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Sage 50 vs Adyen

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Sage 50

Accounting & Finance

Powerful desktop accounting for small businesses

From
$29/month
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Adyen

Accounting & Finance

The payments platform built for growth

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: 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; Adyen there is a minimum monthly invoice, set by industry and business model and only disclosed through the sales team, so small volumes are not economic
  • They diverge on capability: Sage 50 covers General ledger, Adyen covers Payment processing.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Sage 50 and Adyen differ
AttributeSage 50Adyen
Pricing modelsubscriptionusage-based
PlatformsWindowsWeb, Api, Pos
Founded19812006

Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), 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 Sage 50

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

Only in Adyen

  • Payment processing
  • Risk management
  • Unified commerce
  • Issuing
  • Platform payments
  • SAP
  • Oracle
  • PCI DSS Level 1

Both cover

  • Salesforce

What people use each for

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

Sage 50

  • Desktop accountingnot Adyen
  • Job costingnot Adyen
  • Inventory trackingnot Adyen

Adyen

  • Card acquiring with interchange plus pricing for larger merchantsnot Sage 50
  • Accepting local payment methods across multiple countriesnot Sage 50
  • Settling in several currencies through linked bank accountsnot Sage 50
  • Unified online and in-person paymentsnot Sage 50

Where each one falls short

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

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

Adyen

  • There is a minimum monthly invoice, set by industry and business model and only disclosed through the sales team, so small volumes are not economic
  • Published fees are indicative rather than a rate card, with real pricing negotiated
  • Interchange++ means the card cost varies per transaction rather than being a single predictable percentage
  • Alternative payment methods carry their own rates on top, such as 3.3 percent plus $0.10 for American Express in North America

Pricing, plan by plan

Sage 50

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

Adyen

$29/month
  • CustomFree
    • Payment processing
    • Risk management
    • Unified commerce

Which should you pick?

Choose Sage 50 if

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

Choose Adyen if

  • You need payment processing.
  • You work on Web, Api, Pos.
  • You also want risk management.
Adyen review

Questions people ask

Is Sage 50 or Adyen better?
Neither clearly leads. Sage 50 starts at $29/month and Adyen at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Sage 50 or Adyen?
Sage 50 starts at $29/month and Adyen at $29/month.
Does Sage 50 or Adyen run on more platforms?
Sage 50 runs on Windows. Adyen runs on Web, Api, Pos.
What is Sage 50 best used for?
Sage 50 is most often used for desktop accounting, job costing, inventory tracking. Of those, desktop accounting and job costing are not what Adyen is typically brought in for.
What can Sage 50 do that Adyen cannot?
Sage 50 covers General ledger, Invoicing, Inventory management, Job costing. Adyen covers Payment processing, Risk management, Unified commerce, Issuing. Both handle Salesforce.
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