United States·Financial services·51 to 200 employees
5.0
Dec 13, 2024
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
It does what the accountant asks for
Job costing is genuinely good. We track labor and materials against jobs as they happen and I can see margin before the job closes instead of after. For a small construction outfit that is the whole ballgame.
Pros
The ledger is proven and stable after decades
Cons
Interface is dated and takes weeks to learn
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
61 found this helpful
Fiona Lindqvist
Operations Manager, Cedar & Vine Interiors
Canada·Construction·11 to 50 employees
5.0
May 3, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
It does what the accountant asks for
Job costing is genuinely good. We track labor and materials against jobs as they happen and I can see margin before the job closes instead of after. For a small construction outfit that is the whole ballgame.
Pros
Most accountants already know it
Cons
The cloud version is remote access, not a rebuild
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
58 found this helpful
Fiona Delacroix
Studio Director, Trailhead Bicycles
Canada·Software·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Aug 4, 2024
Used 6 to 12 months
Job costing that a contractor can actually use
Sales tax across three states is tracked properly and the return prep is straightforward. I still check the numbers because I always will, but it has not been wrong yet.
Pros
Most accountants already know it
Cons
Interface is dated and takes weeks to learn
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
55 found this helpful
Tanya Crane
Bookkeeper, Clearview Windows
United States·Education·11 to 50 employees
3.0
Jun 28, 2025
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
Powerful, but the cloud part is a fig leaf
No mobile app worth using. Our field staff cannot do anything without calling the office, and in 2026 that feels like a choice rather than a limitation. Everything else about the product is solid.
Pros
Inventory and serialized tracking are genuinely strong
Cons
Interface is dated and takes weeks to learn
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
54 found this helpful
Alistair Barlow
Office Manager, Bluewater Consulting
Canada·Software·51 to 200 employees
5.0
Mar 27, 2026
Used 2 or more years
Twenty years on Peachtree and it still works
Sales tax across three states is tracked properly and the return prep is straightforward. I still check the numbers because I always will, but it has not been wrong yet.
Pros
Inventory and serialized tracking are genuinely strong
Cons
US and Canadian editions are separate purchases
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
52 found this helpful
Spencer Hutchins
Owner, Kestrel Analytics
United States·Transport and logistics·1 to 10 employees
1.0
Dec 29, 2024
Verified userUsed 2 or more years
Migrating in was far harder than promised
Performance with five concurrent users on Premium is poor. Posting locks people out, month end is a queue, and we have had file corruption twice in three years. Both times we restored from backup and lost a day. That should not happen to accounting software in 2026.
Pros
Job costing is usable for real construction work
Cons
No usable mobile experience
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
52 found this helpful
Delia Broadbent
Controller, Willow & Ash Salons
United States·Retail·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Aug 8, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
Serialized tracking is the reason we stay
Four companies consolidated on Premium without an export step. That alone justified the upgrade for us. I used to spend the first three days of every month in a spreadsheet stitching entities together and now I do not.
Pros
The ledger is proven and stable after decades
Cons
Multi user performance degrades under load
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
50 found this helpful
Malcolm Underwood
Bookkeeper, Copper Mountain Brewing
United States·Retail·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Sep 3, 2024
Used 2 or more years
Job costing that a contractor can actually use
Four companies consolidated on Premium without an export step. That alone justified the upgrade for us. I used to spend the first three days of every month in a spreadsheet stitching entities together and now I do not.
Pros
The ledger is proven and stable after decades
Cons
The cloud version is remote access, not a rebuild
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
50 found this helpful
Meredith Beaumont
Sales Director, Harborline Supply
United States·Healthcare·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Sep 4, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
Consolidating four entities stopped being a spreadsheet
Sales tax across three states is tracked properly and the return prep is straightforward. I still check the numbers because I always will, but it has not been wrong yet.
Pros
The ledger is proven and stable after decades
Cons
US and Canadian editions are separate purchases
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
49 found this helpful
Adele Ainsworth
Founder, Summit Physio
Canada·Marketing·51 to 200 employees
2.0
Apr 22, 2025
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
The annual commitment is the trap
I called support about a multi state sales tax setup and spent forty minutes being read the knowledge base article I had already found. Escalation took nine days. The product is fine. The support around it is not what you are paying for.
Pros
The ledger is proven and stable after decades
Cons
No usable mobile experience
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
48 found this helpful
Trisha Desai
HR Manager, Redbrick Property Group
United States·Transport and logistics·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Dec 21, 2024
Verified userUsed less than 6 months
Consolidating four entities stopped being a spreadsheet
Sales tax across three states is tracked properly and the return prep is straightforward. I still check the numbers because I always will, but it has not been wrong yet.
Pros
Most accountants already know it
Cons
Multi user performance degrades under load
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
48 found this helpful
Simon Crane
Accountant, Fairview Veterinary
United States·Nonprofit·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Dec 19, 2025
Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years
Depth that QuickBooks Online simply does not have
Our accountant asked for it by name. She works in it faster than we do and year end went from a three week ordeal to about four days. If your accountant knows Sage 50, that alone is a real argument.
Pros
Most accountants already know it
Cons
Minimum one year commitment on all plans
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
47 found this helpful
Ximena Villanueva
Bookkeeper, Northern Star Staffing
Canada·Financial services·51 to 200 employees
5.0
Mar 27, 2025
Verified userUsed less than 6 months
Twenty years on Peachtree and it still works
We moved here from QuickBooks Online because we could not get inventory right, and that problem disappeared in the first month. Assemblies, serial numbers and real costing all behave the way our controller expects. It is not pretty software but it is correct software, and correct is what I needed.
Pros
Job costing is usable for real construction work
Cons
US and Canadian editions are separate purchases
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
47 found this helpful
Greta Larkin
Founder, Silverbirch Accounting
United States·Transport and logistics·11 to 50 employees
4.0
Oct 11, 2024
Verified userUsed 2 or more years
Depth that QuickBooks Online simply does not have
I have used this since it was Peachtree and the ledger has never once let me down. New staff complain about the interface for a month and then stop noticing. The reliability is worth more to me than a modern design would be.
Pros
Real audit trails that survive a review
Cons
No usable mobile experience
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
47 found this helpful
Adele Zielinski
Practice Manager, Prairie Rose Bakery
United States·Education·51 to 200 employees
4.0
Jul 20, 2024
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
Depth that QuickBooks Online simply does not have
We moved here from QuickBooks Online because we could not get inventory right, and that problem disappeared in the first month. Assemblies, serial numbers and real costing all behave the way our controller expects. It is not pretty software but it is correct software, and correct is what I needed.
Pros
Job costing is usable for real construction work
Cons
The cloud version is remote access, not a rebuild
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
47 found this helpful
Keith Rasheed
Founder, Falcon Ridge Landscaping
United States·Retail·11 to 50 employees
4.0
Feb 16, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
Serialized tracking is the reason we stay
I have used this since it was Peachtree and the ledger has never once let me down. New staff complain about the interface for a month and then stop noticing. The reliability is worth more to me than a modern design would be.
Pros
The ledger is proven and stable after decades
Cons
Interface is dated and takes weeks to learn
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
46 found this helpful
Xander Finnegan
Project Manager, Willow & Ash Salons
United States·Healthcare·1 to 10 employees
3.0
Jan 2, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
Good software wearing a very old coat
Sage 50 Cloud is the desktop application with remote access stapled to it. That is useful and it is not what the name implies. If you are expecting a browser experience like Xero you will be disappointed on day one, and you should know that going in.
Pros
The ledger is proven and stable after decades
Cons
Minimum one year commitment on all plans
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
45 found this helpful
Yosef Haugen
Owner, Summit Physio
United States·Legal·11 to 50 employees
1.0
Feb 4, 2025
Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years
Migrating in was far harder than promised
I called support about a multi state sales tax setup and spent forty minutes being read the knowledge base article I had already found. Escalation took nine days. The product is fine. The support around it is not what you are paying for.
Pros
Most accountants already know it
Cons
Interface is dated and takes weeks to learn
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
42 found this helpful
Curtis Rowan
Controller, Redbrick Property Group
Canada·Marketing·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Mar 27, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
Consolidating four entities stopped being a spreadsheet
Job costing is genuinely good. We track labor and materials against jobs as they happen and I can see margin before the job closes instead of after. For a small construction outfit that is the whole ballgame.
Pros
Job costing is usable for real construction work
Cons
The cloud version is remote access, not a rebuild
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
41 found this helpful
Douglas Stavros
Practice Manager, Meridian Dental Group
United States·Manufacturing·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Sep 23, 2024
Used 6 to 12 months
It does what the accountant asks for
Four companies consolidated on Premium without an export step. That alone justified the upgrade for us. I used to spend the first three days of every month in a spreadsheet stitching entities together and now I do not.
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