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Sage Accounting

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Accounting · United Kingdom
Founded 1981 · sage.com/en-gb/products/sage-accounting/ ↗

UK-public accounting incumbent (FTSE 100, Newcastle, est. 1981); Sage Accounting cloud product for SMB.

In short

Sage Accounting, in the Accounting category, is a European service with United Kingdom as its hosting location and at most minor, transient US exposure under the CLOUD Act.

Assessment notes

Sage Group plc (Newcastle UK, founded 1981, FTSE 100, LSE: SGE) is one of Europe's largest software companies: UK-public, no US parent, ISO 27001 certified; UK-post-Brexit places it in ownership_signal: other rather than eu_owned, but for buyers willing to accept UK jurisdiction the compliance posture is strong; CLOUD Act exposure minor (no US parent / PE).

CLOUD ACT
OWNERSHIP
SUB-PROCS
0 none disclosed
Verified signals
Jurisdiction
  • EU / adequacy hosting
  • EU / adequacy operator
  • No US CLOUD Act exposure
Transparency
  • Public DPA
  • Sub-processors disclosed
  • Open-source clients
  • Third-party certification
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OVERVIEW

About Sage Accounting

Sage Group plc (Newcastle upon Tyne, founded 1981) is one of the largest software companies in Europe: listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: SGE, FTSE 100), no US parent, no US-PE control. The SMB cloud product line Sage Accounting (also Sage Business Cloud Accounting, formerly Sage One) targets sole traders through small businesses with pricing from £12/mo (€14). ISO 27001 certified. The wider Sage portfolio includes Sage HR (sage.hr, see separate listing), Sage Intacct (mid-market), Sage 50, and Sage 200. Post-Brexit UK jurisdiction places it in ownership_signal: other per the directory's rubric; for procurement teams whose CLOUD Act concern is specifically US extraterritorial reach, Sage is one of the cleanest large-vendor options.

SUB-PROCESSORS

Sub-processor map · none disclosed

Source ↗
Vendor discloses zero sub-processors. All data processing happens in-house.
CERTIFICATIONS

Frameworks & certifications

ISO/IEC 27001
ACTIVE
FEATURES

Capability matrix

Invoicing Yes
E-invoicing No
Bank sync Yes
VAT returns Yes
Payroll Yes
Multi-currency Yes
Expense management Yes
Inventory Yes
Accountant access Yes
INTEGRATION & ACCESS
REST API Yes
SSO (SAML / OIDC) Yes
COMPLIANCE & GOVERNANCE
Audit log Yes
Self-host / on-prem option Yes
PRICING

Pricing & tiers

PAID
from €16/mo
View pricing page ↗
PUBLIC DOCUMENTS

Public documents

  • Data Processing Addendum (DPA)
    www.sage.com/en-gb…
    Open ↗
  • Sub-processors list
    www.sage.com/en-gb…
    Open ↗
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