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AB Tasty vs Sage 50

AB Tasty logo

AB Tasty

Marketing & Analytics

Conversion optimization platform

From
€500/month
Rated
-
Sage 50 logo

Sage 50

Accounting & Finance

Powerful desktop accounting for small businesses

From
$29/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: AB Tasty pricing is not published and requires a demo or a sales conversation; Sage 50 sage 50 tiers as captured in 2022: Pro Accounting $595/year for 1 user, Premium Accounting $970/year for 1-5 users with multi-company support, Quantum Accounting $1,610/year for larger teams
  • They diverge on capability: AB Tasty covers A/B testing, Sage 50 covers General ledger.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which AB Tasty and Sage 50 actually diverge.

Attributes where AB Tasty and Sage 50 differ
AttributeAB TastySage 50
Starting price€500/month$29/month
Pricing modelquotesubscription
PlatformsWebWindows
CategoryMarketing & AnalyticsAccounting & Finance
Founded20111981

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in AB Tasty

  • A/B testing
  • Multivariate testing
  • Personalization
  • Visual editor
  • Google Analytics
  • SSL encryption
  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support

Only in Sage 50

  • General ledger
  • Invoicing
  • Inventory management
  • Job costing
  • Budgeting
  • Microsoft 365
  • Local encryption
  • Backup

Both cover

  • Salesforce

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

AB Tasty

  • A/B and multivariate testing on web and mobilenot Sage 50
  • Feature flagging and progressive rolloutsnot Sage 50
  • Personalising content for identified and anonymous visitorsnot Sage 50
  • Search, recommendations and merchandising for ecommercenot Sage 50
  • Conversion optimisation experiments across channelsnot Sage 50

Sage 50

  • Desktop accountingnot AB Tasty
  • Job costingnot AB Tasty
  • Inventory trackingnot AB Tasty

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

AB Tasty

  • Pricing is not published and requires a demo or a sales conversation

Sage 50

  • Sage 50 tiers as captured in 2022: Pro Accounting $595/year for 1 user, Premium Accounting $970/year for 1-5 users with multi-company support, Quantum Accounting $1,610/year for larger teams

Pricing, plan by plan

AB Tasty

€500/month
  • Standard$500/month
    • A/B testing
    • Basic personalization
    • Analytics

Sage 50

$29/month
  • Pro Accounting$50/month
    • Core accounting
    • 1 user
    • Basic reports
  • Premium Accounting$85/month
    • 5 users
    • Job costing
    • Inventory

Which should you pick?

Choose AB Tasty if

  • You need a/b testing.
  • You also want multivariate testing.

Choose Sage 50 if

  • You need general ledger.
  • You work on Windows.
  • You also want invoicing.

Questions people ask

Is AB Tasty or Sage 50 better?
Neither clearly leads. AB Tasty starts at €500/month and Sage 50 at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, AB Tasty or Sage 50?
AB Tasty starts at €500/month and Sage 50 at $29/month.
Does AB Tasty or Sage 50 run on more platforms?
AB Tasty runs on Web. Sage 50 runs on Windows.
What is AB Tasty best used for?
AB Tasty is most often used for a/b and multivariate testing on web and mobile, feature flagging and progressive rollouts, personalising content for identified and anonymous visitors, search, recommendations and merchandising for ecommerce. Of those, a/b and multivariate testing on web and mobile and feature flagging and progressive rollouts are not what Sage 50 is typically brought in for.
What can AB Tasty do that Sage 50 cannot?
AB Tasty covers A/B testing, Multivariate testing, Personalization, Visual editor. Sage 50 covers General ledger, Invoicing, Inventory management, Job costing. Both handle Salesforce.

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