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Sage 50 Accounting

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Last updated March 13th, 2026

# Page 11 - Reviews of Sage 50 Accounting

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MD

Morgan D.  
Ceo  
Entertainment  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Doesn’t honor refund policy"

February 3, 2023

1.0

Only works in Mac in parallel. Which means you have to buy software for windows to use anything while parallel is open. Advertised a working on Mac but doesn’t really. Asked for refund three times from refund department, never went through. Waste of $500 for Mac users.

Pros

Nothing, the ACH was overpriced and Paya customer service was rude.

Cons

Doesn’t honor refunds, doesn’t work on Mac as advertised

Review Source

JK

Janet K.  
CPA  
Real Estate  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Homebuilder Software"

January 9, 2019

4.0

This is very good software for basic home builders.

Pros

This is a very easy product to implement and use. The job cost is basic, but very adequate for homebuilders who sub out most of their work.

Cons

Limited sophistication. When calling support not all techs are knowledgeable and it is hard to get through.

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JD

Joe D.  
Operations Manager  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Easy to use"

December 5, 2017

3.0

Ease of usage and cost

Pros

The software is easy to navigate. Invoicing and cash receipts are very user friendly. The journal entries are easy to display.

Cons

Reporting is minimal and not easy to customize. The customization of reports are hidden unless you drill down into each row. Hard to easily edit.

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JM

Jeremy M.  
Staff Accountant  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Sage 50"

July 14, 2017

3.0

OK for a small business that just needs an off the shelf product that can handle most needs.

Pros

Relatively easy to use and has a lot of built-in reports. Can handle a wide range of functions. Price is reasonable.

Cons

It can be a little constricting in terms of functionality, not great when higher complexity is needed.

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DW

Denise W.  
Bookkeeper  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Works well for very basic needs."

July 11, 2017

3.0

Not a bad software for someone with less-complex functionality needs.

Pros

Ease of navigation/user friendly. Report creation is simple with a wide variety of reports available based on the business needs.

Cons

Limited functionality for more complex needs. Would like more detail in terms of customer and vendor info.

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JT

Janet T.  
Accounting  
Construction  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Sage 50 for construction jobs"

April 12, 2017

4.0

I have used Sage 50 for the past 4 years for accounting purposes in a construction company. It has good features if you have to keep track of jobs. You can enter in change orders, keep track of job costs, proposals and estimates.

Pros

Easy to use once you familiarize yourself with the program.

Cons

Some reports cannot be a combination of years.

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PL

Patrick L.  
Controller  
Philanthropy  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Good all inclusive inexpensive software geared to accountants"

January 25, 2018

4.0

Pros

It's a relatively inexpensive, feature-packed software package that makes sense to accountants, rather than Quickbooks which is geared more toward the layperson.

Cons

It is a bit ponderous in that it takes up a fair bit of resources on your PC. It can become crushingly slow at times.

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BF

Brian F.  
IT  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Good option for non-profits"

March 26, 2019

4.0

Pros

Installed for a large non-profit and meets their needs for accounting. They do not use any addons such as payroll, but meets all other needs. Up there with Quickbooks as one of the best accounting tools.

Cons

On a local install there are issues with licensing, say if a user account gets locked up and you close the program, the server still thinks the user is signed in and it will give an error for that user at the next login. No known workaround aside from user reboot.

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NM

NIcki M.  
Treasurer  
Restaurants  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "More bang for your,buck!"

February 20, 2020

5.0

The use of Sage over Quickbooks is a total 360. It's so easy to navigate and find the transactions and reports you need to use.

Pros

I use this software at my actual job. I like the ease of use so much that I am switching to using it at my second job.

Cons

Tax code formulas, if something is missing I have no idea how to correct it.

Reason for choosing Sage 50 Accounting

I very much like using Sage.

Switched from

[QuickBooks Enterprise](https://www.capterra.com/p/174984/QuickBooks-Enterprise/)

I don't feel it's user friendly, the switching between screens opens a new screen every time so you may have 100 screens open at a given time. Reports are difficult to find, transactions also.

Review Source

GL

Ganiyu L.  
MD /CEO  
Accounting  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "A Easy to Use Software "

February 6, 2018

4.0

Multi-currency and Multi-location

Pros

Different ways of posting same transactions e.g Sales Invoice. You can post from Tasks or Account Receivables

Cons

No multi-currency, No multi-Locations, Every Report showing in Dollars.No configurations of Payments Menu to show for Different banks payments

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AE

Amanda E.  
Office Manager  
Farming  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "User-friendly, functional, great support "

September 21, 2016

4.5

Pros

We use the reporting features of the software quite frequently and find them very valuable. When wanting to upgrade our product and support plan to add functionality, the service and tech support were very helpful.

Cons

I wish the cloud functionalities of Sage Drive were more versatile, and you could have at least 2 users working on it at the same time, rather than having one user as read-only. The reports could be more customizable, we could really use a report that shows our inventory by location. Also, I wish there was more to the customer function, allowing for Business Day-to-Day, Financials and Customer Relationship Management all in the Sage Program.

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VO

Victor O.  
MD  
Primary/Secondary Education  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Efficient and rich in tools"

April 12, 2018

4.0

Pros

Sage 50 is quite easy to use The Graphic User Interface is friendly easy to use especially for a new user. The New Company Wizard does a very good job in anticipating almost all possible accounts in the charts of account. The report are easy and straight forward to access. The fact that I can post a transaction in more than a single way is a plus. for example if a transaction takes place in my absence I can easily post the transaction on arrival with Cash register; that flexibility is very important for me. The backup reminder feature is noteworthy.

Cons

From my experience, using peachtree with another currency aside the US dollar is unnecessarily not easy. The fact that in most cases i have to export my reports to excel before changing the currency is not the best.

Review Source

SD

Sarah D.  
Finance Director  
Logistics and Supply Chain  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Good for Small Business"

October 18, 2018

3.0

Pros

This software is easy to use. It can manage inventory and general transactions. There is project management which is a nice feature.

Cons

The reporting is very basic and there is no ability to customize records (only with text box). It is slow if there are large transactions.

Review Source

lP

laura P.  
controller  
Construction  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "i enjoy using peachtree because it is user friendly. i didn't have to read a manual from cover to cover to understand how to use it."

February 8, 2018

4.0

no

Pros

the reportng is excellent. i can filter and customize reports easily. and if there is more needed i can always use the crystal report feature

Cons

sometimes it is too easy to manipulate. i feel as if it could allow for fraud if the wrong user had access to certain areas

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SM

Sundeep M.  
Manager  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Designed for small business owners"

October 16, 2017

4.0

\- Small buiness full cycle accounting experience.

Pros

Ease of use, fully cycle accounting, professional-looking invoices, prints cheques and manages direct deposits.

Cons

The need to continually having to upgrade this software every few years can make it expensive. over the long run.

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zS

zach S.  
Business Assistant  
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Sage 50"

July 14, 2017

3.0

Pros

Easy to catch on to. Sales and quotes are very easy to do. Payroll is also fairly straight forward.

Cons

Can not print screens and reports which would make sense to print. Can only increase the price of all inventory items or each individually not groups of them.

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EW

Esther W.  
Owner  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "A good accounting software."

November 22, 2018

4.0

Upgrades are difficult to do.

Pros

The accounting software provides a good paper trail to provide to the accountant and it is easy to follow the paper trail.

Cons

We find it difficult to upgrade as it seems when we upgrade we have to create a new title for saving the company.

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YM

Yveete M.  
Accounting Manager  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "It's okay for the Price"

April 20, 2017

3.0

Pros

This system is reasonably priced. We get 3 user logins and pay an annual fee. We can run a report to see the profitability of a job with is useful.

Cons

There's a limited number of characters for the job code which makes it hard to work with jobs with long names.

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MZ

Muhammad Z.  
Accountant  
Accounting  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Sage review"

November 28, 2023

5.0

Pros

Segregation of reports instant reports.

Cons

Security issues all departments shouldn’t get all access

Review Source

MMI

Mirza Muhammad I.  
Chief Accountant  
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "It Gets the Job Done with Ease"

July 21, 2018

4.0

Overall performance is good. Comparing to the cost benefits are greater by cost & benefit analysis, Suitable for Small & Medium Sized Enterprises.

Pros

The Software is Self-Explanatory. No Special Training Required. Better Journal Entry Adjustments. Good Customer Support.

Cons

Difficult to find problem relating to prior year. Lack of Efficiency while entering Journal Entry. Payroll Information is available only for Current & Last Financial Year.

Review Source

AH

Adele H.  
Greenville Operations Manager  
Construction  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Ease of Use makes Peachtree (Sage 50) a good choice for novice accounting users"

April 14, 2017

4.0

Pros

Sage 50 Accounting has a simple interface and is a good choice for novice accounting users. Support for this product is good, and it has good functionality for a small to medium business accounting.

Cons

Although easy to use, Sage 50 Accounting is not as robust as some other accounting packages. However, it contains most of the functions necessary for a small to medium office and accounting functions.

Review Source

TBA

Tashfeen Bin A.  
Assistant Manager Finance  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "best ever accounting software for medium enterprises"

November 27, 2018

5.0

Highly Recommended for small & Medium business

Pros

It is user friendly & easy to use for single user and multiple users as well as for branch networks.

Cons

Not compatible for large organizations where multinational organisation operating in multiple countries.

Review Source

DA

Daniel A.  
DGM admin  
Hospitality  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "From Accountant to administrator"

July 15, 2017

4.0

Value for money

Pros

Highly user friendly , easy to train the new staffs, easily edit the past transaction when ever we found error.

Cons

A limitation when makes inventory transfer within the departments. Doesn't interface with PMS systems like Opera

Review Source

JA

Joseph A.  
Business Development  
Logistics and Supply Chain  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Lacking Fullsuite Applications"

May 15, 2017

2.0

Pros

Low price point Simple internal interface Accounting system is easy to use Updates are helpful and frequent

Cons

Inability to integrate into a website Lacks customer portal capabilities Default accounting reports are difficult to read

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MS

Majda S.  
Human Resources Coordinator  
Construction  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Usage friendly"

July 14, 2017

4.0

good for small and medium companies.

Pros

Easy access and they provide good customer support when it's needed. Technical issues are quickly solved.

Cons

the software doesn't include too many options features, limited. sometimes, technical issues appear.

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