Free
Full product for accounts under 1,000 nominal entries a year.
Free
no card needed
- Invoicing with client portal
- Bank feeds
- UK VAT filing
- Full double entry ledger
QuickFile vs Sage Intacct
Verified ratings, feature-by-feature comparison and rand pricing — everything a South African business needs to pick between these two.
Sage Intacct
Cloud financial management for South African businesses that have outgrown desktop books
4,3(34)
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Ratings
Every score, at a glance
Verified user ratings across every dimension — QuickFile against Sage Intacct, nothing weighted.
Dimensions won
0 – 5
QuickFile vs Sage Intacct, across 5 rating dimensions
Widest rating gap
+0,4
Sage Intacct leads on ease of use
Verified reviews
207
173 for QuickFile, 34 for Sage Intacct
QuickFile
4,1
173 verified reviews
Sage Intacct
4,3
34 verified reviews
Ratings by dimension
- QuickFile
- Sage Intacct
Overall
4,1
4,3
Ease of use
4,1
4,5
Value for money
4,0
4,2
Customer service
4,1
4,4
Functionality
4,0
4,3
Share of verified reviews
Who South African reviewers actually write about.
- QuickFile (173)
- Sage Intacct (34)
Cost to get started
Cheapest paid plan, shown per month.
QuickFile
Free plan
Sage Intacct
Custom pricing
Head to head
Where each one wins
Row by row, with the stronger score highlighted. Straight from verified reviews.
| QuickFile | Sage Intacct | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4,1 | 4,3 |
| Reviews | 173 | 34 |
| Ease of use | 4,1 | 4,5 |
| Value for money | 4,0 | 4,2 |
| Customer service | 4,1 | 4,4 |
| Functionality | 4,0 | 4,3 |
| Starting price | Free plan | Custom pricing |
| Free trial | No | No |
Features
Feature by feature, checked off
Everything each product ships, side by side. No marketing gloss.
| Feature | QuickFile | Sage Intacct |
|---|---|---|
| Invoicing with client portal | ||
| Estimates and recurring billing | ||
| Bank feeds and tagging rules | ||
| Purchase and receipt capture | ||
| UK VAT under Making Tax Digital | ||
| Multiple currencies | ||
| Full double entry ledger | ||
| Project tagging | ||
| API access | ||
| Document storage | ||
| Dimensional general ledger | ||
| Multi entity consolidation | ||
| Multi currency handling | ||
| Accounts payable and receivable automation | ||
| Order and revenue management | ||
| Project accounting | ||
| Real time dashboards and reporting | ||
| Approval workflows | ||
| Open API integration | ||
| Role based access control |
Pricing
Both price lists, in rand
Every plan from both vendors, priced as South African teams actually pay.
QuickFile plans
Get started
Power User
About 65 pounds a year for larger files, plus extra features.
R1 550/mo
per year
- Unlimited ledger size
- Custom branding
- Additional automation
- API access
Straight from the vendor
Get current pricing
These are list prices in rand and vendors adjust them from time to time. Check with QuickFile for the figure you'll actually pay.
Sage Intacct plans
Verdict
Our verdict
Sage Intacct edges this comparison on verified user ratings (4,3 vs 4,1), but the right choice depends on your workflows: QuickFile remains a strong pick where its strengths — Genuinely free for smaller books and Branded client portal on invoices — match your priorities. Shortlist both, take the free trials where offered, and test against a real month of your own data.