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# Sage 500

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> Sage 500 is a cloud-based ERP solution that offers companies tools for distribution and supply chain, manufacturing and accounting and finance. 

The ERP financials module offers users tools such as general ledger, accounts parable/receivable, cash management, purchase orders and more. 

The distribution and supply chain management offers inventory management, purchase orders, sales orders, payment processing, warehouse management and more.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **3.5/5** by 4 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **3.5/5** | 4 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 3.8/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support | 3.5/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 3.5/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 50% | (5/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Sage
- **Founded**: 1981

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: US$52.00
- **Pricing model**: Per Feature (Free Trial)
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Windows (Desktop)
- **Supported Languages**: English
- **Available Countries**: Canada, United Kingdom, United States

## Features

- "What If" Scenarios
- ACH Payment Processing
- Accounting
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- Approval Process Control
- Asset Lifecycle Management
- Audit Management
- Audit Trail
- Bank Reconciliation
- Billing & Invoicing
- Bills of Material
- Budgeting/Forecasting
- Cash Management
- Compliance Management
- Credit Card Processing
- Customer Statements
- Delivery Management
- EDI
- Financial Reporting

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- Phone Support

## Category

- [Accounting Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4220/accounting/software)

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## Reviews

### "Sage 500 review" — 4.0/5

> **Binu** | *20 June 2022* | Automotive | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: three way match is very easy for po based invoices
> 
> **Cons**: Manual posting is difficult to track back

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### "SAGE 500" — 4.0/5

> **Verified Reviewer** | *29 December 2020* | Food & Beverages | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Ease of Use
Low operating cost 
Very robust, keeps running
> 
> **Cons**: Little improvement in software
Too many other competing products from parent company

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### "Good Core Features, but Migration Challenges" — 3.0/5

> **Peter** | *30 November 2025* | Accounting | Recommendation rating: 4.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Good general accountancy features, but getting a little outdated compared to sage 200 which is where we went to
> 
> **Cons**: Migration from Sage 500 system to a more current version was disruptive and didn’t go smoothly for us.
> 
> Customisation and system-changes can be very complex and time-consuming, especially if you’ve got bespoke modules or a lot of integrations.

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### "Sage 500 Review" — 3.0/5

> **Charles** | *25 March 2025* | Building Materials | Recommendation rating: 4.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: SAGE 500 does everything we need it to do, just seems that previous management purchased it without knowing what all it did.
> 
> **Cons**: SAGE 500 was purchased prior to me joining company and it is very costly for what we actually use it for.
> 
> The software can be extremely complicated to make system changes

## Links

- [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/292758/sage-mas-500)

## This page is available in the following languages

| Locale | URL |
| en | <https://www.softwareadvice.com/accounting/sage-500-profile/> |
| en-AU | <https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/292758/sage-mas-500> |
| en-GB | <https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/292758/sage-mas-500> |
| en-IE | <https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/292758/sage-mas-500> |
| en-NZ | <https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/292758/sage-mas-500> |

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