Sage BusinessWorks
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Plans and prices
From Sage BusinessWorks's own pricing page, checked 2 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Sage BusinessWorks | Priced on request | Pricing not listed on Sage’s product page; contact Sage or a Sage Business Partner for pricing |
The facts
Each one read from Sage BusinessWorks's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- 2026 release
- Sage BusinessWorks 2026 adds Ask BW, ACH vendor-payment file creation, enhanced 1099 processing, and additional accounts-receivable payment options.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Accounting
- Its General Ledger maintains current financial, transaction history, and budget information for up to nine fiscal years.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Cash management
- Cash Management integrates with Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, and General Ledger.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Concurrent users
- The System Manager supports up to 45 concurrent users.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- on-premisechecked 22 Sep 2026
- Deployment limitation
- Installation and data storage must use a local drive; Microsoft OneDrive, SharePoint, and other cloud-based storage are unsupported, and Wi-Fi networking is unsupported.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Finance module
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- General ledger
- General Ledger maintains transaction and budget information for up to nine fiscal years and supports up to 999 departments per account.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- The system requirements identify SAP Crystal Reports 2020, F9, and Sage Timeslips as third-party products that integrate with Sage BusinessWorks.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Inventory
- Inventory Control includes light manufacturing, serial number tracking, and multi-warehouse support.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Inventory management
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Manufacturing tools
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Microsoft Office
- The Custom Office module integrates Sage BusinessWorks with Microsoft Office and provides mail merge, attachment management, and custom worksheets.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Office integration
- The Custom Office module integrates with Microsoft Office and offers mail merge, attachment management, and custom worksheets.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Operating system
- The current version runs on 64-bit Windows 10 or Windows 11 and supported Windows Server editions.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Order management
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Payroll
- The Payroll module supports paychecks, W-2s, federal and state reports, and built-in tax tables for the federal government, all 50 states, and the District of Columbia.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Product purpose
- Sage BusinessWorks Accounting is an integrated solution designed to provide complete business visibility and management tools.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Purchase orders
- The Purchase Order module is included at no charge and tracks orders from entry through fulfillment.checked 30 Sep 2026
The company
- Company history
- Sage says it began in 1981, when founder David Goldman worked with a Newcastle University team to create software for his print business.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 1981checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Newcastle, United Kingdomchecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Job costing
- The Job Cost module estimates and tracks labor, materials, equipment, overhead, and other project costs.checked 2 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platform and hosting
- Sage specifies Windows 10 or 11 for workstations and Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022, or 2025 Standard for server configurations; program data must be stored locally rather than on cloud storage.checked 2 Oct 2026
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