Upgrade to Sage 200cloud

IS IT TIME TO MOVE FROM SAGE 50?

Businesses whose processes have outgrown their Sage 50 system can benefit from a move to the Sage 200cloud platform.

Moving from Sage 50

Common challenges of using Sage 50 can be lots of excel-based processes, the stock management process, stock traceability and needing a three-tier nominal structure to manage lines of business and different business functions. Sage 200cloud is a Business Management System which provides functions and processes over all departments of the business – not just the accounts department.

Sage 200cloud comes in a variety of flavours to best suit both your financial commitments and your IT resource levels. Sage 200cloud Standard is hosted in Sage’s data centre and is paid for by annual or monthly payments and flexes to fit the number of users and modules required. Sage 200cloud Professional can either be deployed on an on-premise server or can be hosted by Sage or by K3|desktop for 200. Whichever way it is implemented, the web portal element can be made available online for remote workers to access real-time business information via reports and workspaces. A hosted Business System vastly reduces the need for internal IT and infrastructure while giving peace of mind and an ability to focus on managing your business.

Sage 50 & Sage 200 Comparison

FEATURE	Sage 50	Sage 200cloud Standard	Sage 200cloud Professional
Extensibility and further modules	Limited	Limited	Comprehensive Software Development Kit for field/function/module extension Apps and modules available which extend the platform
Batch/Serial number traceability	No	No	Yes (Each Stock Item can be either Batch, Serial Numbered or Non-Traceable)
Number of analysis codes in each module	3 (Modular)	5 (Modular)	20 (Modular)
Cloud hosted	No	Yes (Sage)	Yes (Sage or K3\|desktop for 200)
Nominal Structure	Single (depts only)	Hierarchical – Cost Centres and Departments	Hierarchical – Cost Centres, Departments and Groups
CRM	No	Yes (via Qnect Module)	Yes
Business Intelligence	No	No	Yes
Bill of Materials	Yes	No	Yes
Manufacturing	No	No	Yes
Project Accounting	Yes (Simple)	No	Yes (Advanced Project Management Tools)
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FEATURE	Sage 50	Sage 200cloud Standard	Sage 200cloud Professional
User Definable open Periods	No	Yes	Yes
Multiple Stock Locations	No	Yes	Yes
Multiple Stock Bins	No	Yes	Yes
Stock requirements	Standard Stock allocation, re-order levels and quantities	Complex – e.g. allocation rules, stock write off categories & analysis, cyclical stocktakes	Complex – e.g. allocation rules, stock write off categories & analysis, cyclical stocktakes
Definable Ageing Periods	Days or Months	Days Only	Days Only
Year End Process With Prior Year Adjustments For Audit Adjustments	No	Yes	No
Landed Costs	No	Yes	Yes (Advanced Options Also Available)
Mix Text & Product On Same Order With Confirmation Prior To Invoice	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sales & Purchase Returns	No	Yes	Yes
Sales order processing requirements (SOP)	Create orders, allocate stock, update stock levels, despatch in several stages, create despatch notes	Complex – e.g. Cancelled Order Line History, Allocate By Order Priority, Requested & Promised Delivery Dates	Complex – e.g. Cancelled Order Line History, Allocate By Order Priority, Requested & Promised Delivery Dates
Purchase order processing requirements (POP)	Create Purchase orders, stock updated when good received, Deliver goods in several stages, print goods received notes	Complex POP requirements e.g. Back To Back Ordering, Cancelled Order Line History, Rules Based Batch PO Generation	Complex POP requirements e.g. Back To Back Ordering, Cancelled Order Line History, Rules Based Batch PO Generation
Remote PO authorisation	No	No	Yes
Supplier Payments	Manual Suggested Payments	Automatic Suggested Payments	Automatic Suggested Payments
Payment Terms	Per supplier/Per Customer	Per Invoice	Per Invoice
Process Receipt Currency	Invoice currency	Any currency	Any currency
Invoicing	Yes	Yes	Yes
Connected Users	No	Access reports and workspaces from a web browser	Access reports and workspaces from a web browser
Web Timesheets & Expenses	No	No	Yes
Customisation	No	No	Yes
Reporting	Pre-configured layouts and report templates and ability to customise these	Pre-configured layouts and report templates and ability to customise these	Pre-configured layouts and report templates, as well as a report of the month from Sage. Tools to create and extend the reporting data model for advanced customisation
Excel Reporting	Limited	Pre-configured Excel Reports and ability to export reports to Excel for analysis and manipulation	Pre-configured Excel Reports and ability to export reports to Excel for analysis and manipulation
Multi-company consolidation	Yes	No	Yes
Number of Trader contacts	1	1	Unlimited
Units of measure	Yes	Yes	Complex
Sage 50 Payroll integration	Yes	Yes	Yes
Price and discount management	Customer/Supplier pricing, % discount, value and quantity discounts (limited to 10)	Customer/Supplier pricing, Customer – % discount, value and quantity discounts (Unlimited), Discount on product groups.	Customer/Supplier pricing, Customer – % discount, value and quantity discounts (Unlimited), Discount on product groups.
Full closed period accounting	Lock data only	Yes	Yes
Number of open periods	12 (fixed)	12 (flex)	12 (flex)

Sage 200cloud was developed to help business achieve two key objectives:

To improve efficiency and cut costs
To make smarter, informed business decisions

It provides a three-tiered accounting structure with further analysis possible via the projects module. Stock is traceable across multiple locations, along with a fully-configurable system to track, log and account for timesheets and expenses. In terms of making smarter decisions, Sage 200cloud allows you to track and manage costs across all areas of a company via Reporting, Workspaces and the Business Intelligence module.

It’s quick and easy to start your free 30-day trial of Sage 200cloud Standard. It’ll come complete with demonstration data, so you can fully explore the features and functionality of the software.

IS IT TIME TO MOVE FROM SAGE 50?

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