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Make running your business easier with powerful accounting solutions for small businesses.
0-5 employees

Sage Accounting

  • Simple cloud accounting software built for ease of use
  • Personalize invoices and track their progress
  • Get paid easily, seamlessly integrated into your invoice
  • Automate receipts and expense data entry
  • Visualize cashflow with a simple dashboard and out-of-the-box reporting

*Add payroll if and when you need it.

Get 3 months free
5 - 50 employees

Sage 50 Accounting

  • Desktop accounting with cloud access
  • Full view of finances and inventory
  • Multi-entity consolidation
  • Advanced budgeting and project tracking
  • Trusted for 40+ years, developed in Canada for Canadian businesses
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CRA compliant
Bilingual software and support
Multi-provincial taxes

Sage Accounting for 1-20 employees

Get full access to your product, and upgrade or cancel at any time. No long-term contracts, commitments, or hidden fees.

Start

Great for solopreneurs and freelancers.
per month / excl tax*
Get 3 months free
Compatible with:
Most popular

Standard

Great for small businesses.
per month excl tax*
Get 3 months free

Everything from Accounting Start and:

Compatible with:

Plus

Great for growing small businesses.
per month / excl tax*
Get 3 months free

Everything from Accounting Standard and:

Compatible with:

* Get 3 months free, then $22/$49/$72 +tax/mo (tier depending). Offer valid for new customers only on monthly subscriptions of Sage Business Cloud Accounting. After the promotional period, the monthly subscription rate will renew at the then-current rate. May not be combined with any other offers or discounts. To ensure continuous service, your subscription plan is set to automatically renew. Subsequent months will automatically be billed to the same credit card each month on your anniversary date of purchase. You may terminate the plan at any time prior to your renewal date without incurring a charge for the renewal.

** Not all Accounting features are available on the mobile app. Mobile devices sold separately, and a data plan is required. Data access is subject to cellular provider network availability and occasional downtime due to system maintenance.

Customer support is offered via online chat in both English and French from 9:00 a.m.- 8:00 p.m. ET, Monday-Friday. This excludes holidays.

Sage 50 Accounting for 5 - 50 employees

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Choose from 3 subscription plans to suit your business needs, size, and industry.

AnnualMonthly

Pro Accounting

 
$814 /year

Desktop accounting with cloud access. Covers essential needs like invoices, managing income, expenses, payments and automated receivables and payables workflows.

  • Single user
  • Manage and track inventory
  • Item assembly
  • Manage projects
  • Create budgets
  • Customize tax codes
  • Automated, smart purchase invoice capture
  • Customer portal for reviewing invoices and payments

Premium Accounting

 
$1,219 /year

Upgrade from Pro and get advanced budgeting, advanced inventory, consolidate multiple companies, automated receivables and payables workflows and more.

  • ALL the same features as Pro, PLUS:
  • Up to 4 users
  • Time and billing
  • Bill of materials
  • Departmental accounting
  • Credit notes & debit notes
  • Manage inventory in multiple locations
  • Automated, smart purchase invoice capture
  • Customer portal for reviewing invoices and payments

Quantum Accounting

Starting at
$5,636 /year*
*For 5 users

The Full Sage 50 experience for seamless collaboration between larger accounting teams and automated receivables and payables workflows.

  • ALL the same features as Premium, PLUS:
  • Up to 40 users
  • Track inventory by serial number
  • Track contractor work with time slips
  • Role-based security
  • Cross reference item number to vendor item number
  • Up to 1000 price lists
  • Automated, smart purchase invoice capture
  • Customer portal for reviewing invoices and payments

The pricing above is only available to new customers.

Discover Sage 50 features

Desktop accounting software with cloud connectivity for 5-50 employees

Manage cash flow, income, expenses, and payments

  • Connect to your bank and always know where your money is going.
  • Stay on top of supplier payments.
  • See what you're owed, manage late payments, and track expenses.
  • Manage profitability and stay on track with your budget.

 Accept payments easier so you get paid faster

  • Add secure 'click-to-pay' options on the invoices you send.
  • Easily create professional, personalized invoices and quotes.
  • Set up recurring invoices and sales seamlessly.

Make more time to run your business with automation

  • Eliminate manual tasks and data entry errors.
  • Feed bank transactions directly into your software.
  • Automatically import your transactions and reconcile in seconds.

Track stock from anywhere—skip long days at the warehouse

  • Know what's in stock and what's on order.
  • Keep track of the movement of your inventory.
  • View quantities on hand and adjust quantities easily.
  • Stay on top of purchase orders.

Enjoy the freedom and flexibility of the cloud

  • No need to be tied to a single desktop to get your work done.
  • Get remote access to your business data and be able to work remotely.
  • Collaborate with your accountant easily and give them ability to self serve.

Automate your HR processes and improve employee management

  • Empower your employees with simple self-serve tools to access pay slips and tax documents.
  • Stay compliant while keeping HR documents organized and secure.
  • Approve, track, and automate time-off requests.
  • Track hours worked and schedule your entire workforce.

Get paid on time, with less effort

  • Customers get online access to check account status, view invoices and make payments anytime, anywhere.
  • Save time with automated messaging and customizable templates.
  • Gain real-time customer insights with account overviews and reports.
  • Streamline your collections process and boost cash flow.

Reduce manual data entry and free up time to focus on your business

  • Upload or email a purchase invoice and our AI will automatically extract details and create a pre-populated draft for you to approve.
  • No add on apps needed. Embedded within Sage 50 for a seamless automated workflow.
  • Any duplicate invoices are detected and flagged so you don't pay twice by mistake, helping you stay on top of your bills.
  • Powered by Sage Ai, it gets smarter the more you use it. 

Sage is trusted by over 2 million businesses.

Backed by 40+ years of expertise and best-in-class support.

Built to simplify complex accounting for small businesses.

Connected to the cloud for anytime, anywhere access to your data.

FAQs

Sage Accounting is a cloud-based solution designed for solopreneurs and microbusinesses with straight forward needs. It's perfect if you want a simple, easy-to-use tool to send invoices, track expenses, and reconcile payments from anywhere. 

Sage 50 is a desktop accounting software built for small businesses with more requirements. It offers advanced features like inventory management, job costing, and integrated payroll, making it ideal for companies that need robust financial controls and detailed reporting.

Sage 50 integrates with a wide range of third-party software to streamline your operations and improve efficiency, including Microsoft 365, Worldline for direct deposits and vendor payments, and Payroll. 

We have a whole Marketplace of compatible partners, with solutions suited to your industry, that allow you to extend the power of Sage 50, grow your business, and make life even easier. Check out the marketplace.

All three plans (Start, Standard, and Plus) give you the fundamental features you need to manage your accounting. 

  • Accounting Start is ideal for businesses who are starting out. This plan is popular with solo-business owners and micro-businesses.
  • Accounting Standard is ideal for small businesses. It includes everything Start offers, plus more advanced features like managing purchase invoices and forecasting cash flow.
  • Accounting Plus offers all the Standard features, plus you can manage your product stock/inventory and get support for multiple currencies. Need comprehensive inventory accounting? Check out Sage 50

You can upgrade, change, or cancel plans at any time. All pricing excludes tax.

Choose your Accounting plan

Sage Accounting automates GST/HST calculations and provides CRA-compliant reporting. Provincial tax codes are configured automatically, and you can easily generate the reports you need fast. This means less manual work and fewer errors at tax time.

Sage Accounting: No download required. Sage Accounting is cloud-based, so you can login from anywhere and any device with an internet connection: PC, Mac, tablet, or smartphone.

Sage 50: Yes. Sage 50 is a desktop accounting software that requires local installation.

Yes. Your data is hosted in Canadian data centres and protected by Canadian privacy standards. At Sage, security and compliance are built-in, so you can trust your information is safe. 

We will keep your information secure by taking appropriate technical and organizational measures against its unauthorized or unlawful processing and against its accidental loss, destruction or damage. 

Testimonials

"Clients can now take a picture of a receipt and it's uploaded automatically. We're not constantly looking for information anymore—It's just there when we need it."

Sara Gibb
Founder, Flow Works

"Sage 50 and Microsoft 365 are integral to our future success. It frees up time that I can devote to my customers and my community."

Camille Kesler
Smallcakes Cupcakery