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Sage Accounting

Sage Accounting
Formerly Sage Business Cloud Accounting

Overview

What is Sage Accounting?

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…

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User-friendly Sage Accounting

10 out of 10
March 13, 2024
I use Sage Accounting for accounts, bookkeeping, and VAT preparation. I also use the payroll software as well. I believe one of the best …
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Sage one stop

10 out of 10
February 21, 2024
As an EME, Sage ensures that legally I have everything, I am able to use both the Accounting and Payroll solutions know all my SARS …
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Sage Accounting is brilliant !

10 out of 10
February 19, 2024
I recommend Sage Accounting to my clients for so many reasons:- it's good value for money, easy to set and train people, simple to use, …
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Sage Accounting

10 out of 10
February 14, 2024
Incentivized
Our Company uses Sage Accounting for all our book keeping, Invoicing, Quotes, Reports and VAT. We have used Sage Accounting for 10 years …
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Awards

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Popular Features

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  • Accounts payable (35)
    9.4
    94%
  • Accounts receivable (37)
    9.4
    94%
  • Bank reconciliation (36)
    9.3
    93%
  • Standard reports (36)
    8.8
    88%

Reviewer Pros & Cons

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Pricing

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Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.sage.com/en-us/sage…

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $10 per month
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Features

Payroll Management

Provides for pay calculation and benefit plan administration, in addition to managing direct deposit, salary revisions and payroll tracking.

9.1
Avg 7.5

Customization

This addresses a company’s ability to configure the software to fit its specific use case and workflow.

8.3
Avg 7.1

Security

This component helps a company minimize the security risks by controlling access to the software and its data, and encouraging best practices among users.

9
Avg 8.0

Reporting & Analytics

Users can report on and analyze usage, performance, ROI, and/or other metrics of success.

6.5
Avg 7.6

General Ledger and Configurable Accounting

Financial management solution, including capabilities for general ledger and configurable accounting

7.8
Avg 7.4

Inventory Management

The ability to track and manage the flow of goods or materials into and out of an inventory.

8.1
Avg 7.0

Order Management

The ability to process orders, and track them from quote to cash.

6.7
Avg 7.4
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Product Details

What is Sage Accounting?

Accounting software for small businesses used to create and send quotes and invoices, as well as to track income and expenses. Payroll, HR and Accounting are brought together in Sage for Small Business, in one integrated solution.

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

Sage Accounting Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android
Supported CountriesUS, Canada, UK, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Africa, South Africa, Ireland, France, Switzerland, Malaysia, Australia
Supported LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish and more

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

Sage Accounting starts at $10.

QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise, Xero, and FreshBooks are common alternatives for Sage Accounting.

Reviewers rate API for custom integration and Expense management highest, with a score of 9.8.

The most common users of Sage Accounting are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

(100)

Attribute Ratings

Reviews

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Willem Jordaan | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Reseller
It is currently being used in our business by almost all of the workforce. We promote the product to our clients and provide training on the product as well. It has addressed many problems for many of our users, ranging from user friendliness to functionality by providing our clients with the ability to access their records from anywhere providing the client has internet connection.
  • Functionality - Can be accessed from anywhere using internet connection.
  • User Friendliness - We found that training our clients takes very little time and encourages use.
  • Bank Processing - The automatic bank feeds leaves little room for human error and assists in timely and accurate processing.
  • Inventory is becoming an issue when we draw reports for clients. Inventory reflects on the Statement of asset and liabilities report but not on the Trial Balance report.
Sage One Accounting is great - there are some improvements which could assist in making it an even better product, but it is a very brilliant product that gives you access wherever you are and is very easy to work with. We have had very few problems with the product and are very happy with the customer service we have received.
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting (9)
95.55555555555556%
9.6
Accounts payable
100%
10.0
Accounts receivable
100%
10.0
Cash management
100%
10.0
Bank reconciliation
100%
10.0
Expense management
100%
10.0
Fixed asset management
60%
6.0
Multi-division support
100%
10.0
Regulations compliance
100%
10.0
Self-service portal
100%
10.0
Inventory Management (4)
80%
8.0
Inventory tracking
80%
8.0
Automatic reordering
80%
8.0
Location management
80%
8.0
Manufacturing module
80%
8.0
Order Management (4)
100%
10.0
Pricing
100%
10.0
Order entry
100%
10.0
Credit card processing
100%
10.0
Cost of goods sold
100%
10.0
Payroll Management (5)
80%
8.0
Pay calculation
80%
8.0
Benefit plan administration
80%
8.0
Direct deposit files
80%
8.0
Salary revision and increment management
80%
8.0
Reimbursement management
80%
8.0
Reporting & Analytics (3)
100%
10.0
Dashboards
100%
10.0
Standard reports
100%
10.0
Custom reports
100%
10.0
Customization (2)
80%
8.0
API for custom integration
80%
8.0
Plug-ins
80%
8.0
Security (2)
75%
7.5
Role-based user permissions
100%
10.0
Single sign-on capability
50%
5.0
  • The product saves us a lot of time in training - everything is very self explanatory and very user friendly.
  • The fact that we can access the client records from our office assists us with many of the problems we had in the past. We no longer need to make copies or backups of client work. We also no longer need to drive out to our clients to provide assistance, assistance is just a phone call and a click away.
  • Employee efficiency has also increased due to the ease of access in the program (quick view).
  • Pastel Partner,Pastel Express,Pastel My Business
The only additional advantage of using Sage One is its ability to be accessed from anywhere using an internet connection. That as well as the function to allow for automated bank imports. This allows for faster processing; increasing productivity and leaves more time for other business. The vast different report options also assist in making it a great product.
  • 25% to 50% of my clients
Jaime Rein | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
At Rein Business Services, we provide full-cycle bookkeeping to an array of customers. Based on our clients needs we recommend accounting programs or solutions and provide backup support to them. Sage One Accounting has provided a wonderful platform for our smaller clients to have an easy to use accounting program that they can access anywhere. It also allows us as their support team to provide real time help, and no passing copies of data back and forth. Sage One has been great for collaborating with our customers, some just want to maintain certain aspects of their business, e.g. invoicing, which we then can integrate into Sage 50.
  • Sage One is an easy to set-up and use program. With little time required, a small business can be up and invoicing clients with a professional looking system. The payment feature that integrates into the invoicing allows companies to receive payments at a much faster rate, increasing their cash flow.
  • Sage One integrates easily in Sage 50 allowing a great collaboration between a business owner and their accounting team. There is no longer a lag time between waiting for paperwork to come in from clients, we can simply download their invoicing, help reconcile banks in real time.
  • Sage One is accessible anywhere for my clients. They are no longer tied to a desk invoicing, collecting payments, or entering expenses. They can be anywhere in the world, on any device with internet. My clients can take holidays!
  • In the invoicing section, I would love to see a "recurring" button for faster entries for monthly billing clients.
I would highly recommend Sage One for the "shoebox" customers, or customers who typically use Excel spreadsheets to record their monthly transactions to give to their accounting team. It provides a wonderful entry level accounting software. I also recommend it to clients who hand-write their invoices, or have multiple workers in different sites invoicing. It provides a much more professional look, and allows to us to have less data entry in bookkeeping because we no longer have to manually enter into Sage 50.
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting (10)
71%
7.1
Accounts payable
80%
8.0
Accounts receivable
90%
9.0
Cash management
60%
6.0
Bank reconciliation
80%
8.0
Expense management
80%
8.0
Time tracking
80%
8.0
Fixed asset management
80%
8.0
Regulations compliance
80%
8.0
Electronic tax filing
N/A
N/A
Self-service portal
80%
8.0
Inventory Management (1)
60%
6.0
Inventory tracking
60%
6.0
Order Management (4)
87.5%
8.8
Pricing
90%
9.0
Order entry
90%
9.0
Credit card processing
90%
9.0
Cost of goods sold
80%
8.0
Payroll Management
N/A
N/A
Reporting & Analytics (2)
85%
8.5
Dashboards
80%
8.0
Standard reports
90%
9.0
Customization (1)
80%
8.0
API for custom integration
80%
8.0
Security (2)
100%
10.0
Role-based user permissions
100%
10.0
Single sign-on capability
100%
10.0
  • 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.
I have used Wave Accounting, and while it is an excellent cloud accounting software, it doesn't allow us to work collaboratively with our customers. They both allow me to sign in and work with our clients books within the program, but Wave doesn't integrate into Sage 50 which is a must for clients that I know want to continue to grow.
  • All my clients
Francis Pratt | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Reseller
We use Sage One every day, it is used by a lot of our partners, as well as trainees. Many of our clients who have no or little accounting background, have found it very easy to adjust to using the program. The functionality and user friendliness of the program makes it a pleasure to work with. Also, the fact that it can be accessed from anywhere using an internet connection makes it even more convenient and has eliminated a lot of time management and on site consultation problems we have had in the past. There is no longer any need for us to drive out to the clients premises to provide assistance. Help is just a phone call and a click away.
  • The reporting functions in Sage One are particularly nifty and great for use in the presentation of financial information. The layouts are very well organised and the functionality and different options for using the reports are well thought out.
  • The Report designer makes it quick and easy to make amendments to the document design and to add/remove to the design specified to the client's needs.
  • The Quick View module and Dashboard module contribute to the user friendliness of the program which makes working with it even more of a pleasure. The required records/transactions have a very neat layout and the buttons are labelled very clearly.
  • The overall functionality and user friendliness of the program makes it very easy to use and contributes to quick training. This increases productivity and decreases time and costs spent to implement the product.
  • There are some reports which could be improved to further progress the presentation of financial information and assist management with important decisions.
  • There are some technical errors sometimes encountered - but these are usually internal(internet or lack of technological know how).
The program is appropriate for use in all business types - especially if the business has many different branches located in different parts of the country/world. The fact that invoicing can be done from a mobile device by use of the friendly Sage One app also makes it easy to quickly conclude a sales transaction by issuing an invoice at the client office - shortens time, leaving more time for business.
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting (8)
97.5%
9.8
Accounts payable
100%
10.0
Accounts receivable
100%
10.0
Cash management
100%
10.0
Bank reconciliation
100%
10.0
Expense management
100%
10.0
Fixed asset management
80%
8.0
Regulations compliance
100%
10.0
Self-service portal
100%
10.0
Inventory Management (4)
85%
8.5
Inventory tracking
100%
10.0
Automatic reordering
80%
8.0
Location management
80%
8.0
Manufacturing module
80%
8.0
Order Management (4)
100%
10.0
Pricing
100%
10.0
Order entry
100%
10.0
Credit card processing
100%
10.0
Cost of goods sold
100%
10.0
Payroll Management (5)
100%
10.0
Pay calculation
100%
10.0
Benefit plan administration
100%
10.0
Direct deposit files
100%
10.0
Salary revision and increment management
100%
10.0
Reimbursement management
100%
10.0
Reporting & Analytics (3)
100%
10.0
Dashboards
100%
10.0
Standard reports
100%
10.0
Custom reports
100%
10.0
Customization (2)
100%
10.0
API for custom integration
100%
10.0
Plug-ins
100%
10.0
Security (2)
75%
7.5
Role-based user permissions
100%
10.0
Single sign-on capability
50%
5.0
  • Increased employee productivity
  • Better layout of financial data
  • Shortened processing time
  • Better representation of business activities
  • Pastel Partner,Pastel Express,Pastel My Business
The fact that you can access the records anywhere through an internet connection makes it faster and contributes to increased productivity. We chose to implement the program to find an easier interface for our clients who struggle to operate on other accounting software - as well as software that will save costs for when they need to access it at different sites or offices.
  • 50% to 75% of my clients
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