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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Laura Okonkwo

Director · 11-50 employees · Engineering

United Kingdom

5.0

28 Apr 2026

The band pricing has sharp edges

Attachment of earnings orders are supported without a workaround, and we run 240 people on the unlimited band and it does not blink. No complaints so far.

Pros

Attachment of earnings orders are supported without a workaround.

Cons

Still desktop at heart and remote working is clunky.

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

Used for 6-12 months22 found this helpful

Hannah Osei

HR manager · 51-200 employees · Veterinary

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

5.0

26 Apr 2026

Handles our 200 plus 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

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 1-2 years17 found this helpful

Zoe Ashworth

Office manager · 11-50 employees · Construction

United Kingdom

4.0

19 Apr 2026

Reliable through every April change

Statutory payments calculate correctly every April without fail. Only real gripe is that P11D is a separate product and a separate cost.

Pros

Statutory payments calculate correctly every April without fail.

Cons

P11D is a separate product and a separate cost.

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

Used for 2+ years28 found this helpful

Bethany Devlin

Practice manager · 11-50 employees · Wholesale

United Kingdom

5.0

17 Apr 2026

Handles our 200 plus payroll

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

Pros

Auto enrolment assessment and postponement are handled properly.

Cons

P11D is a separate product and a separate cost.

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

Used for 2+ years30 found this helpful

Laura Nowak

Bookkeeper · 1-10 employees · Manufacturing

United Kingdom

4.0

2 Apr 2026

Handles our 200 plus payroll

Attachment of earnings orders are supported without a workaround, and auto enrolment assessment and postponement are handled properly. It expects you to know payroll, it will not hold your hand, but we live with it.

Pros

Attachment of earnings orders are supported without a workaround.

Cons

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

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

Used for 1-2 years39 found this helpful

Sophie Nasir

Company secretary · 51-200 employees · Construction

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

4.0

30 Mar 2026

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. 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 1-2 years21 found this helpful

Fiona Nasir

Financial controller · 51-200 employees · Engineering

United Kingdom

4.0

27 Mar 2026

Depth you cannot get from cloud tools

Auto enrolment assessment and postponement are handled properly, and we run 240 people on the unlimited band and it does not blink. 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: 3.0
Value for money: 3.0
Customer service: 3.0
Functionality: 4.0

Used for 2+ years28 found this helpful

Claire Colquhoun

Financial controller · 51-200 employees · Engineering

United Kingdom

4.0

19 Mar 2026

The band pricing has sharp edges

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. P11D is a separate product and a separate cost, but we live with it.

Pros

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

Cons

P11D is a separate product and a separate cost.

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

Used for 2+ years25 found this helpful

Nicola Pemberton

Sole trader · 11-50 employees · Marketing and advertising

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

4.0

19 Mar 2026

Corrections actually work properly

Attachment of earnings orders are supported without a workaround, and auto enrolment assessment and postponement are handled properly. The jump from the 25 band to the 50 band is close to double, but we live with it.

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 1-2 years39 found this helpful

David Hargreaves

Bookkeeper · 1-10 employees · Fitness and leisure

United Kingdom

4.0

18 Mar 2026

Handles our 200 plus payroll

We run 240 people on the unlimited band and it does not blink. Only real gripe is that the jump from the 25 band to the 50 band is close to double.

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: 4.0
Value for money: 4.0
Customer service: 3.0
Functionality: 4.0

Used for 2+ years8 found this helpful