Sage 200 vs Sage 50
Benefits of Sage 200 when Your Business Outgrows Sage 50
Sage 200 vs Sage 50: Are you looking to upgrade to Sage 200?
As your business grows, you will face new challenges such as an increasing number of transactions and more complicated business processes. As a result, more Sage 50 customers are making the move to Sage 200.
Key signs you may need to upgrade to Sage 200
- You experience software instability and repeated episodes of data corruption
- You’re experiencing performance degradation due to an increased number of users and higher volume of transactions
- Your business processes have transformed and are difficult to manage with Sage 50 software
- You need to connect with an industry-specific solution you currently use
- You require more sophisticated stock handling capabilities, including multiple warehouses, bin locations and batch / serial traceability
- You need refined management reporting - fast, flexible and delivered to desktops on demand
Sage offers software to suit everyone, and many of our customers stick with us throughout that growth journey. This means we’re in a great position to help businesses identify when it’s time to take your software up a level.
Can I transfer my data from accounting packages like Sage 50, Xero, or QuickBooks to Sage 200 ERP?
Yes, we use various migration tools and services to help you seamlessly transfer your data from accounting packages like Sage 50, Xero, or QuickBooks. This ensures a smooth transition and minimises any disruption to your business operations. Paradise's expert support team can assist you throughout the data migration process to ensure a successful upgrade to Sage 200 ERP.
Compare Sage 200 vs Sage 50
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| Feature | Sage 50 | Sage 200 Professional |
|---|---|---|
| Invoicing | ✔ | ✔ (Free text invoicing available with Financials suite. Stock and free text invoicing available with Commercials suite) |
| CRM | ✘ | ✔ |
| Business Intelligence | ✘ | ✔ |
| Manufacturing | ✔ (Cim50 Manufacturing) | ✔ |
| Project Accounting | ✔ | ✔ |
| Bill of Materials | ✔ Simple | ✔ Advanced |
| Web, Timesheets and Expenses | ✘ | ✔ |
| Customisation - 3rd party add ons | ✔ 3rd party only | ✔ |
| API | ✘ | ✔ |
| Excel Reporting | Integrated reporting using Sage reports. | Report on comprehensive data and perform more detailed analysis within the familiar format of Microsoft Excel. |
| Multi-company Consolidation | ✔ UK currency | ✔ Multi currency |
| Management Reporting | Transactional management reports also available for Profit and Loss, Trial Balance and Balance Sheet. | Profit and Loss, Trial Balance and Balance Sheet reporting based on financial periods. |
| Making Tax Digital Ready | ✔ | ✔ |
| GDPR Reports | ✔ | ✔ |
| Price and Discount Management | Customer and supplier pricing, % discount, value and quantity discounts (limited to 10). | Customer and supplier pricing, customer % discount, value and quantity discounts (unlimited), discount on product groups. Limited Price Bands. |
| Sage 50 Payroll Integration | ✔ | ✔ |
| Process Receipt Currency | Invoice currency | Any currency |
| Number of Analysis Codes | 3 per record type | 20 (modular) |
| Outlook 365 - Contacts app | ✔ | ✔ |
| Document Storage | Store docs to One Drive | Store docs to One Drive or Dropbox |
| Feature | Sage 50 | Sage 200 Professional |
|---|---|---|
| Nominal Structure | Single (departments only) | Hierarchical - Cost Centres and Departments |
| Full Closed Period Accounting | Lock date only | ✔ |
| Number of Accounting Periods | 12 (fixed-calendar monthly) | Up to 20 (based on date) |
| User Definable Open Periods | ✘ | ✔ |
| Group and Memo Nominal Code Types | ✘ | ✔ |
| Budget v Actual Reporting | ✔ | ✔ |
| Invoice Payments | ✔ | ✔ |
| Bank Feeds | ✔ | ✔ |
| Bank Feed Rules | ✔ | ✔ |
| Pegg (retired 01/07/2020) | ✘ | ✔ |
| Feature | Sage 50 | Sage 200 Professional |
|---|---|---|
| Generate Payments | Suggested Payments based on invoice value and creditor criteria or priority supplier. | Suggested Payments. Multiple payment groups. Outstanding invoices (based on criteria). Unlimited payment groups. |
| Definable Ageing Periods | ✔ (days or months) | ✔ (days or months) |
| Number of Contacts | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Attach / Scan Documents to Purchase Invoices and Credit Notes | ✘ | ✔ |
| Purchase Invoice Authorisation | ✘ | ✔ |
| Feature | Sage 50 | Sage 200 Professional |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Contacts | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Definable Ageing Periods | ✔ (days or months) | ✔ (days or months) |
| Feature | Sage 50 | Sage 200 Professional |
|---|---|---|
| Stock Requirements | Standard stock allocation, re-order levels and quantities. | Complex e.g. allocation rules, stock write off categories and analysis, cyclical stock takes. |
| Multi-location Stock | ✘ | ✔ |
| Multiple Stock Bins | ✘ | ✔ |
| Stock - Integration with Nominal Ledger | ✘ | ✔ |
| Stock - Cost of Sales Postings | ✘ | ✔ |
| Landed Costs | ✘ | ✔ |
| Batch / Serial Number Traceability | ✘ | ✔ |
| Multiple Suppliers per Stock Item | ✘ | ✔ |
| Units of Measure | ✔ | Complex |
| Feature | Sage 50 | Sage 200 Professional |
|---|---|---|
| Sales Order Processing Requirements | Create orders, allocate stock, update stock levels, despatch in several stages and create despatch notes. | Complex e.g. Cancelled Order Line History, Allocate by Order Priority, Requested and Promised Delivery Dates. |
| Cross Selling Items | ✘ | ✔ |
| Preferred Items | ✘ | ✔ |
| Alternative Items | ✘ | ✔ |
| Sales Returns | ✘ | ✔ |
| Pro Formas | ✔ | ✔ |
| Quotes | ✔ | ✔ |
| Feature | Sage 50 | Sage 200 Professional |
|---|---|---|
| Purchase Order Processing Requirements | Create purchase orders, stock updated when goods received, deliver goods in several stages and print Goods Received Notes. | Complex Purchase Order requirements - e.g. Back to back ordering, cancelled order line history, rules-based batch purchase order generation. |
| Purchase Returns | ✘ | ✔ |
| Remote Purchase Order Authorisation | ✘ | ✔ |
| Purchase Order Authorisation Notifications | ✘ | ✔ |
| Purchase Requisitions | ✘ | ✔ |
| Purchase Requisitions Remote Authorisation | ✘ | ✔ |
Sage 200 vs Sage 50: Take control of your financial position with Sage 200. For more information about upgrading to Sage 200, call your local Sage Partner, Paradise Computing, on 01604 955900.
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