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Sage 50 Payroll

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Powerful desktop payroll for UK businesses that run their own pay runs in house

3.9Based on 95 reviews

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3.9

95 reviews

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Fatima F.Verified reviewer

Payroll Manager, Netherfield Foods

LinkedIn verified
Accounting51-200 employeesUnited KingdomUsed: 1-2 years
4.0
Reviewed on 18 February 2024

Powerful once you learn it

The compliance and reporting are genuinely strong. The interface shows its heritage and support is slower at year end, which is why four rather than five, but the payroll itself is faultless.

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

Departmental analysis suits our cost tracking.

Cons

Updates need installing rather than being automatic.

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Keith M.

Company Accountant

Transportation51-200 employeesUnited KingdomUsed: 2+ years
4.0
Reviewed on 21 January 2024

Very good for a serious payroll

Brought payroll in house and it has paid off, both in cost and in control. A determined few weeks of setup and learning, and it has run reliably since.

Ease of use
4.0
Value for money
3.0
Functionality
4.0
Pros

Handles complex pay elements and frequencies.

Cons

Variable hours entry is somewhat manual.

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Raymond A.Verified reviewer

Financial Controller, Wetherall Logistics

LinkedIn verified
Accounting2-10 employeesUnited KingdomUsed: 1-2 years
5.0
Reviewed on 13 January 2024

The depth is exactly what payroll needs

Statutory sick, maternity and paternity pay calculated on the correct reference periods, which I have watched simpler tools get wrong, is exactly the kind of depth that matters.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Functionality
5.0
Pros

Pension files upload to Nest without editing.

Cons

Not for a novice, this rewards experience.

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Imran W.Verified reviewer

Bookkeeper, Swaledale Logistics

LinkedIn verified
Logistics & Supply Chain11-50 employeesUnited KingdomUsed: 6-12 months
5.0
Reviewed on 10 January 2024

Brought payroll in house and saved money

The Sage 50 Accounts integration was the deciding factor, payroll journals post straight into the accounts correctly coded without anyone rekeying a thing.

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

Fast for an experienced operator, which matters for a busy payroll.

Cons

Honestly little else, it does the job properly.

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Linda T.

Director, Greystoke Manufacturing

Real Estate51-200 employeesUnited KingdomUsed: 2+ years
2.0
Reviewed on 2 January 2024

The desktop model held us back

A powerful tool that simply does not fit how our team works now, and the effort of remote access and the learning curve pushed us toward a cloud alternative.

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

Compliance is solid.

Cons

None beyond what everyone says about the learning curve.

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