Sage Pricing Explained: Plans, Costs and What You Get
Sage Accounting costs £20 to £59 a month in the UK across Start, Standard and Plus. We explain each plan, what it includes and who it suits.
By Galactic News Editorial · Published 2026-11-13T16:28:21+00:00 · Updated 2026-11-13T16:28:21+00:00
Sage Pricing Explained: Plans, Costs and What You Get
Sage sells several accounting products under one brand. This article covers Sage Accounting, the cloud product for small businesses. It was formerly called Sage Business Cloud Accounting. Do not mix its prices with Sage 50 or Sage Intacct. Those are different products with different prices. In the UK, Sage Accounting costs £20 to £59 a month, excluding VAT. Prices below are UK list prices. Confirm them on the pricing page before you pay. US prices are published separately on Sage's US site and differ from UK prices.
Sage pricing at a glance
Sage Accounting has three plans. Start is the entry plan. Standard is the most popular plan. Plus is the top plan. All three include Sage Copilot, the built-in assistant, and tools for VAT submissions. Sage often runs a 90% discount for the first six months for new customers. The prices below are the standard rates that apply after any promotion ends.
| Plan | Monthly price (excl. VAT) | Users | What it adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | £20 a month | 1 | Invoicing, bank feeds, cash flow, VAT returns |
| Standard | £43 a month | 3 | Everything in Start, plus quotes, purchase orders, CIS tools, 30 AI receipt captures a month |
| Plus | £59 a month | Unlimited | Everything in Standard, plus multi-currency, inventory, budgets, 100 AI receipt captures a month |
Payroll is included on every plan. Start and Standard cover one employee. Plus covers five employees. Each extra employee costs £1.85 a month. Extra AI receipt captures beyond the included amount cost £0.20 each. All prices exclude 20% VAT. Add VAT to get the real monthly bill. Start costs £24 a month with VAT. Standard costs £51.60. Plus costs £70.80.
Sage Accounting Start: £20 a month
Start suits sole traders and freelancers. It covers one user. It includes unlimited sales invoices, automatic bank reconciliation and cash flow tracking. It includes VAT and CIS tools. It includes payroll for one employee. It does not include quotes, purchase orders or inventory. It includes no AI receipt captures. Start is the cheapest way into Sage Accounting. The 90% introductory offer cuts it to £2 a month for the first six months. The price then rises to the full £20 a month. Budget for the full rate, not the offer rate.
Sage Accounting Standard: £43 a month
Standard is the most popular Sage Accounting plan. It covers three users. It adds quotes and estimates, purchase orders and CIS submissions. It adds cash flow forecasting and advanced reporting. It includes 30 AI receipt or invoice captures a month. Extra captures cost £0.20 each. It includes payroll for one employee, with £1.85 a month for each extra employee. The 90% introductory offer cuts it to £4.30 a month for the first six months. The price then rises to the full £43 a month. Standard suits small businesses with a few staff and a need for quotes and supplier orders.
Sage Accounting Plus: £59 a month
Plus is the top Sage Accounting plan. It allows unlimited users. It adds multi-currency invoicing and banking. It adds inventory and stock management. It adds budgets and enhanced cash flow forecasting. It includes 100 AI receipt captures a month. It includes payroll for five employees, with £1.85 a month for each extra employee. The 90% introductory offer cuts it to £5.90 a month for the first six months. The price then rises to the full £59 a month. Plus suits growing businesses that sell abroad, hold stock or need more than three users.
Do not confuse Sage Accounting with Sage 50 or Sage Intacct
Sage 50 is desktop accounting software for larger small businesses. It costs from £115 to £234 a month. It is a different product with deeper stock, manufacturing and job costing tools. Sage Intacct is cloud financial management for mid-sized companies. It is priced by quote only. Neither price belongs in a Sage Accounting comparison. If a quote mentions Sage 50 or Sage Intacct, it is not a quote for Sage Accounting.
How to choose a Sage Accounting plan
Pick Start if you are a sole trader with one user and simple invoicing needs. It costs £20 a month before VAT. Pick Standard if you need quotes, purchase orders and three users. It costs £43 a month before VAT. Pick Plus if you need multi-currency, inventory or unlimited users. It costs £59 a month before VAT. Check the payroll count first. A business with six employees pays £59 plus £1.85 for the sixth employee on Plus. A business with three employees on Standard pays £43 plus £3.70 for two extra employees. Add 20% VAT to every figure. Check the current introductory offer on Sage's pricing page. The 90% discount lasts six months, then the full rate applies.
Bottom line
Sage Accounting costs £20, £43 or £59 a month in the UK, excluding VAT. Start covers the basics for one user. Standard adds quotes, CIS and three users. Plus adds multi-currency, inventory and unlimited users. The 90% first-six-months offer cuts every plan sharply, then the full rate applies. Sage 50 and Sage Intacct are separate products with separate prices. Confirm the current prices and the current offer on Sage's pricing page before you buy.