Sage 50 offers basic accounting features whilst Sage Intacct has more advanced features and is cloud-based, customisable, scalable and flexible and is a popular choice for companies who have outgrown Sage 50 and want a system that grows with their business.

Sage Intacct is a cloud-based ERP and Financial Management solution and manages accounting and finance, supply chain, inventory management, warehouse management, manufacturing as well as sales order processing and purchase order processing. Sage Intacct also integrates with Salesforce CRM. Read our guide on Sage Intacct ERP.

Intacct was first released in 1999 by Intacct Corporation in San Jose, California, which was later acquired by the Sage Group PLC in 2017 for $850M who rebranded the cloud-based software Sage Intacct.

Sage Intacct was acquired from Intacct Corp in 2017 by the Sage Group PLC for $850M, Sage Intacct has its headquarters based out of San Jose, California, USA.

Sage Intacct Essentials is the entry level package and pricing starts from £6,570 per annum and Sage Intacct Pro license costs start from £10,147 per annum.

UK pricing for Sage Intacct is based on a software-as-a-service (SaaS) pricing model and fees are paid monthly or annually, with a set minimum contract term, this gives you access to your Sage Intacct accounts data which Sage maintains and hosts on a secure third-party data server. Read our Sage Intacct pricing guide.

A typical Sage Intacct implementation takes between 2 and 4 months to complete which is significantly faster than traditional ERP software solutions that are not cloud-based.

Sage Intacct manages your accounting and finances in the cloud, it also manages group accounting consolidation, multiple entities, accounting processes, forecasting, budgeting, compliance as well as providing real time business intelligence, dashboards and financial reporting.

Sage Intacct cloud-based financial management and accounting software manages tasks such as financial transactions, sales invoicing, sales orders, customers, suppliers, fulfilment, inventory, purchase orders, procurement, bank reconciliation, cashflow, supply chain, project accounting, group consolidation, payroll and HR integration and includes real time multi-dimensional financial reporting and dashboards.

Sage Intacct uses Salesforce as its CRM system and data between the two systems integrates seamlessly.

Sage Intacct is only available online via the cloud where your accounting and finance data can be securely accessed at any time or location from multiple devices with internet connection. Sage Intacct was designed from the beginning to be a cloud-based only Finance and Accounting system and is securely hosted on high-speed remote servers.

Sage Intacct can be accessed via the cloud by going to the url https://www.intacct.com/ia/acct/login.phtml, you then need to input your Company ID, User ID and unique Password. Once you have logged into Sage Intacct you can securely access your accounting and finance data online which is encrypted over the internet. Read our guide how to login to Sage Intacct.

Sage Intacct is typically used by small to medium sized businesses (SMBs) with over 20 employees as well as larger organisations who trade in multiple currencies with multiple entities and multiple locations and the need for group accounting consolidations. The software is very flexible, scalable and tailorable which makes it an ideal choice for organisations who require a system to grow with them as their requirements change.

Sage Intacct is widely used across all industry sectors, the most popular use of Sage Intacct of companies by industry type, the Top 10 list includes: Computer Software and IT, Non-Profit (NFP) organisations, Professional Services and Consulting, Healthcare, Financial services, Accounting, Internet, Education, Property & Real Estate and Marketing and Advertising businesses.

Sage Intacct uses the Oracle SQL database to handle large amounts of financial transactions stored securely in the cloud.

Yes, Sage Intacct is available in the UK and is setup to be compliant with UK accounting tax laws and businesses can submit VAT returns online to HMRC. The UK version of Sage Intacct software can manage and consolidate accounts from other country subsidiaries.

Sage Intacct can be purchased from a certified Sage Intacct business partner or directly from Sage. The overall license costs and implementation costs to buy Sage Intacct varies between Sage partners and Sage direct, so it’s worth shopping around to get the best deal.

Sage Intacct is typically used by small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs). A company with fewer than 50 employees is generally considered small, whilst medium sized businesses are normally in the range 50 to 1500 employees.

Sage Intacct was designed to be an advanced true cloud-based only finance and accounting software solution with powerful core financials functionality as well as being highly scalable, flexible and tailorable so it can be used across different industry sectors. Sage Intacct also provides comprehensive real time BI, dashboards and reporting across multiple entities and multiple locations.

Sage Intacct offers three main types of reports: financial reports, consolidated financial statements, and entity-level reports. These reports provide real-time data and comprehensive insights, enabling users to make informed decisions about their multi-entity company’s financial health. Sage Intacct provides dashboards and reports in real-time so you can instantly see your true financial position at any time, further reading.