get a person on the phone in a short time frame and usually get my issues fixed in one called.
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    Implementation Rating
    Intuit
    The person in charge of QB needs to be very accurate with record keeping and is recommended to stay on top of tasks. The biggest issue we have is reconciliation, and those issues occur only when too much time has occurred between reconciliations
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    Sage
    We had an advantage in implementing the tool in that our director of Ops had been part of the team implementing the ERP for other users so we knew what to expect and were able to avoid a lot of the challenges people sometimes face with implementations. However, the process still took far longer than desired.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Intuit
    As a freelance bookkeeper, the Desktop version of QuickBooks Online doesn't allow for ease of access from any device. Having to be on a computer with the software downloaded creates additional work to gain access to all required filings etc. Also, I personally find the linking functionality on the Online version to be much more streamlined and user friendly.
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    Sage
    I didn't choose Sage 100 ERP -- it was already in use when I started at the organization over five years ago. It has the same types of pros and cons as other big hulking software suites meant to power the infrastructure of corporations. It's slow, tough to customize, and doesn't connect well with other software. It does bring all the information into one place, which is great
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    Scalability
    Intuit
    As we have grown along our professional path, we have also expanded our use of QB. The scalability is easy and features seem to be waiting for you until you need them. We have increased profits by over 10x from our first year in business to the current and have yet to find a reason to look elsewhere
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    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Intuit
    • QuickBooks has given us a useful portal by which to get an overview of our financials.
    • QuickBooks has given us a relatively easy way to send out invoices quickly and efficiently.
    • Due to the customization limitations on QuickBooks, we've had to get creative in third-party implementations to better represent our brand and to track financials.
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    Sage
    • Sage 100 overall had a very positive overall ROI for the business. All users were making decisions based on the same information and valuable time was no longer spent trying to analyze data from a number of sources.
    • Moving the warehouses to using Sage 100 reduced the operating expense of the distribution side of the business by 5% on an annual basis (~$100K).
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    ScreenShots

    QuickBooks Online Screenshots

    Screenshot of the accounting and bank transactions interfaceScreenshot of an overview of the accounting inventoryScreenshot of book marksScreenshot of the business tax overviewScreenshot of the customer hubScreenshot of the dashboard

    Sage 100cloud Screenshots

    Screenshot of General Ledger uses our exclusive dual grid entry for quick, efficient, and accurate data entry. The grid entry format allows you to easily customize the data entry screens.