Review of Sage
October 02, 2025

Review of Sage

Peter Kupovics | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Sage Accounting

Overall Satisfaction with Sage Accounting

We use Sage for Bookkeeping, Year end reviews from other bookkeepers and payroll. It is very good for the bookkeeping of basic clients that don't require more active use of their software, so mostly these are small businesses with limited transactions. As we don't do full bookkeeping, this works well for us. We have a number of clients where we only do the year end statements, with the bookkeeping done by a separate bookkeeper. We are able to import the data and review and make changes. We also run payroll for several clients through Sage.

Pros

  • Payroll
  • Journal Entries
  • Its accounting software not like quickbooks.

Cons

  • It would be easier to tie into bank feeds
  • Better integration with other users off site
  • Better importing of statements
  • With payroll, I have been able to use the software to deliver payroll for small companies, in a more affordable manner than going to larger payroll companies like ADP or Ceridian. I can bill a lesser amount, or include it in my fixed rate and have a better return with less costs to me.
  • For a small business with limited transactions, Sage allows me to keep the records for years, without a high monthly cost like a quickbooks client. Quickbooks with a monthly fee of $50 a month, costs $600 a year, and if I am billing $1800 for the whole year, its a big expense, with Sage that cost is a fraction.
  • Being able to import and review data provided by an outside bookkeeper without having to pay a subscription is a big cost savings..
As an accountant, it provides all that I need to input, and adjust, print reports and get the data in the format that works for me and presents well to the client.
I like Sage better, being an accountant, the approach is accounting focused. Whereas Quickbooks tries to make the user experience easier, but messes up the accounting, its easy in Quickbooks to create accounts and post expense items for example to a balance sheet account. Quickbooks AI feature often mis-interprets transactions and posts them to the incorrect account, often automatically, which takes a long time to fix.

Do you think Sage Accounting delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Sage Accounting's feature set?

Yes

Did Sage Accounting live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Sage Accounting go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Sage Accounting again?

Yes

Its good for small businesses with a bookkeeper, as Sage has more of an accounting style feel to it. As as accountant, I appreciate the accountant tools available and the ability to easily make journal entries, and adjustments.

For a small business wanting to do their own bookkeeping, I think that the learning curve is a little much and they just don't have the accounting knowledge to fully take advantage of what Sage has to offer.

Sage Accounting Feature Ratings

6.3
Accounts payable
10
Cash management
7
Bank reconciliation
6
Electronic tax filing
2
Inventory Management ()
Not Rated
Order Management ()
Not Rated
Payroll Management ()
Not Rated
Reporting & Analytics ()
Not Rated
Customization ()
Not Rated
Security ()
Not Rated

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