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Sage 50 vs Conta

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Sage 50

Software

Powerful desktop accounting for small businesses

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Conta

Software

Norwegian accounting software for small and growing businesses

From
On request
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; Conta project management, KID numbers on invoices and unlimited e-invoicing are reserved for the higher Smart plan at 339 NOK/month, not included in the 209 NOK/month Standard plan

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Sage 50 and Conta differ
AttributeSage 50Conta
Starting price$29/monthOn request
PlatformsWindowsWeb
Founded1981Unknown

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 Sage 50

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

Only in Conta

Nothing recorded that Sage 50 does not also cover.

What people use each for

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

Sage 50

  • Desktop accountingnot Conta
  • Job costingnot Conta
  • Inventory trackingnot Conta

Conta

No use cases recorded yet. See the Conta review.

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

Conta

  • Project management, KID numbers on invoices and unlimited e-invoicing are reserved for the higher Smart plan at 339 NOK/month, not included in the 209 NOK/month Standard plan
  • Payroll and annual settlement services are not included in either plan and must be purchased as separate add-ons

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

Conta

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Conta review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Sage 50 if

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

Choose Conta if

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

Conta review

Questions people ask

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