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Sage 50 Accounting

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Last updated March 13th, 2026

# Page 10 - Reviews of Sage 50 Accounting

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AV

Alexa V.  
Administrative Assistant  
Construction  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Very useful and very reliable software for your business"

December 22, 2017

5.0

Pros

What I've liked the most of this software its is usefulness. For my experience, Iv'e done all accounting from accounts receivables, payables, Aged payables, checks, payroll, timecard ticketing, etc.

Cons

The least that Iv'e liked about this product is that it would crash our computer. Sometimes we would be multitasking on the program and it would crash and not save what we were working on.

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GLC

Gwen L C.  
Accounting & HR Manager  
Environmental Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Possibilities are endless"

October 8, 2016

2.0

Sage 50 has the capability of being as good as if not better than QuickBooks; however, it is in desperate need of Service Techs do not have the ability to resolve issues, they send emails with links to help pages that don't resolve the problem. There is no reason why Sage 50 should be able to resolve the fact that transactions are posted in the general ledger but don't show up on the reconciliation screen. There is no reason why there isn't any capability of merging customers, vendors, etc when employees have duplicated accounts unnecessarily. The class they want you to take and complete in 90 days while working full time in a new position, is also antiquated. The classes don't coincide with the manuals which are full of errors and typos.

Pros

It is similar to Sage Timberline

Cons

It severely lacks in functionality that you have with QuickBooks and Sage Timberline.

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BO

Brandi O.  
Inside sales manager  
  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "The program is somewhat user friendly but there are improvements that could me made"

March 20, 2018

3.0

The product has issues crashing at times or have problems loading.

Pros

The program has some good inventory features and setting up was fairly easy. Getting the customers in they system was fairly simple.

Cons

Inventory and changing pricing can be frustrating. You have to take product out of inventory to change or update pricing. I wish they had a feature to where you could link a sales order to a purchase order without having to create an inventory item. I also did not like that once you put an item in stock or non-stock that you couldn't change the item.

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IS

Idowu S.  
Lead Consultant  
Accounting  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "It is a good software for the small to medium size businesses whosr transactions involve straightforward accounting transactions particularly dealing with the General Ledger alone. Inventory transactiond dealing with stock issues is not properly documente"

May 11, 2018

4.0

Pros

Very good software when it comes to dealing with general ledger type of transactions. The budgeting module is particularly good by displaying variances and allowing you to drill down the actual transactions from the same screen.

Cons

The developers should attempt to migrate this to an ERP to make it more functional. The shortcomings in inventory documentation will be easy to overcome.

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SN

Shevaunn N.  
Office Admin/Book Keeper  
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Extremely easy to use, unlike other accounting software I have used in the past. "

May 16, 2017

5.0

I save time on training and exporting alone. I could hook this up to my bank and make my life that much easier, but that would just spoil me :p

Pros

I like Sage because it is very easy to use. I did not have to train on the software at all, I self taught myself. Also, being able to export to excel is a BONUS

Cons

If you want help from sage, you have to pay a ridiculous fee. HINT: almost everything is now free through google!

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KH

Kim H.  
Office Manager  
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Holzworth"

July 20, 2017

2.0

this software is not robust enough for a manufacturing company

Pros

inventory control; accounting portion is ok but doesn't handle prepayments very well................

Cons

work orders can not be auto'ly generated from sales orders; does not integrate with ACT! (as we were told); customizing forms is very cumbersome; out of the box reports; no quality control capabilities; no RMA feature for repairs

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Senior Software Engineer  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Accounting software to cover the basics"

April 3, 2019

4.0

It is not the greatest accounting tool out there, but at least give it a trial run.

Pros

It is well known name in the field of accounting. It does the basics right and it can cover a lot of needs out of the box. Many accountants would be familiar with it and being comfortable using it. Which is always a plus.

Cons

Recently the quality of the product support has not been great. Quality of the app is far from perfect. There have been some organizational changes recently which might have affected it all as well.

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AH

Angela H.  
Bookkeeper  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "i have been using Sage for many years. I am comfortable using it for my businesses."

October 3, 2017

4.0

Pros

User friendly and easy to use. I like the most recent update, it is aesthetically appealing. I also find the payroll function very easy to use.

Cons

Seems to crash often. Also, we signed up for the Sage Drive and had 1 problem after the next. Since there are too many bugs at this time, we stopped using Drive. Too risky, considering we lost over a month worth of data.

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TM

Tina M.  
Sales  
  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Very feature rich and overall a great tool"

October 6, 2017

5.0

Pros

The search features and ability to create tailored reports really sets this software apart! I know there's much more to explore in my limited time using Sage.

Cons

There are so many features that its taking more time to discover all that is offered. I only need it for a few tasks so, I don't spend as much time in Sage as others.

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MSA

Muhammad Sajid A.  
Deputy Manager Finance  
Accounting  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Peachtree software is the best accounting software, it can be used for all kinds of accounting records"

November 23, 2018

5.0

In general it is good and easy software. For a private limited company it is best accounting software to keep business record.

Pros

Peachtree Accounting software is easy to use, user friendly, it has the many options to record business transaction.

Cons

Main con is that you can edit the record any time which is very risky because instead of changing the record a person should post adjusting entries.

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AC

Andrea C.  
Office Manager  
Retail  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "You get what you pay for"

October 10, 2017

4.0

Other accounting software and Sage 100 and up are two plus times more expensive

Pros

It is capable to customize reports and handle a large inventory. Integrates with Sage processing to ease the process of marking invoices paid.

Cons

Sage 50 does not easily integrate with WooCommerce. Therefore, internet orders for website still need manually entered for inventory and accounting purposes.

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BL

Bryan L.  
Business Development Manager  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "We use Sage for all our accounting record keeping and payroll and find it very accurate and reliable"

January 23, 2018

5.0

We have accurate accounting records that are easily sent to our public accountant for year end processing.

Pros

We like that the reports are robust and exportable to excel, and the payroll module makes completing each run easy and year end a snap.

Cons

We get asked to backup the data upon sign in and sign out, this can be cumbersome, but also a terrific reminder to safeguard our data.

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DH

Diamond H.  
self employed  
Retail  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "2017 sage 50 accountants edition"

February 6, 2018

5.0

Go for it.

Pros

Unlike QB, Fiscal year end rolls over. Under A/R A/P and GJ modules, you can set up recurring entries.

Cons

Journal Entries follow comments made on the main window rather than each individual have its own comment on the RHS. You could only see these comments if you further drill down on that particular entry. You need to have bookkeeping skills.

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LP

Laura P.  
Controller  
Construction  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Good software just not for my industry"

March 8, 2018

3.0

Pros

The software is not difficult to use. It is pretty easy to drill down on most reports. Can customize users to lock out information based on need to know information.

Cons

This software is not bad, but I wouldn't recommend it for construction use. If you need to job cost and post costs based on use, not on invoice, this isn't a good software for that.

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JA

John A.  
Owner  
Retail  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Pathetic "

September 26, 2018

1.0

Find another program from any other company. The renewal rates are astronomical and ther is no customer service at all.

Pros

Once you figure out the program it’s just ok. The basic program is adaptable for almost any accounting application.

Cons

No customer service!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!spent a lot of money on this program. Each year the cost multiply and you get nothing more than ignored!

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EV

Elein V.  
Bookkeeper  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Longtime business user"

October 12, 2017

5.0

It keeps us extremely organized and our data is easy to sort and analyze.

Pros

It is extremely user friendly. It has a lot of features that prevent double entries and create an audit trail.

Cons

There are a few screens that I would like to print that do not offer that feature. Otherwise the reporting is excellent and the exporting to Excel and pdfs is more than enough.

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CA

Christopher A.  
Internal Auditor  
Accounting  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Simple and Effective"

February 26, 2019

4.0

Pros

Very easy to use. I maintain the books for 3 companies through it and navigate it easily.

Cons

The worst part is the backup process. it easily gets corrupted.

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Tom K.  
Accountant  
  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "The leader in digital accounting, not for everyone though."

July 23, 2018

5.0

Pros

Sage 50 is the leader in digital accounting and has all the features needed and more. It works really well for accountants and users alike.

Cons

The cost of Sage is rather high for the small business user and sole trader. This may not be for contractors and similar users.

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ME

Myriam E.  
Senior Project Manager  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Le meilleur : Sage 50cloud Ciel"

September 12, 2022

5.0

Pros

Gestion de tout le process : achats, prospection, ventes, stocks

Cons

Pas de points faibles à signaler, la solution répond parfaitement à nos attentes

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AA

Ankit A.  
Accountant  
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Dissapointing"

August 12, 2016

1.5

Pros

Its good for very Basic Accounting practice. No Customization for Manufacturing Sector. Inventory Control, Deposits Module, Basic Reports are missing. The only best thing about Sage is it creates basic financial statements.

Cons

Not easy to use, Very less improvements on each update. Requested improvements on Deposit Module ( Deposits show up on accounts receivable ??? Really) Cannot run report that shows Quote number, Order number, Invoice amount & salesperson side by side. No group accounts for allocation. No way to use multiple selection fro Customer Statements. No grouped customer statements based on terms. Very Basic features are missing. Have to maintain multiple excel spreadsheets to make sage work.

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NL

Nic L.  
Network Administrator  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "This software is bad"

July 18, 2017

2.0

Pros

I don't. I really don't like this software. Even our accountant doesn't like this software but her predecessor set it up so she keeps using it.

Cons

It breaks all the time (self hosted). The updates never get pushed out correctly to the client PC's. The Pervasive SQL server that ships with the software locks up all the time. It's just bad.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Sales  
  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "It's good."

April 12, 2018

4.0

Pros

It does the job from an accounting front. From my perspective, it's very sensitive w/other applications and at times this will cause delays for communication between systems.

Cons

Sage seems very sensitive w/other applications and at times this will cause delays for communication between systems.

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JT

JASON T.  
Sales Manager  
Automotive  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Good, powerful program, but can lag due to being cloud based"

January 9, 2019

3.0

Can work well for a smaller company, but as the company grows the program can lag behind and slow down

Pros

We use this daily at our company and it works well, it is powerful and can be customized to fit your needs

Cons

Due to being cloud based, the system can lag, especially with how we have it set up with many part numbers. The program also crashes often

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John J.  
Principal  
Accounting  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Disappointing compared to Desktop product"

September 20, 2022

3.0

Pros

Cloud based and easy to migrate from desktop product

Cons

Poor implementation of cloud solution and sadly finding better other solutions

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LW

Lincoln W.  
Office Manager  
Leisure, Travel & Tourism  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Small Business Order Entry"

May 13, 2022

5.0

Pros

Really simple to use and set up orders, new products, customers.

Cons

A bit limited on the stock control side. Assembly Bill of Materials are possible but can get very complicated and unless you manually check every time it can get messy. We manufacture so this is important to us, for most sales and marketing companies this is the perfect software.

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