Growing your business with Accounting

Summary

A comparison of Sage Accounting editions.

Resolution

Sage Accounting Start offers flexible, easy-to-use tools for both professional accountants and new business owners. Upgrade to unlock features that support business growth.

Add new employees

You can add unlimited employees with Standard or Plus subscriptions. Assign predefined or custom roles to control access to sensitive data.

Understanding premium features

Upgraded subscriptions include integrated premium features—no add-ons or installations required.

Expenses: Track vendor expenses alongside customer sales. Automatically post expense invoices and credit notes to your general ledger and bank accounts.
Products and Services: Add items for fast invoice entry and automatic posting.
Stock Items: Manage inventory with automatic quantity adjustments and low-stock alerts. Access detailed stock movement reports.

Expand Internationally with Multi-Currency Support

Enable foreign currency transactions to invoice customers in their local currency. Sage Accounting Start uses live exchange rates for accurate calculations.

Understanding your subscription options

Feature	Accounting Start	Accounting Standard	Accounting Plus

Sales invoicing	X	X	X
Take card and online payments	X	X	X
Track what you’re owed	X	X	X
Connect your bank	X	X	X
Reports and insight	X	X	X
Cash flow statement	X	X	X
Mobile app	X	X	X
Correct transactions (find and recode)	X	X	X
Multi-user		X	X
Cash flow forecasts		X	X
Quotes and estimates		X	X
Expense invoices		X	X
Products and services		X	X
Analysis types		X	X
Pro-forma invoices		X	X
Statements		X	X
Remittance advice		X	X
Credit notes		X	X
Delivery notes		X	X
Stock items			X
Multi-currency invoicing			X

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Upgrading your subscription

Select your business name in the upper-right corner.
Click Manage Business Account.
Click Manage Services.
Choose your subscription and click Subscribe.
Click Continue, verify charges, and click Finish.

Where to find new features

Expenses, Products and Services: Find new options on the main navigation bar
Stock Items: Go to Products and Services, click New Item, then click Stock
- Access reports via Reporting, Stock Movements
Foreign Currencies: Go to Settings, click Currencies under Financial Settings, Enable foreign currency transactions