

The most annoying thing about the online solutions for us, is that it is not easy to transition from the desktop versions to the online versions as they look so different and it is not straightforward to bring all your data across. QuickBooks online range looks completely different to the desktop versions. Lack of industry and business-specific features (such as lot tracking, eCommerce and barcode scanning). No payroll or project management features included.

SageOne is suitable for small businesses that don’t have complicated accounts. Although easy to install, to get the most out of the program, you have to invest many hours setting your preferences and learning how various features work. Sage has two types of online solutions, a cloud based range – SageOne – which looks completely different to its’ desktop counterparts, these are fairly easy to use but do have limited functionality and a Sage 50 equivalent hosted product which looks just like the desktop version.
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SimpleStart is suitable for cash businesses as it doesn’t have purchase ledge functionality, as Pro is still relatively cheap we normally recommend just going to straight to QuickBooks Pro for most small clients. The most popular for small businesses are SimpleStart and QuickBooks Pro. QuickBooks starts from QuickBooks SimpleStart to Enterprise level solutions. Sage Start-Up (formerly known as Sage Instants) is suitable for the majority of small businesses, however, if you require multiple company and multi-user functionality Sage 50 is required. Sage starts from Sage Instants and has various products going up to the Enterprise range for very large companies, Sage Start-Up and Sage50 being the most popular for small businesses.

There are a range of products from both software suppliers: Desktop
