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Sage pricing in the UK
Sage sells two accounting products in the UK. Sage Accounting runs from £20 (Start) to £59 (Plus) a month with payroll built in, and Sage 50 Accounts, the desktop product, from £115 (Standard) to £275 (Professional, 20 users). Prices exclude VAT, with extra employees, users and companies charged on top.
Country
- Starting price
- £20/month
- Sage Accounting Start, GBP excl. VAT
- Pricing model
- Flat monthly plans with user caps (Sage Accounting)
- User and company bands (Sage 50)
- Plus per-employee payroll
- Billing
- Monthly; Sage 50 also annual
- Sage 50's annual plan costs 12 months, no discount
- Tax
- VAT excluded
- Prices in GBP; add 20% VAT
- YOY change
- ↑ 16%
- Average yearly rise, 5 plans
- Last updated
- 12 Oct 2026
How much does Sage cost in the UK?
Plans
Three Sage Accounting plans and two Sage 50 plans, with Professional sold in four user bands, VAT excluded.
| Plan | Monthly | Who it is for | Key limits |
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| Sage Accounting | |||
| Sage Accounting Start | £20 | For VAT-registered sole traders or small businesses just getting started. | Key limits
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| Sage Accounting Standard | £43 | For small businesses working with suppliers, CIS or with accrual accounting. | Key limits
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| Sage Accounting Plus | £59 | For small businesses managing inventory or working in multiple currencies. | Key limits
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| Sage 50 | |||
| Sage 50 Standard | £115 | Ideal for small businesses with simple to complex accounting tasks. | Key limits
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| Sage 50 Professional | £234 | Great for more advanced small business needs. | Key limits
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| Sage 50 Professional, 5 users | £247 | Great for more advanced small business needs. | Key limits
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| Sage 50 Professional, 10 users | £259 | Great for more advanced small business needs. | Key limits
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| Sage 50 Professional, 20 users | £275 | Great for more advanced small business needs. | Key limits
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Additional costs
Costs on top of the plan price.
| Cost | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| VAT | 20% on top of every priceAdded to every charge | |
| Sage Accounting payroll past included employees | £1.85 each past 1 (Start, Standard) or 5 (Plus)Per employee, monthly | |
| Sage 50 Payroll | £41 up to 15, £57 up to 25, £109 up to 50, £116 up to 100, £161 unlimitedMonthly by employee band | |
| Second user on Sage 50 Standard | £22 (£115 becomes £137)Monthly | |
| More users on Sage 50 Professional | 5 users £247, 10 £259, 20 £275, from £234 for 1Monthly, by band | |
| More companies on Sage 50 | Standard to 10: £17. Professional to 25: £16; 100: £34; unlimited: £51Monthly, flat | |
| Premium Plus support on Sage 50 Standard | £31; included on ProfessionalMonthly | |
| AI document capture past the allowance | £0.20 each past 30 (Standard), 100 (Plus), 50 or 75 (Sage 50)Per approved capture | |
| Extra Sage Copilot users on Sage Accounting | £20 each past the 1 includedPer user, monthly | |
| Sage 50 CIS and foreign currencies (Standard) | Not publicly listedAdd-on | |
| Card and Direct Debit payments on invoices | Provider's own rates; no Sage feePer transaction, by Stripe, PayPal or GoCardless | |
| End of the new customer offer | £2 becomes £20 on Start, £4.30 becomes £43 on Standard, £5.90 becomes £59 on PlusPrice returns to list after 6 months |
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Plan
Estimated cost, Sage Accounting Start
£22a month
- Per year, billed monthly
- £262
- First 6 months, 90% off
- £3.85 a month
- First year with the offer
- £154
Line items, monthly
- Sage Accounting Start subscription
- £20
- 1 extra person paid at £1.85 each
- £1.85
- Estimated monthly total
- £22
Estimated, GBP, excluding VAT. Offer: New customer offer, 90% off.
What Sage costs by company size
Estimated cost by number of employees, using the cheapest plan that fits each end of the band.
| Employees | Plans | Monthly cost | Annual cost | |||||||||
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| 1 to 10 | Sage Accounting Start to Sage Accounting Standard | £20 to £60 | £20 | to | £60 | £240 to £716 | £240 | to | £716 | |||
| 11 to 50 | Sage Accounting Standard to Sage Accounting Plus | £62 to £142 | £62 | to | £142 | £738 to £1,707 | £738 | to | £1,707 | |||
| 51 to 200 | Sage Accounting Plus | £144 to No plan | £144 | to | No plan | £1,729 to No plan | £1,729 | to | No plan | |||
| 201 to 500 | No plan fits | |||||||||||
Sage discount codes and offers
Current Sage offers in the UK, checked 12 October 2026.
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New customer offer
90% off the plan price for 6 months
Applied at checkout
New Sage Accounting subscriptions; base price only, not add-ons or extra employees; one user licence; UK residents
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One month free
First month free on Start, Standard or Plus
Applied at checkout
Instead of the 90% offer
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Sage 50 free trial
30 days of Sage 50 Standard or Professional
New customers; single user, single company; one trial per person
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Sage Payroll offer
90% off for 3 months
New standalone Sage Payroll subscriptions
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Barclays business current account
12 months free, then 50% off
Via Barclays Online Banking
Barclays business current account holders; any Sage Accounting or Sage Sole Trader plan; ends if the account closes
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Non-profit discount
50% off Sage Accounting and Sage Payroll
Eligible non-profits verified by Percent; not Sage 50
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Student offer
Size not published
Via Student Beans
Students verified through Student Beans
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Through an accountant
Start £14, Standard £20, Plus £25 a month RRP per client, plus Sage Points discounts
Clients added by a practice on Sage for Accountants
How to negotiate Sage's price
Sage does not publish negotiated deals, so these levers come from how it charges in the UK, ranked by likely saving.
| Rank | Lever | How it works | What it can save |
|---|---|---|---|
| [01] | Start through Barclays | Barclays business account holders get any Sage Accounting plan free for 12 months, then 50% off, against 90% off for 6 months direct. | Up to £708 in year one on Plus, then £30 a month |
| [02] | Buy through an accountant | Practices on Sage for Accountants pay an RRP of £14 (Start), £20 (Standard) and £25 (Plus) per client, before Sage Points discounts. Ask yours to bill it. | Up to £34 a month on Plus |
| [03] | Choose Sage Accounting over Sage 50 if it fits | Sage Accounting Plus at £59 has unlimited users, stock and currencies, and 5 people paid. Sage 50 Professional starts at £234 before payroll. | £175 a month or more |
| [04] | Pick the cheapest Sage 50 user band | Sage 50 Professional jumps by band: 1 user £234, 5 £247, 10 £259, 20 £275. Count real concurrent users before you buy. | £13 to £41 a month |
| [05] | Use the payroll built into Sage Accounting | Payroll is built in at £1.85 per extra employee. Sage 50 needs Sage 50 Payroll at £41 or more, or cloud Sage Payroll from £12. | £41 a month or more |
| [06] | Ask Customer Loyalty before renewal | Sage 50 renewal prices have risen by a third or more since 2024 (Standard £92 to £115). Call before the renewal date and ask for the old rate or a move to Sage Accounting. | Leverage only |
| [07] | Trim Sage 50 companies and support | More companies cost £17 to £51 a month, and Premium Plus support £31 on Standard. Drop bands you do not use. | Up to £51 a month |
| [08] | Do not pre-pay Sage 50 annually | The annual plan costs exactly 12 months, so pre-paying saves nothing and gives up the right to leave monthly. | Leverage only |
| [09] | Apply as a non-profit | Eligible non-profits get 50% off Sage Accounting and Sage Payroll after Percent verifies them. Sage 50 is excluded. | Up to £30 a month on Plus |
Sage price history
Monthly list prices over the last two years, excluding VAT. Pick a plan, or hover for each change.
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Key points
- Sage Accounting Start, the entry plan: +33% in two years, £15 to £20.
- Sage Accounting Plus moved most: +51%, £39 to £59.
- Average across 5 plans: +30% since Oct 2024.
- Last change: 2 July 2026.
What people say about Sage pricing
What people in the UK said in public about Sage's pricing in the last six months.
94%
Mostly negative
- Neutral 2 of 33
- Negative 31 of 33
31 of 33 public comments from UK Sage customers in the last six months are negative and 2 neutral. Most object to Sage 50 renewals moved onto bundles at 20% to 66% more, and to Sage Accounting prices roughly doubling.
- Trustpilot.com negative This UK Sage customer says the Sage Accounting monthly fee has climbed each year with no plan change, from under £50 to about £74 and now £108, while Xero would cost a fraction of that, and Sage would not hold the old price. heather maddox (opens the original on Trustpilot.com)
- Trustpilot.com negative This UK Sage customer, pushed onto a monthly fee by MTD, says this year's rise took the bill from £47 to £66 plus VAT, about 40%, after starting at £22. Francis brennan (opens the original on Trustpilot.com)
- Trustpilot.com negative This UK Sage customer says the Sage 50 subscription went from £218 to £244 and then £305 plus VAT within about three months, for a mostly single-user company. Kris Rivett (opens the original on Trustpilot.com)
- Sage Community Hub negative This UK Sage customer says a Sage rep moved their single-user Sage 50 package to a new version from May at a 66% higher price, adding AI features and bank feeds they do not want. Hayley Ingram (opens the original on Sage Community Hub)
- Sage Community Hub negative This UK Sage customer says a sales call led to a new subscription raising the price from about £50 to over £70 plus VAT for unwanted AI features, with only a 5% discount offered. AH76 (opens the original on Sage Community Hub)
- Sage Community Hub negative This UK Sage customer with two users says the subscription rose by £88 a month for AI, training and HR features they do not need, and loyalty offered just 5% off. WOOD24 (opens the original on Sage Community Hub)
- Sage Community Hub negative This UK Sage customer says their subscription went from £30 a month ex VAT in 2019 to £63 after the July 2026 rise, more than double, with little change in core features. PeterV (opens the original on Sage Community Hub)
- Sage Community Hub negative This UK Sage customer on Sage 50 Accounts Professional says the renewal is up over 45% after a 40% rise last year, roughly doubling in two years, with Copilot and AI capture bundled in. Ey123 (opens the original on Sage Community Hub)
Sage alternatives
Other tools in our price guides for the UK, largest first by market share.
| Vendor | Starting price | Pricing model | Key difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xero | £7 a month (Simple) | Flat monthly plans, plus per-person payroll and usage charges | Payroll £1.50 per person past the plan's included number | Price guides |
| QuickBooks | £10 a month (Sole Trader Plus) | Flat monthly plans capped by users, payroll base fee plus per employee | Each tier caps users; payroll is a base fee plus per employee | Price guides |
| FreeAgent | £10 a month (Landlord) | One plan priced by business type, free with a NatWest Group business account | Free with a NatWest Group business account | Price guides |
| Zoho Books | Free plan; paid from £12 a month (Standard) | Flat price per organisation, plus extra users and add-ons | Extra users £2.50 each a month | Price guides |
| FreshBooks | £16 a month (Lite) | Flat monthly plans capped by billable clients, plus £8 per extra team member | Tiers capped by billable clients; team members £8 each a month | Price guides |
Sage pricing questions
Sage Accounting is £20 (Start), £43 (Standard) or £59 (Plus) a month. Sage 50 Accounts is £115 (Standard) or from £234 (Professional) a month. All exclude VAT.
No. Every price excludes 20% VAT. With VAT, Start is £24 a month and Sage 50 Standard £138.
Yes. Start and Standard include 1 employee and Plus 5, then £1.85 per employee a month. Sage 50 needs Sage 50 Payroll, from £41 a month for up to 15 employees.
90% off for 6 months: £2, £4.30 or £5.90 a month, then £20, £43 or £59. It covers the plan price only, not extra employees or add-ons.
No. The pre-paid annual plan costs 12 times the monthly price: £1,380 a year for Standard and £2,808 for Professional with 1 user.
Start allows 1 user, Standard 3 and Plus unlimited. Your accountant does not count. Extra users cannot be bought; you upgrade.
Sage 50 Standard takes a second user for about £22 a month more (£137). Professional is sold in bands: 5 users £247, 10 £259 and 20 £275 a month.
Yes. Accounting Start went from £15 in 2024 to £20, Standard from £30 to £43, Plus from £39 to £59. Sage 50 Standard went from £92 to £115 and Professional from £186 to £234.
Sage pricing sources and methodology
From Sage's UK pricing pages on 12 October 2026. Where sources disagree, Sage's own page wins.
Estimates from list prices, excluding VAT, before payment fees.
Archived copies of Sage's pricing pages from October 2024 to October 2026, plus Sage's announcements. Standard prices, no promotions.
Drawn from how Sage charges, not from records of negotiated deals.
Ordered by Ensurva's estimate of each vendor's share of business customers in this country, from surveys, vendor customer counts, government software registers and review volume. Only tools with their own Ensurva price guide are listed.
Public comments from April to October 2026 by identifiably UK authors, marked positive, negative or neutral. Cards show confirmed customers only.
Checked monthly. The date at the top is the last check.
- Sage Accounting UK 12 Oct 2026
- Sage UK pricing 12 Oct 2026
- Sage 50 Accounts UK 12 Oct 2026
- Sage UK store, Sage 50 Standard 12 Oct 2026
- Sage UK store, Sage 50 Professional 12 Oct 2026
- Sage UK store, Sage 50 free trial 12 Oct 2026
- Sage 50 Payroll UK 12 Oct 2026
- Sage Payroll UK 12 Oct 2026
- Sage UK promotion terms 12 Oct 2026
- Sage for Accountants pricing 12 Oct 2026
- Sage UK help: Sage Accounting FAQs 12 Oct 2026
- Sage UK help: Important updates to Sage Accounting from October 2025 12 Oct 2026
- Sage UK non-profit discounts 12 Oct 2026
- Sage UK student offers 12 Oct 2026
- Sage 50 invoice payments 12 Oct 2026
- Barclays Sage offer 12 Oct 2026
- Internet Archive: Sage Accounting UK snapshots 12 Oct 2026
- Internet Archive: Sage 50 Accounts UK snapshots 12 Oct 2026
Estimates from published list prices on 12 October 2026. Check Sage's own pricing page before buying. Ensurva is not affiliated with Sage.