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QuickBooks vs Sage Alternative
Are you wanting to find an alternative to Sage? Intuit Quickbooks is a simple and smart online cloud-based accounting software designed to help businesses of all sizes save time and money. Packed with intuitive and user-friendly features, from cash flow management to real-time data and insights, you can run your business with ease.
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Why QuickBooks is a better alternative to Sage
Join a global network
With over 7 million customers worldwide, you’ll join a network of business owners who are backed by our global teams who are dedicated to supporting you and your business.
One-on-one support
Our team of experts are on hand to provide you with award-winning support, from a free onboarding call to get you started, to unlimited support whenever you need it.
Run your business anywhere
Whether you’re working from the office or are on the go, the QuickBooks Mobile App lets you run your business and view real-time data and insights from wherever you work best.
Compare QuickBooks vs Sage features and pricing
Packed with initiative features designed to simplify how you run your business, Intuit QuickBooks offers businesses of all sizes comprehensive accounting tools and solutions. From transparent pricing to global reliability, see how QuickBooks Online accounting software compares to Sage.
QuickBooks Online Simple Start |
QuickBooks Online Advanced |
Sage Intacct |
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| Price | From $29 /mo. | From $110 /mo. | Varies based on business size, industry and needs. | ||
| Free Trial | 30 days | 30 days | |||
| Agentic AI features | |||||
| Send invoices & quotes | Unlimited | Unlimited | |||
| Automated payroll | From $6 per employee /mo. | From $6 per employee /mo. | |||
| Manage budgets | |||||
| Track GST | |||||
| e-Lodge BAS | |||||
| Capture bills & receipts | |||||
| Manage suppliers & bills | |||||
| Cash flow planner | |||||
| Customer management | |||||
| Claim expenses | |||||
| Track mileage | Via 3rd party integrations | ||||
| Customer support you can call | |||||
| Free onboarding call | |||||
* Accurate as per 14 Nov 2025 at sage.com/en-au/
Switch from Sage to QuickBooks in 3 simple steps
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From start to finish, they’ll take care of your conversion and keep you updated along the way.
- Sign up to QuickBooks
- Use our Moving to QuickBooks checklist to make sure your books are ready to move.
- When your file is ready to go, upload it to MMC Convert so they can get started.
Find a plan that’s right for you
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Simple Start
Build your financial foundation
1 user
Plus access for your accountant
Includes:
Intuit Intelligence
Chat for instant insights
limited queries per month
Delegate tasks to AI
Pre-lodgement check with GST AI
Income and expenses
Invoices and quotes
Essentials
Save time & focus on growth
3 users
Plus access for your accountant
Everything in Simple Start, and:
Intuit Intelligence
Recurring transactions
Multi-currency
Supplier and bill management
Plus
Scale with greater clarity
5 users
Plus access for your accountant
Everything in Essentials, and:
Intuit Intelligence
Finds and fixes errors with Accounting AI
Sources leads & helps follow up with Customer AI
Up to 40 classes and locations
Project management
Inventory tracking
Budgeting
Unlock efficiency
Accelerate
Advanced
Boost efficiency & profitability
25 users
Plus access for your accountant
Everything in Plus, and:
Intuit Intelligence
Gives tailored financial insights with Finance AI
Pre-fills details to start work faster with Project Management AI
Unlimited classes and locations
Automated workflows
Custom role permissions
Custom reporting fields
Data sync with Excel
Backup and restore data
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Simple Start
Essentials
Plus
Unlock efficiencyAccelerate
Advanced
Intuit Intelligence
Intuit Intelligence chat
Beta
Accounting AI
GST AI
Customer AI
Finance AI
Project Management AI
Accounting
Automated bookkeeping
GST tracking & e-lodge BAS
Automated bank feeds
Smart expense categorisation
Multi-currency
Anomaly detection and resolution
Revenue recognition
Fixed assets
Classes and locations
Chart of Accounts
Expenses
Auto-match transactions
Expense tracking
Receipt capture
Kilometre tracking
Supplier and bill management
Sales & Get Paid
Quotes
Invoice and payments
Recurring invoices
Customer Hub
Customer management
Notes and tasks management
Reputation management
Lead management
Contract upload and e-signature
Proposals
Beta
Appointments
Project Management
Project management
Project profitability
Inventory
Inventory tracking
Purchase orders
Sales orders
Business Intelligence
Insights & reports
Cash flow planner
Budgeting
Forecasting
Custom dashboards
Custom report builder
Custom fields
Connected Platform
Data sync with Excel
Users
User management and role permissions
Workflow automation
Mobile app
Integrate with hundreds of apps
Autosave with data protection
Backup and restore data
Free onboarding session
Phone & chat messaging support
Free data migration
Automated Payroll
Customer success stories
Customer success stories
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“QuickBooks helps a lot. It doesn’t matter where I am, I can keep an eye on what’s going on. We’ve integrated it with the ATO, which makes my life so much easier. It gives me so much confidence that now when I am overseas I can actually take time to rest”
Gabriela Da Silva Andrade, Lionfish Collective (Narrabeen)
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