Sage

Sage is a British software company headquartered near Newcastle upon Tyne. It was founded in 1981 and is listed on the London Stock Exchange as a FTSE 100 member. Sage describes itself as serving millions of small and mid-sized businesses with accounting, payroll and HR software. Sage Accounting is its cloud product for small companies in the UK, while larger firms use products such as Sage Intacct, Sage 200 or Sage X3.

Features

• Invoices, quotes and purchase invoices with supplier management.
• Bank feeds that import transactions from banks and credit cards for reconciliation.
• VAT calculation and submission, including Making Tax Digital for the UK.
• Reports, cash flow forecasting and the AI assistant Sage Copilot.
• Payroll and HR from the same vendor: Sage Payroll, Sage HR for small businesses and Sage People for multinational organisations.

Model and limits

Sage sells subscriptions, and prices depend on the product and the size of the company. The small business range is tailored to UK tax rules, so companies in other countries should check which Sage product and which local tax support applies before choosing it.