Sage Accounting

Score9.1 out of 10

131 Reviews and Ratings

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 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.

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Pay calculation
Pay calculation provides for computation of employee pay with state and federal deductions.
Category average: 8.5
Multi-currency support
The software supports transactions across multiple currencies.
Category average: 8.3
Self-service portal
The software provides online portals for certain stakeholders to find information relevant to them, such as employees, vendors and customers.
Category average: 8

Inventory tracking
The software syncs orders and stock to maintain a real-time picture of inventory and supports multiple methods such as LIFO and FIFO.
Category average: 7.6
Time tracking
The software can track billable and non-billable employee time by project.
Category average: 7.9
Location management
The software can track multiple goods across multiple locations.
Category average: 8

Carmen Sterling

Owner at Shady Lane Farms Inc (1-10 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have used Sage Accounting for over 20 years in our agricultural operation as well as for an oilfield investment company. Sage Accounting has been a valuable tool for managing our accounting data and it has been very easy to share our data with our accountant. The product is easy to catch on to and provides great reports for us to run year over year comparisons.

Pros

Easy to learn and use
Reports are quick and easy to generate
Web based software makes it easy to share our data

Cons

At the is point in our business operations it meets our needs

Return on Investment

Productivity - I spend less time on our accounting processes
Reports provide me with accurate up to date information to help with key decisions

Usability

Peter Kupovics View profile

President in Finance and Accounting at Peter Kupovics, CPA and Associates (1-10 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

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

Return on Investment

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..

Usability

Alternatives Considered

QuickBooks Online

Other Software Used

QuickBooks Online, Xero, Wave Accounting

Joshua Mitchell

Vice president and CFO in Finance and Accounting at Greener Pastures Psychology (11-50 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Sage Online Accounting to keep track of day-to-day expenses, maintain and record all our accounts including the GL, and calculate my year end statements for tax filing. Sage Online Accounting is also very helpful for finding trends in where our money is moving.

Pros

Mobility. All I need to update and keep the books is an internet connection.
Reports are easy to find, and customize.
Simplicity of service. There aren't a lot of bells and whistles to confuse users. Sage follows the KISS principle (Keep It Simple for Stupid people), and it works.

Cons

The knowledgebase is limited. While I personally haven't run into issues, sites such as QBO have a much more extensive learning area.

Return on Investment

Sage has made the accounting side of my business easy. I always am able to find the reports that I need. The page layouts are simplistic and well thought out.
The widgets on the summary page are very good to quickly show everyone, how the company is doing, and where issues that need fixing can be found.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Online Advanced and Xero

Other Software Used

CaseWare, Profile

David Buchanan

Accountant in Finance and Accounting at Steven Cavar (11-50 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Sage Accounting is the primary software used for the input, organization, and analysis for client financials. Using Sage Accounting as the medium for their bookkeeping allows us to have a fully compiled and reasonable foundation for personal and corporate tax returns. Features such as the bank reconciliation or payroll further are excellent tools Sage provides to mitigate potential errors.

Pros

UI Interface
Abundance of features
Detailed reports
Navigation
Transferring data

Cons

Prepayment feature
Account numbers
Setup/Options

Return on Investment

Ability to service more clients
Training of staff
Greater quality of work via Sage reports

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Xero, QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop Pro

Other Software Used

Xero, QuickBooks Online, CaseWare

Daniel Scheer

VP/CIO in Information Technology at Auctions Avenue Ltd (1-10 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I love Sage, we use it to enter sales information and expenses. The one thing that's nice is that there is an inventory option in Sage, so we can see what products we have, what is trending and we can make educated choices about what stock to maintain and what we don't wish to carry anymore.

Pros

Accounting
Bookkeeping
Inventory

Cons

I would like the option to export inventory in .csv format
The navigation to certain tools is difficult.
I would like it if a person could just pay once and not do subscription services.

Return on Investment

At a glance, see how you're business is doing
Able to see trends in your AP/AR
No surprises at the end of the year

Usability

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Pay calculation

Multi-currency support

Self-service portal

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Inventory tracking

Time tracking

Location management

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