--- description: Discover the benefits and disadvantages of Sage Payroll. Learn the software price, see the description, and read the most helpful reviews for UK business users. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Sage Payroll Pricing, Cost & Reviews - Capterra UK 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Payroll Software](/directory/30202/payroll/software) > [Sage Payroll](/software/215768/sage-business-cloud-payroll) # Sage Payroll Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/215768/sage-business-cloud-payroll Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/215768/sage-business-cloud-payroll?page=2) > Take control of your payroll with Sage Business Cloud Payroll. For a limited time only, try free for 3 months. > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 36 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Sage Payroll? Small businesses with 1-50 employees ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 36 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Sage - **Founded**: 1981 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: £7.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: For a limited time only, try Sage Payroll free for 3 months. Offer ends 21st March. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200 - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English, French, German - **Available Countries**: France, Germany, Guernsey, Ireland, Jersey, South Africa, United Kingdom ## Features - Benefits Management - Check Printing - Compensation Management - Employee Database - Payroll Management - Payroll Reporting - Self Service Portal - Tax Compliance - W-2 Preparation ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Payroll Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/30202/payroll/software) ## Alternatives 1. [Deel](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/205015/deel) — 4.9/5 (4275 reviews) 2. [OnPay](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/167109/onpay) — 4.8/5 (465 reviews) 3. [greytHR](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/150850/greythr) — 4.3/5 (297 reviews) 4. 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[UKG Pro](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/480/ukg-pro) — 4.3/5 (719 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Sage 50 payroll" — 4.0/5 > **Nathan** | *24 April 2025* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: easy to use, does send some updates, has good reports. able to input data easily and the process flow works > > **Cons**: does not follow updates for pensions and other legislation, a lot has to be done manually and extra checks > > Very good, used this system in conjunction with others for a long time, have got help when needed, would recommend. ----- ### "Decent software, bit outdated" — 3.0/5 > **Monika** | *27 August 2024* | Construction | Recommendation rating: 1.0/10 > > **Pros**: You could bespoke a lot of features within Sage Payroll. > > **Cons**: Overly detailed, outdated look, quite clunky. > > Each time I ran payroll it seemed it took me ages to do so, not the payroll itself but getting the reports out to link them with other financial software. ----- ### "Sage Payroll - Effective and Useful" — 5.0/5 > **Ethan** | *6 March 2026* | Accounting | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Sage payroll is an amazing tool to create and manage a companies payroll. It is easy to use and has a variety of reports which are helpful for reference. > > **Cons**: My least favourite part about sage payroll is the formatting of reports when exported to excel, as they can become overwhelming. > > Overall my experience with sage payroll has been very positive and has always helped generate accurate reports and information. ----- ### "Decent, however falling behind." — 3.0/5 > **Faizan** | *20 August 2025* | Accounting | Recommendation rating: 4.0/10 > > **Pros**: In- depth analysis of payroll as well as being a well established program, running for many decades. > > **Cons**: Not very user friendly, difficult to use, unnecessarily complicated and help is hard to find when experiencing issues > > Not great. As explained before, it was difficult to use and navigate between all the different tabs. ----- ### "Invaluable and comprehensive product" — 5.0/5 > **James** | *11 December 2024* | Construction | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Intuitive, comprehensive system that integrates well with HMRC and pension providers > > **Cons**: Sometimes not easy to make adjustments after a payrun. This might be if a mistake needs correcting > > Excellent. Couldn't work without it. 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