Software · head to head
Sage 50 vs Conta Azul
Sage 50
Software
Powerful desktop accounting for small businesses
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
Conta Azul
Software
Brazilian ERP for micro and small businesses to manage finances and operations
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
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 Azul entry Essencial plan is restricted to businesses earning up to R$81K annually and only 1 user access, so it does not scale with the company
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Sage 50 and Conta Azul actually diverge.
| Attribute | Sage 50 | Conta Azul |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $29/month | On request |
| Platforms | Windows | Web |
| Founded | 1981 | Unknown |
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 Azul
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 Azul
- Job costingnot Conta Azul
- Inventory trackingnot Conta Azul
Conta Azul
No use cases recorded yet. See the Conta Azul 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 Azul
- Entry Essencial plan is restricted to businesses earning up to R$81K annually and only 1 user access, so it does not scale with the company
- Plan eligibility is tied to annual revenue bands (up to R$81K, R$81K-R$360K, R$360K-R$1.5M, R$1.5M+), not just feature needs, so a fast-growing business must upgrade plans as revenue crosses thresholds
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 Azul
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Conta Azul review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Conta Azul if
Nothing in the data separates Conta Azul from Sage 50 on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Sage 50 or Conta Azul better?
- Neither clearly leads. Sage 50 starts at $29/month and Conta Azul 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 Azul?
- Sage 50 starts at $29/month and Conta Azul at On request.
- Does Sage 50 or Conta Azul run on more platforms?
- Sage 50 runs on Windows. Conta Azul 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 Azul is typically brought in for.
- What can Sage 50 do that Conta Azul cannot?
- Sage 50 covers General ledger, Invoicing, Inventory management, Job costing.