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Sage 50 vs TeamViewer

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Sage 50

Software

Powerful desktop accounting for small businesses

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
TeamViewer logo

TeamViewer

Software

Remote access and support software from Germany, used for connecting to computers anywhere

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; TeamViewer pricing page gates all figures behind plan selection with no listed price for its Teams and Tensor Enterprise tiers, which are described as a fully customized license requiring sales contact

Where they differ

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

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

Identical on both: 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 TeamViewer

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 TeamViewer
  • Job costingnot TeamViewer
  • Inventory trackingnot TeamViewer

TeamViewer

No use cases recorded yet. See the TeamViewer 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

TeamViewer

  • Pricing page gates all figures behind plan selection with no listed price for its Teams and Tensor Enterprise tiers, which are described as a fully customized license requiring sales contact
  • Add-on modules (Asset Management, Endpoint Protection, Device Monitoring, Assist AR Lite, Mobile Device Management) are sold separately from the core license, only offered with a 30-day free trial before charges apply

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

TeamViewer

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the TeamViewer 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 TeamViewer if

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

TeamViewer review

Questions people ask

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