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.
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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.
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) |
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