Sage Accounting

Score7.5 out of 10

233 Reviews and Ratings

Community insights

TrustRadius Insights for Sage Accounting are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.

Pros

Professional Look: Users have expressed satisfaction with the high quality and professional appearance of customer documents and emails created through Sage Accounting. The sleek design adds a level of credibility to their communications, enhancing the overall image of their business.

User-Friendly Interface: Many reviewers have highlighted the intuitive nature of Sage Accounting, emphasizing its ease of navigation and robust customization options that cater to individual business requirements. This user-friendly approach streamlines processes and boosts efficiency for users across various industries.

Effective Banking Features: Numerous users have lauded the banking feature in Sage Accounting for its simplicity, user-friendliness, and effectiveness in managing transactions seamlessly. The efficient tools provided within this feature contribute significantly to the smooth financial operations of businesses, allowing users to stay on top of their finances effortlessly.

Reviews

144 Reviews

Free version is OK but a bit too limited.

Rating: 7 out of 10

Incentivized

May 14, 2026

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use the free Sage accounting sole trader solution to manage a very simple side hustle self-employed business. It’s been fine. Ideally, I’d like to link more than one bank account, but I guess that’s why it’s free. Simple enough to use, and there are additional paid tiers if I want. Helps keeping all my records and makes self-assessment easier.

Pros

Simple to use.
Works on multiple devices.
Can use with an accountant.

Cons

Ideally, more than 1 linked bank account on the free model.

Likelihood to Recommend

Good for really basic accounts on the free sole trader package. Paid tiers offer more functionality and better features. It’s Ok for simple side hustle accounts.

Verified User

Consultant in Marketing (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

Sage Accounting - strong support for a medium sized enterprise

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

May 12, 2026

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Sage Accounting is used as the main software for two legal entities. This incorporates the full financial management of each unit.

Pros

Great download facility for nominal account detail and trial balance reporting.
Creating sales invoices is efficient especially with the copy facility.
Very good drill down analysis, which makes finding information quick and straightforward.

Cons

Sometimes, when editing a document, there is a warning that the document already exists, which is irritating.
The format of some downloaded reports could be improved.
The bank reconciliation process could be improved.
The reports available could be improved and expanded with a balance sheet and an income statement.

Likelihood to Recommend

For its monthly cost, Sage Accounting is a very powerful and usable accounting system. I have found it very well suited to running a medium sized business encompassing full financial management. Initially, I was doubtful that Sage Accounting would be able to give me all that I needed in terms of processing and financial management. However, I have found that it has enabled me to generate efficiencies in processing and reporting that I had not anticipated.

Charles Law

Financial Manager in Finance and Accounting at Dove Properties (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

3 years of experience

A trusted solution that really supports us and helps us grow our charity

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

May 8, 2026

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Sage manages all aspects of our accounting and reporting - we really appreciate how easy it is to use for all our users and for our different divisions.
We also appreciate the support and guidance we receive from Sage when we want to do something extra and Sage has the flexibility to cope with that too.
Sage provides

Pros

Easy integration with other systems save us so much time and increases accuracy
Great drill down features
Making amendments to the system is very simple

Cons

The reporting functionality is improving all the time but it would be good if the format and headings could be changed
A simpler way to amend the chart of accounts to suit our charity - we are not registered for VAT
The system tries to match banking transactions to our debtors ledger but seems to match on amount rather than debtor and then amount which means we have to avoid accepting transactions where the amount matches but it is the wrong customer.

Likelihood to Recommend

Sage is ideal for smaill and medium businesses when you need a system that is easy to use for all users (whether experienced finance people or admininstration people). Sage value their customers and provide great personal support and there is also a wonderful user community which provides further input and support

Karen Marrinan

Financial Controller in Finance and Accounting at Social Link (11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

10 years of experience

Simple easy and efficient solution

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

May 1, 2026

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

The product mainly helps us put in place more efficient book keeping with our accountant. It helps us save time and minimize errors. We are a very small non profit organization experiencing gradual growth and we feel that the solution can growth with us at our pace. It is intuitive to use and to configurate as well.

Pros

Statement of Earnings
Balance sheet
Trial Balance

Cons

Integration with bank account Desjardins

Likelihood to Recommend

We mainly use it for monthly accounting . The software is well suited for our needs and flexible enough for our small size and context.

Verified User

Administrator (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

Very expensive

Rating: 1 out of 10

Incentivized

April 30, 2026

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I have used Sage for a small business.

Pros

Statements
Invoicing

Cons

It is difficult to print out customer/supplier lists they do not line up

Likelihood to Recommend

As a small business the cost of the subscription is £28.80 per month recently asked for another subscription for a new company and the cost had risen to £45 the explanation was because they use Co-Pilot which is AI. I said we didn't want or need this, tough it's there to use. Wouldn't recommend to anyone. Found a free software which is just as good if not better than Sage.

Verified User

Account Manager (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

30 years of experience

Sage Review

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

April 30, 2026

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Use Sage for day to day accounting including raising and sending sales invoices and keeping purchase ledger up to date as well as ensuring that the bank is reconciled daily. The bank feed into Sage automatically imports bank transactions so that the bank can be kept up to date and both sales and purchase ledgers are kept accurate.

Pros

Up to date sales ledger
Bank reconciliations
VAT returns
Up to date purchase ledger

Cons

Would be nice to reallocate payments if posted incorrectly instead of having to delete and re enter
The online Sage doesn't appear to have the F6 function which the desktop version does
Would be nice to be able to export the VAT return and detailed VAT in one CVS like Xero does

Likelihood to Recommend

Invoices are easy to enter via the create quick entries option which means bulk sales and purchase invoices can be entered and coded to the correct account without having to keep clicking save and new invoice. This makes it easier to enter numerous invoices at once form the same screen.

Verified User

Director in Finance and Accounting (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

10 years of experience

Fully functional and easy to use

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

April 30, 2026

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

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.

Pros

Links with bank accounts and credit cards to automatically import transactions without needing to upload statements
Process bills via email - just set up a rule to forward all invoice emails to Sage Accounting and they are there for you to check and import
Easy integration with Sage Payroll to manage salary payments together with payments to HMRC (HM Revenue and Customs) and pension provider.
Easy VAT calculations and submission to HMRC

Cons

Recurring invoices could be easier to customise to include placeholders that are replaced with name of the month

Likelihood to Recommend

Very well suited to running our small business including invoicing, bank account reconciliation, processing bills and dealing with HMRC. Payroll and workplace pension is also well handled.

Jon Steer

Managing Director at Durham Associates Ltd (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

4 years of experience

Sage for small business is a big win

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

April 28, 2026

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

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

Pros

Ease of use
Keeps finances organized
Keeps reports organized

Cons

Email reminders prior to billing
I can't think of anything else
No other issues I can think of

Likelihood to Recommend

Sage is fantastic for solopreneurs and small businesses in general. I'm not sure how well it would work for businesses that run a payroll as I am my only employee.

Katie Gauthier

Owner/operator in Professional Services at Elevate Yoga & Wellness (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

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make the swtich from an old version

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

April 28, 2026

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I have been using Simply Accounting for a long time but the 2015 desktop version. I recently updated to the Sage Accounting online version, and I wish we would have switched over years ago. You can access your account from anywhere which makes things much easier to work from anywhere you want. Depending on the package you choose more people can access the account and each user’s activity is tracked so you know who to talk to about a specific transaction. If you email invoices it tracks if the company/person received the invoice and if they open the invoice.

Pros

invoice tracking
input banking transactions
upload and save bank statements

Cons

we use a credit union for one of our accounts - it won't connect but that could be more them than Sage Accounting

Likelihood to Recommend

Easy to use. Tracks your payable and receivables and easy to use bank recs

Verified User

Administrator in Finance and Accounting (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

14 years of experience

Finally switched to Sage Cloud.

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

April 28, 2026

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We switched from Sage 50 to Sage Accounting (cloud), and it's been a real improvement. The cloud version is much easier to use and, more importantly, it lets our whole accounting team share and access data at the same time, without the hassle we had before. It's solved a big collaboration problem for us.

Pros

Easy to use — much simpler interface compared to Sage 50.
Real-time data sharing across the whole accounting team.

Cons

Some features from Sage 50 are missing - we don't see clearly where "Projects" are.
Reporting could be more flexible: customizing reports feels somewhat limited, and I have to go to a separate page/website.
Can be slow at times.

Likelihood to Recommend

It was a good fit for businesses moving away from desktop software like Sage 50 that want something simpler and more accessible. Maybe less suited to businesses with very complex reporting needs or those that rely heavily on advanced features from the desktop version. We are glad that we moved to Sage Cloud.

Verified User

Executive in Professional Services (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

10 years of experience

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