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Adobe Illustrator vs Sage 50

Adobe Illustrator logo

Adobe Illustrator

Design Tools

Professional vector graphics software

From
$22.99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Sage 50 logo

Sage 50

Accounting & Finance

Powerful desktop accounting for small businesses

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Adobe Illustrator listed on UK G-Cloud as part of Adobe Creative Cloud (which bundles Illustrator) at £58 to £80 per licence per month, via reseller ServiceKey; 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: Adobe Illustrator covers Vector drawing, Sage 50 covers General ledger.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Adobe Illustrator and Sage 50 actually diverge.

Attributes where Adobe Illustrator and Sage 50 differ
AttributeAdobe IllustratorSage 50
Starting price$22.99/month$29/month
PlatformsWindows, Macos, IosWindows
CategoryDesign ToolsAccounting & Finance
Founded19821981

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 Adobe Illustrator

  • Vector drawing
  • Bezier tools
  • Shape tools
  • Typography
  • Gradients & effects
  • Symbols & instances
  • Artboards
  • 3D capabilities

Only in Sage 50

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

What people use each for

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

Adobe Illustrator

  • Logo designnot Sage 50
  • Vector illustrationnot Sage 50
  • Icon designnot Sage 50
  • Print designnot Sage 50

Sage 50

  • Desktop accountingnot Adobe Illustrator
  • Job costingnot Adobe Illustrator
  • Inventory trackingnot Adobe Illustrator

Where each one falls short

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

Adobe Illustrator

  • Listed on UK G-Cloud as part of Adobe Creative Cloud (which bundles Illustrator) at £58 to £80 per licence per month, via reseller ServiceKey

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

Adobe Illustrator

$22.99/month
  • Single App$22.99/month
    • Illustrator desktop app
    • 100GB cloud storage
    • Adobe Fonts
  • All Apps$59.99/month
    • All Creative Cloud apps
    • 100GB cloud storage
    • Adobe Stock trial

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 Adobe Illustrator if

  • You need vector drawing.
  • You work on Windows, Macos, Ios.
  • You also want bezier tools.
Adobe Illustrator review

Choose Sage 50 if

  • You need general ledger.
  • You work on Windows.
  • You also want invoicing.
Sage 50 review

Questions people ask

Is Adobe Illustrator or Sage 50 better?
Neither clearly leads. Adobe Illustrator starts at $22.99/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, Adobe Illustrator or Sage 50?
Adobe Illustrator starts at $22.99/month and Sage 50 at $29/month.
Does Adobe Illustrator or Sage 50 run on more platforms?
Adobe Illustrator runs on Windows, Macos, Ios. Sage 50 runs on Windows.
What is Adobe Illustrator best used for?
Adobe Illustrator is most often used for logo design, vector illustration, icon design, print design. Of those, logo design and vector illustration are not what Sage 50 is typically brought in for.
What can Adobe Illustrator do that Sage 50 cannot?
Adobe Illustrator covers Vector drawing, Bezier tools, Shape tools, Typography. Sage 50 covers General ledger, Invoicing, Inventory management, Job costing.
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