Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
Depth that QuickBooks Online simply does not have
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
Multi company consolidation on Premium and above
Cons
Minimum one year commitment on all plans
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
1 found this helpful
Julia Goodwin
Director of Finance, Aurora Print House
United States·Legal·11 to 50 employees
5.0
Jul 8, 2026
LinkedIn confirmedUsed less than 6 months
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
Multi company consolidation on Premium and above
Cons
Interface is dated and takes weeks to learn
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Quentin Emerson
People Operations Lead, Clearview Windows
United States·Hospitality·11 to 50 employees
4.0
May 20, 2026
Verified userUsed 2 or more years
Depth that QuickBooks Online simply does not have
The audit trail did its job when we went through a review last year. Every change, who made it, when, and what it was before. Our auditor got what she asked for in one afternoon instead of the week it used to take.
Pros
Job costing is usable for real construction work
Cons
No usable mobile experience
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Priya Goodwin
Finance Manager, Northgate Logistics
United States·Ecommerce·11 to 50 employees
4.0
Mar 15, 2026
Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years
It does what the accountant asks for
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
Multi company consolidation on Premium and above
Cons
Multi user performance degrades under load
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Jonathan Fry
Practice Manager, Trailhead Bicycles
United States·Software·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Nov 15, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
Our inventory finally reconciles
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
Most accountants already know it
Cons
Minimum one year commitment on all plans
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Emilio Rasheed
Operations Manager, Blackstone Contracting
Canada·Construction·11 to 50 employees
4.0
Oct 25, 2025
Used 2 or more years
It does what the accountant asks for
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
Multi company consolidation on Premium and above
Cons
The cloud version is remote access, not a rebuild
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Malcolm Zimmerman
General Manager, Prairie Rose Bakery
United States·Manufacturing·1 to 10 employees
3.0
Aug 28, 2025
Used 6 to 12 months
Good software wearing a very old coat
The functionality is genuinely there. Finding it is the problem. Everything is two or three menus deeper than it should be and the layout has clearly grown by accretion rather than design. You do learn it, but the first six weeks are rough.
Pros
Multi company consolidation on Premium and above
Cons
Minimum one year commitment on all plans
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
Response from the vendorAug 31, 2025
Thank you for taking the time to share this. We are sorry the experience fell short. Sage 50 Cloud is designed to pair desktop performance with remote access rather than replace the desktop experience, and we know that distinction is not always clear before purchase. Please contact our support team so we can look at your specific setup.
0 found this helpful
Yasmin Farouk
Founder, Summit Physio
United States·Manufacturing·11 to 50 employees
4.0
Jul 28, 2025
Verified userUsed 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
Job costing is usable for real construction work
Cons
Multi user performance degrades under load
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Devon Ghosh
General Manager, Ironwood Fabrication
Canada·Construction·1 to 10 employees
3.0
Jul 25, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
Capable, expensive, and stuck in 2010
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
Real audit trails that survive a review
Cons
The cloud version is remote access, not a rebuild
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Victor Fry
Accountant, Tidewater Marine Services
Canada·Ecommerce·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Jun 11, 2025
Used 1 to 2 years
Our inventory finally reconciles
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
No usable mobile experience
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Theo Buchanan
Accountant, Copper Mountain Brewing
Canada·Construction·1 to 10 employees
3.0
May 19, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
Good software wearing a very old coat
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
Real audit trails that survive a review
Cons
No usable mobile experience
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Renee Pyne
Office Manager, Maplewood Childcare
United States·Nonprofit·1 to 10 employees
3.0
May 3, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
Capable, expensive, and stuck in 2010
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
Most accountants already know it
Cons
Interface is dated and takes weeks to learn
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
Response from the vendorMay 10, 2025
We appreciate the feedback and we are sorry about the support experience. That is not the standard we aim for. If you contact us with your case number we will review what happened and make sure it reaches the right team.
0 found this helpful
Joelle Torres
Owner, Sandbar Hospitality
United States·Transport and logistics·1 to 10 employees
3.0
Apr 30, 2025
Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years
Good software wearing a very old coat
The functionality is genuinely there. Finding it is the problem. Everything is two or three menus deeper than it should be and the layout has clearly grown by accretion rather than design. You do learn it, but the first six weeks are rough.
Pros
Real audit trails that survive a review
Cons
Interface is dated and takes weeks to learn
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Celeste Jimenez
HR Manager, Blackstone Contracting
United States·Construction·11 to 50 employees
5.0
Apr 29, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
It does what the accountant asks for
The audit trail did its job when we went through a review last year. Every change, who made it, when, and what it was before. Our auditor got what she asked for in one afternoon instead of the week it used to take.
Pros
Job costing is usable for real construction work
Cons
Interface is dated and takes weeks to learn
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Deepa Novak
Project Manager, Redbrick Property Group
Other·Marketing·11 to 50 employees
3.0
Apr 2, 2025
Used 2 or more years
Fine once you learn where everything hides
The functionality is genuinely there. Finding it is the problem. Everything is two or three menus deeper than it should be and the layout has clearly grown by accretion rather than design. You do learn it, but the first six weeks are rough.
Pros
Job costing is usable for real construction work
Cons
Interface is dated and takes weeks to learn
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Halima Gallagher
Studio Director, Silverbirch Accounting
United States·Real estate·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Feb 13, 2025
Verified userUsed 6 to 12 months
Job costing that a contractor can actually use
The audit trail did its job when we went through a review last year. Every change, who made it, when, and what it was before. Our auditor got what she asked for in one afternoon instead of the week it used to take.
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
0 found this helpful
Renee Delacroix
Managing Partner, Prairie Rose Bakery
United States·Education·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Jan 5, 2025
Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years
Consolidating four entities stopped being a spreadsheet
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
No usable mobile experience
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Daniel Jorgensen
Owner, Silverbirch Accounting
United States·Manufacturing·51 to 200 employees
3.0
Jan 3, 2025
Used less than 6 months
Fine once you learn where everything hides
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
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
0 found this helpful
Devon Whitfield
Owner, Summit Physio
United States·Education·500+ employees
4.0
Nov 5, 2024
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
Our inventory finally reconciles
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
Multi company consolidation on Premium and above
Cons
Interface is dated and takes weeks to learn
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Brooke Grimaldi
Practice Manager, Blackstone Contracting
Canada·Marketing·51 to 200 employees
1.0
Sep 16, 2024
LinkedIn confirmedUsed less than 6 months
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.
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