What is Sage 200?
Sage 200 is a powerful finance, accounting and business management solution for small to medium sized businesses in the UK. Sage 200 (previously known as Sage 200Cloud) manages your accounting processes and customers, as well as supply chain, bank reconciliation, stock, manufacturing and financials.
The Sage 200 accounting and business software is easy to use and intuitive whilst also being highly tailorable and flexible, the software is hosted online via the Cloud by Sage or can be installed on your own computers as on-premise. Sage 200 can be further enhanced by adding additional Sage 200 software modules or by adding business applications from Sage’s marketplace.
Key Software Features
- Advanced core financials and stock management functions
- Highly customisable and scalable for your industry vertical
- Making Tax Digital (MTD) Ready for VAT and HMRC
- Microsoft SQL server database
- Powerful additional software modules available
- Multi company, multi-currency, multi entity, multiple departments analysis
- Can be used in the Cloud with Sage 200 standard, or deployed as on-premise or in the Cloud with Sage 200 professional
- Flexible accounting periods
- Multiple warehouses & multiple stock locations
- Integrates with other Sage software products and Office 365
Guides
Sage 200 Product Guide and Brochure PDF
Download the guide – Sage 50 v Sage 200
Download the 2023 Sage 200 Pricing List and Costs Guide in PDF
What’s New in Sage 200 2022 R2 Version – PDF
Contact us on 0330 043 0140 or email us at info@alphalogics.co.uk to discuss Sage 200 or to organise a consultation call, meeting, demonstration or personalised quote.
Sage 200 – What is it used for?
Can Sage 200 be used in the Cloud?
Sage 200 Standard is a true cloud accounting system that is totally based in the cloud, whilst Sage 200 Professional can be accessed via the cloud or installed as on-premise software. The Standard version of the software uses the Software as a Service (SaaS) licencing model, find out more.
Why Use Sage 200?
Sage 200 is typically used by larger SMB’s and Medium sized companies with a turnover between £1M and £100M and up to 500 staff, some of the reason’s businesses use Sage 200 include:
- See your true current financial position at any time
- Manage complex accounting and business processes
- Companies who have outgrown Sage 50
- The software is flexible and scalable, so it grows with your company
- Everything is in one place and one powerful SQL database
- Handling large volumes of financial transactions
- The cloud version frees up IT resources and reduces expensive IT overheads
- Need for additional integrated software modules
- An increased need for customisation of systems
- Increases user productivity and cross-team collaboration
- Real time reporting
- A specialism in a vertical market
What is Sage 200 Used For?
Sage 200 looks after your business finances including accounting compliance, financial transactions, sales invoicing, customers, suppliers, stock, purchase order processing, SOP, cashflow, project accounting, manufacturing, bill of materials, electronic payments, and submitting VAT online to HMRC.
Sage 200 enables you to record everything in one SQL database in the cloud or on your servers and shares this information across your whole business for users to access key information.
- Manage income, cash flow, expenses & payments, budgets and forecasts
- Manage customers, suppliers, sales orders and purchase orders
- Automate complex accounting processes, such as Manufacturing, BOM and Project accounting
- Bank reconciliation, organise direct debits, standing orders and electronic payments
- Create price book, quotes, estimates, invoices and works orders
- Trade in multiple currencies and exchange rate valuations
- Manage stock and inventory, product information, all from multiple locations
- Submit VAT returns online to HMRC
- Track projects, profits and project revenue with time and expenses
- Manage multiple entities, companies and departments
- Business reporting and management dashboards
- Manage batch and serial traceability stock items
- Collaborate with other Sage 200 users in the business
- Track documents and emails with Office 365 integration
Sage 200 Overview
What Versions of Sage 200 are available?
There are two current versions of the Sage 200 software, Sage 200 Standard and Professional.
Sage 200 Standard is the entry level version and is an advanced cloud-based accounting solution which is hosted at Sage’s secure datacentre. Sage 200 Standard has essential financial and stock capabilities as well as managing your supply chain. Many Sage 50 accounts users who have outgrown their existing software upgrade to the Standard cloud version, more information.
- Control your business with core financial and stock management functions
- Manage your business on the move through the cloud, connected to Microsoft 365
- Build and access powerful data insights on the go, in the familiar environment of Excel
- Reduce complexities with bank feeds
- Update and delete records quickly with built-in reports, helping you with GDPR obligations
Sage 200
Sage 200 Professional is the more advanced version, it has all the features of Sage 200 Standard, plus many more features and modules for those businesses with more complex accounting processes, such as project accounting, business intelligence, CRM and manufacturing, more information.
All the power of Sage 200 Standard, plus customisable features.
- Making Tax Digital compatible software
- Built in functionality to help you meet GDPR obligations by enabling you to update and delete records easily.
- Combines the power of desktop with the freedom of the cloud, connected to Microsoft 365
- Gain even more control with full inventory management including batch and serial traceability and replenishment
- Use business intelligence and insights to propel your business forwards
- Gain better visibility with connected CRM
- Configure and customise Sage 200 with optional modules for different industries to suit business needs
For more information on the comparison of Standard vs Professional.
To discuss the differences between Standard and Professional contact us on 0330 043 0140 or email us at info@alphalogics.co.uk to organise a consultation call, meeting, demonstration or personalised quote.
Sage 200 Demo and Product Tour
What are the modules in Sage 200?
The Sage 200 modules include Sage 200 Financials, Commercials, Manufacturing, BI, Bill of Materials (BOM), Project accounting and Sage 200 CRM.
Modules Available for both Standard and Professional:
Additional Modules for Sage 200 Professional Only:
Detailed Features of Sage 200
- Advanced core financials and stock management features
- Highly customisable and scalable
- Powerful additional business software modules available
- Making Tax Digital Ready for VAT and HMRC
- Supply chain management
- Microsoft SQL server database
- Managed aged debtors and aged creditors
- Bank reconciliation including bank feeds
- Improves cashflow and makes it easy to chase late payments
- Back to back ordering
- Up to 20 analysis codes for reporting
- 3 tier nominal ledger
- Document Management, manage quotes, word docs and emails against customer and supplier accounting records
- Easy migration from Sage 50 accounts to Sage 200
- Manage your business on the move connected to Microsoft 365
- Create and send sales invoices (SOP) and purchase order processing (POP)
- Real time management dashboards and reporting
- Available for use in the Cloud or on premise
- Advanced Business Intelligence (BI)
- Record expenses and timesheets
- Accommodates Multi entity and multi-currency enterprises
- Manage multiple warehouses & multiple stock locations
- Flexible accounting periods
- Gain better visibility with connected CRM
- Sage Payment Solutions integration
- E-Invoicing with Sage Pay
- Complies with the GDPR
- CIS reverse charge – Sage 200 now provides new tax codes and text for invoices
- Sage Inventory Advisor
- Advanced handling of foreign currencies
- Pay staff with Sage Payroll integration
- Accommodates a large number of users (1-200 plus users)
Sage 200 Product Overview - Key Features
Frequently Asked Questions
The Sage 200 Standard platform cost starts from £267 per month, whilst Sage 200 Professional starts from £275 per month for the base platform. Additional users for Standard are £16 per month and additional companies are £32 per month, Professional additional desktop users are £42 per month per user, further information can be found in our Sage 200 pricing guide.
Sage 50 can handle up to 1.5 million financial transactions and up to around 20 users, whilst Sage 200 can be used by over 200 plus users and easily manage over 9 million transactions using its SQL database. Sage 200 Standard can also only be used in the cloud, whilst Sage 50 is both cloud and on-premise, see our guide Sage 50 vs Sage 200 comparison.
Sage 200 is an ERP (Enterprise resource planning) system which manages accounting, financials, CRM, compliance, procurement, supply chain, processes and business reporting and intelligence, learn more.
Sage 200 is MTD compliant so you can submit your VAT returns online to HMRC. Making Tax Digital is HMRC’s plan to digitise the tax system for VAT, Income Tax Self-Assessment and Corporation Tax for both businesses and individuals, learn more.
Sage 200 CRM is a customer relationship management (CRM) module for Sage 200 and manages customer interactions, relationships, contact management, sales pipeline, marketing campaigns and customer service. Sage 200 CRM also integrates with Office 365 to store all documents, emails and communications in one central CRM database, learn more.
Sage 200 Standard is only available for use in the cloud, whilst Sage 200 Professional can be deployed either in the cloud or on-premise. Sage 200 Professional also has the option to add additional modules such as Manufacturing, Project accounting, Business Intelligence (BI) and Sage 200 CRM, learn more.
The system has a powerful API for integration with other Business applications. Sage 200 comes already equipped with cloud connected integration with Microsoft Office 365, GoCardless, PayPal, Power BI, Opayo (formerly Sage Page), and other 3rd party applications found on Sage’s marketplace.
One of the key strengths of Sage 200 is that it integrates seamlessly with other modules in the Sage 200 suite. It also integrates with other Sage accounting products such as Sage Payroll, Sage Salary and Supplier payments and Sage CRM, this brings you all the advantages of a streamlined and fully co-ordinated business.
Sage 200 was originally launched in 2002 and was initially called Sage MMS (Mid-Market Software), prior to that it was called Sage 100, Sage 200 was released in 2017 and then rebranded as Sage 200, learn more.
Sage 200 Extra online is no longer supported, as Sage announced its end-of-life in Sept 2022. Sage also announced in Sept 2021 that Sage 200 Manufacturing is no longer being developed or supported and there will be no further updates.
Contact us on 0330 043 0140 or email us at info@alphalogics.co.uk to discuss Sage 200 or to organise a consultation call, meeting, demonstration or personalised quote.
Sage 200 blog posts
Sage 200 Latest Versions and New Features
Sage have increased the frequency of new Sage 200 versions each year, with the recent releases of Sage 200 R2 2022, Sage 200 R1 2022 and the upcoming release of Sage 200 2023 R1 which is coming soon. Sage’s strategy for future releases is:
- Web enabling the sage 200 product
- Strengthening the core accounting functionality and building its API capabilities
- Delivering appropriate features for customers to focus on their industry specific requirements
See the latest features in our guide, new features in Sage 200.
Summary of the Benefits for Sage 200
- Sage 200 is very powerful and intuitive to use – The system is very tailorable, flexible with advanced accounting features yet it is easy to use.
- Access financial & accounting data 24/7 securely from the Cloud – Because Sage 200 Standard runs in the Cloud you can access your accounts data anytime 24/7 from any device with internet access.
- Choose advanced software modules for additional functionality – Sage 200 offers a wide range of specific software modules and 3rd Sage 200 party applications that add extra features for your business or industry vertical.
- Secure with automated backups – Sage 200 Standard is hosted at one of Sage’s world class secure datacentres. Backups and updates are automated, so you do not need to invest in expensive IT hardware or IT resources.
- Automatic software updates – Because Sage 200 Standard is only used in the Cloud, Sage automatically updates the software with the latest releases for you, so you do not need to worry about upgrades or installing the software yourself.
- The Sage 200 SQL database is fast and can manage large volumes of financial transactions – The system uses the Microsoft SQL database in the Cloud as well as On-premise.
- Better control of financial processes & reporting in real time – Sage 200 enables you to see information in real time, so you get up to date information on your financial position, KPI’s, reports, processes and performance.
- Multi everything – easily manage multiple companies, multiple locations, multiple currencies, multiple departments and multiple stock locations.
- Multiple deployment options – Sage 200 can be deployed either in the Cloud with Sage 200 standard, or deployed either as on-premise or in the Cloud with Sage 200 professional.
- Reduce paper use and become Eco friendly – Running Sage 200 in the Cloud will significantly reduce paper use throughout your business as there is no need for producing paper statements, invoices, purchase orders and reports.
- Improved collaboration for Sage 200 users – Because all financial data and accounting transactions are stored in one database across your whole business enables you to improve collaboration with other Sage 200 users.
Strengths and Weaknesses of Sage 200
Strengths and Advantages for Sage 200
- Advanced accounting features and product functionality
- Highly customisable, tailorable, flexible and scalable
- Multiple deployment options, Cloud or on-premise
- Seamless integration with other Sage software products such as Sage Payroll and Microsoft office 365
- Ideal for small to medium sized businesses (SMB’s) with a turnover of between £1M and £100M, who have outgrown Sage 50 accounts
- Affordable, pay for Sage 200 with easy monthly subscription payments, quickly add or reduce the number of users you need
- Can be used and customised for the vast majority of industry verticals
- Handles a large volume of financial transactions using Microsoft SQL as its database
- Impressive Return on Investment (ROI)
- Sage 200 can be deployed in the Cloud or installed as On-premise
- The Sage 200 Standard is quick to deploy and easy to use
- Trusted and used by over 13,000 UK businesses
- Sage 200 grows with your business
- Easy migration from Sage 50 to Sage 200
Weaknesses and Disadvantages for Sage 200
- More expensive than Sage 50 accounts or Sage Accounting
- Does not work well in very small businesses or for sole traders
Contact AlphaLogix – Sage Business Partner in the UK
AlphaLogix was founded in 1995 and today we are a leading tier 1 strategic Sage Business partner in the UK. Our Sage consultants have successfully implemented hundreds of Sage sites across the UK and we understand the need for a well-planned and smooth implementation process.
All of our Sage 200 consultants are certified by Sage and we pride ourselves in providing outstanding customer service and help desk support, with quick resolutions for your technical queries. AlphaLogix have a dedicated Sage 200 support team with over 25 years of experience.
Contact us on 0330 043 0140 or email us at info@alphalogics.co.uk to discuss Sage 200 or to organise a consultation call, meeting, demonstration or personalised quote.
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Our Sage 200 professional services
- Project scoping and documentation
- Implementation and installation
- Customisation and configuration
- Sage Consultancy
- Sage 200 training courses
- Software development and ecommerce integration
- Hosting Sage 200 via the Cloud
- Upgrades and migrations from Sage 50
- Helpdesk and technical support
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