# Sage 100 Contractor vs Sage 50cloud Accounting Comparison - What are their main differences?

At a Glance

Star Rating

**Sage 100 Contractor** [

3.8/5(24)

](https://www.g2.com/products/sage-100-contractor/reviews#reviews)

**Sage 50cloud Accounting** [

3.9/5(163)

](https://www.g2.com/products/sage-50cloud-accounting/reviews#reviews)

Market Segments

**Sage 100 Contractor**
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)

**Sage 50cloud Accounting**
Small-Business (69.9% of reviews)

Pros & Cons

**Sage 100 Contractor**
[
Ease of Use (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/sage-100-contractor/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1631098&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Easy Integrations (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/sage-100-contractor/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2075298&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Difficult Setup (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/sage-100-contractor/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1630945&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Not User-Friendly (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/sage-100-contractor/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1631015&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Sage 50cloud Accounting**
[
Ease of Use (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/sage-50cloud-accounting/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1218241&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Easy Integration (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/sage-50cloud-accounting/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1218455&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Not User-Friendly (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/sage-50cloud-accounting/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1218607&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Poor Aesthetics (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/sage-50cloud-accounting/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1992953&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Entry-Level Pricing

**Sage 100 Contractor**
No pricing available

**Sage 50cloud Accounting**
 **$124.92** per month

## Sage 100 Contractor vs Sage 50cloud Accounting

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Sage 50cloud Accounting easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Sage 50cloud Accounting overall.

- Reviewers felt that Sage 50cloud Accounting meets the needs of their business better than Sage 100 Contractor.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Sage 50cloud Accounting is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Sage 50cloud Accounting over Sage 100 Contractor.

Pricing

Entry-Level Pricing

**Sage 100 Contractor**

Sage 100 Contractor
No pricing available

**Sage 50cloud Accounting**

Sage 50cloud Accounting

Quantum Accounting

$124.92

per month

Up to 10 users (Billed in one annual payment)

- Desktop software with online access
- Access to built-in payments and payroll processing
- Pay bills and get paid

[Browse all 3 pricing plans](/products/sage-50cloud-accounting/pricing)

Free Trial

**Sage 100 Contractor**

Sage 100 Contractor
No trial information available

**Sage 50cloud Accounting**

Sage 50cloud Accounting
No trial information available

Ratings

Meets Requirements

8.2

20

8.3

134

Ease of Use

7.6

20

8.1

134

Ease of Setup

5.9

9

8.0

62

Ease of Admin

6.3

8

7.6

50

Quality of Support

7.3

18

7.4

130

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

6.7

7

8.0

50

Product Direction (% positive)

6.9

19

7.0

131

Features by Category

Accounting[Hide 150 FeaturesShow 150 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

7.8

68

General Ledger

Journal Entries

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

59

Tags / Dimensions

Not enough data

7.2(won by default)

49

|

Verified

Audit Trail

Not enough data

8.2(won by default)

54

|

Verified

AI Assistant - Accounting

AI Accounting Assistant

Not enough data

Not enough data

Accounts Receivable

Invoice Customization

Not enough data

8.0(won by default)

53

AR Automation

Not enough data

7.7(won by default)

46

Collections Automation

Not enough data

7.6(won by default)

39

|

Verified

Accounts Payable

AP Automation

Not enough data

7.9(won by default)

54

Payment Processing

Not enough data

8.0(won by default)

48

|

Verified

Purchase Orders

Not enough data

7.8(won by default)

44

|

Verified

Invoice Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Purchase Order Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

ACH Payment Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Electronic Payments

Not enough data

Not enough data

Electronic Payments

Not enough data

Not enough data

Credit Card Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Other Functionality

Inventory Tracking / Ordering

Not enough data

7.4(won by default)

40

|

Verified

Inventory Pricing and Costing

Not enough data

7.3(won by default)

37

Inventory Reporting

Not enough data

7.2(won by default)

39

|

Verified

Multi-Entity / Consolidation

Not enough data

7.5(won by default)

40

|

Verified

Recognition Rules

Not enough data

7.6(won by default)

40

|

Verified

Reconciliations

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

56

|

Verified

Payroll

Not enough data

8.0(won by default)

39

|

Verified

Time and Expense

Not enough data

6.9(won by default)

31

|

Verified

Cost Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Time Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Status Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Budget Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Analytics

Financial Statements

Not enough data

8.2(won by default)

58

|

Verified

Custom Reporting

Not enough data

7.8(won by default)

56

Budgeting / Forecasting

Not enough data

7.1(won by default)

42

|

Verified

Dashboards

Not enough data

7.6(won by default)

54

|

Verified

Financial Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Platform

Customization

Not enough data

6.9(won by default)

49

|

Verified

User, Role, and Access Management

Not enough data

8.4(won by default)

49

|

Verified

Internationalization

Not enough data

7.5(won by default)

35

Performance and Reliability

Not enough data

8.1(won by default)

52

|

Verified

Output Document Generation

Not enough data

7.4(won by default)

51

|

Verified

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Capability

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

Integration

Data Import and Export Tools

Not enough data

7.7(won by default)

49

|

Verified

Integration APIs

Not enough data

7.2(won by default)

37

Breadth of Partner Applications

Not enough data

7.1(won by default)

38

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Accounting Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cash Flow

Track Cash Flow

Not enough data

8.0(won by default)

33

|

Verified

Income and Expenses

Not enough data

8.4(won by default)

33

|

Verified

File Exports

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

33

|

Verified

Budgeting & Forecasting

Budgeting / Forecasting

Not enough data

7.1(won by default)

42

|

Verified

Data Import

Not enough data

7.7(won by default)

30

|

Verified

Versioning

Not enough data

7.3(won by default)

29

|

Verified

Historical Data

Not enough data

7.7(won by default)

33

|

Verified

Revenue

Revenue Types

Not enough data

7.6(won by default)

34

|

Verified

Revenue Allocation

Not enough data

7.6(won by default)

31

|

Verified

Scheduling

Not enough data

7.4(won by default)

27

Payroll

Direct Deposit

Not enough data

7.3(won by default)

25

Tax Calculation

Not enough data

8.1(won by default)

27

|

Verified

Reporting and Dashboards

Not enough data

8.1(won by default)

27

|

Verified

Check/W-2 Printing

Not enough data

Feature Not Available

AI

Data Extraction

Not enough data

8.0(won by default)

5

Invoice Processing

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

5

Expense Management

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

5

Fraud Detection

Not enough data

8.0(won by default)

5

Tax Compliance

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

6

Support Chatbots

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

5

Bank Reconciliations

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

7

Report Generation

Not enough data

7.8(won by default)

6

Customizable Alerts

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

5

Predictive Analytics

Not enough data

7.8(won by default)

6

Receipt Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Payroll Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sales Tax Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Tax Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Fixed Asset Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Order Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sales Order Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cash Flow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cash Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vendor Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Credit Card Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Financial Consolidation & Close Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Transaction Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Applications - Accounting

Cloud Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

UI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Offline

Not enough data

Not enough data

Expense Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Invoice Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Inventory Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Inventory Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Financial Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Notes Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Accounting

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Multi-Location

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Accounts Payable

Not enough data

Not enough data

Fund Accounting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Quotes/Estimates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Approval Process Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Chart of Accounts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Project Accounting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Accounts Receivable

Not enough data

Not enough data

Recurring/Subscription Billing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Billing & Invoicing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reminders

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Currency

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Income & Balance Sheet

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

General Ledger

Not enough data

Not enough data

Currency Conversion

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Accounting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Estimating

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Financial Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Transaction History

Not enough data

Not enough data

Expense Claims

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Categorization/Grouping

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automatic Billing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Purchasing & Receiving

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Database

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Distributors

Not enough data

Not enough data

Bills of Material

Not enough data

Not enough data

Financial Data Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Inventory Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI/Machine Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile App

Not enough data

Not enough data

Client Portal

Not enough data

Not enough data

For CPA Firms

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Access/Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cash Flow Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Metrics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Company

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Small Businesses

Not enough data

Not enough data

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Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Job Costing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Project Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cash Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Project Accounting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Project Time Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Equipment Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Estimating

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Accounts Payable

Not enough data

Not enough data

Job Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Budgeting/Forecasting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Budget Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Accounts Receivable

Not enough data

Not enough data

Accounting Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Inventory Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Quotes/Estimates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Purchase Order Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

For AEC Industry

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Payroll Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Time & Expense Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Recurring/Subscription Billing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Construction Breakdowns

Not enough data

Not enough data

Financial Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Bid Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Billing & Invoicing

Not enough data

Not enough data

General Ledger

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Subcontractor Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multiple Projects

Not enough data

Not enough data

Financial Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Timesheet Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Communications Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Project Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Invoice Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Core Accounting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cost Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Construction Management[Hide 49 FeaturesShow 49 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Commercial

Not enough data

Not enough data

Quality Control Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

For AEC Industry

Not enough data

Not enough data

Timesheet Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

CRM

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Residential

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Contractor Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Financial Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Inventory Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Offline Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Purchase Order Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Supplier Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Change Order Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

RFI & Submittals

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Subcontractor Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Status Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Bid Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Permit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Materials Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Updates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Equipment Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Contract/License Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Project Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Assessment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Accounting Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Building Information Model

Not enough data

Not enough data

Job Costing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multiple Projects

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Estimating

Not enough data

Not enough data

Budget Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Accounting & Finance[Hide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reviews

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Sage 100 Contractor](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_14f9ce34aa0bb0f679b3f8e617a83f09/sage-100-contractor.jpg "Sage 100 Contractor")](https://www.g2.com/products/sage-100-contractor/reviews)

Sage 100 Contractor

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

66.7%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

33.3%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

0%

[![Sage 50cloud Accounting](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_14f9ce34aa0bb0f679b3f8e617a83f09/sage-50cloud-accounting.jpg "Sage 50cloud Accounting")](https://www.g2.com/products/sage-50cloud-accounting/reviews)

Sage 50cloud Accounting

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

69.9%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

27.6%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

2.6%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

66.7%

69.9%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

33.3%

27.6%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

0%

2.6%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Sage 100 Contractor](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_14f9ce34aa0bb0f679b3f8e617a83f09/sage-100-contractor.jpg "Sage 100 Contractor")](https://www.g2.com/products/sage-100-contractor/reviews)
Sage 100 Contractor

Construction

50.0%

Retail

8.3%

Telecommunications

4.2%

Public Relations and Communications

4.2%

Legal Services

4.2%

Other

29.2%

[![Sage 50cloud Accounting](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_14f9ce34aa0bb0f679b3f8e617a83f09/sage-50cloud-accounting.jpg "Sage 50cloud Accounting")](https://www.g2.com/products/sage-50cloud-accounting/reviews)
Sage 50cloud Accounting

Accounting

25.3%

Construction

7.8%

Financial Services

5.2%

Non-Profit Organization Management

5.2%

Education Management

2.6%

Other

53.9%

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