Using Sage50 Cloud in an SMNE
Updated May 22, 2024

Using Sage50 Cloud in an SMNE

Amanda Winstanley | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Sage 50 Complete Accounting

Overall Satisfaction with Sage 50cloud Accounting

Sage 50Cloud Accounting is used on a daily basis to manage our company's finances for accounting and payroll. The system is user friendly and enables us to drive the business forward with having access to up to date and precise reports. Sage enables us to have a clear overview of the company's current financial state.
  • Invoicing
  • Reporting
  • Forecasting
  • More user ability to amend templates
  • Clearer help on the more complicated tasks
  • Differing levels of reports for users who are from non-accounting backgrounds
  • Sage enables me to be effective in my role
  • Sage enables me to produce usable reports
  • Sage enables me to have a finger on cash flow
Sage far exceeds all accounting packages I have ever used.

Do you think Sage 50cloud Accounting delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Sage 50cloud Accounting's feature set?

Yes

Did Sage 50cloud Accounting live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Sage 50cloud Accounting go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Sage 50cloud Accounting again?

Yes

Sage enables us to get paid quicker by the use of their PAY NOW Button facility. The ability to duplicate invoices or use the recurring invoice section is time saving for our regular clients who are on renewals. The reports can be amended to reflect the information we require for different departments.

Sage 50cloud Accounting Feature Ratings

Accounts payable
9
Accounts receivable
9
Cash management
9
Bank reconciliation
9
Expense management
9
Time tracking
Not Rated
Fixed asset management
Not Rated
Multi-currency support
5
Multi-division support
Not Rated
Regulations compliance
Not Rated
Electronic tax filing
6
Self-service portal
Not Rated
Global Financial Support
Not Rated
Primary and Secondary Ledgers
5
Intercompany Accounting
8
Localizations
5
Journals and Reconciliations
8
Enterprise Accounting
5
Configurable Accounting
6
Centralized Rules Framework
6
Standardized Processes
8
Inventory tracking
8
Automatic reordering
8
Location management
5
Manufacturing module
5
Pricing
7
Order entry
7
Credit card processing
8
Cost of goods sold
8
Order Orchestration
7
End-to-end order visibility
6
Order exception Resolution
7
Pay calculation
8
Benefit plan administration
8
Direct deposit files
8
Salary revision and increment management
8
Reimbursement management
8
Dashboards
8
Standard reports
9
Custom reports
9
Not Rated
API for custom integration
Not Rated
Plug-ins
Not Rated
Not Rated
Role-based user permissions
Not Rated
Single sign-on capability
Not Rated

Using Sage 50cloud Accounting

2 - Management and accounting
2 - They have a knowledge of book keeping and accounting. They are also aware of the impact of forecasting and budgeting.
  • Day to day book keeping
  • Forecasting
  • Budgeting
  • Cash flow forecasting
  • Sales Trends
  • Supplier Purchase Trends
  • Budgetting
It is a great product that is super easy to understand. It produces reports that are useful.

Evaluating Sage 50cloud Accounting and Competitors

  • Cloud Solutions
  • Ease of Use
Ease of use - as a busy company we needed a product that could be picked up and ran with - Sage gave us this.

Sage 50cloud Accounting Implementation

Sage was a product that we were familiar with from previous jobs so I could use this knowledge to inform the purchase.
Change management was minimal
  • Change of job roles
  • Change of responsibilities
  • Training

Sage 50cloud Accounting Support

The support from Sage is quick, easy to understand and always relevant. They are very responsive to queries and this enables us to have very little down time if the product does fail for whatever reason. Having someone on the end of the phone who can solve your issues is invaluable.
ProsCons
Quick Resolution
Good followup
Knowledgeable team
Problems get solved
Kept well informed
No escalation required
Immediate help available
Support understands my problem
Support cares about my success
Quick Initial Response
None
No - didn't feel it was necessary.
Yes - The issue was dealt with professionally and with ease.
We were having difficulties with remote access and this was causing us quite a lot of downtime. Having spoken to the team at Sage they resolved the issue and also gave us tips on how to react to this ourselves.

Using Sage 50cloud Accounting

Sage delivers what it promises. The whole accounting package is user friendly and can be easily picked up by a novice. The support is second to none. They always keep us abreast of new technologies and/or changes to accounting that would impact us. The range of reports fits both small and large companies.,
ProsCons
Like to use
Relatively simple
Easy to use
Well integrated
Consistent
Quick to learn
Convenient
Feel confident using
Familiar
Requires technical support
  • Sales Invoices
  • Report Designing
  • Cash flow