Sage 100 vs Sage X3
Verified ratings, feature by feature comparison and real pricing. Everything a North American business needs to pick between these two.
Sage X3
Sage's heavyweight, for manufacturers who have outgrown everything else
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Ratings
Every score, at a glance
Verified user ratings across every dimension. Sage 100 against Sage X3, nothing weighted.
Dimensions won
32Sage 100 3, Sage X3 2
Sage 100 vs Sage X3, across 5 rating dimensions
Widest rating gap
+1.0
Sage 100 leads on value for money
Verified reviews
430
229 for Sage 100, 201 for Sage X3
Sage 100229 verified reviews
Sage X3201 verified reviews
Ratings by dimension
- Sage 100
- Sage X3
Share of verified reviews
Which product reviewers actually write about.
- Sage 100229
- Sage X3201
Cost to get started
Cheapest paid plan, shown per month.
At least one of these is quoted rather than published, so compare the ratings above and get a real number from each vendor.
Head to head
Where each one wins
Row by row, with the stronger score highlighted. Straight from verified reviews.
| Sage 100 | Sage X3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Reviews | 229 | 201 |
| Ease of use | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| Value for money | 3.6 | 2.6 |
| Customer service | 2.8 | 3.0 |
| Functionality | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| Starting price | Custom pricing | Custom pricing |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Free version | No | No |
Features
Feature by feature, checked off
Everything each product ships, side by side. No marketing gloss.
| Feature | Sage 100 | Sage X3 |
|---|---|---|
| Financial management and general ledger | ||
| Bills of material | ||
| Work order processing | ||
| Lot and serial traceability | ||
| Multi warehouse inventory | ||
| Landed cost tracking | ||
| Sales order processing | ||
| Purchasing and receiving | ||
| US sales tax across jurisdictions | ||
| 1099 handling | ||
| Modular licensing | ||
| Process manufacturing with formulas and recipes | ||
| Discrete manufacturing | ||
| Batch and lot traceability | ||
| Quality control workflows | ||
| Potency and yield management | ||
| Multi site operations | ||
| Multi legislation and multi currency | ||
| Supply chain and distribution | ||
| Warehouse management | ||
| Statutory reporting across countries |
Pricing
Both price lists, side by side
Every plan from both vendors, side by side, priced in US dollars.
Sage 100 plans
Sage 100
Licensed by module and user. Quoted through a Sage partner.
Custom
quoted by the vendor
- Financial management
- Inventory and purchasing
- Sales order processing
- Modular licensing
- On premise or hosted
Sage 100 with Manufacturing
Adds the production modules. Quoted through a partner.
Custom
quoted by the vendor
- Everything in Sage 100
- Bills of material
- Work order processing
- Lot and serial traceability
- Production planning
Pricing is quoted
Sage does not publish a list price, so the only real number is the one they quote you. Ask for the implementation cost in writing at the same time.
Sage X3 plans
Sage X3
Quoted per user and module, with implementation. Through a specialist partner.
Custom
quoted by the vendor
- Process and discrete manufacturing
- Multi site and multi legislation
- Quality control
- Batch and lot traceability
- Supply chain management
- Cloud native or on premise
Pricing is quoted
Sage does not publish a list price, so the only real number is the one they quote you. Ask for the implementation cost in writing at the same time.