Sage 50
Product, construction, manufacturing and distribution businesses that need deep inventory and job costing and accept a yearly contract.
Quick overview
- Pricing
- From $1,448/year or $132.17/month (one-year commitment)
- Plans
- Sage 50 Cloud US prices in USD, minimum one-year commitment, auto-renewing: Pro Accounting $1,448/year or $132.17/month (1 user). Premium Accounting $1,947/year or $182.50/month for 1 user, up to $5,358/year or $493.83/month for 5 users (multi-company, advanced budgeting, serialized inventory, advanced job costing, audit trails). Quantum Accounting $2,841/year or $271.17/month for 1 user, rising with users (up to 40; role-based permissions, workflow management, industry features). Payroll module priced by employee count through Sage sales. Sage 50 Desktop bundles with payroll from $1,155/year (Pro, 1-10 employees). 30-day test drive; full refund within 30 days of purchase.
- G2 rating
- 3.9 / 5.0
- Comparisons
- Featured in 3 comparisons
Key features
- Inventory with FIFO/LIFO costing and assemblies on every plan
- Job management and job costing; advanced job costing by phase on Premium
- Multi-company, audit trails and serialized inventory on Premium
- Cloud access (Sage 50 Cloud) or a locally installed desktop version
- Free QuickBooks data import
Pros
- Deeper inventory and job costing than the cloud-first tools
- Unlimited phone and chat support included
- Desktop option for businesses that want local files
Cons
- Most expensive option here for one user ($1,448/year)
- Minimum one-year commitment
- Payroll module priced by phone, not on the website
Sage 50 in our comparisons
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