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GanttPRO vs Sage 50

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GanttPRO

Software

Online Gantt chart software

From
On request
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: GanttPRO workload management, portfolios, reports and budget planning all require the Business plan at $17 per user per month; 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: GanttPRO covers Gantt charts, Sage 50 covers General ledger.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where GanttPRO and Sage 50 differ
AttributeGanttPROSage 50
Starting priceOn request$29/month
PlatformsWebWindows
Founded20151981

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 GanttPRO

  • Gantt charts
  • Resource management
  • Time tracking
  • Dependencies
  • Export
  • Jira
  • Slack
  • Google Drive

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.

GanttPRO

  • Building Gantt chart schedules with auto scheduling and dependenciesnot Sage 50
  • Planning resources and budgets against a project timelinenot Sage 50

Sage 50

  • Desktop accountingnot GanttPRO
  • Job costingnot GanttPRO
  • Inventory trackingnot GanttPRO

Where each one falls short

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

GanttPRO

  • Workload management, portfolios, reports and budget planning all require the Business plan at $17 per user per month
  • SAML SSO, custom roles and API access are Enterprise only at $25 per user per month
  • The Enterprise plan carries a 5 user minimum and requires an annual subscription
  • Custom fields and calendar view are excluded from the entry Core plan
  • Every published rate assumes annual billing, which the vendor prices 20% below monthly

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

GanttPRO

On request
  • Basic$7.99/month
    • 1 project
    • Gantt charts
    • Dependencies
  • Pro$12.99/month
    • Unlimited projects
    • Resource management
    • Time tracking

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 GanttPRO if

  • You need gantt charts.
  • You also want resource management.
GanttPRO review

Choose Sage 50 if

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

Questions people ask

Is GanttPRO or Sage 50 better?
Neither clearly leads. GanttPRO 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, GanttPRO or Sage 50?
GanttPRO starts at On request and Sage 50 at $29/month.
Does GanttPRO or Sage 50 run on more platforms?
GanttPRO runs on Web. Sage 50 runs on Windows.
What is GanttPRO best used for?
GanttPRO is most often used for building gantt chart schedules with auto scheduling and dependencies, planning resources and budgets against a project timeline. Of those, building gantt chart schedules with auto scheduling and dependencies and planning resources and budgets against a project timeline are not what Sage 50 is typically brought in for.
What can GanttPRO do that Sage 50 cannot?
GanttPRO covers Gantt charts, Resource management, Time tracking, Dependencies. Sage 50 covers General ledger, Invoicing, Inventory management, Job costing.
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