Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
Job costing that a contractor can actually use
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
Multi company consolidation on Premium and above
Cons
Multi user performance degrades under load
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
30 found this helpful
Felicia Vaughn
Chief of Staff, Maplewood Childcare
Canada·Hospitality·51 to 200 employees
4.0
Mar 17, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed less than 6 months
Job costing that a contractor can actually use
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
29 found this helpful
Neil Boucher
Controller, Prairie Rose Bakery
United States·Professional services·51 to 200 employees
3.0
Dec 16, 2025
Verified userUsed 6 to 12 months
Good software wearing a very old coat
It works and it has always worked. But at 128 a month for a single user, plus the payroll module on top, I do notice the bill. The value depends entirely on whether you need the depth, and for us it is close.
Pros
Job costing is usable for real construction work
Cons
No usable mobile experience
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
29 found this helpful
Danielle Thibault
Finance Manager, Granite Peak Roofing
United States·Marketing·51 to 200 employees
3.0
Nov 28, 2024
Verified userUsed 2 or more years
Fine once you learn where everything hides
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
Real audit trails that survive a review
Cons
Minimum one year commitment on all plans
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
29 found this helpful
Fiona Zielinski
Founder, Beacon Legal Partners
United States·Healthcare·11 to 50 employees
4.0
Oct 1, 2024
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more 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
Multi company consolidation on Premium and above
Cons
Multi user performance degrades under load
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
29 found this helpful
Iris Choi
Director of Finance, Silverbirch Accounting
United States·Real estate·51 to 200 employees
5.0
Jun 22, 2025
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
Inventory and serialized tracking are genuinely strong
Cons
Multi user performance degrades under load
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
28 found this helpful
Grace Contreras
Studio Director, Beacon Legal Partners
United States·Nonprofit·201 to 500 employees
4.0
Dec 22, 2024
LinkedIn confirmedUsed less than 6 months
Consolidating four entities stopped being a spreadsheet
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
28 found this helpful
Kirsten Brennan
HR Manager, Redbrick Property Group
United States·Manufacturing·51 to 200 employees
5.0
Mar 2, 2026
Verified userUsed 2 or more years
Job costing that a contractor can actually use
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
Real audit trails that survive a review
Cons
Multi user performance degrades under load
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
27 found this helpful
Margot Rooney
Chief of Staff, Ironwood Fabrication
United States·Accounting·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Sep 16, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 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.
Pros
Job costing is usable for real construction work
Cons
Minimum one year commitment on all plans
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
27 found this helpful
Fiona Buchanan
Owner, Coastline Outfitters
United States·Professional services·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Mar 17, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
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
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
27 found this helpful
Yosef Salazar
Chief of Staff, Beacon Legal Partners
United States·Ecommerce·1 to 10 employees
3.0
Dec 4, 2024
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
Powerful, but the cloud part is a fig leaf
It works and it has always worked. But at 128 a month for a single user, plus the payroll module on top, I do notice the bill. The value depends entirely on whether you need the depth, and for us it is close.
Pros
Real audit trails that survive a review
Cons
US and Canadian editions are separate purchases
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
27 found this helpful
Christopher Nguyen
Office Manager, Trailhead Bicycles
United States·Legal·51 to 200 employees
3.0
May 6, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
Capable, expensive, and stuck in 2010
It works and it has always worked. But at 128 a month for a single user, plus the payroll module on top, I do notice the bill. The value depends entirely on whether you need the depth, and for us it is close.
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
25 found this helpful
Wyatt Fitzgerald
Head of Operations, Falcon Ridge Landscaping
Canada·Legal·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Mar 18, 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
Inventory and serialized tracking are genuinely strong
Cons
Minimum one year commitment on all plans
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
25 found this helpful
Kyle Rooney
Founder, Ironwood Fabrication
United States·Ecommerce·500+ employees
4.0
Feb 1, 2025
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
Serialized tracking is the reason we stay
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
No usable mobile experience
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
25 found this helpful
Otis Desai
Studio Director, Coastline Outfitters
United States·Construction·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Dec 30, 2024
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
Our inventory finally reconciles
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
Multi company consolidation on Premium and above
Cons
Multi user performance degrades under load
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
25 found this helpful
Ingrid Lambert
Controller, Meridian Dental Group
United States·Construction·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Sep 28, 2024
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
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
The ledger is proven and stable after decades
Cons
Multi user performance degrades under load
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
25 found this helpful
Liam Bernard
People Operations Lead, Silverbirch Accounting
United States·Education·11 to 50 employees
4.0
May 19, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
The audit trail saved us during a review
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
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
24 found this helpful
Bethany Villanueva
Owner, Copper Mountain Brewing
United States·Real estate·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Apr 27, 2026
Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years
The audit trail saved us during a review
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
No usable mobile experience
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
24 found this helpful
Selena Nguyen
Owner, Foundry Road Studios
United States·Accounting·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Oct 12, 2025
Verified userUsed 6 to 12 months
Job costing that a contractor can actually use
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
24 found this helpful
Brooke Ponce
HR Manager, Coastline Outfitters
United States·Construction·51 to 200 employees
3.0
Sep 2, 2025
Verified userUsed less than 6 months
Powerful, but the cloud part is a fig leaf
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.
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