Sage 100

Pros

Sage 100 really helped us on our ERP operations with its powerful features.

Cons

The customer support service flows can be more efficient.

Pros

sage is very develop-able and can be adjusted to do all your needs, ( only with a Great Re-seller )

Cons

the least I like about sage is that in order to really get an understanding of the software you must have an awesome re-seller and there is only a handful (maybe a bit more) and they charge huge amounts of money to do the work.... so, it ends up being very pricey...

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Reasons for Switching to Sage 100

Pros

We used the contractor version of Sage 100. It was a nice all in one solution with everything in one place. Invoicing was pretty simple for our accounting to use.

Cons

Mobile app didn't do anything, it was extremely basic. Taxes were not actually calculated on employees pay (it still calculated it but didn't actually track it, just stopped at one point but only for a few and it wasn't caught), estimating module could use a lot of work to update it.

Pros

Performs well, gives great reports and such.

Cons

It's a bit more difficult to understand than some of its more pedestrian brethren.

Pros

Its real instant financial tracking and customizable reporting features make Sage 100 a distinct advantage amongst the rest. Continuous tracking means that campaign budgets, expenses, and financial performance are always relevant and allow for immediate implementation.

Cons

While the user interface of Sage 100 is not my favorite part about the software, it could certainly use a bit of modernizing and an intuitive interface. For example, the automation of financial monitoring could also be expanded to save more time repeating tasks.

Pros

Excellent customer support ensures issues are resolved quickly. Comes with unlimited customization options which helps to meet specific business needs. Features like wide range of pre-built integrations and native connections other products makes it the ideal choice for sensitive data. Has a robust security and compliance dashboard.

Cons

Sage 100 can be expensive for smaller teams. Also the lack of a free trial version limits users who would opt to test the product first before purchasing it.

Pros

It's very simple and straight forward and easy to use. It's not convoluted with a bunch of unnecessary features. It also has a lot of useful resources and help guides right there if you need them.

Cons

I'm not sure of the ease of integration with other products. I think it was attempted but not followed through on.

Pros

Good legacy software, ERP system, I like the desktop version

Cons

The user interface looks quite old, doesn't integrate with everything

Pros

Can do a lot.
Personal c# developpement possible with Objets Metier.

Cons

Obsolete softaware in many features . For example , the length of fileds is very short (a serail number with only 31 charactersn a title with 69).
A godd facelift would be welcome.
There' s too many bug in mangement that are still not resolved.
The interface is not modern and the document generator is from another era. There's not workflow either.

Pros

I like how you can purchase the modules you need vs everything being packaged. The automation work pretty good

Cons

The software is not super intuitive, but once you get going it's not bad. They learning videos really help if you get stuck

Pros

I do a lot of financial reporting and I
find that the reporting options are excellent. I’m able to create reports quickly and easily for all accounting needs.

Cons

It’s a small con but the overall look of the application could be better.

Pros

It is very easy to go back & see when & what I purchased regarding my purchase orders.

Cons

Sometimes it kicks me out & the only way to get back in is to restart my computer.

Pros

Accountability of employees to make correct invoices

Cons

Previously we used Mas 90 and didnt have to wait 5 extra seconds for the functions

Pros

Get small businesses to achieve their goals.

Cons

Poor image and aspects of the program compared with others.

Pros

as of now they still allow non cloud version.

Cons

Each time to renewal a price hiking from at least 10%. We only use GL and it ways to expensive

Pros

Sage is old and the core functionality is solid. It "just works" for most smaller companies

Cons

Sage really isn't intended for large / complicated environments. Once you've gone above 50 simultaneous users and add third party integrations for taxing, credit cards, warehouse management, etc... you'll notice lag in the system regardless of the hardware resources assigned to it.

Pros

It is a very robust package of modules - each module is for a specific task - general ledger, AP, AR, Inventory, etc. Once you have your company setup you assign your staff to be responsible for one of the modules and they become the expert in the module. All modules are integrated with the other modules so there is no need to upload and run sync programs - it is all done for you.

Cons

Sometimes the modules are not as intuitive as other modules - I can only guess different software designers designed different modules and therefore the nuances of writing logical code differ from individual to individual. This makes more a bit of discontinuity across the modules. Somethings a module will crash due to some parameter not having a specific number or letter in the database (don't even know how that would happen!) and you cannot diagnose it yourself - you have to call customer service. It will cost you money if you don't have a CS plan and chew up at least an hour of your time. However, in fairness it does not happen too often.

Pros

I was looking for a new cloud-based solution to manage my accounting and finances because my old program was not able to handle my business' complicated processes, and I found Sage 100cloud. This solution helps simplify your finances by providing a single source of data for items like cash management, financial procedures and supply chain management. You can manage your entire business from anywhere on any device, so I can check my finances from my phone or tablet.

Cons

I haven't really had any issues with this product so far.

Pros

Sage is easy to setup. The ability to customize your invoices to include Logos and what is required to be shown on your invoices is essential. The ability to setup your fonts and how you want reports to print and look makes it very personable.

Cons

I would like the ability to copy a Journal entry to reuse as opposed to saving as a stored entry. Coping entries on the fly is much faster. When a credit appears you cannot back out of this (no choice to exit) can make a mess of your gl

Pros

portability is great with Sage. I can be on vacation in the south and still access my files if needed.

Cons

there are no functions that I do not like

Pros

The accounting functionality of the software is very user-friendly. The screens are modern and easy to read. We love the reporting side of the software as well. With employees working from home more now than ever before being on the cloud is huge.

Cons

Wish it did more manufacturing types of transactions for work orders.

Pros

Having worked with a few erps, this is one of the cleanest UIs and has been a great experience with getting data out of it. The datacubes on the backend have been really good as well. Order allocation is clean and simple and has warehousing plugins that work well too.

Cons

I really wish that price breaks and price levels worked better. It was very difficult to get the accurate pricing inputted to the system.

Pros

I like that you can save your favorites in one spot so you can easily get to the reports and functions you use frequently.
Everything is straight forward so it’s fairly easy to train new people on this program.

Cons

I’ve had a lot of issues with if someone else is using the same area/module as you it doesn’t warn you it just tries to do what you want and then just force closes yours and tells you after the fact. And then you’re like what the heck where was I at in the process? So beware of that. Also connecting printers to this has been a total PITA on more than numerous occasions.

Pros

Full featured. Has what you need in most modules to run a typical company. Decent implementation of Paperless office. Print and linking PDF copies of most documents is great.

Cons

Workflow can be frustrating or cryptic in rare cases. Implementation of paperless office, particularly for PDF invoices and uploaded documents is really good, but not great.

Needs better inventory work order management. Basic integration is terrible, GREAT integration is too full featured. We need something in between. Just a basic Work order process that actually works.

Pros

The way it can handle inventory and pick,pack ship. Used to include a great Payroll program but now that is an add on.

Cons

Huge price increases year after year for just the license. Then you have to hire a software programmer to even do the smallest of task. Or even more money to fix a simple data entry error.

Pros

It's comprehensive features, user-friendly interface and reliability,

Cons

At the start of using it was a bit complicated, but once the training commenced, it went well, we expected it to be easy to understand from the start, but we managed.

Pros

the name of the software. But don't be fooled by that.

Cons

On paper it has all the functionalities. In reality none of them works properly. You endup with countless customizations from a Sage partner and become very dependent on their partner. They are neither good nor cheap.

Pros

it is a very simple program to use. it really cant be dumbed downed enough. its a great starting point for a small business, as the company grows probably would want to upgrade

Cons

certain options could just be better. Inventory look up, example looking up an item could be better, unless the description is spot on to find the part # the program wont broaden the search for you.

Pros

The simplicity of it. It has the capacity to do everything needed in accounting and easy to learn. Good for a small to midsize company.

Cons

I wish the report parameters had more options to view data. I wish there was an option to increase the system font size.

Pros

Very simple to use, from the first day I started working with it.

Cons

The online help needs to be explaining a little better.

Pros

I think the thing I like most is that fact that everything pertaining to the specific job is kept all together and easily accessible.

Cons

When using job cost, only one person can access at a time unless we purchase another license, but its not a huge deal.

Pros

Not difficult to use, once you got used to it.

Cons

The software would shut down for no reason.

Pros

Very robust product if you take the time to customize it.

Cons

This is an accounting first software that is not user friendly. Example: you can find your commissions for salespeople under your accounts receivable module.

Something else I have struggled with is the product is sold directly, but implemented with a third party integrator. Our third party integrator just informed me of a 200% price increase going into effect in the next two weeks followed by another 300% increase going into effect at the end of the year.

Pros

The software has an impressive capability for managing project costs. It ensures that the cost of a project is well taken care of through proper budgeting and tracking of project expenditure.

Cons

I have nothing that I don't like about the software. Our accounting and financial needs are well taken care of by the software.

Pros

I like the interface and setup of Sage 100. It makes it helpful to control the maintenance and patching of the servers locally.

Cons

There are times when we would like to have more support for local resources and have not been able to find it.

Pros

Easy to use for accounting and other functions.

Cons

There could be better ways to track changes.

Pros

Very user friendly; straightforward interfacing

Cons

It was hard for my accountant to access remotely; didn’t integrate seemlessly with their processkng

Pros

Has more feature and functionalities than Quickbooks.

Cons

The license fee is little bit on higher side as they charge for each user.

Pros

straightforward program to use, and does not contain unnecessary features, and covers the basic functions

Cons

not easy to integrate with other products, prices only comparable for medium to large businesses

Pros

Customization & Integration – Open API for custom solutions, allowing integration with third-party applications.

Cons

Interface can feel abit outdated.
poor planning during implementation can cause difficulties.

Pros

It is not expensive and can get the job done.

Cons

It is a very old software. Slow and not a lot of modern functionality.

Pros

Nothing - we used to but they they monetized everything

Cons

Don’t buy unless you plan to have every area monetized. We bought the program years ago then they updated us without consent to subscription. Since then it’s every little thing costs.

Pros

The various buisness fuctions, the customization, the sacalability and the interface

Cons

Mainly the cost, and somehow the limited cloud options

Pros

Sage makes our accounting seamless.. our ability to export from servicetitan to sage to process our invoices makes our job incredibly easy

Cons

It can be very " archaic " at times, but hey if its not broken, why fix it?

Pros

The most interesting thing about sage 100 is the plethora of features it offers.Due to its versatile nature, one can perform numerous tasks with the software.

Cons

I think I would recommend sage 100 to anyone, because I haven't experienced any downside of the software so far

Pros

Sage is way cheaper compared with competitors in the market.

Cons

It has less user-friendly compared with quickbooks.

Pros

Through Sage 100 tools is very effective to track project expenses and create clean and accurate financial data reports. The tool also allows easy project financial management and its billing and invoicing capabilities are excellent.

Cons

Easy Accounting tool and nothing for me to dislike or underline as a usability issue. Very functional and powerful.

Pros

It makes financial reporting easy, it makes stock management easy, it makes sales easy

Cons

Working from a distance with sage sometimes is very difficult especially when there is no internet connection

Pros

As a user sage is very straightforward to view wage slips, P60s etc. 1 and 2 clicks are right to where you need

Cons

I have not found any features so far through sage that I have been dissatisfied with and hopefully continues like that

Pros

Used Sage 100 for over 10 years across 2 different businesses. It is the best overall Accounting software that I have used. It is highly customizable and offers all of the features necessary to successfully manage all aspects of our company.

Cons

CRM integration would be the best addition that could be added to Sage 100. A single point of access rather than different software.