Sage Accounting

We use Sage Accounting to manage all income and expenditure across the business. We also use the integration with Sage Payroll to manage all employees. The easy linking with bank accounts and credit cards and the import of bills through email really speed up the process of tracking payments and reconciling accounts.

• Low monthly costs for a product that integrates all main accounting functionality together with payroll handling
• Such a time saver for VAT calculations and submissions
• Great for running reports at any time of the year to look at how the company is doing

QuickBooks Online

Microsoft 365

I love the Sage Accounting software because it makes it nice and easy to keep track of money coming in and going out of my business. I no longer have to rely on my memory and complicated spreadsheets to manage my business finances which is fantastic. It takes a lot of guesswork and uncertainty out of the equation for running my business

• Positive: makes it easier come tax season for funds that came into the business
• Positive: easier to see where money is coming from year-round
• Positive: easy to see where money is going to year-round

Stripe Invoicing, Stripe Payments

I am using Sage to watch my numbers. I am not the one directly entering the information, but I needed a way to view my financials. My bookkeeping is done off-site, and it was difficult to monitor what was happening from the reports alone. I can now also monitor my payables and receivables more effectively.

• I have been able to understand my numbers better by increasing my revenue by over 15%.
• Payables have been managed better.

QuickBooks Online

I use Sage Accounting for creating invoices, sending estimates and keeping track of A/R. Clients use to have problems paying invoices but now credit card payments are a breeze thank to Sage Accounting and Stripe.

• I spend a lot less time sending out batches of overdue emails and I like how it show exactly how often and when I sent the last invoice.
• Being able to set up a new customer and send an estate in 5 minutes us a bug selling point.
• I wish there was more options to download and view my data.

QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite, Adobe Illustrator CC, Email to PDF for Outlook

We use Sage Accounting on a daily basis, using the accounting files that we receive from our clients. Upgrading client files to the latest version is seamless, as is the backup process. The reminders are valuable to ensure that staff complete this process.

We find the Sage Accounting layout easy to follow, with each feature separated into the accounting module so that each is easy to find.

The reporting module is robust. It can link to Excel files and modify the reporting fields.

The live reporting of financial reports is great as it saves time by not having to rerun the report, but instead sees the changes from entries posted instantly.

The drill-down ability also saves a massive amount of time, as it allows the report entry to be drilled right down to the original entry, including opening the invoice, purchase, or pay cheque.

While the ability to recall and adjust an entry is very straightforward, having the full and complete audit trail running in the background provides the assurance that we, as the client's accountant, require.

While entering the invoice, payment receipt, purchase invoice, payment, and payroll is very easy to follow, with each screen resembling a paper copy, having extended features such as project accounting allows our clients to classify entries into divisions of operations or projects.

The bank reconciliation is easy to complete and follow through to determine any differences.

We have been using Sage Accounting since the start of Simply Accounting and refer it to our clients for a solid and viable accounting program.

• Cost of the program is suitable to the features provided.
• Upgrading the program is done easily and through in app notification.

QuickBooks Desktop Premier and QuickBooks Online

QuickBooks Desktop Premier