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

Stephen Pemberton

Owner · 11-50 employees · Education

United Kingdom

5.0

13 Nov 2024

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. No complaints so far.

Pros

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

Cons

Still desktop at heart and remote working is clunky.

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

Used for 6-12 months

Freya Dunmore

Operations manager · 51-200 employees · Healthcare

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

5.0

5 Nov 2024

Built for someone who knows payroll

Statutory payments calculate correctly every April without fail, and we run 240 people on the unlimited band and it does not blink. 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: 4.0

Used for 6-12 months35 found this helpful

Stephen Mackenzie

Sole trader · 1-10 employees · Engineering

United Kingdom

5.0

2 Nov 2024

Reliable through every April change

The reporting is detailed enough that our auditors stopped asking questions. Auto enrolment assessment and postponement are handled properly.

Pros

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

Cons

Still desktop at heart and remote working is clunky.

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

Used for Less than 6 months27 found this helpful

Nicola Iqbal

Bookkeeper · 11-50 employees · Engineering

United Kingdom

4.0

30 Oct 2024

Built for someone who knows payroll

Auto enrolment assessment and postponement are handled properly, and the reporting is detailed enough that our auditors stopped asking questions. It expects you to know payroll, it will not hold your hand, but we live with it.

Pros

Auto enrolment assessment and postponement are handled properly.

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: 3.0

Used for 6-12 months9 found this helpful

Daniel Rhodes

Systems accountant · 1000+ employees · Education

United Kingdom

5.0

24 Oct 2024

Corrections actually work properly

Auto enrolment assessment and postponement are handled properly, and attachment of earnings orders are supported without a workaround. No complaints so far.

Pros

Auto enrolment assessment and postponement are handled properly.

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 Less than 6 months36 found this helpful

Helen Adeyemi

Operations manager · 51-200 employees · Healthcare

United Kingdom

5.0

18 Oct 2024

Corrections actually work properly

Auto enrolment assessment and postponement are handled properly. The reporting is detailed enough that our auditors stopped asking questions.

Pros

Auto enrolment assessment and postponement are handled properly.

Cons

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

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

Used for Less than 6 months17 found this helpful

Mark Rhodes

Bookkeeper · 1-10 employees · Legal services

United Kingdom

4.0

12 Oct 2024

Corrections actually work properly

Rolling back a pay run and correcting a prior period actually works. Only real gripe is that the jump from the 25 band to the 50 band is close to double.

Pros

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

Cons

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

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

Used for 1-2 years4 found this helpful

Bethany Whitfield

Practice manager · 11-50 employees · Property and lettings

United Kingdom

3.0

6 Oct 2024

The band pricing has sharp edges

Rolling back a pay run and correcting a prior period actually works. That said, the year end process is more manual than it needs to be and still desktop at heart and remote working is clunky.

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: 2.0
Value for money: 2.0
Customer service: 2.0
Functionality: 2.0

Used for Less than 6 months36 found this helpful

Kevin Colquhoun

HR director · 1000+ employees · Hospitality

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

5.0

29 Sep 2024

Built for someone who knows payroll

Auto enrolment assessment and postponement are handled properly. Statutory payments calculate correctly every April without fail.

Pros

Auto enrolment assessment and postponement are handled properly.

Cons

P11D is a separate product and a separate cost.

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

Used for Less than 6 months5 found this helpful

Katie Nowak

Management accountant · 51-200 employees · Engineering

United Kingdom

5.0

16 Sep 2024

Depth you cannot get from cloud tools

We run 240 people on the unlimited band and it does not blink. Attachment of earnings orders are supported without a workaround.

Pros

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

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: 5.0

Used for 1-2 years24 found this helpful