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Sage 300

The former Accpac product, aimed at smaller multi-entity and multi-currency businesses that need more than entry-level accounting but not a full ERP programme.

58 facts on record4 sourcesverified September 202612 modules

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01Profile

Categories
ERP, Accountingverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Company size fit
10–500 employeesverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Cost band
Mid-marketverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Deployment
On-premise, Hybridverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Headquarters
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdomverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Regions served
North America, EMEA, APACverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Owner
Sage Group plcverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Website
sage.comverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction

02Pricing and editions

Pricing model
Quote onlyverified 2026-09-07
Published list price
None published. Stackmark records a cost band, not a modelled figure.
EditionStated size fitNote
Standard1–25 employeesSource gives capacity limits, not employees: up to 5 users, 5 companies, 3 GL account segments and 7 years of GL history. Employee band is an approximation for a 5-user finance team.[1]
Advanced10–75 employeesSource gives capacity limits, not employees: up to 10 users, unlimited companies, 4 GL account segments. Employee band is an approximation for a 10-user team.[1]
Premium25–1,000 employeesUnlimited users and companies, 10 GL account segments, 99 years of GL history, plus inventory and order-entry pricing features the lower editions lack. The Sage 300cloud subscription is offered only in this edition. Employee band approximated from the source's 51–1,000 employee fit.[1]

03Functional depth

How deeply each module is covered, as recorded against the sources below. Core and moderate are native; partner means a certified add-on carries it; none is a recorded absence.

Coverage Map · ERP and finance systems · 2026-Q3COVERAGE MAP · ERP AND FINANCE SYSTEMS · 2026-Q3AI featuresAsset managementBusiness intelligenceCRMEcommerceField serviceFinancial managementHR and payrollInventory managementLocalizationsManufacturing managementProcurementProject managementQuality managementSupply chain managementWarehouse managementSage 300 1Sage 300 · AI features: Unverified. Unverified — not yet checked against a source. Footnote 1.Sage 300 · Asset management: Unverified. Unverified — not yet checked against a source. Footnote 1.Sage 300 · Business intelligence: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.Sage 300 · CRM: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.Sage 300 · Ecommerce: Partner. Partner — delivered through a certified add-on or partner product. Footnote 1.Sage 300 · Field service: Unverified. Unverified — not yet checked against a source. Footnote 1.Sage 300 · Financial management: Core. Core — native, documented as a primary module. Footnote 1.Sage 300 · HR and payroll: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.Sage 300 · Inventory management: Core. Core — native, documented as a primary module. Footnote 1.Sage 300 · Localizations: Unverified. Unverified — not yet checked against a source. Footnote 1.Sage 300 · Manufacturing management: Partner. Partner — delivered through a certified add-on or partner product. Footnote 1.Sage 300 · Procurement: Core. Core — native, documented as a primary module. Footnote 1.Sage 300 · Project management: Core. Core — native, documented as a primary module. Footnote 1.Sage 300 · Quality management: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.Sage 300 · Supply chain management: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.Sage 300 · Warehouse management: Partner. Partner — delivered through a certified add-on or partner product. Footnote 1.CoreModeratePartnerNoneUnverifiedRows alphabetical · no totals · reuse with attribution, uncropped

Coverage Map · ERP and finance systems · 2026-Q3

  1. 1Sage 300 — depth stated from 4 sources, verified 2026-09-07; unverified: AI features, Asset management, Field service, Localizations

Unverified: AI features, Asset management, Field service, Localizations. Not checked yet; not a statement either way.

04Vertical focus

Industries the vendor names in its own positioning. Absence from this list is not a statement that the system is unsuitable, only that the vendor does not lead with it.

  • Wholesale
  • Professional services
  • Construction

Evaluated for

  • Multi-entity consolidationA group of legal entities, often in several currencies, that needs intercompany eliminations and a consolidated close from one ledger.
  • Wholesale distributionHigh-volume buying and reselling of finished goods, where margin lives in purchasing, pricing, warehouse throughput and order fulfilment.
  • Project-based servicesFirms that sell time and deliverables, where revenue, cost and utilisation are tracked by project and billed against milestones or hours.

05Strengths and watch-outs

Strengths

  • Multi-company consolidation and intercompany transactions are built into the financials, with General Ledger Consolidation producing reports for the corporate entity.[4]
  • Every current edition runs on Microsoft SQL Server, so backup, infrastructure and reporting practices are standard rather than product-specific.[1]
  • Licensed by module, so a buyer can start with financials and add Inventory Control, Order Entry or Purchase Orders later.[1]
  • Inventory Control, Order Entry and Purchase Orders update each other automatically and support serial and lot number tracking.[4]
  • A reseller and ISV ecosystem built up over decades, with coverage in regions where cloud-native vendors have few partners.[1]
  • Card payments can be taken inside the product through PayPal, Stripe, FortisPay and Paya, including a Pay Now link on generated invoices.[4]

Watch-outs

  • Not multi-tenant SaaS despite the Sage 300cloud name: it is a Windows client/server application you or a hosting partner install, with your own SQL Server database and upgrade cycle.[1]
  • Standard is capped at 5 users and Advanced at 10; subscription licensing is available only in the Premium edition.[1]
  • No first-party manufacturing module. Production, MRP and advanced warehouse management come from third-party ISVs, each of which must be certified for every annual release.[1]
  • Support follows an N-2 policy. Sage 300 2026 upgrades only from version 5.6 or later, and all programs must move to the new version at the same time.[1]
  • Sage's cloud-native investment goes to Sage Intacct, a different product with no in-place upgrade path; moving to it is a re-implementation.[1]
  • GL account segments range from 3 (Standard) to 10 (Premium), and changing the segment structure after go-live is a re-implementation rather than a configuration change.[1]

06Consider when

  • Consider Sage 300 when you run several companies, currencies or locations and need consolidated reporting from one system, but do not require a cloud-native architecture.[1]

  • Consider Sage 300 when you are a wholesale or import/export distributor that wants inventory, order entry and purchasing with a perpetual licence option.[1]

  • Consider Sage 300 over Sage 100 when multi-company, multi-currency or multi-location handling is the deciding requirement.[1]

07Implementation

Typical time to go-live
4–8 months[1]verified 2026-09-07

08Evaluated alongside

Systems with a comparable size fit and cost band, which is why they appear on the same shortlists. Each link opens a head-to-head built from both records. They are the pairings a buyer is likely to shortlist, not a limit on what can be compared: any two systems in the dataset can be laid side by side, including combinations we never pair.

Those are the systems commonly evaluated alongside Sage 300, not a limit on what can be compared. Choose any system to compare with Sage 300.

09Module notes

One note per module the system offers: the recorded depth, what to ask in a demonstration, and which other tracked systems carry the module natively.

10Questions buyers ask

Does Sage 300 run in the cloud?
Not as multi-tenant SaaS. It is a client/server application installed on-premises or hosted by a partner; Sage Partner Cloud is the vendor's hosted route. The cloud branding refers to subscription licensing and a browser-based web screens client.[1]
How is Sage 300 priced?
Sage does not publish list pricing. Resellers quote each deployment based on edition, user count, modules and whether you buy perpetual or subscription licences. Third-party add-ons and hosting are often a large share of the total.[1]
What editions are there?
Standard, Advanced and Premium. Standard allows up to 5 users and 5 companies, Advanced up to 10 users with unlimited companies, and Premium unlimited users and companies. Subscription is Premium only.[1]
Is Sage 300 the same as Accpac?
Yes. Accpac was renamed Sage Accpac ERP in 2006, Sage ERP Accpac in 2009 and Sage 300 ERP in 2012. Partners in Canada, the Caribbean and Southeast Asia still quote for it as Accpac.[1]
Is Sage 300 being discontinued?
No end-of-life date has been announced. Sage 300 2026 shipped in September 2025 on an annual release cadence with quarterly updates, and support follows the current version plus two prior.[1]
Does Sage 300 include manufacturing?
No first-party manufacturing module exists. Production, MRP and advanced warehousing come from third-party developers in the Sage 300 ISV ecosystem, so treat manufacturing as a separate selection with its own upgrade-compatibility check.[1]
What database does Sage 300 use?
Microsoft SQL Server in every edition. Earlier versions supported Btrieve, Pervasive, Oracle and IBM DB2, but SQL Server became the only supported database when the web interface was rebuilt in 2016.[1]
Is Sage 300 the same as Sage 300 CRE or Sage 300 People?
No. Sage 300 CRE is construction and property accounting (formerly Timberline) and Sage 300 People is an HR and payroll product sold in Africa. They share a name, not code, partners or pricing.[1]

11Sources

Every fact in this profile was taken from the pages below, on the date shown. Footnote markers on the page point here. The positioning statement is Stackmark’s own.

  1. [1]Sage 300 ERP Guide 2026: Editions, Versions & Accpac History | ERP Researchhttps://www.erpresearch.com/en-us/sage-300-erp · retrieved 2026-09-07
  2. [2]Sage 300 Business Management Software | Sage UShttps://www.sage.com/en-us/products/sage-300/ · retrieved 2026-09-07
  3. [3]Sage 300 Business Management Software | Sage Canadahttps://www.sage.com/en-ca/products/sage-300/ · retrieved 2026-09-07
  4. [4]Sage 300cloud Features | Sage UShttps://www.sage.com/en-us/products/sage-300/features/ · retrieved 2026-09-07