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Bidsketch vs Sage 50

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Bidsketch

Software

Professional Proposal Software

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Sage 50

Software

Powerful desktop accounting for small businesses

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Bidsketch tiers are seat caps rather than feature sets, at 1 user on Solo, 3 on Team and 8 on Business, with the same features throughout; 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: Bidsketch covers Proposal templates, Sage 50 covers General ledger.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bidsketch and Sage 50 actually diverge.

Attributes where Bidsketch and Sage 50 differ
AttributeBidsketchSage 50
Pricing modelUnknownsubscription
PlatformsWebWindows
Founded20101981

Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 Bidsketch

  • Proposal templates
  • Reusable content
  • Electronic signatures
  • Analytics
  • PDF export
  • FreshBooks
  • Zapier
  • Basecamp

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.

Bidsketch

  • Writing and sending client proposals from templatesnot Sage 50
  • Electronic signature and approval on a proposalnot Sage 50
  • Tracking when a proposal is openednot Sage 50
  • Reusable fee and content sections across proposalsnot Sage 50

Sage 50

  • Desktop accountingnot Bidsketch
  • Job costingnot Bidsketch
  • Inventory trackingnot Bidsketch

Where each one falls short

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

Bidsketch

  • Tiers are seat caps rather than feature sets, at 1 user on Solo, 3 on Team and 8 on Business, with the same features throughout
  • The $15 Starter plan is annual only, caps clients at 25 and excludes e-signatures and custom domains
  • Team is $79 a month billed monthly against $47 billed annually, a large gap for paying monthly
  • There is no free tier, only a 14 day trial

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

Bidsketch

$29/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Bidsketch review.

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 Bidsketch if

  • You need proposal templates.
  • You also want reusable content.
Bidsketch review

Choose Sage 50 if

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

Questions people ask

Is Bidsketch or Sage 50 better?
Neither clearly leads. Bidsketch starts at $29/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, Bidsketch or Sage 50?
Bidsketch starts at $29/month and Sage 50 at $29/month.
Does Bidsketch or Sage 50 run on more platforms?
Bidsketch runs on Web. Sage 50 runs on Windows.
What is Bidsketch best used for?
Bidsketch is most often used for writing and sending client proposals from templates, electronic signature and approval on a proposal, tracking when a proposal is opened, reusable fee and content sections across proposals. Of those, writing and sending client proposals from templates and electronic signature and approval on a proposal are not what Sage 50 is typically brought in for.
What can Bidsketch do that Sage 50 cannot?
Bidsketch covers Proposal templates, Reusable content, Electronic signatures, Analytics. Sage 50 covers General ledger, Invoicing, Inventory management, Job costing. Both handle Salesforce.
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