Zoho Books vs Sage
Zoho Books comes out ahead of Sage on 3 of the 6 things that decide this, going by what each company publishes and what independent review sites report. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.
The verdict
Zoho Books takes it, 3–1 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, Zoho Books takes 3 of 6 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose Zoho Books if…
- • You want Zoho Books's edge on what it costs to start and trying it before you pay
Choose Sage if…
- • You want Sage's edge on tracking stock
Round by round
- Round 1What it costs to startZoho Books winsSage5/10
$124.42
Sage 50 Pro Accounting, per month (the US product, priced far above the others)
- $124.42, against $20
Source: sage.com ↗
Zoho Books wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2Trying it before you payZoho Books winsZoho Books8/10
Free plan
free while revenue stays under $50K, capped at 1,000 invoices a year
Source: zoho.com ↗
Sage5/10No free trial
Sage 50 (a 30-day refund is offered instead)
- 30-day free trial, against Free plan
Source: sage.com ↗
Zoho Books wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3How many people can log inZoho Books wins
Zoho Books wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4Tracking stockSage winsZoho Books5/10
Professional plan and up
inventory tracking starts on Professional, not on Standard
- Professional plan and up, against Included
Source: zoho.com ↗
Sage wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 5Who picks up when you are stuckTieZoho Books7/10
Phone, chat and email, weekdays
toll-free phone, live chat and email on the Standard plan, Monday to Friday 9am to 9pm ET
Source: zoho.com ↗
Sage7/10Unlimited phone and chat
every plan includes unlimited phone and online chat support
Source: sage.com ↗
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 6Tracking billable timeTie
Nothing to separate them here.
Side by side
- 30 days on Sage 50 Cloud, no trial of the desktop edition
- 3 users, against Unlimited users
- 3.9 out of 5, against 4.1 out of 5
- Timesheets are Professional+, against Unlimited time tracking
- Professional plan and up, against Included
- $124.42, against $38
- $124.42, against $27
- 1 user, against Unlimited users
- $124.42, against $23