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Canadian focused, bilingual product and support, unlimited users, greater visibility, and clear pricing. Here are just some of the reasons why people are making the move to Sage Accounting.

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Xero vs Sage

Free bank feeds, reliable support, valuable audit trails—explore product features and functionality to work out which solution is right for you. Try it for free when you move today.

QuickBooks vs Sage

There's plenty of reasons to switch to Sage. See why 3 million global businesses choose Sage and how it compares to QuickBooks. Get more than just great software when you swap today.

FreshBooks vs Sage

Simple invoicing is just the start. With Sage, get more than basic billing, unlock powerful automation, deeper financial insights, and tools that scale with your business.

Wave vs Sage

Sage offers advanced features like automation, reporting, and scalability, without compromising on ease of use. When you're ready to grow, Sage gives you the control and visibility to move your business forward.

Acomba vs Sage

Sage Accounting is built for Canadian small businesses that want flexibility, growth, and simplicity. Compare features, pricing, and bilingual support to see why Sage is the smarter choice for your business.

Switching to Sage is simple and free

Move from Xero or QuickBooks for free today. We have partnered with the accounting data conversion expert, Movemybooks™. They can guide you through the process of bringing your historical data with you. We'll cover the cost for you to migrate up to 2 years of data from your old accounting system.

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** Not all Accounting features 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 9am-8pm ET, Monday-Friday. This excludes holidays.

Compare Sage, Xero, QuickBooks and FreshBooks

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Why move to Sage?

Sage Accounting is the easy-to-set-up and easy-to-use accounting solution that automates accounting admin, speeds up payments, manages cash flow, and tracks expenses—all in real-time.

No hidden transaction charges

Some of our competitors charge extra for things like connecting bank feeds or adding additional contacts – that's all included with your Sage package.
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Platforms fueled by your feedback

Thousands of Canadian businesses choose Sage because our focus is to make your experience as easy, simple and fast as possible. We’re innovators and most importantly, we're listeners. Your feedback fuels future functionality so that we deliver the best possible user experience.

Audit trails for greater accuracy

Many accounting software providers offer basic audit logs but these often don't give a complete picture. With Sage Accounting you can get a more detailed audit trail, making it easy to see transaction numbers, invoice numbers, deleted transactions and more.
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Advanced views that accountants love

Work in a way that suits you. Sage gives accountants more flexibility with advanced navigation which organises functionality by ledger, making it easier to get work done faster.

Easily visible sales documents

With a document timeline in Sage Accounting that shows the current status of invoices, credit notes, quotes and estimates, you can resolve any issues quickly and easily.
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French language support

Sage Accounting is available in French and our bilingual support team is available to help you when you need assistance.