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Sage Accounting

UK small-business accounting with VAT, invoicing and Sage Copilot in the published plan range.

Evidence checked 15 Oct 2026 ยท Product-level research, not a hands-on review

One product. Different jobs.

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Published starting point

Accounting software

ยฃ20.00

Accounting Start ยท organisation/month ยท monthly billing
excl. VAT

Ordinary ยฃ20 monthly, excluding VAT; 90% introductory discount is not the continuing rate.

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  • Start has one user; Plus adds inventory and currencies.
  • Receipt capture is listed for Standard and Plus.

Connected workflows

    Confirm the integration's direction, permissions, plan and sync behaviour with the supplier.

    BEHIND THE AI CLAIM

    AI capabilities

    Copilot supports reminders, VAT checks and draft communications.

    Documented capabilities

    • VAT task prompts
    • Error flags
    • Payment-reminder drafts
    • Receipt capture

    Plans, limits & questions

    • Capture is plan-dependent.
    • The user sends drafted payment reminders.
    AI evidence โ†—

    Feature-by-feature evidence

    Accounting software โ€” 20 scored checks

    Inside the feature comparison

    โœ“ Supported ยท โ— Limited ยท โˆ’ Not supported ยท ? Not verified

    Accounting software: feature evidence and contribution to the score
    Capability & demo questionSage Accounting55โ€“100/100 documented fit
    Core workflowSales invoicing5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Create and send a VAT invoice with customer details, line items and a due date.

    โœ“ Supported

    Create and manage invoices.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Core workflowBank feeds and reconciliation5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Import your bank's transactions and reconcile a transfer, fee and customer payment.

    โœ“ Supported

    Automatic bank reconciliation.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Core workflowMTD VAT submission5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Prepare a return for the relevant VAT scheme and show the submission receipt.

    โœ“ Supported

    VAT workflow and filing assistance.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Core workflowSupplier bills and payment tracking5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Enter a supplier bill, allocate its VAT and show its outstanding balance.

    โœ“ Supported

    Standard targets supplier and accrual workflows.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Core workflowFinancial reports and dashboards5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Drill from a monthly report into its underlying transaction.

    โœ“ Supported

    Standard adds reporting and cashflow forecasts.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Core workflowEmployee expense recording5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Submit a receipt and show its allocation to the right expense category.

    ? Not verified

    Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm employee expense recording.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
    Core workflowAccountant collaboration5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Invite an accountant without sharing the owner's credentials.

    ? Not verified

    Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm accountant collaboration.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
    Workflow depthRecurring invoices and reminders5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Schedule a repeat invoice and inspect the reminder history.

    ? Not verified

    Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm recurring invoices and reminders.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
    Workflow depthForeign-currency bookkeeping5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Invoice in euros and show the realised exchange difference when paid.

    โœ“ Supported

    Plus supports multiple currencies.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Workflow depthProject profitability5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Allocate time, expenses and invoices to a job and inspect its margin.

    ? Not verified

    Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm project profitability.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
    Workflow depthBudget versus actual reporting5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Set a departmental budget and investigate a variance.

    โœ“ Supported

    Plus includes financial budgets.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Workflow depthConstruction Industry Scheme workflow5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Process a subcontractor deduction and show the CIS return or export.

    โœ“ Supported

    CIS management in Standard.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Workflow depthStock quantities and cost tracking5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Sell a stocked item and inspect quantity and cost-of-sales changes.

    โœ“ Supported

    Plus includes inventory.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Workflow depthFixed-asset lifecycle5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Add an asset, post depreciation and record its disposal.

    ? Not verified

    Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm fixed-asset lifecycle.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
    Workflow depthRole restrictions and period locks5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Prevent an ordinary user changing a closed period or privileged setting.

    ? Not verified

    Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm role restrictions and period locks.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
    Workflow depthTransaction audit history5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Find who changed an invoice and review the previous values.

    ? Not verified

    Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm transaction audit history.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
    Workflow depthData export or documented API5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Export ledger detail or retrieve invoice data through a documented integration.

    ? Not verified

    Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm data export or documented api.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
    AIAI document extraction and categorisation5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Upload an unfamiliar receipt, review suggested fields and correct a wrong category.

    โœ“ Supported

    Copilot captures receipts and invoices; plan-dependent.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    AIAI financial queries or anomaly detection5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Ask a financial question or inspect a flagged anomaly and verify it against the ledger.

    โœ“ Supported

    Copilot flags VAT data mistakes.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    AIReview and permission controls for AI5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Use a restricted role and show how AI output is reviewed before an accounting action.

    ? Not verified

    Drafted payment emails require the user to send; broader controls unverified.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—

    โ€œNot verifiedโ€ means the recorded evidence does not settle this specific check. It does not mean the feature is absent. Read the scoring method.

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