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Sage 50 Accounting vs Xero

Updated February 5, 2026

Sage 50 Accounting vs Xero: Which is best for you?

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$124.42

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Top Rated
  Features
Profit/Loss Statement
4.61
Invoice Creation
4.57
Accounting
4.53
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Multi-Country
4.83
Tax Compliance
4.79
Calendar Management
4.78
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Integrations
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Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Outlook
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Pros / Cons
  • You can easily separate your companies and the drop down menu's are easy to navigate along with creating invoices, paying bills, and creating vendors.
  • Sage does not have the right to force me to keep my accounting records on a cloud not do they have the right to cancel my perpetual licenses.
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  • Even though Xero lack global enterprises accounting features it has a robust integration capability that allows me to connect with external tools such as SAP Concur.
  • It is not great for multi-company businesses as you cannot be logged into more than 1 at once, you have to chop and change between them and to make intercompany transactions, you need to post separately in both entities.
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Ease-of-Use
3.8/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.4/ 5
Value for Money
3.5/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.2/ 5
Customer Support
3.5/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4/ 5
Functionality
3.7/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.3/ 5
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Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
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Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Training Options
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
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Deployment Options
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
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Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad