Sage 100 vs. Sage Accounting

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Sage 100cloud
Score 6.9 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 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.
$0
Per Seat per Month
Sage Accounting
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
Sage 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.
$10
per month
Pricing
Sage 100Sage Accounting
Editions & Modules
Sage 100 ERP Standard
Per Seat per Month
Sage 100 ERP Advanced
Per Seat per Month
Sage 100 ERP Premium
Per Seat per Month
Sage 100 ERP Online
Per User per Month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Sage 100cloudSage Accounting
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details—Versions and pricing listed are for US products. Versions available and pricing may vary by country.
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Community Pulse
Sage 100Sage Accounting
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Sage 100Sage Accounting
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage 100
8.4
7 Ratings
15% above category average
Sage Accounting
9.1
14 Ratings
20% above category average
Pay calculation8.67 Ratings9.212 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.65 Ratings9.18 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.07 Ratings9.19 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.18 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings9.19 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Sage 100
1.0
8 Ratings
151% below category average
Sage Accounting
8.3
17 Ratings
16% above category average
API for custom integration1.05 Ratings9.814 Ratings
Plug-ins1.08 Ratings6.813 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Sage 100
10.0
14 Ratings
20% above category average
Sage Accounting
8.9
34 Ratings
12% above category average
Single sign-on capability10.014 Ratings8.624 Ratings
Role-based user permissions10.013 Ratings9.131 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Sage 100
7.4
16 Ratings
6% above category average
Sage Accounting
6.5
36 Ratings
15% below category average
Dashboards8.610 Ratings1.933 Ratings
Standard reports8.615 Ratings8.836 Ratings
Custom reports5.014 Ratings8.727 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Sage 100
7.6
16 Ratings
0% below category average
Sage Accounting
7.8
39 Ratings
5% above category average
Accounts payable9.016 Ratings9.335 Ratings
Accounts receivable9.012 Ratings9.237 Ratings
Global Financial Support6.73 Ratings8.27 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.25 Ratings8.110 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations10.06 Ratings8.225 Ratings
Configurable Accounting8.24 Ratings8.013 Ratings
Standardized Processes8.24 Ratings8.113 Ratings
Cash management00 Ratings9.131 Ratings
Bank reconciliation00 Ratings9.036 Ratings
Expense management00 Ratings9.829 Ratings
Time tracking00 Ratings6.89 Ratings
Fixed asset management00 Ratings2.523 Ratings
Multi-currency support00 Ratings7.214 Ratings
Multi-division support00 Ratings3.513 Ratings
Regulations compliance00 Ratings8.422 Ratings
Electronic tax filing00 Ratings8.819 Ratings
Self-service portal00 Ratings8.622 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings6.98 Ratings
Localizations00 Ratings7.87 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings8.39 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings7.66 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage 100
7.5
10 Ratings
5% below category average
Sage Accounting
8.1
14 Ratings
14% above category average
Inventory tracking8.010 Ratings6.214 Ratings
Automatic reordering6.78 Ratings9.15 Ratings
Location management6.75 Ratings8.26 Ratings
Manufacturing module00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage 100
9.1
9 Ratings
16% above category average
Sage Accounting
6.7
22 Ratings
10% below category average
Pricing10.09 Ratings8.713 Ratings
Order entry10.09 Ratings7.710 Ratings
Credit card processing10.09 Ratings7.814 Ratings
Cost of goods sold10.09 Ratings6.817 Ratings
Order Orchestration8.63 Ratings4.14 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings7.05 Ratings
Order exception Resolution00 Ratings5.04 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Sage 100
8.2
6 Ratings
10% above category average
Sage Accounting
-
Ratings
Billing Management8.24 Ratings00 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management8.25 Ratings00 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management8.24 Ratings00 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting8.24 Ratings00 Ratings
Period Close10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage 100
8.0
5 Ratings
5% above category average
Sage Accounting
-
Ratings
Budgeting and Forecasting9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Costing9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost Capture8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Capital Project Management8.63 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance7.83 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition7.83 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage 100
5.0
1 Ratings
31% below category average
Sage Accounting
-
Ratings
Project Planning and Scheduling5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage 100
7.0
1 Ratings
6% below category average
Sage Accounting
-
Ratings
Award Lifecycle Management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Sage 100
5.0
1 Ratings
33% below category average
Sage Accounting
-
Ratings
Bids Analyzed and Compared5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Authoring5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Repository5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Supplier Management5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage 100
4.4
1 Ratings
39% below category average
Sage Accounting
-
Ratings
Risk Repository5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Management5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue Detection3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Remediation and Certification4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
Sage 100
7.1
3 Ratings
4% above category average
Sage Accounting
-
Ratings
Transportation Planning and Optimization7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Fulfillment Management7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management7.63 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Sage 100
8.2
3 Ratings
9% above category average
Sage Accounting
-
Ratings
Production Process Design8.42 Ratings00 Ratings
Production Management8.43 Ratings00 Ratings
Configuration Management8.42 Ratings00 Ratings
Work Execution8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Sage 100
7.8
3 Ratings
7% above category average
Sage Accounting
-
Ratings
Forecasting8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Planning8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Monitoring7.63 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage 100
1.4
1 Ratings
135% below category average
Sage Accounting
-
Ratings
Proposal Management1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Master Data Management2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Sage 100Sage Accounting
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(20 ratings)
9.5
(45 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.6
(5 ratings)
9.4
(4 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(5 ratings)
9.2
(16 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(2 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(1 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(3 ratings)
9.2
(16 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.0
(1 ratings)
9.4
(3 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(2 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
7.2
(2 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.6
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.6
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Sage 100Sage Accounting
Likelihood to Recommend
Sage
For small and medium business in the distribution and light manufacturing space, Sage 100 is probably the best bang for your buck. As a very scaleable system, you can modify the system to meet the needs of a growing business without making gross changes to the core of the system
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Sage
VAT returns are so simple to do. Just a click of a button and it produces a report for the period in concern. Submitting the return is then just a single click. The only thing I wish it would do is remind me when my VAT submissions are coming up so that I can avoid penalties.
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Pros
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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Sage
  • Traceability - where you are spending. I started with a spreadsheet which had a column for 'electronics & computing' this captured everything from monthly software subscriptions to hardware and from light bulbs to dash cams. Sage has helped me streamline the spending.
  • MTD - I am MTD compliant, although I do not need to be as my accountant is and they complete my HMRC submissions. It does mean that I have a contingency plan if I have to change this service.
  • Debtor's - It is easy to be a busy fool and not realise that accounts are overdue. For a small business, the restriction in cash flow due to late paying clients is a killer. The dashboard feature helps with this.
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Cons
Sage
  • It's painfully slow even for mid-sized businesses like ours without millions of transactions.
  • It crashes very, very often and has numerous critical failures.
  • Unfortunately, it's a local program so that excludes it from being used remotely. You have to be on site for it to work.
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Sage
  • I find it difficult to record journals in cloud accounting. Maybe I just don’t have the knowledge.
  • It’s important to export all unrecorded sync bank transactions to Excel to send to clients to explain the payment receipts before being posted. This function is not available on the cloud and makes life harder, having to call out the transactions to clients over the phone.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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Sage
I could not live without Sage Accounting, it has become an integral part of my everyday. The more I have used Sage Accounting the more I have fallen in love with it. I am excited to be part of this ever-evolving accounting system that has grown from strength to strength, making life easier is something Sage does so well.
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Usability
Sage
It is easy, flexible, user friendly and feature laden. Out of the box or easily customized to meet our "wish" list . Sage offers a variety of modules and bolt-ons, user defined fields etc., allowing us to conduct business "our way" without forcing us into a one-size- fits- none mold or having to purchase expensive and cumbersome programming modifications
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Sage
Sage Accounting is built for the business owner/user and not the accountant, it therefore guides the user and thus detailed accounting knowledge and experience is not a necessarily a prerequisite . It offers a monthly price and therefore no significant up front spend and it tailorable to your business with useful dashboards that again you can tailor to instantly see what's important to you.
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Reliability and Availability
Sage
No answers on this topic
Sage
Sage Accounting availability is generally very good. They post messages which appear on users screen time to time, highlighting where functionality in a particular area is undergoing maintenance. More often than not, maintenance is completed in a timescale quicker than initially estimated by Sage. Where significant maintenance is required, Sage usually perform it overnight.
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Performance
Sage
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Sage
Sage Accounting work quickly and performs well, I have never had an issue with it running slow. It integrates with other software swiftly, so no waiting for the screen to load. Error messages are only something I have had when I have done something wrong.
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Support Rating
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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Sage
The support is world class - never ever during 30 plus years in business I have received such helpful, knowledgeable and genuine support as I have from Sage. At Sage people matter and i can chat to someone safe in the knowledge that they will actually listen and assist. This also backed up by huge online portfolio of help and resources
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In-Person Training
Sage
No answers on this topic
Sage
Staff are always friendly, and patient, always work at a speed that suits you. You are never rushed, and In only a short time they seem to be able to help you make great strides. It has been a pleasure not a chore, learning how SAGE Accounting works and benefits me and the company.
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Online Training
Sage
No answers on this topic
Sage
I find the online training was very informative and they answered all my questions. I am also certified in Sage One and provided online training in the program which I have set up several people on and they love how it keeps them organized.
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Implementation Rating
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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Sage
The clients' business owner worked with Sage on implementation before I began working for them. After consultation with them it is clear the process was quickly performed and without complication. The key takeaway was that Sage is seen as a partner to the business. That said, it was always necessary to engage with an accountant such as myself to extract the best out of the software.
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Alternatives Considered
Sage
I've reviewed Accpac, Syspro, SAP Business 1 and Platinum. Sage is far easier to use and setup than Syspro and SAP Business 1. Generally speaking, most accounting software does the same thing, at the end of the day, how easy is it to modify data inside the system and review to make sure that your system integrity is intact. I find that Sage 100 is excellent at these things.
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Sage
Sage Accounting is a simpler, more streamlined version of the more complex Sage 50cloud Accounting. For a small, simpler company Sage Accounting is a much more cost-effective option. There are a few features that Sage 50cloud Accounting has that Sage Accounting does not have (such as making e-payments and a few reports are unavailable) but it is still a very good product.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Sage
No answers on this topic
Sage
The pricing structure is fair and offers good value for money. The billing is done through their online system and you can access your bills at any time. Most contacts only require 30 days' notice, so no need to feel tied in, although I can't imagine why you would want to leave Sage.
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Scalability
Sage
No answers on this topic
Sage
I do not consider Sage Accounting to be Sage's best product for scaling up business as its functionality for doing so is limited. Sage 50 Accounts or Sage Intaact are far more suited for this. I would evaluate very carefully the possible need in the future for scalability in the first instance before selecting software.
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Professional Services
Sage
No answers on this topic
Sage
Sage has always been extremely professional, and they continue to be professional in their dealings with me.
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Return on Investment
Sage
  • We have seen increased efficiencies for our team members processing orders and fulfillment as they are now integrated.
  • We have cut paper/printing/mail expenses by 500% of what we previously spent.
  • Our overall cash management has improved with the visibility from Bank Reconciliation and Financial Reporting.
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Sage
  • Sage One has allowed us to provided better customer service to all our clients. It has allowed us to provide a reasonable price accounting product to our customer who typically just have handwritten invoices, or Excel spreadsheets.
  • Sage One has reduced the manual data entry that my team does on a monthly basis, which in turn allows us to have more time for our customers.
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ScreenShots

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.

Sage Accounting Screenshots

Screenshot of The financial dashboard, with business insightsScreenshot of View of paid and unpaid invoicesScreenshot of Invoice designer, to add a logo, company info, and terms