Sage
sage.comBuild Difficulty: 4/5
A few focused days to build a solid replacement
Cloud business management software for small to mid-sized businesses
How to Replace SageOverview
Features
46 features across 22 categories
Accessibility(1)
Access accounting and payroll features on iOS and Android devices.
Accounting(7)
Automate invoice processing, three-way matching, and payment scheduling.
Automate invoice delivery, payment matching, and collection workflows.
Automatically download transactions from connected bank accounts.
Automatically match transactions and reconcile bank accounts with one-click reconciliation.
Manage deferred revenue and recognize revenue over contractual periods.
Capture and categorize business expenses with receipt scanning and mobile app support.
Handle transactions in multiple currencies with automatic conversion rates.
Asset Management(1)
Track depreciation, maintenance schedules, and asset lifecycle.
Billing(4)
Reduce involuntary churn with intelligent retry logic and customer communication.
Create, send, and track invoices with customizable templates and automated reminders.
Automate billing for subscription-based or repeat customers.
Manage recurring subscriptions with flexible billing cycles and usage-based pricing.
CRM(1)
Manage customer contacts, transaction history, and communication preferences.
Collections(1)
Send automated reminders for overdue invoices with customizable schedules.
Compliance(2)
Automate revenue recognition compliant with ASC 606 and IFRS 15 standards.
Automatically calculate sales tax, VAT, and generate tax reports for filing.
Document Storage(1)
Store and organize invoices, receipts, and business documents in a centralized vault.
Enterprise Accounting(2)
Record and reconcile transactions between multiple business entities.
Consolidate financial data from multiple subsidiaries or business units.
Expense Management(2)
Define expense policies and automatically flag non-compliant submissions.
Track and manage employee travel expenses with policy compliance checks.
Financial Analysis(2)
Project cash flow and monitor liquidity with AI-powered forecasting tools.
Analyze variances between actual and budgeted figures with detailed breakdowns.
Financial Planning(2)
Create budgets, track spending against targets, and generate variance reports.
Enable department heads to create and monitor their own budgets.
HR & Payroll(3)
Allow employees to view payslips, request time off, and update personal information.
Process payroll, tax withholding, and generate pay stubs with compliance tracking.
Track employee hours, billable time, and generate timesheets for payroll integration.
Infrastructure(1)
Automatic daily backups and disaster recovery for business continuity.
Integration(2)
Integrate with third-party applications using RESTful APIs.
Trigger real-time events and automate workflows using webhooks.
Operations(1)
Track stock levels, set reorder points, and manage inventory across multiple locations.
Payments(1)
Accept payments via credit card, ACH, and other methods with instant reconciliation.
Procurement(2)
Create and track purchase orders with supplier management and approval workflows.
Provide vendors access to view purchase orders, invoices, and payment status.
Project Management(1)
Track project expenses, labor costs, and profitability in real-time.
Reporting(4)
Build custom financial reports with drag-and-drop report builder.
Export financial data to Excel, CSV, or PDF formats.
Generate real-time profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and customizable financial reports.
Automatically generate and email reports on a defined schedule.
Security(4)
Log all user actions and changes with timestamps for compliance and security.
Encrypt data in transit and at rest with industry-standard encryption.
Assign permissions based on user roles to protect sensitive financial data.
Enhance security with two-factor authentication for user accounts.
Workflow(1)
Set up multi-level approval processes for invoices, expenses, and purchase orders.
Pricing
Accounting Starter
- ✓Basic invoicing
- ✓expense tracking
- ✓financial reports
Accounting Standard
Popular- ✓All Starter features plus bank feeds and reconciliation
Accounting Plus
- ✓All Standard features plus multi-currency and tax compliance
Sage Payroll Essentials
- ✓Payroll processing
- ✓tax withholding
- ✓pay stubs
Sage Payroll Plus
- ✓Payroll Essentials plus time tracking and HR features
Sage 100 Cloud Essentials
- ✓Accounting
- ✓inventory
- ✓purchasing
- ✓and project costing
Sage 100 Cloud Standard
- ✓100 Essentials plus advanced modules
Sage Intacct
- ✓Advanced accounting
- ✓multi-entity consolidation
- ✓automation
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Total Cost Comparison
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Buying Sage saves ~$50,040 over 3 years vs building.
Estimates based on 46 features and a BuildScore of 4/5. Actual costs vary.
Integrations
30 known integrations