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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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Stuart Goodall

Director, Alderley & Sons

Textiles201-500 employeesCanadaUsed: 6-12 months
4.0
Reviewed on 26 March 2026

Happy apart from the invoice

The report designer rewards patience, we get exactly the numbers we want. Getting there took a course and some swearing.

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

Accountants everywhere know it, which smooths year end.

Cons

Search within transactions is weaker than modern products.

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Beth K.

Operations Manager, Netherfield & Sons

Information Technology and Services51-200 employeesUnited KingdomUsed: 1-2 years
5.0
Reviewed on 22 March 2026

Fast in experienced hands

Year end used to be a fortnight of stress. With the reports set up properly and a tidy audit trail it is now three days including the accountant queries.

Customer service
4.0
Value for money
5.0
Pros

Multi company native, switching between sets of accounts is instant.

Cons

Support hold times in VAT deadline weeks are painful.

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Piotr H.

Payroll and Accounts Manager, Tarnbrook & Sons

Transportation51-200 employeesUnited KingdomUsed: 2+ years
1.0
Reviewed on 21 March 2026

The end of a long road

After more than a decade we are migrating away. The decision came down to cost against a product that stopped moving forward, and a support experience that made a billing error take three months to resolve.

Ease of use
1.0
Customer service
1.0
Value for money
1.0
Functionality
1.0
Pros

It served us well for many years before the decline.

Cons

Support that escalates slowly and resolves slower.

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Linda H.Verified reviewer

Finance Director

LinkedIn verified
Food Production11-50 employeesIrelandUsed: 2+ years
5.0
Reviewed on 18 March 2026

Our accountant would riot if we moved

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
Customer service
5.0
Value for money
4.0
Functionality
4.0
Pros

It has simply never lost data in all our years on it.

Cons

The price rises every year and you feel each one.

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Sinead J.Verified reviewer

Office Manager, Holloway Supplies

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Non-Profit Organization Management2-10 employeesUnited KingdomUsed: 2+ years
3.0
Reviewed on 16 March 2026

Loyal user, wavering

The AI features are clearly where the investment goes now, while long requested fixes to everyday screens stay unaddressed.

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

Dependable ledgers and clean VAT quarters as ever.

Cons

None beyond what everyone already says about the price.

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Yvonne C.

Senior Bookkeeper

Textiles51-200 employeesUnited KingdomUsed: 2+ years
3.0
Reviewed on 11 March 2026

Fine software, tiring relationship

Performance over our network with four users has needed IT attention twice this year. Manageable, but cloud colleagues do not have that conversation.

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

It fails safely, nothing is ever lost even when screens freeze.

Cons

Comparing the invoice to cloud alternatives is an annual discomfort.

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Karen M.

Financial Controller, Danesmoor Trading

Food Production11-50 employeesUnited KingdomUsed: 6-12 months
2.0
Reviewed on 10 March 2026

The renewal letter did it

We stayed for the stock module and the history. This year the maths finally said move, and honestly the relief in the office was telling.

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

Stock handling remains genuinely strong.

Cons

Exit costs are the only thing keeping some of us here, and Sage knows it.

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Tom M.

Bookkeeper, Alderley & Sons

Wholesale2-10 employeesUnited StatesUsed: 2+ years
3.0
Reviewed on 10 March 2026

Fine software, tiring relationship

If you have deep stock or group needs it still earns its place. Our needs simplified and we are probably a cloud customer now who has not admitted it.

Customer service
2.0
Value for money
3.0
Functionality
3.0
Pros

Dependable ledgers and clean VAT quarters as ever.

Cons

Support quality is a coin toss under load.

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Dermot Scanlon

Director, Scanlon Groundworks Ltd

Construction11-50 employeesIrelandUsed: 1-2 years
4.0
Reviewed on 8 March 2026

Construction ledgers with CIS that actually submits

Groundworks means retentions, applications and CIS every month of the year. With the CIS module added, deductions calculate on subcontractor invoices and the return goes to HMRC from the software. Retentions we still track manually, but the heavy compliance is handled.

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

CIS deductions and submissions built into the normal purchase workflow. Job costing per site keeps the quantity surveyor honest. Our accountant dials into the data rather than us running backups to town.

Cons

CIS is an extra charge on top of Standard which stings. The learning curve for our office administrator coming from a simpler product was a solid month.

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Adam VickersVerified reviewer

Office Manager, Danesmoor & Sons

LinkedIn verified
Automotive51-200 employeesUnited KingdomUsed: 6-12 months
3.0
Reviewed on 7 March 2026

Three stars, mostly about value

Migration inertia is the honest reason we remain. The data history and staff knowledge are worth something, just less each year.

Value for money
2.0
Functionality
3.0
Pros

Document capture is a real improvement to daily posting.

Cons

The desktop roadmap feels like maintenance while cloud gets the love.

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