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Sage Line 50 |
Quickbooks |
| Ease of installation |
Good |
Good |
| Ease of inputting data |
Good |
Good |
| Ease of use |
Could be difficult in past, but new release seems to be written with charities in mind. |
Flexible and easy to accommodate complex structures. |
| Reporting features |
Older versions of Sage could be difficult to generate desired reports, but the new release appears to be much improved. |
Very good. Particularly easy to tailor individual reports to the required formats. |
| Monitoring funds and projects |
Significant improvements in new version. |
Very flexible both for individual projects and restricted funds. |
| Ease of forecasting and budgeting |
Not always easy to tailor to specific requirements. |
Good and very flexible. |
| Integrity of data |
Excellent controls, particularly suitable for larger charities. |
Allows entries to be changed retrospectively, a potential weakness for large organisations. |
| Ease of producing year end reports |
Good |
Good |
| Special training needed? |
Can be used without training but we would always recommend support to get the most out of the system. |
Again, can be used 'straight out of the box' but training would help get more from it. |
| Value for money |
More expensive, but more features. |
Overall good value and a number of packages/prices |
