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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4 stars
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3 stars
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201 reviews matching your filters

Megan Pemberton

Head of payroll · 1000+ employees · Food and beverage

United Kingdom

5.0

20 Jun 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. No complaints so far.

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: 5.0
Value for money: 4.0
Customer service: 5.0
Functionality: 5.0

Used for 1-2 years35 found this helpful

Olivia Stroud

Financial controller · 51-200 employees · Retail

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

2.0

19 Jun 2025

Worth it for project costing

CIS costs extra on top of an already high subscription, and backups are your problem in a way they are not with cloud products. Foreign currency handling is properly built in on Professional, which is about the only positive.

Pros

Foreign currency handling is properly built in on Professional.

Cons

CIS costs extra on top of an already high subscription.

Ease of use: 1.0
Value for money: 2.0
Customer service: 1.0
Functionality: 2.0

Used for 1-2 years14 found this helpful

Adam Trelawny

Company secretary · 51-200 employees · Legal services

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

5.0

10 Jun 2025

Still the best for inventory

Foreign currency handling is properly built in on Professional. Our accountant has used it for twenty years so support is easy.

Pros

Foreign currency handling is properly built in on Professional.

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: 4.0

Used for Less than 6 months24 found this helpful

Craig Bhatti

Office manager · 1-10 employees · Veterinary

United Kingdom

5.0

2 Jun 2025

Powerful but you pay for it

Project costing gives us real margin per job rather than a guess. Multi company reporting means I am not consolidating in a spreadsheet.

Pros

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

Cons

The interface is dated compared with anything browser based.

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

Used for 6-12 months25 found this helpful

Louise Ainsley

Operations manager · 51-200 employees · Healthcare

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

3.0

18 May 2025

Does the job, feels its age

Stock control is the reason we stay, nothing cloud based matches it. That said, upgrades occasionally break a custom report and backups are your problem in a way they are not with cloud products.

Pros

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

Cons

Upgrades occasionally break a custom report.

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

Used for 1-2 years23 found this helpful

Martin Okonkwo

Management accountant · 201-500 employees · Wholesale

United Kingdom

4.0

7 May 2025

Still the best for inventory

The fixed asset register saves the schedule we used to keep separately, and project costing gives us real margin per job rather than a guess. The interface is dated compared with anything browser based, but we live with 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: 3.0
Value for money: 3.0
Customer service: 4.0
Functionality: 4.0

Used for 2+ years37 found this helpful

Katie Holloway

Sole trader · 1-10 employees · Property and lettings

United Kingdom

3.0

3 May 2025

Worth it for project costing

Mixed. Foreign currency handling is properly built in on Professional, but the price is hard to justify unless you actually use the depth.

Pros

Foreign currency handling is properly built in on Professional.

Cons

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

Ease of use: 4.0
Value for money: 3.0
Customer service: 2.0
Functionality: 4.0

Used for 6-12 months9 found this helpful

Andrew Ainsley

Director · 11-50 employees · Veterinary

United Kingdom

2.0

2 May 2025

Stock control keeps us here

Extra users cost more and it adds up fast, and upgrades occasionally break a custom report. Foreign currency handling is properly built in on Professional, which is about the only positive.

Pros

Foreign currency handling is properly built in on Professional.

Cons

Extra users cost more and it adds up fast.

Ease of use: 2.0
Value for money: 2.0
Customer service: 2.0
Functionality: 3.0

Used for 6-12 months16 found this helpful

Emma Quinn

Operations manager · 51-200 employees · Construction

United Kingdom

5.0

24 Apr 2025

Still the best for inventory

The document capture pre fills purchase invoices and saves hours a week. Stock control is the reason we stay, nothing cloud based matches it.

Pros

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

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: 5.0

Used for Less than 6 months4 found this helpful

Gareth Sinclair

Director · 1-10 employees · Property and lettings

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

3.0

23 Apr 2025

Overkill unless you need the modules

Mixed. Stock control is the reason we stay, nothing cloud based matches it, but backups are your problem in a way they are not with cloud products.

Pros

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

Cons

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

Ease of use: 3.0
Value for money: 3.0
Customer service: 3.0
Functionality: 2.0

Used for 1-2 years19 found this helpful