TrustRadius: an HG Insights company

Save this comparison

Save this comparison

Add Product

Recommended Comparisons

    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Sage Accounting

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/ASage 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.

    $19

    per month

    Workable

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/AWorkable is a recruiting software with HR integrations and AI-powered candidate sourcing. It has SEO-optimized job descriptions and one-click advertising across popular job boards. Workable also features communication tracking, real-time syncing, reporting, and mobile accessibility for collaboration.

    $359

    per month

    Pricing
    Sage AccountingWorkable
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Standard
    $360
    per month (starting with 1-20 employees)
    Premier
    $599
    per month (billed annually) (starting with 1-20 employees)
    Enterprise
    $799
    per month (billed annually)
    Premier
    $8148
    per year (starting with 1-20 employees)
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Sage AccountingWorkable
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsVersions and pricing listed are for CA products. Versions available and pricing may vary by country. * 2 months free to start, or free for 1 month to try, then $19/$43/$62 +tax/mo (tier depending). Offer valid for new customers only on monthly subscriptions of Sage Business Cloud Accounting. After the promotional period, the monthly subscription rate will renew at the then current rate. May not be combined with any other offers or discounts. To ensure continuous service the subscription plan is an automatically renewing plan. Subsequent months will automatically be billed to the same credit card each month on the anniversary date of purchase. Plans can be terminated at any time prior to the renewal data and not charged for renewal.20% discount for annual pricing on Standard plan. Buyers can also select add-ons for an additional fee.
    More Pricing Information
    Features
    Sage AccountingWorkable
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Sage Accounting and Workable
    Feature
    Sage Accounting
    9.3
    19 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Workable
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation10.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration9.312 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files8.812 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.410 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management9.112 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Sage Accounting and Workable
    Feature
    Sage Accounting
    8.6
    23 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Workable
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration9.120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins8.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Sage Accounting and Workable
    Feature
    Sage Accounting
    9.7
    42 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Workable
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability9.931 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.539 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Sage Accounting and Workable
    Feature
    Sage Accounting
    9.3
    44 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Workable
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards8.340 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports9.844 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports9.735 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Sage Accounting and Workable
    Feature
    Sage Accounting
    8.8
    200 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Workable
    -
    Ratings
    Accounts payable8.1187 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.945 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash management8.3159 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation7.9190 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expense management9.934 Ratings00 Ratings
    Time tracking6.611 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fixed asset management8.428 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency support10.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-division support9.918 Ratings00 Ratings
    Regulations compliance9.529 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing7.3102 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service portal10.025 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support9.38 Ratings00 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers9.515 Ratings00 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting8.111 Ratings00 Ratings
    Localizations8.49 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations9.033 Ratings00 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting6.910 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting9.318 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework8.98 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes9.520 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Sage Accounting and Workable
    Feature
    Sage Accounting
    6.9
    17 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Workable
    -
    Ratings
    Inventory tracking6.717 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering8.26 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management5.77 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing module7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Sage Accounting and Workable
    Feature
    Sage Accounting
    8.2
    28 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Workable
    -
    Ratings
    Pricing9.917 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry7.615 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing8.118 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold7.620 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Orchestration7.66 Ratings00 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility7.57 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution8.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Sage Accounting and Workable
    Feature
    Sage Accounting
    -
    Ratings
    Workable
    8.3
    36 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings8.030 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings9.032 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings10.029 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings9.034 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings7.031 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings9.034 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings8.033 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Sage AccountingWorkable
    Small Businesses
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.2 out of 10
    UZIO
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Zoho People
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.4 out of 10
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    Sage AccountingWorkable
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.4
    (218 ratings)
    8.0
    (37 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (27 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.9
    (185 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    8.5
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.7
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.6
    (30 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.8
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.7
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    7.5
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    5.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    6.9
    (11 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.5
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.7
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Sage AccountingWorkable
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Sage
    Sage Accounting seems appropriate for a small business that has basic accounting needs and is just starting from the beginning to set up its accounting software. It is less appropriate for businesses that have been using Sage 50, as Sage Accounting Standard does not successfully transfer important data from Sage 50.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Workable
    Workable is great at creating job posts and posting them to multiple job boards with a single click and also running paid campaigns on social media platforms to reach passive candidates as well. Workable has a friendly UI and has a very gentle learning curve. It is more appropriate for larger organizations where you need to hire thousands of people a year and need to always have a pipeline of great talent.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Pros
    Sage
    • Cloud Based - I work from different offices so I can access anywhere.
    • Whether paying a bill or receiving a payment it's done similarly. The consistency makes it easy to get in workflow.
    • I appreciate the setup of the statements - easy to read.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Workable
    • The platform allows us to implement a scorecard service through which it is possible to keep track of the quality of nutrition that each prospective employee could bring to the company, so that the decision to hire any of them is as profitable as possible.
    • Communication with candidates is very easy to track, so that it is possible to make sure that the results proposed by each employee in the recruitment area are totally adequate. This is useful to filter possible failures that may occur on the part of the recruitment team.
    • The platform works with recruitment funnels, whose structure allows us to purify the information of real utility for the company by the employees, and where we can even add databases with the information of all prospective employees that are kept in the recruitment process.
    • Using Workable in conjunction with the information provided by their online technical assistants results in a huge improvement in our labor operation, as they know the best strategies to leverage our hiring management. Workable's technical support is active most of the day.
    • Using Workable was no problem for our employees in the human talent development area, mostly because they, despite not having any experience with Workable, were able to adapt to the platform with incredible speed, thanks to the ease of use of Workable and the number of tools it has right out of the box.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cons
    Sage
    • Sorting reports - I want to sort my projects by what has and has not been paid, and this is unavailable.
    • Print preview.
    • FONT SIZE: This should be an option directly available to increase screen font sizes. Also, report font adjustments are incredibly difficult.
    • Understanding all options and the performance the program can do, I would much prefer an in-person session or scheduled webinar because it is far too overwhelming to search forums/help centers. Just a useless vortex to get sucked into.
    • Updates are easier than they used to be, but there’s still a big communication barrier. E.g., I install updates and restart programs, and then the next day or two it tells me to restart again because there have been updates. I know, I installed them already! It’s frustrating.
    • Removing inactive vendors or clients - why is this so difficult? Can I not just delete and move to the next one? Every time I try it, it just defaults back to the top of the report… It’s fine for the first couple of letters in the alphabet, but that’s about all. Multi-select would be nice!
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Workable
    • The ability to schedule interviews via Workable was great, but it was unable to pull other items from your calendar, so it was easy to end up double booked for appointments if you weren't careful.
    • The reporting leaves a bit to be desired, there is not a lot of customization for what I really needed reports on.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Likelihood to Renew
    Sage
    Because we don't have time to migrate to a new system. So, we are kind of stuck with this system until our company grows or we are in a better financial position to afford the larger expense of moving to a new platform and doing what it should be doing in the first place.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Workable
    It's become a part of the fabric of our hiring process and we are growing like crazy! Once we have a working platform in place the cost of the change management typically far out weighs the benefits derived from the change! It's especially hard to change a process with employees who are not key stake holders, they are alway hesitant to invest time in a new product they are only going to use once in a while. With that said if something else came along with benefits far and above workable that we would gain a clear lift in productivity and capabilities we would make the change, we've done it with other parts of our tech stack
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Usability
    Sage
    I find Sage's usability very intuitive. Everything from data entry to high level reporting it easy to navigate. Some of the other accounting software programs I have used have not had adequate forms or menus to help navigate the program. Sage does a good job of balancing providing the proper forms without being overly difficult to understand or use
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Workable
    One thing, it just works as advertised. AI integration makes the work more easier, and we will be able to process the applications more faster with the help of AI.
    Read full review
    Reliability and Availability
    Sage
    Sage has been always available when I want it. If there is any maintenance work to be done by the Sage team, you are told well in advance. Maintenance is generally carried out late at night or before the day begins for most of us. It continues to be the most reliable software I use.
    Read full review
    Workable
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Sage
    The day-to-day performance is very good. Items such as transactions or reports load and process quickly. You never feel like you're waiting in Sage. I have never seen Sage Accounting affect the speed or performance of any integrated system. However, I do think when you are bringing very old files up to date the updates are slow but that'll be a rare occurrence and not reflective of the day-to-day usage.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Workable
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Sage
    Sage Accounting are easy to contact and have knowledgeable and helpful staff. Whenever I've encountered a problem I've always been able to get assistance and guidance and it feels like the person at the end of the phone/screen knows the product well.
    Read full review
    Workable
    I have never had to rely on Workable's support team so I cannot attest to this. I have never had to rely on Workable's support team so I cannot attest to this. I have never had to rely on Workable's support team so I cannot attest to this.I have never had to rely on Workable's support team so I cannot attest to this. I have never had to rely on Workable's support team so I cannot attest to this.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    In-Person Training
    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.
    Read full review
    Workable
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    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.
    Read full review
    Workable
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Sage
    This was generally a very straightforward process. I have previously implemented other software which required considerable external support. I implemented Sage Accounting with only a minimal amount of reference to the Sage support desk. I was extremely pleased with the implementation process.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Workable
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Sage
    I also like Quickbooks Desktop, however, they are forcing customers to switch to Quickbooks Online. I will be moving forward with SAGE in this case, unless there is a valid reason the client would like to use QBO instead. I have not used the version of SAGE where the client doesn't need to purchase the full version, themselves, in order to access their file so this is something that I may consider looking into, in the near future, for this reason.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Workable
    Workable was an excellent tool for our start-up. It was cost effective but very user-friendly. It wasn't a difficult sell to ensure our hiring managers would utilize the tool, and I particularly liked the inbox feature to stay organized. I rated Workable very highly, though as our company grew exponentially, we did go in a different direction.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    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.
    Read full review
    Workable
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Sage
    You can use Sage in your company for various aspects/positions such as bookkeepers, invoicing clerks, accountant, purchasing etc. Everyone can have their own user login and permissions can be set that specific people can do specific jobs without being able to access other peoples progress or accounts of the company.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Workable
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    Sage
    Do not use
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Workable
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Sage
    • Sage has allowed us to be self-supporting and to perform full-cycle accounting up to the point of handing off to the accountant at year-end.
    • We are self-sustaining and do not need outside accounting assistance, such as an independent bookkeeper.
    • Sage has allowed us to save money at year's end, as we can do all the prep internally up until the handoff to the accountant, minimizing the hours he has to spend on our file.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Workable
    • Workable has a had positive ROI on our workflow management, as the basic pay-as-you-go feature for a single role is incredibly affordable ($50/month) for a 2-3 month mid-to-senior level candidate search.
    • The ease of use has helped us move candidates faster as well - our average time to close a role decreased by 22% after our first 6 months of using Workable.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    ScreenShots

    Sage Accounting Screenshots

    Screenshot of the All-in-One DashboardScreenshot of the Accounting DashboardScreenshot of an Invoicing Quote EstimateScreenshot of the Purchases TrackerScreenshot of Stock InventoryScreenshot of a VAT Returns List

    Workable Screenshots

    Screenshot of Workable's DashboardScreenshot of Workable's Candidate ProfileScreenshot of Workable's People DirectoryScreenshot of Workable Assistant