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

Andrew Osei

Owner · 1-10 employees · Marketing and advertising

United Kingdom

4.0

17 Sep 2025

Overkill unless you need the modules

Stock control is the reason we stay, nothing cloud based matches it. Only real gripe is that it is desktop software with cloud bolted on and remote working shows it.

Pros

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

Cons

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

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

Used for 6-12 months17 found this helpful

Alan Lockhart

Sole trader · 11-50 employees · Engineering

United Kingdom

3.0

9 Sep 2025

Powerful but you pay for it

Mixed. Our accountant has used it for twenty years so support is easy, but it is desktop software with cloud bolted on and remote working shows it.

Pros

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

Cons

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

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

Used for 1-2 years8 found this helpful

Daniel Colquhoun

Finance manager · 51-200 employees · Recruitment

United Kingdom

4.0

9 Sep 2025

Does the job, feels its age

Multi company reporting means I am not consolidating in a spreadsheet, and the fixed asset register saves the schedule we used to keep separately. It is desktop software with cloud bolted on and remote working shows it, but we live with it.

Pros

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

Cons

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

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

Used for 1-2 years36 found this helpful

Jodie Middleton

Director · 11-50 employees · Marketing and advertising

United Kingdom

4.0

4 Sep 2025

Worth it for project costing

Multi company reporting means I am not consolidating in a spreadsheet. Only real gripe is that the price is hard to justify unless you actually use the depth.

Pros

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

Cons

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

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

Used for Less than 6 months28 found this helpful

Hannah Wexford

Financial controller · 51-200 employees · Legal services

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

5.0

31 Aug 2025

Does the job, feels its age

Foreign currency handling is properly built in on Professional, and stock control is the reason we stay, nothing cloud based matches it. No complaints so far.

Pros

Foreign currency handling is properly built in on Professional.

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 months22 found this helpful

Kevin Kowalski

Sole trader · 11-50 employees · Property and lettings

United Kingdom

4.0

28 Aug 2025

Stock control keeps us here

Project costing gives us real margin per job rather than a guess. Only real gripe is that upgrades occasionally break a custom report.

Pros

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

Cons

Upgrades occasionally break a custom report.

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

Used for 1-2 years34 found this helpful

Christopher Trelawny

Director · 11-50 employees · Retail

United Kingdom

4.0

21 Aug 2025

Worth it for project costing

Project costing gives us real margin per job rather than a guess, and our accountant has used it for twenty years so support is easy. Backups are your problem in a way they are not with cloud products, but we live with it.

Pros

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

Cons

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

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

Used for 1-2 years29 found this helpful

Aisha Baptiste

HR director · 501-1000 employees · Veterinary

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

5.0

11 Aug 2025

Stock control keeps us here

The fixed asset register saves the schedule we used to keep separately. Stock control is the reason we stay, nothing cloud based matches it.

Pros

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

Cons

The interface is dated compared with anything browser based.

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

Used for 1-2 years37 found this helpful

Mark Devlin

Finance manager · 51-200 employees · Fitness and leisure

United Kingdom

4.0

7 Aug 2025

Does the job, feels its age

Project costing gives us real margin per job rather than a guess, and the document capture pre fills purchase invoices and saves hours a week. CIS costs extra on top of an already high subscription, but we live with it.

Pros

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

Cons

CIS costs extra on top of an already high subscription.

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

Used for Less than 6 months10 found this helpful

Sarah Kaur

Bookkeeper · 1-10 employees · Accounting

United Kingdom

4.0

1 Aug 2025

Does the job, feels its age

Our accountant has used it for twenty years so support is easy, and foreign currency handling is properly built in on Professional. The price is hard to justify unless you actually use the depth, but we live with it.

Pros

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

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: 4.0
Functionality: 3.0

Used for Less than 6 months18 found this helpful