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Xero, Quickbooks Online or Sage?
Should you use Xero, Quickbooks Online or Sage Business Cloud Accounting? In this post we provide a comparison between these different cloud accounting products.
CJ-K
June 2, 2026
Software

There are a number of accounting software systems available in South Africa. The most popular are Xero Accounting, Quickbooks Online and Sage Business Cloud Accounting. How do you know which one is best for your business? In today's post we look at the differences between these systems. We provide consulting and training all 3 systems and so present an unbiased view.

 FeatureXero  Quickbooks Sage
 Standard Price R795 / monthR708 / month  R435 / month
 Users Included Unlimited 3 2
Additional Users  R0 - R75 / month
Extra Companies  R795 / month R708 / month R410 / month
 Perpetual Inventory Included Included R / month
Debtors manager  Included (none)R290 / month 
Intelligence reports (none) (none) Included
 Multi currencyR300 / month  Included R165 / month
 Time & billing R69 / month IncludedR165 / month 
 Projects R120.75 / month Included Included
Fixed Assets Included  (none) (partial)
Delivery addresses  1 1 4
Special Offers  Get a 2.5% perpetual discount per month and a 1 hour free consulting / training session  if you sign up or move your subscription to us instead of Xero direct.

Free conversion from Pastel, Sage or Quickbooks		 Get a 2.5% perpetual discount per month and a 1 hour free consulting / training session  if you sign up or move your subscription to us instead of Quickbooks direct.
1 hour free consulting or training if you link your Sage accounting system to us.

Free conversion from Pastel, Xero or Quickbooks


We sell, consult on and provide training on all of the above products. Please feel free to reply to this email if you would like to discuss your accounting system or get a quote.


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