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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Priya Hargreaves

Office manager · 11-50 employees · Food and beverage

United Kingdom

2.0

2 Jul 2026

Reliable through every April change

It expects you to know payroll, it will not hold your hand, and P11D is a separate product and a separate cost. We run 240 people on the unlimited band and it does not blink, which is about the only positive.

Pros

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

Cons

It expects you to know payroll, it will not hold your hand.

Ease of use: 3.0
Value for money: 2.0
Customer service: 3.0
Functionality: 2.0

Used for 1-2 years14 found this helpful

Kevin Marsden

Director · 1-10 employees · Property and lettings

United Kingdom

4.0

1 Jul 2026

Handles our 200 plus payroll

Auto enrolment assessment and postponement are handled properly. Only real gripe is that still desktop at heart and remote working is clunky.

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: 4.0
Customer service: 4.0
Functionality: 4.0

Used for Less than 6 months10 found this helpful

Sarah Marsden

Founder · 1-10 employees · Accounting

United Kingdom

4.0

30 Jun 2026

Built for someone who knows payroll

Rolling back a pay run and correcting a prior period actually works. Only real gripe is that it expects you to know payroll, it will not hold your hand.

Pros

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

Cons

It expects you to know payroll, it will not hold your hand.

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

Used for Less than 6 months14 found this helpful

Charlotte Mackenzie

Bookkeeper · 11-50 employees · Construction

United Kingdom

5.0

30 Jun 2026

Reliable through every April change

The reporting is detailed enough that our auditors stopped asking questions, and rolling back a pay run and correcting a prior period actually works. No complaints so far.

Pros

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

Cons

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

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

Used for 2+ years15 found this helpful

Christopher Vaughan

Payroll manager · 51-200 employees · Construction

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

5.0

30 Jun 2026

Reliable through every April change

Rolling back a pay run and correcting a prior period actually works. Statutory payments calculate correctly every April without fail.

Pros

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

Cons

Still desktop at heart and remote working is clunky.

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

Used for Less than 6 months12 found this helpful

Nicola Vaughan

Practice manager · 11-50 employees · Fitness and leisure

United Kingdom

5.0

26 Jun 2026

Corrections actually work properly

Rolling back a pay run and correcting a prior period actually works. Auto enrolment assessment and postponement are handled properly.

Pros

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

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 1-2 years9 found this helpful

Kevin Fairbanks

Payroll manager · 201-500 employees · Education

United Kingdom

4.0

15 Jun 2026

Handles our 200 plus payroll

We run 240 people on the unlimited band and it does not blink, and attachment of earnings orders are supported without a workaround. The year end process is more manual than it needs to be, but we live with it.

Pros

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

Cons

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

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

Used for 1-2 years34 found this helpful

Rachel Devlin

Finance manager · 51-200 employees · Education

United Kingdom

1.0

13 Jun 2026

Built for someone who knows payroll

Still desktop at heart and remote working is clunky. The year end process is more manual than it needs to be. Looking at alternatives.

Pros

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

Cons

Still desktop at heart and remote working is clunky.

Ease of use: 1.0
Value for money: 2.0
Customer service: 1.0
Functionality: 1.0

Used for 1-2 years16 found this helpful

Freya Trelawny

Management accountant · 201-500 employees · IT services

United Kingdom

4.0

7 Jun 2026

Handles our 200 plus payroll

Attachment of earnings orders are supported without a workaround, and rolling back a pay run and correcting a prior period actually works. Still desktop at heart and remote working is clunky, but we live with it.

Pros

Attachment of earnings orders are supported without a workaround.

Cons

Still desktop at heart and remote working is clunky.

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

Used for Less than 6 months25 found this helpful

Adam Hargreaves

Head of payroll · 501-1000 employees · IT services

United Kingdom

4.0

7 Jun 2026

Corrections actually work properly

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: 5.0
Value for money: 4.0
Customer service: 5.0
Functionality: 5.0

Used for 2+ years27 found this helpful