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FreeAgent vs Sage 50

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FreeAgent

Accounting & Finance

Accounting software for small businesses and freelancers

From
On request
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: FreeAgent priced in GBP from around £10 to £13.75 per month, and the software is built around UK tax rules (VAT, Self Assessment) rather than other jurisdictions; 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

Where they differ

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

Attributes where FreeAgent and Sage 50 differ
AttributeFreeAgentSage 50
Starting priceOn request$29/month
PlatformsWebWindows
FoundedUnknown1981

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Accounting & Finance).

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 FreeAgent

Nothing recorded that Sage 50 does not also cover.

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.

FreeAgent

No use cases recorded yet. See the FreeAgent review.

Sage 50

  • Desktop accountingnot FreeAgent
  • Job costingnot FreeAgent
  • Inventory trackingnot FreeAgent

Where each one falls short

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

FreeAgent

  • Priced in GBP from around £10 to £13.75 per month, and the software is built around UK tax rules (VAT, Self Assessment) rather than other jurisdictions

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

FreeAgent

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the FreeAgent 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 FreeAgent if

Nothing in the data separates FreeAgent from Sage 50 on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

FreeAgent review

Choose Sage 50 if

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

Questions people ask

Is FreeAgent or Sage 50 better?
Neither clearly leads. FreeAgent starts at On request and Sage 50 at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, FreeAgent or Sage 50?
FreeAgent starts at On request and Sage 50 at $29/month.
Does FreeAgent or Sage 50 run on more platforms?
FreeAgent runs on Web. Sage 50 runs on Windows.
What can FreeAgent do that Sage 50 cannot?
Sage 50 covers General ledger, Invoicing, Inventory management, Job costing.
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