Sage 50 Accounts

Project costing that ties to the ledgers rather than living in a spreadsheet. Fixed asset register with depreciation schedules our auditors accept as is. Bespoke reports built once and run monthly for the board.

Subscription cost has roughly doubled over five years for the same headcount, and extra users are dear. The interface modernisation is cosmetic, underneath it is the same screens I learned in 2010, which honestly suits me fine but the graduates find it baffling.

Recurring transactions and standing orders run themselves.

Costs rise annually and additions like CIS and users are all charged.

Project costing keeps jobs profitable and visible.

Costs rise annually and additions like CIS and users are all charged.

Order processing flows cleanly into stock and invoicing.

Foreign currency on Standard being a paid extra feels mean.

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

Honestly not much, it does what we bought it for.

The historic data was solid and came out cleanly for migration.

Support that escalates slowly and resolves slower.

Reliability above all, the numbers are always right. Stock counts reconcile. Recurring entries do their thing without supervision. When you learn a workflow it never changes underneath you.

Feels dated because it is. Error messages assume you speak Sage. Search inside transactions is weak, you learn to use the audit trail instead. The AI additions feel aimed at newer users, the veterans just want faster screens.

Our data exported cleanly when we tested the exit.

Charged extras for what used to be included.

Supplier Payments from inside the software ends the rekeying into the bank.

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

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

Error messages assume long Sage experience.