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Verified ratings, feature-by-feature comparison and rand pricing — everything a South African business needs to pick between these two.
Online accounting that thousands of South African small businesses run on every day
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Ratings
Verified user ratings across every dimension — Omni Accounts against Sage Accounting, nothing weighted.
Dimensions won
0 – 5
Omni Accounts vs Sage Accounting, across 5 rating dimensions
Widest rating gap
+0,3
Sage Accounting leads on overall
Verified reviews
454
158 for Omni Accounts, 296 for Sage Accounting
158 verified reviews
296 verified reviews
Overall
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
Who South African reviewers actually write about.
Cheapest paid plan, shown per month.
Omni Accounts
Custom pricing
Sage Accounting
R240/mo
Head to head
Row by row, with the stronger score highlighted. Straight from verified reviews.
| Omni Accounts | Sage Accounting | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 3,8 | 4,1 |
| Reviews | 158 | 296 |
| Ease of use | 3,9 | 4,1 |
| Value for money | 3,8 | 4,0 |
| Customer service | 3,9 | 4,0 |
| Functionality | 3,8 | 4,1 |
| Starting price | Custom pricing | R240/mo |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
Features
Everything each product ships, side by side. No marketing gloss.
| Feature | Omni Accounts | Sage Accounting |
|---|---|---|
| General ledger and cash book | ||
| Debtors and creditors | ||
| Inventory with serial numbers | ||
| Bill of materials | ||
| Job costing | ||
| Point of sale | ||
| Branch consolidation | ||
| SARS aligned VAT returns | ||
| Report writer | ||
| Local database, works offline | ||
| Quotes and invoicing | ||
| Automatic bank feeds and reconciliation | ||
| VAT return preparation at the standard 15% rate | ||
| Supplier bills and purchase orders | ||
| Inventory tracking | ||
| Financial and management reports | ||
| Foreign currency invoicing (additional module) | ||
| Mobile app for iOS and Android | ||
| Accountant access | ||
| Receipt capture with AutoEntry |
Pricing
Every plan from both vendors, priced as South African teams actually pay.
Feature switches quoted individually on top of entry bundles, so the system grows without edition upgrades.
Quoted
no card needed
Straight from the vendor
These are list prices in rand and vendors adjust them from time to time. Check with Omni Accounts for the figure you'll actually pay.
Quoting, invoicing and banking for one user. Price includes VAT.
R240/mo
per month
Full bookkeeping with VAT returns. Two users and one company included, price includes VAT.
R435/mo
per month
Straight from the vendor
These are list prices in rand and vendors adjust them from time to time. Check with Sage for the figure you'll actually pay.
Verdict
Sage Accounting edges this comparison on verified user ratings (4,1 vs 3,8), but the right choice depends on your workflows: Omni Accounts remains a strong pick where its strengths — Features switch on one by one as you grow and Developed in Durban since the eighties — match your priorities. Shortlist both, take the free trials where offered, and test against a real month of your own data.