Sage 50 Accounts

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The long standing desktop ledger, now with cloud connectivity and AI document capture

4.2Based on 201 reviews

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Ease of use4.1
Value4.0
Support4.1
Features4.0

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201 reviews matching your filters

Richard Sinclair

Group financial controller · 501-1000 employees · Veterinary

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

5.0

7 Aug 2024

Still the best for inventory

Our accountant has used it for twenty years so support is easy, and stock control is the reason we stay, nothing cloud based matches it. No complaints so far.

Pros

Our accountant has used it for twenty years so support is easy.

Cons

CIS costs extra on top of an already high subscription.

Ease of use: 5.0
Value for money: 5.0
Customer service: 5.0
Functionality: 5.0

Used for 6-12 months3 found this helpful

Rebecca Quinn

Practice manager · 1-10 employees · Healthcare

United Kingdom

5.0

1 Aug 2024

Expensive, and we still renew

Our accountant has used it for twenty years so support is easy, and foreign currency handling is properly built in on Professional. No complaints so far.

Pros

Our accountant has used it for twenty years so support is easy.

Cons

CIS costs extra on top of an already high subscription.

Ease of use: 5.0
Value for money: 4.0
Customer service: 5.0
Functionality: 4.0

Used for 1-2 years17 found this helpful

Priya Rhodes

Bookkeeper · 11-50 employees · Logistics and transport

United Kingdom

4.0

28 Jul 2024

Does the job, feels its age

Multi company reporting means I am not consolidating in a spreadsheet. Only real gripe is that backups are your problem in a way they are not with cloud products.

Pros

Multi company reporting means I am not consolidating in a spreadsheet.

Cons

Backups are your problem in a way they are not with cloud products.

Ease of use: 3.0
Value for money: 5.0
Customer service: 4.0
Functionality: 4.0

Used for Less than 6 months26 found this helpful

Fiona Stroud

Sole trader · 11-50 employees · Charity and non-profit

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

5.0

18 Jul 2024

Overkill unless you need the modules

Project costing gives us real margin per job rather than a guess. The fixed asset register saves the schedule we used to keep separately.

Pros

Project costing gives us real margin per job rather than a guess.

Cons

Extra users cost more and it adds up fast.

Ease of use: 5.0
Value for money: 5.0
Customer service: 5.0
Functionality: 4.0

Used for Less than 6 months

Laura Nasir

Practice manager · 1-10 employees · Marketing and advertising

United Kingdom

5.0

14 Jul 2024

Worth it for project costing

The fixed asset register saves the schedule we used to keep separately, and foreign currency handling is properly built in on Professional. No complaints so far.

Pros

The fixed asset register saves the schedule we used to keep separately.

Cons

Upgrades occasionally break a custom report.

Ease of use: 5.0
Value for money: 4.0
Customer service: 5.0
Functionality: 5.0

Used for 6-12 months26 found this helpful

Christopher Vaughan

Company secretary · 201-500 employees · Charity and non-profit

United Kingdom

5.0

12 Jul 2024

Powerful but you pay for it

The document capture pre fills purchase invoices and saves hours a week, and the fixed asset register saves the schedule we used to keep separately. No complaints so far.

Pros

The document capture pre fills purchase invoices and saves hours a week.

Cons

Upgrades occasionally break a custom report.

Ease of use: 4.0
Value for money: 5.0
Customer service: 5.0
Functionality: 4.0

Used for 6-12 months10 found this helpful

Aisha Nowak

Bookkeeper · 11-50 employees · Charity and non-profit

United Kingdom

5.0

12 Jul 2024

Overkill unless you need the modules

Stock control is the reason we stay, nothing cloud based matches it. Foreign currency handling is properly built in on Professional.

Pros

Stock control is the reason we stay, nothing cloud based matches it.

Cons

Extra users cost more and it adds up fast.

Ease of use: 5.0
Value for money: 5.0
Customer service: 4.0
Functionality: 5.0

Used for 6-12 months5 found this helpful

Rebecca Vaughan

Director · 11-50 employees · Professional services

United Kingdom

4.0

6 Jul 2024

Powerful but you pay for it

Stock control is the reason we stay, nothing cloud based matches it. Only real gripe is that the price is hard to justify unless you actually use the depth.

Pros

Stock control is the reason we stay, nothing cloud based matches it.

Cons

The price is hard to justify unless you actually use the depth.

Ease of use: 4.0
Value for money: 4.0
Customer service: 5.0
Functionality: 4.0

Used for Less than 6 months28 found this helpful

Neil Patel

Finance manager · 201-500 employees · Construction

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

5.0

29 Jun 2024

Does the job, feels its age

The document capture pre fills purchase invoices and saves hours a week, and the fixed asset register saves the schedule we used to keep separately. No complaints so far.

Pros

The document capture pre fills purchase invoices and saves hours a week.

Cons

It is desktop software with cloud bolted on and remote working shows it.

Ease of use: 5.0
Value for money: 5.0
Customer service: 5.0
Functionality: 4.0

Used for Less than 6 months7 found this helpful

Priya Sandhu

Bookkeeper · 1-10 employees · Recruitment

United Kingdom

5.0

25 Jun 2024

Stock control keeps us here

The document capture pre fills purchase invoices and saves hours a week. Multi company reporting means I am not consolidating in a spreadsheet.

Pros

The document capture pre fills purchase invoices and saves hours a week.

Cons

Backups are your problem in a way they are not with cloud products.

Ease of use: 5.0
Value for money: 4.0
Customer service: 5.0
Functionality: 5.0

Used for 2+ years23 found this helpful