Sage 50 Payroll

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Advanced UK payroll with no limit on employee numbers, priced by headcount band

4.1Based on 218 reviews

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Ease of use4.0
Value3.9
Support3.9
Features4.0

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218 reviews matching your filters

Callum Vaughan

Management accountant · 201-500 employees · IT services

United Kingdom

3.0

29 Jul 2026

Corrections actually work properly

Mixed. Statutory payments calculate correctly every April without fail, but still desktop at heart and remote working is clunky.

Pros

Statutory payments calculate correctly every April without fail.

Cons

Still desktop at heart and remote working is clunky.

Ease of use: 3.0
Value for money: 3.0
Customer service: 3.0
Functionality: 3.0

Used for Less than 6 months28 found this helpful

Callum Radcliffe

Owner · 1-10 employees · Marketing and advertising

United Kingdom

4.0

25 Jul 2026

Reliable through every April change

Attachment of earnings orders are supported without a workaround. Only real gripe is that the jump from the 25 band to the 50 band is close to double.

Pros

Attachment of earnings orders are supported without a workaround.

Cons

The jump from the 25 band to the 50 band is close to double.

Ease of use: 3.0
Value for money: 3.0
Customer service: 4.0
Functionality: 4.0

Used for Less than 6 months23 found this helpful

James Trelawny

Director · 11-50 employees · Logistics and transport

United Kingdom

4.0

24 Jul 2026

Built for someone who knows payroll

Auto enrolment assessment and postponement are handled properly, and we run 240 people on the unlimited band and it does not blink. Still desktop at heart and remote working is clunky, but we live with it.

Pros

Auto enrolment assessment and postponement are handled properly.

Cons

Still desktop at heart and remote working is clunky.

Ease of use: 4.0
Value for money: 3.0
Customer service: 4.0
Functionality: 4.0

Used for 2+ years9 found this helpful

Freya Mackenzie

Finance manager · 51-200 employees · Construction

United Kingdom

4.0

15 Jul 2026

Corrections actually work properly

Rolling back a pay run and correcting a prior period actually works, and auto enrolment assessment and postponement are handled properly. The year end process is more manual than it needs to be, but we live with it.

Pros

Rolling back a pay run and correcting a prior period actually works.

Cons

The year end process is more manual than it needs to be.

Ease of use: 4.0
Value for money: 3.0
Customer service: 5.0
Functionality: 4.0

Used for 1-2 years9 found this helpful

Louise Hargreaves

Founder · 1-10 employees · Legal services

United Kingdom

4.0

13 Jul 2026

Handles our 200 plus payroll

We run 240 people on the unlimited band and it does not blink. Only real gripe is that still desktop at heart and remote working is clunky.

Pros

We run 240 people on the unlimited band and it does not blink.

Cons

Still desktop at heart and remote working is clunky.

Ease of use: 3.0
Value for money: 3.0
Customer service: 4.0
Functionality: 5.0

Used for 2+ years19 found this helpful

Gareth Sandhu

Practice manager · 11-50 employees · Healthcare

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

4.0

12 Jul 2026

Corrections actually work properly

Statutory payments calculate correctly every April without fail, and we run 240 people on the unlimited band and it does not blink. The year end process is more manual than it needs to be, but we live with it.

Pros

Statutory payments calculate correctly every April without fail.

Cons

The year end process is more manual than it needs to be.

Ease of use: 3.0
Value for money: 5.0
Customer service: 3.0
Functionality: 3.0

Used for 1-2 years34 found this helpful

Laura Marsden

Director · 1-10 employees · Charity and non-profit

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

4.0

10 Jul 2026

Depth you cannot get from cloud tools

Auto enrolment assessment and postponement are handled properly, and the reporting is detailed enough that our auditors stopped asking questions. The jump from the 25 band to the 50 band is close to double, but we live with it.

Pros

Auto enrolment assessment and postponement are handled properly.

Cons

The jump from the 25 band to the 50 band is close to double.

Ease of use: 3.0
Value for money: 4.0
Customer service: 4.0
Functionality: 4.0

Used for Less than 6 months5 found this helpful

Zoe Colquhoun

Owner · 11-50 employees · Food and beverage

United Kingdom

4.0

8 Jul 2026

The band pricing has sharp edges

Statutory payments calculate correctly every April without fail, and we run 240 people on the unlimited band and it does not blink. Still desktop at heart and remote working is clunky, but we live with it.

Pros

Statutory payments calculate correctly every April without fail.

Cons

Still desktop at heart and remote working is clunky.

Ease of use: 3.0
Value for money: 4.0
Customer service: 4.0
Functionality: 4.0

Used for 2+ years31 found this helpful

Emma Lockhart

Head of finance · 501-1000 employees · Food and beverage

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

5.0

3 Jul 2026

Reliable through every April change

The reporting is detailed enough that our auditors stopped asking questions. We run 240 people on the unlimited band and it does not blink.

Pros

The reporting is detailed enough that our auditors stopped asking questions.

Cons

P11D is a separate product and a separate cost.

Ease of use: 5.0
Value for money: 5.0
Customer service: 5.0
Functionality: 5.0

Used for Less than 6 months21 found this helpful

Craig Cavendish

Office manager · 11-50 employees · Marketing and advertising

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

5.0

3 Jul 2026

The band pricing has sharp edges

We run 240 people on the unlimited band and it does not blink, and rolling back a pay run and correcting a prior period actually works. No complaints so far.

Pros

We run 240 people on the unlimited band and it does not blink.

Cons

P11D is a separate product and a separate cost.

Ease of use: 5.0
Value for money: 4.0
Customer service: 5.0
Functionality: 5.0

Used for Less than 6 months29 found this helpful