QuickBooks Online vs Sage

Name: Sage
Brand: Sage
Rating: 4.3 (3000 reviews)

Accounting pricing comparison · 2026

QuickBooks Online pricing ranges from $20–$275/month, while Sage uses custom pricing.

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QuickBooks Online

QuickBooks Online is the leading cloud-based accounting software from Intuit, serving mill

verified 7w ago

$900 $1.7K

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Sage

Sage offers multiple pricing tiers for small business accounting.

verified 9w ago

$900 $1.7K

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Verdict · Vendr median · year 1

QuickBooks saves $787 vs Sage · 25 seats

Cheapest $900

Spread 47%

Estimated license cost

at 25 seats

List price × seats. Click a tier below to lock it.

Simple Start

$11K/yr

year 1 license · $38/seat

Pricing model unknown

no public list price found

What buyers actually pay

median, annual

Vendr deal-flow data. The real benchmark, not list price.

↓ Lowest median

Median annual

$900/yr

Vendr · n=309

Median annual

$1.7K/yr

Vendr · n=5 · limited data

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Sources & confidence

Every dollar amount and contract clause below traces back to a sourced fact. We don't manufacture composite scores.

Where this data comes from

Vendr · TrustRadius · Reddit · BBB · official docs

Sources 7 sourced facts

4 hidden-cost · 1 contract · Vendr median · 1 review platform

Last verified 1mo ago

Confidence High confidence

Sources 4 sourced facts

1 hidden-cost · Vendr median · 2 review platforms

Last verified 2mo ago

Confidence Medium confidence

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Plans at a glance

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Tier ladder

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Hidden costs

Each cost is severity-ranked, with the dollar range quoted from its source (Vendr, Reddit, TrustRadius, BBB, official docs) — never our estimate.

Beyond the sticker

Severity-ranked, sourced

4 documented

Payroll Add-On Costs

$50-$130/month base + $6/employee/month

1 source
Annual Price Increases

11-17% annual increase — Advanced plan rose from $200 to $275 since 2023

1 source
Forced Plan Upgrades and Discontinued Tiers

30-50% of license costs

1 source
Persistent In-App Upsells

Non-monetary — UX friction

1 source

1 documented

General Implementation

1 source

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What users say

Aggregated, with sample sizes. We use whichever review platform has data.

User reviews

TrustRadius · Trustpilot · G2

TrustRadius

8.1out of 5 (2,199)

Best for

One-person businesses and gig workers

Watch out

Interface complexity and frequent changes to layout

Trustpilot

4out of 5 (20,000)

4.3out of 5 (3,000)

Best for

Custom quote-based pricing for SMB to mid-market accounting and ERP needs

Watch out

Performance and Connectivity Issues

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License cost is computed from publicly listed plans (real math, list price × seats). Median annual cost is from Vendr's deal flow when available — see source badges. Hidden costs and contract terms each cite their own sources. We do not invent composite scores.

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