Comparison between Sage Line 50 and Sage 200
Most companies want software that works hardest for their business. However, company growth and development can put pressure on your existing software, leading to a system that no longer matches your requirements. A brief comparison between Sage 200 and Sage Line 50 below shows the main differences between the 2 systems.
Download the full pdf guide here. Comparison between Sage 50 and Sage 200.
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| Sage 200 Demo: This Sage 200 video gives a good overview of the Sage 200 suite. | | Sage 200 Customer Testimonial: Serenity Holidays gives a video testimonial of using Sage 200 over Line 50. The implementation was carried out the UK's leading Sage 200 business partner Pythagoras. | | Sage 200 Customer Testimonial: Medequip provides a video testimonial on how Sage 200 has helped them improve the way they run their accounts department. Pythagoras implemented the system. |
The following items below detail the Sage 50 Upgrade Guide and the differences between 200 and 50. If you are considering upgrading your Sage 50 system, then download the Sage 50 to Sage 200 Migration Guide.
Nominal Ledger Comparison
The Sage 200 Nominal Ledger allows you greater flexibility, analysis, and visibility over Sage 50 whilst reducing time wastage. See difference between the two systems.
Sales Ledger Comparison between Sage 50 and Sage 200
The Sage 200 Sales Ledger offers users a full suite of tools including bad debt provision, credit management, batch transactions, with flexibility in foreign exchange and trading periods.
Cash Book Comparison
The Sage 200 Cash Book allows a far greater choice of trading facilities through automated transactions, entry of payments in over 100 currencies and graphical representations of bank accounts.
Purchase Ledger
The Sage 200 Purchase Ledger allows you greater flexibility to fit in with your suppliers, for configuration of your accounting processes, and speeding up your payment processes when compared to using Sage 50. See table of differences.
Stock Control – Sage 200 vs Sage 50 (click on image to zoom)
Sage 200 Stock Control allows you to organise and closely manage your product lines. You can manage different stock locations independently, in terms of replenishment, sales, reporting and stock takes. Custom search categories and wildcard searches will assist you in managing large numbers of product lines. Serial and batch controlled items can be managed, and you can buy and sell in different units of measure.
Price Book comparison sage 50 and sage 200
Sage 200 Price Book allows you to easily manage prices and discounts across your customer base and has many enhancements over Sage 50. Supporting two types of pricing schemes - discount-based and price-band based, it allows you to create ‘communities’ of customers to attach to either kind of scheme – or combinations of the two.
Sales Order Processing – Sage 50 vs Sage 200
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Sage 200 Sales Order Processing module gives you control of the entire procedure, from raising quotations to capturing the order and ensuring stock availability, to despatching goods and creating the invoices. Documentation is produced efficiently as part of this workflow as and when required, including picking lists, order acknowledgments, delivery notes and invoices. Sage 200 Commercials has been designed to ensure that orders are entered quickly and accurately, and that customer queries can be dealt with promptly and with confidence.
Purchase Order Processing (click on image to zoom)
Sage 200 Commercials manages the entire Purchase Order Processing procedure, from creating a purchase order to checking goods received against purchase order and supplier invoice. Automated processes help you to manage your supply chain with confidence and efficiency – ensuring that the correct goods are always received and paid for.
Introducing Sage Report Designer
The Report Designer used in Sage 200 Financials and Commercials will be familiar to anyone who has use Sage Line 50. We have added an inbuilt WYSIWYG Report Designer tool to help you to edit and automate your current reports.
For more information about upgrading from Sage Line 50 to Sage 200, please contact us at 0845 850 1550, or email us at info@pythagoras.co.uk.