Sage 50 Payroll

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Advanced UK payroll with no limit on employee numbers, priced by headcount band

4.1Based on 218 reviews

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Ease of use4.0
Value3.9
Support3.9
Features4.0

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218 reviews matching your filters

Amy Marsden

HR manager · 201-500 employees · Engineering

United Kingdom

5.0

26 Aug 2025

Built for someone who knows payroll

Statutory payments calculate correctly every April without fail, and rolling back a pay run and correcting a prior period actually works. No complaints so far.

Pros

Statutory payments calculate correctly every April without fail.

Cons

The year end process is more manual than it needs to be.

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

Used for 6-12 months23 found this helpful

Michael Patel

Practice manager · 1-10 employees · Logistics and transport

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

4.0

25 Aug 2025

The band pricing has sharp edges

Rolling back a pay run and correcting a prior period actually works, and the reporting is detailed enough that our auditors stopped asking questions. P11D is a separate product and a separate cost, but we live with it.

Pros

Rolling back a pay run and correcting a prior period actually works.

Cons

P11D is a separate product and a separate cost.

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

Used for 6-12 months11 found this helpful

Gareth Hargreaves

Finance manager · 201-500 employees · Legal services

United Kingdom

5.0

23 Aug 2025

Built for someone who knows payroll

Attachment of earnings orders are supported without a workaround. Auto enrolment assessment and postponement are handled properly.

Pros

Attachment of earnings orders are supported without a workaround.

Cons

P11D is a separate product and a separate cost.

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

Used for 1-2 years30 found this helpful

Adam Thornley

Sole trader · 1-10 employees · Marketing and advertising

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

5.0

17 Aug 2025

Depth you cannot get from cloud tools

The reporting is detailed enough that our auditors stopped asking questions. Statutory payments calculate correctly every April without fail.

Pros

The reporting is detailed enough that our auditors stopped asking questions.

Cons

It expects you to know payroll, it will not hold your hand.

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

Used for Less than 6 months

Mohammed Ashworth

Director · 1-10 employees · Hospitality

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

5.0

16 Aug 2025

Handles our 200 plus payroll

The reporting is detailed enough that our auditors stopped asking questions. Attachment of earnings orders are supported without a workaround.

Pros

The reporting is detailed enough that our auditors stopped asking questions.

Cons

It expects you to know payroll, it will not hold your hand.

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

Used for 6-12 months28 found this helpful

Richard Bhatti

Office manager · 11-50 employees · Recruitment

United Kingdom

5.0

11 Aug 2025

Reliable through every April change

We run 240 people on the unlimited band and it does not blink, and the reporting is detailed enough that our auditors stopped asking questions. No complaints so far.

Pros

We run 240 people on the unlimited band and it does not blink.

Cons

Still desktop at heart and remote working is clunky.

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

Used for 1-2 years4 found this helpful

Olivia Whitfield

Owner · 11-50 employees · Legal services

United Kingdom

4.0

4 Aug 2025

Built for someone who knows payroll

Rolling back a pay run and correcting a prior period actually works, and attachment of earnings orders are supported without a workaround. The year end process is more manual than it needs to be, but we live with it.

Pros

Rolling back a pay run and correcting a prior period actually works.

Cons

The year end process is more manual than it needs to be.

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

Used for Less than 6 months6 found this helpful

Charlotte Thornley

Bookkeeper · 1-10 employees · Hospitality

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

4.0

1 Aug 2025

Reliable through every April change

Statutory payments calculate correctly every April without fail, and we run 240 people on the unlimited band and it does not blink. P11D is a separate product and a separate cost, but we live with it.

Pros

Statutory payments calculate correctly every April without fail.

Cons

P11D is a separate product and a separate cost.

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

Used for 6-12 months33 found this helpful

Nicola Halliwell

Office manager · 1-10 employees · Engineering

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

5.0

28 Jul 2025

Built for someone who knows payroll

Attachment of earnings orders are supported without a workaround, and statutory payments calculate correctly every April without fail. No complaints so far.

Pros

Attachment of earnings orders are supported without a workaround.

Cons

The jump from the 25 band to the 50 band is close to double.

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

Used for 6-12 months20 found this helpful

Richard Holloway

Office manager · 1-10 employees · Healthcare

United Kingdom

5.0

25 Jul 2025

The band pricing has sharp edges

We run 240 people on the unlimited band and it does not blink. Statutory payments calculate correctly every April without fail.

Pros

We run 240 people on the unlimited band and it does not blink.

Cons

It expects you to know payroll, it will not hold your hand.

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

Used for 6-12 months16 found this helpful