Sage 50

Sage 50Make your business life easier with Sage 50 Accounting, the solution that adapts to your needs and helps you organize and manage your business. Sage 50 is designed and delivered by people who understand small businesses and are ready to give you relevant advice and support when and where you need it. It’s an easy-to-use solution that comes with robust core accounting and business management features along with service and support you can trust. You will save time and money and accomplish more every day with Sage 50 Accounting.

This release of the Sage 50 Accounting product line simplifies everyday tasks so you can get the right work done, includes tools that provide guidance to help you make informed business decisions, and lets you customize and adapt Sage 50 to meet your needs.

Save time and resource by using software to automate processes for managing your finances, payroll, and accepting payments. No matter your industry, take care of everything from controlling cash flow to creating and sending invoices with award-winning business financial software that delivers results.

 

 

What’s New in Sage 50 2023

Here are some of the highlights you will see with the new release:

Windows 11 Compatibility

Whether you plan to install on a new system or update your current one, Sage 50 Accounting—U.S. Edition 2023.0 is up to date. Security is a top priority to keep your data safe and reduce downtime.

 

Actian Zen v15.1 Database

We’ve updated the Sage 50 database to Actian Zen v15.1 to keep your business supported and running smoothly. You’ll see enhanced performance and more stability with this reliable and low-maintenance database management system. Earlier versions of the Actian Zen database engine are now out-of-date and unsupported, which can introduce new risks and interrupt your daily business activities.

 

Sage 50 help and support

With modernization and familiarity in mind, Sage 50 Help now runs with your preferred browser in a search-engine friendly format. You can also benefit by bookmarking articles you would like to reference later or by sharing information with others through social sharing options.
Need quick access to support? You can also add a shortcut to support resources on your desktop when installing. No more wondering if you are in the right place. It’s the real Sage.

 

New logo, Program Icon, and Colours

You’ll notice a refreshed Sage 50 program icon and a newly unveiled brilliant green Sage logo in the program itself. The colour palette includes an emphasis on brilliant green, black and white, in keeping with the Sage identity that focuses on simplicity and insight.

 

Field Help has a New Look

Get clarity on tasks in your Sage 50 solution with collapsible field help. In various windows, slide open the new “Field help” to see how each field is defined and view examples in a simplified format.

 

 

 

Discontinuations

Internet Explorer

We have removed any program dependencies to ensure you are operating in a more secure environment.

 

Sage Intelligence Reporting Desktop

Effective October 1, 2022, Sage Intelligence Reporting has been retired and removed from the Sage 50 Accounting—U.S. Edition portfolio.

 

 

System Requirements: Sage 50—U.S. Edition2023

System Requirements

Note:
Sage will continue to allow Sage 50 Accounting—U.S. Edition to be installed on computers with Windows 7 for the foreseeable, future, but some features may notwork as designed in future updates. Beginning in March 2020, subsequent versions of Sage 50 Accounting—U.S. Edition will include a warning message when youattempt to install the product on a computer that is running an edition of Windows 7. However, the installation will be allowed to continue. See Article ID 103797:
WillSage 50 continue to support Windows 7 even though it is past its end of life?(https://support.na.sage.com/selfservice/viewdocument.do?noCount=true&externalId=103797&sliceId=1&isLoadPublishedVer=&docType=kc&docTypeID=DT_Article&stateId=3039&cmd=displayKC&dialogID=197037&ViewedDocsLi
for more information.

 

Minimum System Requirements

  • 2.0 GHz processor for single user and multiple users
  • 8 GB of RAM for single user and multiple users
  • Windows 10 (version 21H1 and higher) or Windows 11 with the latest updates from Microsoft installed
    1 GB of disk space for installation
  • Microsoft Edge is required with Sage Payroll Solutions, Sage Payments Solutions and other Connected Services integration; Google Chrome™ browser andMicrosoft Edge (version 2020 and higher) web browsers are supported when accessing available Connected Services outside of the product
  • Microsoft®.NET Framework 4.8; requires an additional 280 MB to 850 MB
  • At least high-color (16-bit) SVGA video; Minimum Resolution: 1280×800, Preferred Resolution:
    1440X900 or higher; small fonts/DPI settings required
  • All online features/services require Internet access (For best performance download speeds of at least 25mbps and upload speeds of at least 10mbps)
  • Maximum of 5GB file size for Sage Remote Data Access companies
  • Computer name of 15 characters or less required

 

Integration/compatibility requirements

  • Excel®, Outlook®, and Word integration requires Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and Word (32-bit versions) 2013, 2016, and 2019
  • Microsoft 365 Integration – Requires Microsoft 365 Business Basic, Standard, Premium or Enterprise Editions
  • Printers supported by Windows 10 or Windows 11
  • Adobe® Reader Acrobat

 

Multiuser

  • Multiuser environments are supported in Sage 50 Premium Accounting and higher
  • Multiuser mode is optimized for: Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2012 R2 (requires installation of KB3118401 (https://www.microsoft.com/enus/
    download/details.aspx?id=51171)), Windows Server 2016 client-server networks; Windows 10 peer-to-peer networks
  • A maximum of five licensed named users is allowed for Sage 50 Premium Accounting and up to 40 named users for Sage 50 Quantum Accounting; a named user account is granted a license when selected in the user maintenance screen
  • 2 GB of disk space for installation of components on server

 

Terminal Services

  • Windows Server 2012 R2 (requires installation of KB3118401 (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=51171)), Windows Server 2016 or WindowsServer 2019 along with Remote Desktop Connection or Remote Desktop Web Connection client is required to run in a Windows Terminal Services environment;no more than 5 named users for Sage 50 Premium Accounting or up to 40 named users for Sage 50 Quantum Accounting
  • Terminal Server requires additional memory when more than one user is running under Windows Terminal Services

 

Other

Customer registration and acceptance of License Agreement for Sage 50 Accounting software products

 

 

Recommended configuration

  • 2.4 GHz processor (3rd Generation and higher Intel® Core™ i3 and higher or AMD Ryzen™ 3 and higher) for single user and multiple users
  • 8 GB of RAM for single user and 16 GB and higher for multiple users
  • Hard-wired high speed internet connection on any machine using Remote Data Access