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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
£52.80/user/month
Oracle NetSuite
Custom pricing
Both are leading cloud ERPs for mid sized businesses. Business Central wins for a Microsoft 365 shop with native integration and UK MTD, while NetSui…
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HubSpot CRM
£15/user/month
Pipedrive
£14/user/month
HubSpot offers the best free CRM and grows into a full marketing and sales platform, while Pipedrive is a focused sales tool with the highest adoptio…
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Breathe
£24/mo
CharlieHR
£20/mo
The two leading UK small business HR tools. Breathe wins on flat per company pricing that does not climb as you hire, while CharlieHR brings a more p…
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BrightPay
Custom pricing
IRIS Staffology Payroll
£43/mo
Both are respected UK payroll tools. BrightPay is a bureau favourite with strong multi employer workflows, while IRIS Staffology prices by payslip vo…
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FreeAgent
£19/mo
QuickBooks Online
£14.33/mo
FreeAgent is purpose built for the limited company contractor and free with a qualifying bank, while QuickBooks Online is the broader tool with stron…
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Xero
£16/mo
QuickBooks Online
£14.33/mo
The two market leaders are very close. Xero leads on bank reconciliation, unlimited users and the app marketplace, while QuickBooks Online leads on a…
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Sage CRM
Custom pricing
Salesforce Sales Cloud
£20/user/month
Salesforce is the configurable enterprise standard, while Sage CRM is a more modest tool whose main draw is connecting to Sage finance software. For…
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Sage CRM
Custom pricing
HubSpot CRM
£15/user/month
Sage CRM makes most sense as an add on for a business already running Sage 200 or Sage 50, giving sales live finance data. HubSpot is the stronger st…
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Sage 200
Custom pricing
Odoo
£19.90/user/month
Sage 200 is a proven UK mid market ERP delivered through partners, while Odoo is a flexible open source platform where you switch on only the apps yo…
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Sage X3
Custom pricing
Epicor Kinetic
Custom pricing
These are the manufacturing specialists. Sage X3 handles multi site, multi legislation manufacturing and distribution, while Epicor Kinetic is built…
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Sage X3
Custom pricing
SAP Business One
Custom pricing
Both are ERPs for product and manufacturing businesses beyond the mid market entry level. Sage X3 offers deep manufacturing and multi legislation ope…
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Sage 200
Custom pricing
Oracle NetSuite
Custom pricing
Sage 200 is the pragmatic UK mid market ERP with a strong local partner network, while NetSuite is a broader cloud platform built for scaling multi e…
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Sage 200
Custom pricing
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
£52.80/user/month
Both are mid market ERPs for a business stepping up from small business accounting. Business Central wins for a Microsoft 365 shop with its native in…
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Sage HR
£5/user/month
Access PeopleHR
£3/user/month
Sage HR and Access PeopleHR both suit growing UK businesses, with Sage HR modular and Access PeopleHR offering graduated per employee tiers with stro…
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Sage People
Custom pricing
Personio
Custom pricing
Both serve larger and mid market organisations. Sage People is built on Salesforce and strong for a business already in that ecosystem, while Personi…
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Sage HR
£5/user/month
CharlieHR
£20/mo
CharlieHR brings a polished startup focused experience and an optional HR advice line, while Sage HR offers modular capability and a link to Sage Pay…
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Sage HR
£5/user/month
Breathe
£24/mo
Both target UK small businesses. Sage HR is modular, letting you add performance or scheduling to core leave management, while Breathe wins on flat p…
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Sage Payroll
£12/mo
Moorepay
Custom pricing
Sage Payroll is software you run yourself, while Moorepay is a managed bureau that runs payroll for you. Sage suits a business happy to operate its o…
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Sage Payroll
£12/mo
QuickBooks Payroll
Custom pricing
Both are cloud payroll add ons that integrate with their own accounting products. Sage Payroll is bundled into Sage Accounting and offers anomaly det…
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Sage 50 Payroll
£41/mo
IRIS Staffology Payroll
£43/mo
Sage 50 Payroll prices by headcount band while IRIS Staffology prices by payslip volume, so the cheaper option depends on your payroll shape. Staffol…
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Sage 50 Payroll
£41/mo
BrightPay
Custom pricing
Both are serious payroll tools for larger or more complex UK payrolls. Sage 50 Payroll is priced in headcount bands and is a long standing bureau cho…
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Sage Payroll
£12/mo
Xero Payroll
£1.50/user/month
If you already run Xero, its payroll posts straight to your ledger and is the obvious choice. Sage Payroll is the stronger standalone tool, with help…
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Sage Payroll
£12/mo
BrightPay
Custom pricing
BrightPay is the specialist's payroll, favoured by bureaus and deeper for complex pay runs, while Sage Payroll is the more approachable cloud tool fo…
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Sage Intacct
Custom pricing
Oracle NetSuite
Custom pricing
Both are cloud financial platforms for organisations beyond small business accounting. Sage Intacct is finance first, excelling at dimensional accoun…
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Sage Sole Trader
£7/mo
FreeAgent
£19/mo
For a sole trader, Sage Sole Trader offers a free tier and the least possible ceremony for Making Tax Digital. FreeAgent is more capable and free for…
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Sage Sole Trader
£7/mo
QuickBooks Sole Trader
£9/mo
Both target the sole trader facing Making Tax Digital for Income Tax. Sage Sole Trader has a genuinely free tier for non VAT registered traders, whil…
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Sage 50 Accounts
£115/mo
QuickBooks Online
£14.33/mo
Sage 50 Accounts brings desktop grade stock control and project costing that QuickBooks Online cannot match, but at several times the price. QuickBoo…
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Sage 50 Accounts
£115/mo
Xero
£16/mo
These suit different businesses. Sage 50 Accounts is a desktop package with deep stock control, project costing and multi company reporting, while Xe…
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Sage Accounting
£20/mo
Zoho Books
Free
Zoho Books offers remarkable value, including a free plan that files Self Assessment and Corporation Tax filing from its Standard tier. Sage Accounti…
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Sage Accounting
£20/mo
FreeAgent
£19/mo
FreeAgent is purpose built for the single director limited company and is free for customers of NatWest, RBS, Ulster and Mettle, which is hard to bea…
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Sage Accounting
£20/mo
QuickBooks Online
£14.33/mo
Both are HMRC recognised and closely matched on features. QuickBooks Online leads on automated bank categorisation and includes CIS from the entry ti…
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Sage Accounting
£20/mo
Xero
£16/mo
For a UK small business that pays staff, Sage Accounting often wins on total cost because payroll is bundled into every plan, whereas Xero charges fo…
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