--- description: Learn more about Sage 50 Accounting price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in South Africa. Read reviews from verified users and discover similar tools. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Sage 50 Accounting Price, Reviews & Features - Capterra South Africa 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Accounting Software](/directory/1/accounting/software) > [Sage 50 Accounting](/software/174753/sage-50cloud) # Sage 50 Accounting Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.za/software/174753/sage-50cloud Page: 1 / 18\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/174753/sage-50cloud?page=2) > Cloud and mobile-based accounting software that helps small \& medium sized businesses manage finances, invoicing, inventory, and more. > > Verdict: Rated **3.9/5** by 420 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Sage 50 Accounting? It caters to small and medium businesses, including bookkeepers, financial managers, business owners, accountants, HR professionals, inventory managers, and construction professionals. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **3.9/5** | 420 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 3.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 3.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 3.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 3.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 70% | (7/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Sage - **Founded**: 1981 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$124,42 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Versions: Sage 50cloud Pro Accounting: $340/year Sage 50cloud Premium Accounting: $510/year Sage 50cloud Quantum Accounting: $842/year Microsoft Office 365 integration is available for $150/year - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1 000, 1 001–5 000, 5 001–10 000, 10 000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English, French, Spanish - **Available Countries**: Australia, Canada, France, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - Accounts Payable - Accounts Receivable - Activity Dashboard - Approval Process Control - Audit Trail - Bank Reconciliation - Billing & Invoicing - Budgeting/Forecasting - Cash Management - Contact Database - Customer Statements - Customizable Invoices - Data Import/Export - Expense Tracking - Financial Analysis - Financial Management - Financial Reporting - Fixed Asset Management - General Ledger - Income & Balance Sheet - Inventory Management - Invoice Processing - Mobile Payments - Multi-Currency - Online Payments - Payment Collection - Payment Processing - Payroll Management - Profit/Loss Statement - Project Accounting - Purchase Order Management - Quotes/Estimates - Real-Time Data - Receipt Management - Receivables Ledger - Reporting & Statistics - Reporting/Analytics - Tax Calculation - Tax Management - Time & Expense Tracking - Transaction Management ## Integrations (18 total) - AutoEntry - Avalara - BILL Accounts Payable & Receivable - BQE CORE Suite - Credit Hound - Fortis - Microsoft 365 - Microsoft Excel - Microsoft Outlook - Microsoft PowerPoint - Microsoft Word - Paya - QCommission - REALTRAC - Stripe ... and 3 more integrations ## Support Options - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Accounting Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/1/accounting/software) ## Related Categories - [Accounting Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/1/accounting/software) - [Billing and Invoicing Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30015/billing-and-invoicing/software) - [Bookkeeping Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30974/bookkeeper/software) - [Business Performance Management Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30051/business-performance-management-software/software) - [Accounts Payable Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30520/accounts-payable/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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I use this as an administrator and give access rights to various external parties including the Part time bookkeeping staff and the external auditors. > > **Cons**: The least aspect of the Sage 50 Accounting is its integration with the different software example with the Plooto and Payroll system. We tried to integrate it, but it did not allow us to do. > > The overall experience with the Sage 50 Accounting is great. With the help of this software, we were able to close our financial books, including the external audit requirements professionally. ----- ### "Sage 50 Cloud use with Harbour Housing" — 3.0/5 > **Tom** | *23 June 2025* | Accounting | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: The massive amount of features that come with Sage 50. The recent additions such as Sage CoPilot. The great range of additional software. > > **Cons**: I would love there to be a version written specifically for Apple ECOsystem. I would more attention to running the software within a virtual machine. > > We have used it in our Charity for years, and it has more functions than we could ever need. I find the support really helpful for tricky specific tasks. ----- ### "Sage Review - Trucking Enterprise" — 4.0/5 > **Zwee** | *28 July 2025* | Transportation/Trucking/Railroad | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: - very easy to maintain and to train user to do it. - UI are very easy to understand as well - security is fairly good, keeping sensitive data secured > > **Cons**: - sometimes it is hard to recover backup database/profile that attach to a user - update using the UI sometimes does not install new version properly > > Sage 50 is a good product for us to Payroll Team, it is easy to maintain and to train end users on how to use it ----- ### "A perfect daily routine with Sage 50 Accounting" — 5.0/5 > **Emily** | *13 October 2025* | Hospitality | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: You can get into a great routine using Sage 50 Accounting - once you learn it, the daily usage is very easy. > > **Cons**: This is very minor but it looks dated, like it resembles an excel spreadsheet. It may not look user friendly but once you start using it more, it's very effective. > > I have not had any issues with Sage 50 Accounting. You can easily separate your companies and the drop down menu's are easy to navigate along with creating invoices, paying bills, and creating vendors. ----- ### "Sage 50 Clius Accounting" — 3.0/5 > **Anthony** | *25 October 2024* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: The ease of accessing my data remotely made doing my day to day task simple and effective > > **Cons**: The cost can get expensive when the team grows > > It was good but nt amazing, lots of room for impovement to keep up with other accounts packages ----- Page: 1 / 18\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/174753/sage-50cloud?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/174753/sage-50cloud) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data