Sage One Accounting essential software for start-ups and small businesses
Updated December 23, 2015

Sage One Accounting essential software for start-ups and small businesses

Paul Westgate | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Online Edition

Overall Satisfaction with Sage One Accounting

Sage One Accounting is the answer to all our financial/accounting processes. We originally got Sage One to provide professional looking invoices/quotes to our clients and then realised it had solutions for every accounting aspect in our business. Being online, we have access to our accounts anywhere, and that includes raising invoices immediately at a client, as well as updating expenses through the mobile app, no more need to collect receipts and post them to our accountant. Our accountant has access to all our records and does not need to come and see us, or even collect any documents/receipts/invoices from us. He can do all his reports and submissions without having to ask us. Everything is online. Being a small business this has really simplified our admin process as I have to fill many roles including the bookkeeper. Besides being extremely affordable their support is second to none. Whenever I have a question the support team goes the extra mile to assist me, this is key for us, as I do not have an accounting background. The setup and flow of the software is very intuitive and makes accounting easy to understand. I am by no means an expert, but Sage One has really revolutionised the way we manage the business's books. When I started using Sage One, I felt there were certain features that needed improving, and over the course of the year I have seen continual improvements in the package. Sage One is definitely progressive and I am confident that the software will never become stale. The only feature I would like to see added is a summary field for when you are creating invoices (currently you have to do this in Report Designer where you can customise your invoices/quotes), there is a suggestion field in the Contact Us section where I have suggested this, and I am pretty sure in no time this feature will be added.
  • Customised Invoice and Quotes through their Sage Report Designer
  • Capture expenses (photo of receipt and details) through a dedicated mobile App
  • Automatically update your bank feed
  • Easy to understand Dash Board, to get a instant snapshot of where the business stands
  • Accountant has access to your account and can do all the reports and submissions he has to without ever contacting you.
  • Incredible support team!!
  • When creating an Invoice/Quote there should be a Summary Field where you can summarise what the Invoice/Quote is about, so that you do not have to go into Report Designer each time to add a custom field.
  • Improved admin efficiency
  • Professional Invoicing with a link to a client portal where they can see their invoices etc
  • Better customer service (able to produces quotes immediately from a mobile device)
For small businesses this is a must. I am not aware of any other accounting solution that is so tightly integrated. Get an accountant who knows Sage One and get them to manage your accounts. This is a prefect solution for those who are on the road a lot and who are starting out.

Sage Accounting Feature Ratings

Accounts payable
9
Accounts receivable
10
Cash management
Not Rated
Bank reconciliation
9
Expense management
10
Time tracking
Not Rated
Fixed asset management
8
Multi-currency support
Not Rated
Multi-division support
Not Rated
Regulations compliance
10
Electronic tax filing
Not Rated
Self-service portal
10
Inventory tracking
9
Automatic reordering
Not Rated
Location management
9
Manufacturing module
Not Rated
Pricing
9
Order entry
Not Rated
Credit card processing
10
Cost of goods sold
9
Pay calculation
Not Rated
Benefit plan administration
Not Rated
Direct deposit files
Not Rated
Salary revision and increment management
Not Rated
Reimbursement management
Not Rated
Dashboards
9
Standard reports
9
Custom reports
9
Not Rated
API for custom integration
Not Rated
Plug-ins
Not Rated
Role-based user permissions
Not Rated
Single sign-on capability
10

Sage One Accounting Implementation