Product Comparison
Overview of Similar Accounting Solutions and Their Capabilities when compared to Microsoft Business Central.
Base Product Information and Features
| Product Description | Sage Accounting | Sage 50Cloud Pastel Plus | Sage 200 Evolution | Microsoft Business Central | Sage Intacct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Database Manager |
Online |
Pervasive |
MS SQL |
Online |
Online |
|
Product Type |
Cloud |
Desktop |
Desktop |
Cloud |
Cloud |
|
Number of Users |
Unlimited º |
1 – 20 ¹ |
1 – 300+ ¹ |
Unlimited ¹ |
Unlimited ¹ |
|
Number of Companies |
Unlimited º |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited º |
|
Number of Financial Years |
Unlimited |
2² |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
|
User Defined Fields |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
General Ledger |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Segmented GL Accounts |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y⁴ |
|
Cash Books |
Unlimited |
30 |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
|
Customers |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Quotations |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Invoices |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Suppliers |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Purchase Orders |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Inventory |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y³ |
|
Segmented Inventory Items |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
|
Import Cost Allocations |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Projects |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y³ |
|
Report Writer |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Stationery Customisation |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Add-On Modules / Included Modules
| Product Description | Sage Accounting | Sage 50cloud Pastel Plus | Sage 200 Evolution | Microsoft Business Central | Sage Intacct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Multi-Currency |
Y³ |
Y³ |
Y³ |
Y |
Y |
|
GL Manager |
N |
Y³ |
N |
Journals |
N |
|
Intelligence Reporting |
Y³ |
Y |
Y³ |
Y |
Y³ |
|
Receipting |
N |
Y³ |
N |
Y |
N |
|
Time & Billing |
Y³ |
Y³ |
N |
Time Sheets |
Y³ |
|
Point of Sale |
Y³ |
Y³ |
Y³ |
Y³ |
Y³ |
|
Debtors Manager |
Y³ |
Y³ |
Y³ |
Y |
N |
|
Bank Manager |
Y |
Y |
Y³ |
Y |
Y |
|
Serial Number Tracking |
N |
Y³ |
Y³ |
Y |
Y |
|
Multi-Store |
N |
Y³ |
Y³ |
Y |
Y |
|
Job Costing |
N |
N |
Y³ |
Y |
Y³ |
|
Bills of Material |
N |
Y³ |
Y³ |
Y |
Y⁵ |
|
Services Manager |
N |
N |
Y³ |
Y‡ |
N |
|
Manufacturing |
N |
N |
Y³ |
Y‡ |
Y |
|
Mobile App |
Y |
N |
Y³ |
Y |
Y⁶ |
|
Lot Tracking |
N |
N |
Y³ |
Y |
Y |
|
Fixed Assets |
N |
Y³† |
Y³† |
Y |
Y³ |
|
Payroll |
Y† |
Y† |
Y† |
N |
N |
|
Sage CRM Standard |
N |
Y³† |
Y³† |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Sage CRM Premium |
N |
Y³† |
Y³† |
n/a |
n/a |
|
CRM included |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
|
Pricing Matrix (Discount Matrix & Volume Discounts) |
N |
Y |
Y³ |
Y |
Y |
|
Customer Account Consolidations |
N |
N |
Y³ |
Y |
Y |
|
Credit Risk Management |
N |
N |
Y³ |
Y |
N |
|
Scheduled Invoicing |
N |
Y |
Y³ |
Y |
Y |
|
Annuity Billing |
N |
N |
Y³ |
Y³ |
Y |
|
Customer Zone |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
|
Retail Point of Sale |
N |
N |
Y³ |
Y³ |
Y³ |
|
Branch Accounting |
N |
N |
Y³ |
Y |
Y |
|
Project Tracker |
Y |
Y³ |
N |
Y |
Y³ |
|
Procurement |
N |
N |
Y³ |
Y |
Y |
|
Municipal Billing |
N |
N |
Y³ |
N |
N |
|
Voucher Management |
N |
N |
Y³ |
N |
N |
|
Delivery Management |
N |
N |
Y³ |
Y |
Y |
|
Information Alerts |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
- º Cost involved per number of user/company
- ¹ Users can be purchased in increments according to your needs
- ² 5 years transactions are stored, but only 2 years are available for processing and for standard reports, available through the View menu
- ³ Purchase as an add-on module or 3rd party integration software
- ⁴ Dimension Tags available on processing
- ⁵ Assemblies only
- ⁶ Can be accessed on any internet-enabled mobile device with a browser. Might not be screen compatible.
- † Purchase as a stand-alone module.
- ‡ Only part of Microsoft Business Central Premium Licence (not Standard Licence)
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