A good product for a growing company.
May 21, 2015

A good product for a growing company.

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 6 out of 10
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Verified User

Software Version

Sage 50 Complete Accounting

Overall Satisfaction with Sage 50 Accounting

We use Sage 50 Accounting for several clients and have great success. It is great for running custom reports that are more easily adjusted than QuickBooks and other accounting packages. There is more of a learning curve, but still not difficult. It is definitely worth the minimal training involved to become competent with the package. It is also easy to export reports in any format that you might need which comes in handy as the outside auditors. If a client is willing to put in slightly more time to learn the product, I would recommend it over Quickbooks.
  • Running reports
  • Exporting reports
  • Drilling down is simple
  • Sometimes the screens are busy which can make it easy to get lost
  • While the reports are great, you need to know where to look
  • Some areas could be more intuitive.
  • Better report running
  • Account reconciliations are easy to do on a monthly basis
  • AP/AR is easy to track
QuickBooks is the biggest competitor with our firm. I've mentioned before that Quickbooks is very simple and good for companies with a less competent accounting staff. Sage will require a little bit more training. But it is also easier than products like Dynamics GP which could require extensive training. It is a good package for a growing company.
If a client is the right size with the appropriate personnel, I would definitely recommend Sage 50 Accounting. Sometimes if the staff is unable to understand basic accounting, QuickBooks might work better. But if there is a competent person willing to learn, then it goes much further than being a sophisticated check writing system.

Sage 50cloud Accounting Feature Ratings

Accounts payable
10
Accounts receivable
10
Cash management
7
Bank reconciliation
7
Expense management
10
Multi-division support
5
Inventory tracking
5
Pricing
5
Order entry
5
Credit card processing
5
Cost of goods sold
5
Pay calculation
3
Benefit plan administration
3
Direct deposit files
3
Salary revision and increment management
3
Reimbursement management
3
Dashboards
8
Standard reports
10
Custom reports
10
Plug-ins
5
Role-based user permissions
10
Single sign-on capability
10