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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Sage 50

    Score7.6 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Sage 50cloud Accounting (formerly Sage 50 Accounting) is accounting software designed for small businesses. Sage 50cloud Accounting (formerly Sage 50, and formerly Peachtree) lets businesses invoice customers, pay bills, manage inventory, control costs, and pay employees. The solution includes high-level dashboards and in-depth reports.

    $61.92

    per month per user

    Zoho One

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AZoho One is a suite product from Zoho Corporation, that combines their sales and marketing application, and also gives organizations a comprehensive set of tools to organize finances, track payables, and manage bills and expenses.

    $45

    per month per employee

    Pricing
    Sage 50Zoho One
    Editions & Modules
    Sage 50 Pro Accounting
    $61.92
    per month
    Sage 50 Premium Accounting
    $103.92
    per month per user
    Sage 50 Quantum Accounting 3 User
    $177.17
    per month per user
    All Employee Pricing
    $444
    per year per employee (Must purchase license for ALL employees)
    Flexible User Pricing
    $1080
    per year Licenses for any no. of users
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Sage 50Zoho One
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsAnnual billing plans also available for all products.Month-to-month plans available.
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    Features
    Sage 50Zoho One
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Sage 50 and Zoho One
    Feature
    Sage 50
    8.5
    19 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Zoho One
    9.5
    4 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Pay calculation8.318 Ratings9.73 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.013 Ratings9.24 Ratings
    Direct deposit files10.014 Ratings9.73 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management8.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management8.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Sage 50 and Zoho One
    Feature
    Sage 50
    6.8
    14 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Zoho One
    8.4
    7 Ratings
    11% above category average
    API for custom integration7.311 Ratings8.57 Ratings
    Plug-ins6.313 Ratings8.47 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Sage 50 and Zoho One
    Feature
    Sage 50
    7.8
    29 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Zoho One
    9.2
    9 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Single sign-on capability6.924 Ratings9.49 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.626 Ratings8.99 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Sage 50 and Zoho One
    Feature
    Sage 50
    8.2
    32 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Zoho One
    8.5
    9 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Dashboards8.430 Ratings8.59 Ratings
    Standard reports8.932 Ratings8.59 Ratings
    Custom reports7.231 Ratings8.69 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Sage 50 and Zoho One
    Feature
    Sage 50
    7.3
    35 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Zoho One
    7.5
    6 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Accounts payable8.934 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Accounts receivable8.633 Ratings8.26 Ratings
    Cash management7.933 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation8.433 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expense management8.531 Ratings00 Ratings
    Time tracking7.115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fixed asset management7.122 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency support4.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-division support5.816 Ratings00 Ratings
    Regulations compliance6.215 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing8.218 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service portal5.513 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support5.76 Ratings7.34 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers6.89 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting7.610 Ratings00 Ratings
    Localizations7.58 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations8.822 Ratings7.54 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting7.69 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting8.111 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework6.67 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes7.916 Ratings7.86 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Sage 50 and Zoho One
    Feature
    Sage 50
    8.4
    21 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Zoho One
    9.4
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Inventory tracking8.121 Ratings9.34 Ratings
    Automatic reordering7.912 Ratings9.23 Ratings
    Location management8.010 Ratings9.74 Ratings
    Manufacturing module9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Sage 50 and Zoho One
    Feature
    Sage 50
    7.5
    25 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Zoho One
    8.9
    7 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Pricing8.420 Ratings9.17 Ratings
    Order entry8.422 Ratings9.26 Ratings
    Credit card processing7.014 Ratings9.44 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold7.421 Ratings9.14 Ratings
    Order Orchestration7.58 Ratings7.92 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility6.69 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution7.28 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Sage 50 and Zoho One
    Feature
    Sage 50
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho One
    7.5
    7 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Billing Management00 Ratings7.37 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings7.14 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings8.75 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings8.25 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings6.44 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Sage 50 and Zoho One
    Feature
    Sage 50
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho One
    8.0
    6 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings9.56 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings8.66 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings6.35 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of Sage 50 and Zoho One
    Feature
    Sage 50
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho One
    9.5
    2 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Sage 50 and Zoho One
    Feature
    Sage 50
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho One
    8.0
    3 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings8.83 Ratings
    Contract Authoring00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Contract Repository00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Supplier Management00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of Sage 50 and Zoho One
    Feature
    Sage 50
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho One
    9.1
    4 Ratings
    30% above category average
    Risk Repository00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Control Management00 Ratings9.33 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings8.13 Ratings
    Issue Detection00 Ratings9.62 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification00 Ratings9.62 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of Sage 50 and Zoho One
    Feature
    Sage 50
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho One
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management00 Ratings8.72 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Sage 50 and Zoho One
    Feature
    Sage 50
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho One
    8.4
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Production Process Design00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Production Management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Configuration Management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Work Execution00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Sage 50 and Zoho One
    Feature
    Sage 50
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho One
    8.5
    3 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Inventory Planning00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring00 Ratings9.32 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Sage 50 and Zoho One
    Feature
    Sage 50
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho One
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Proposal Management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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    Score9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Acumatica
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.4 out of 10
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    Score4.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Sage 50Zoho One
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (45 ratings)
    9.4
    (12 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (15 ratings)
    8.9
    (10 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Sage 50Zoho One
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Sage
    Sage 50 Accounts is well-suited for small to medium-sized enterprises, where there is a moderate number of expenses and invoices that need processing, typically by a company with a smaller finance team. Sage 50 is probably less suitable for a large organisation that needs to handle a higher volume of transactions and manage significant stock levels.
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    Zoho One helps me to create and document each of my closures by creating deals. Zoho One helps me to generate reports, which helps me to track my contact. Zoho One helps me on creating tasks and reminds me to get it done on time. Zoho One keeps each steps and actions I took from lead to a deal.
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    Pros
    Sage
    • We can build "templates" for recurrent charges/invoices. This saves some time and also ensures that we always use the right accounting rubric.
    • A lot of additional information can be filled out such as client information (name, address, ...) which makes the software a little more complete.
    • If you don't need an updated version every year (my case) then the software is not too expensive. The pro version that I'm using was just a little over $300.
    • I really like the banking statement consolidation which allows you to ensure you got the right information registered.
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    Zoho
    • Customized dashboards
    • Easy to see the kpis for different aspects of my business
    • And offers a consolidation of CRM campaign and other applications without having to use other technologies from other companies so it's great to consulate consolidated
    • The analytics is great what else
    • Collaboration tools are excellent
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    Cons
    Sage
    • Sage 50 could use some improvement in the Invoicing Module to allow for more flexibility in the design of the Invoice fields. The report customization tools could use some upgrading for easier use.
    • Fixed assets management module needs to be included with unlimited number of fixed assets.
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    Zoho
    • In my opinion, SUPPORT IS AWFUL!!!
    • If you want to get in touch with a support representative, your best bet is to call the sales number and demand to speak with an agent.
    • Each of the tools operates in a silo, from a support perspective. Some applications, like books, have chat-based support and others require an e-mail.
    • In my experience, expect any e-mail to the main support e-mail to go unanswered.
    • The first year of support was great, but after we renewed for the second year, it has become terrible.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Sage
    I use this rating simply because I have a thriving Sage 50 consulting practice and will continue to keep my expertise in the product. I have consulted on both Sage 50 and QuickBooks for over 25 years so I have to maintain expertise in the solution as well as accounting and verticals.
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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Sage
    I think Sage 50 is a trusted product and is reliable from a product delivery and support perspective. They have deep domain expertise in the non-profit space and should be a consideration for new non-profit startups or existing non-profits looking to migrate from other platforms. Overall, I believe that Sage 50 does many things well with few limitations.
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    We've been a long time user and are always tweaking our automation to gain efficiencies while improving our service levels. It's pretty easy to come up with what you want to do and then do it yourself. Though, if you're looking to do some really tricked out automations, use of a Zoho Consultant would be a better idea as you'll get exactly what you need much quicker.
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    Support Rating
    Sage
    They were very knowledgeable of the product, understood my timeline was limited for a software issue and allowed me to get back to my day to day work. The dial into your computer is great so you can monitor what they are doing and learn some tricks yourself
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    Zoho
    Support is great as a customer, as a partner I get moved to that team more often and find issues in the support being provided. It also appears that the support agents do not take into account all the information provided and default back to the "step 1 of the playbook" instead of taking into account the business reason the support is being requested and understanding the steps already taken.
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    Implementation Rating
    Sage
    We implemented Sage 50 Premium Accounting in house, not using any third party or professional service. It was a relatively trouble free process, but can be tricky. Just read all instructions carefully, especially if you need to load the program on a network with more than one user
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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Sage
    As we did the conversion almost 10 years ago it is hard to answer this question. At the time it was the ease of being able to produce both cash and accrual financial statements and reporting that led us to pick Sage
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    Zoho
    There is nothing quite close to what Zoho offers with Zoho One in terms of breadth and depth of applications integrated together as a single product. Also, you get to manage a single license and user management on Zoho One, whereas you would need to work with multiple vendors and also simultaneously take care of billing and contract management with all of them. It is much easier with Zoho One
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    Scalability
    Sage
    I define scalable from two perspectives; 1) the scalability to handle more bookkeepers/accountants using the product, and 2) the scalability to handle increasing customer/vendor/employee and transactional data. Sage 50 does a good job on both fronts. From the single users operating a micro-business accounting for customer invoices and bill payments only, to the multi-staff, multi-location, multi-departmental complex transactional operation. Although Sage 50 is quite expensive for that smallest user, it is quite inexpensive for the larger business entity. So, for the new enterprise expecting rapid growth, Sage 50 is the application of choice.
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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Sage
    • Sage definitely needs to do a better job with customer service. I have had to use them only a handful of times and it was not a great experience but not the worse I've seen. They didn't make us a priority and I felt that they didn't have a sense of urgency. They did address my lack of satisfaction and I can see that they are at least aware of the issues and they are trying to correct them.
    • Sage is exactly what we need in my current organization and I wouldn't change it for another system. I have used quite a few in my lifetime and I would say that it fits our needs.
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    Zoho
    • It is hassle-free to access, which saves you a lot of time and manual effort to get the data accessible.
    • Lead status and follow-ups in one place- what you require is a paradise for the Sales team.
    • Reduces the work of HR a lot.
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