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The classic UK desktop accounting software, now cloud connected with Sage Copilot

4.0Based on 142 reviews

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4.0

142 reviews

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Sally W.

Bookkeeper, Greystoke Trading

Construction201-500 employeesUnited KingdomUsed: 6-12 months
4.0
Reviewed on 28 February 2025

Reliable with a couple of gripes

Migrating onto it from our old system went smoothly with the onboarding help. Six months in the deeper features are earning their keep.

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

Stock module covers reorder levels, valuations and part numbers properly.

Cons

Error messages assume long Sage experience.

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Roy P.

Payroll and Accounts Manager, Holloway Supplies

Farming2-10 employeesUnited KingdomUsed: 2+ years
5.0
Reviewed on 18 February 2025

Stock control worth the subscription alone

It just works, every single day, and after some of the software this office has suffered that is the highest compliment available.

Ease of use
5.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
5.0
Pros

Everything reconciles, the ledgers are watertight and the audit trail is complete.

Cons

Remote access is good but not the same as true cloud.

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Kofi GoodallVerified reviewer

Bookkeeper, Brackenridge Ltd

LinkedIn verified
Printing2-10 employeesUnited KingdomUsed: 2+ years
5.0
Reviewed on 15 February 2025

MTD handled without drama

Foreign currency sales on the Professional plan handle our export side including the revaluations, which our old package made a monthly ordeal.

Ease of use
5.0
Customer service
5.0
Value for money
4.0
Pros

Stock control with reorder levels, bills of materials and proper valuations.

Cons

Data checks and rebuilds are an occasional ritual you learn to schedule.

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Gwyn B.

Company Secretary, Wetherall Supplies

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering51-200 employeesUnited KingdomUsed: 6-12 months
4.0
Reviewed on 11 February 2025

Keeps the accountant happy

The functionality is genuinely strong, stock, orders, reporting, all of it. The experience of using it is where the age shows, dense screens and a real learning curve.

Ease of use
4.0
Customer service
3.0
Functionality
3.0
Pros

It never falls over, uptime is whatever our own PC allows.

Cons

The subscription model still grates for licence era customers.

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Neil IbbotsonVerified reviewer

Bookkeeper, Marsden Services

LinkedIn verified
Retail2-10 employeesUnited KingdomUsed: 2+ years
4.0
Reviewed on 8 February 2025

Deep software, dated clothes

Everything ties to the ledger and the accountant signs off quickly each year. A more modern interface and kinder pricing would make it unbeatable.

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

Remote data access is a real improvement on the old ways.

Cons

Interface is dated and dense, training new staff takes real time.

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Deborah Vickers

Company Secretary

Printing2-10 employeesIrelandUsed: 2+ years
4.0
Reviewed on 10 December 2024

Powerful once you know your way

The functionality is genuinely strong, stock, orders, reporting, all of it. The experience of using it is where the age shows, dense screens and a real learning curve.

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

MTD VAT and the coming income tax handled inside the software.

Cons

Getting data into BI tools takes ODBC patience.

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Roy Ainsworth

Payroll and Accounts Manager, Netherfield & Sons

Furniture51-200 employeesCanadaUsed: 2+ years
3.0
Reviewed on 7 December 2024

Works well, costs more each year

It does everything on the tin. The tin, however, is priced like a premium product while feeling like a legacy one.

Ease of use
4.0
Customer service
2.0
Value for money
3.0
Pros

Staff who know it are genuinely fast.

Cons

Support quality is a coin toss under load.

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Diane R.

Senior Bookkeeper, Alderley Engineering

Packaging and Containers51-200 employeesIrelandUsed: 2+ years
2.0
Reviewed on 1 December 2024

Fine product, poor deal

Between the base rise, the user charges and the module extras, our bill has nearly doubled in four years. We are actively trialling alternatives for the first time in fifteen years.

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

Years of muscle memory still count for something.

Cons

Support waits and script reading when you finally connect.

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Robert S.

Company Accountant, Ambleforth Trading

Farming11-50 employeesCanadaUsed: 1-2 years
5.0
Reviewed on 27 November 2024

Does the complicated stuff properly

Foreign currency sales on the Professional plan handle our export side including the revaluations, which our old package made a monthly ordeal.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Functionality
5.0
Pros

Our accountant knows it inside out, handovers and year ends are painless.

Cons

Extra users, CIS and currency on Standard all cost extra.

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Eoin E.Verified reviewer

Operations Manager, Harwood Trading

LinkedIn verified
Non-Profit Organization Management2-10 employeesUnited KingdomUsed: 2+ years
5.0
Reviewed on 21 November 2024

Batch entry speed nothing else matches

The bespoke report designer built our exact board pack, penny for penny how the directors want it, and it runs itself every month now.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
4.0
Functionality
4.0
Pros

Decades of data stays accessible and fast to report across.

Cons

Extra users, CIS and currency on Standard all cost extra.

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