SAStefan AndersonVerified
Chief Executive Officer
Non profit
South AfricaRichards Bay201 to 500 employees
South AfricaRichards Bay201 to 500 employees331 verified reviews
Every published review of Sage 50cloud Pastel, unedited beyond length and clarity. Vendor responses are shown alongside the review they answer.
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SAStefan AndersonVerified
Chief Executive Officer
South AfricaRichards Bay201 to 500 employeesGood enough that changing again is not worth the disruption. A report writer that will produce almost any layout. Beyond that it is more ordinary than the marketing suggests. It sits squarely in the middle for us, useful but not something I would champion. I would shortlist it, not necessarily pick it.
What works
Multi warehouse inventory with serial, lot and bill of materials. Invoicing is quick once the templates are set.
What does not
The report customisation is limited. Getting a person on the phone is difficult.
TMTinyiko Mashaba
Debtors Manager
South AfricaPretoria11 to 50 employeesI run the books for three related companies and this is the first system that has kept up. Multi warehouse inventory with serial, lot and bill of materials. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. Nothing has come up in the last year that I would call a real problem. I would recommend it to a business of our size without hesitation.
What works
Multi warehouse inventory with serial, lot and bill of materials. Invoices go out looking professional with no design work. Month end close has dropped from six days to two.
What does not
Inventory is too basic for a stock heavy business.
LALucinda ArendseVerified
Production Manager
South AfricaStellenbosch500 plus employeesAfter two years I can say the reconciliation time saving is real and it is significant. A report writer that will produce almost any layout. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. There are irritations, and none of them are the kind that make you look elsewhere. Worth the migration effort, which is not something I say often.
What works
A report writer that will produce almost any layout. The audit trail has answered every query our auditors raised. Invoices go out looking professional with no design work.
What does not
Reporting beyond the standard pack still ends up in a spreadsheet.
TZThemba ZuluVerified
Partner
South AfricaCenturion500 plus employeesWe moved across from a desktop package eighteen months ago and I would not go back. Works through load shedding and connection loss. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. There are irritations, and none of them are the kind that make you look elsewhere. It is not perfect, and it is the right choice for us.
What works
Thirty years of trained South African operators. Invoices go out looking professional with no design work. VAT201 figures come out right without a manual working paper.
What does not
Support response times slow noticeably at month end.
NSNosipho SitholeVerified
Supply Chain Manager
South AfricaSomerset West500 plus employeesIt has been fine, with a couple of persistent irritations. Multi warehouse inventory with serial, lot and bill of materials. Beyond that it is more ordinary than the marketing suggests. It sits squarely in the middle for us, useful but not something I would champion. Good value, with some real rough edges.
What works
Multi warehouse inventory with serial, lot and bill of materials. The core ledger is reliable.
What does not
Getting a person on the phone is difficult. The report customisation is limited.
DJDavid Joubert
Chief Operating Officer
NigeriaNigeria201 to 500 employeesWe chose this on price and mostly that decision has held up. Thirty years of trained South African operators. Beyond that it is more ordinary than the marketing suggests. It sits squarely in the middle for us, useful but not something I would champion. I would shortlist it, not necessarily pick it.
What works
A report writer that will produce almost any layout. The core ledger is reliable.
What does not
There is no direct submission to eFiling, so the return is captured by hand. Inventory cannot handle multiple warehouses.
MPMusa PhiriVerified
Production Manager
South AfricaCenturion11 to 50 employeesWe chose this on price and mostly that decision has held up. Multi warehouse inventory with serial, lot and bill of materials. Beyond that it is more ordinary than the marketing suggests. It sits squarely in the middle for us, useful but not something I would champion. Good value, with some real rough edges.
What works
Multi warehouse inventory with serial, lot and bill of materials. Pricing is predictable with no surprise increases.
What does not
Bank feeds drop and need reauthorising more often than they should. There is no direct submission to eFiling, so the return is captured by hand.
SMShalini Mahlangu
Chief Operating Officer
South AfricaRichards BaySole traderWe chose this on price and mostly that decision has held up. A report writer that will produce almost any layout. Beyond that it is more ordinary than the marketing suggests. It sits squarely in the middle for us, useful but not something I would champion. Good value, with some real rough edges.
What works
A report writer that will produce almost any layout. The mobile app is useful for approving payments.
What does not
Getting a person on the phone is difficult. Inventory cannot handle multiple warehouses.
RSRyan Solomons
Partner
South AfricaPaarl11 to 50 employeesOur practice put four clients on this before we moved our own business across. Works through load shedding and connection loss. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. There are irritations, and none of them are the kind that make you look elsewhere. Two years in and nobody has suggested we look at alternatives.
What works
Works through load shedding and connection loss. The audit trail has answered every query our auditors raised. VAT201 figures come out right without a manual working paper.
What does not
The interface has not aged well.
RMReabetswe MudauVerified
Chief Operating Officer
South AfricaBloemfontein51 to 200 employeesIt has been fine, with a couple of persistent irritations. A report writer that will produce almost any layout. Beyond that it is more ordinary than the marketing suggests. It sits squarely in the middle for us, useful but not something I would champion. Good value, with some real rough edges.
What works
Works through load shedding and connection loss. The core ledger is reliable.
What does not
There is no direct submission to eFiling, so the return is captured by hand. The report customisation is limited.