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Bradley Viljoen
CFO · Viljoen Trading Services
26 October 2024
Very powerful, and it makes you earn that power. Customisations serve us well but each upgrade tests every one of them.
Pros
POS option feeding the same ledger; procurement approval workflows
Precious Pillay
IT Manager · Pillay Engineering Supplies
7 October 2024
The jump to a proper SQL database ended the data corruption era for us. It absorbed a 40 percent growth year without breaking stride.
Cons
No published pricing, everything is quoted
Bheki Nxumalo
Managing Director
13 June 2026
Our reseller in Ballito knows our setup personally, that relationship is gold. Branch accounting keeps each depot honest while head office sees everything. The step up from Pastel every growing business eventually needs.
Pros
Procurement approval workflows
Marike Vermeulen
Group Accountant
28 October 2025
A capable ERP that gives back exactly what you put into the implementation. Customisations serve us well but each upgrade tests every one of them.
Pros
Strong job costing and BOM functionality
Cons
Training costs add up per module
Warren Brown
Warehouse Manager · Mbombela Agri
7 October 2025
It rewards the disciplined and punishes the casual. Customisations serve us well but each upgrade tests every one of them. The screens work but graduates raised on cloud software find them foreign.
Pros
SQL Server foundation, no data black box
Cons
Needs proper server infrastructure
Kavitha Swanepoel
CFO
8 April 2025
Very powerful, and it makes you earn that power. Upgrades between versions are mini projects with consulting hours attached. Branch accounting keeps each depot honest while head office sees everything.
Cons
Custom reports need SQL skills or partner hours
Kavitha Jacobs
Highveld Medical SA
26 March 2025
After 4 years the system still handles our growing transaction volumes fine. Credit control workflows chase debtors before humans remember to. Pick a good business partner and the product will not let you down.
Pros
Multi warehouse and multi branch support
Cons
No published pricing, everything is quoted
Chantelle Arendse
Operations Manager · Paarl Catering Holdings
24 November 2024
The retail POS at the counter feeds the same ledger as everything else.
Pros
POS option feeding the same ledger
Naadira Vermeulen
Umhlanga Consulting Supplies
19 August 2025
Everything works until you customise, then upgrades become warfare. Support tickets bounce between the partner and Sage while the branch waits.
Cons
Simple changes always need paid consulting
Mpho Khan
Group Accountant
31 July 2025
Everything works until you customise, then upgrades become warfare. Simple changes need consultant hours, nothing is ever just a setting.
Cons
Total cost of ownership far above the quote. Simple changes always need paid consulting
Sanele Naidoo
Operations Director
8 July 2025
We moved off Pastel Partner when we hit its limits and Evolution has carried us since. Serial number tracking sorted our warranty claims process completely. Sage Intelligence gives the exco their monthly pack straight from the ledger. It is the system our business grew up on and grew into.
Pros
Handles growing transaction volumes
Cons
Training costs add up per module
Elna Nel
Systems Administrator
27 May 2025
It was built here, and you feel that in how it handles VAT and SARS reporting. Our auditors connect their tools directly and the audit got shorter. Stock takes went from a weekend shutdown to a rolling count. For SA mid market businesses this is the sensible ERP conversation to have.
Pros
Huge business partner network countrywide
Leandra Fortuin
Supply Chain Manager · Acacia Steel Holdings
2 September 2024
The engine is strong, the ownership costs are real. Sage Intelligence gives the exco their monthly pack straight from the ledger.
Pros
Multi warehouse and multi branch support
Cons
No published pricing, everything is quoted
Vinesh Maharaj
Managing Director
10 November 2025
Month end got slower every quarter until we intervened at the database level. Training was quoted per module and the total made the CFO wince.
Cons
Upgrades broke customisations repeatedly
Sifiso Ismail
Financial Manager · Boksburg Couriers Studio
29 October 2025
Good system, but understand you are buying a project not a product. You need a proper server and IT discipline, this is not plug and play. Upgrades between versions are mini projects with consulting hours attached.
Pros
Granular user security; modular licensing, grow as needed
Cons
Interface feels dated
Xolani Fourie
Kudu Consulting Services
28 September 2025
Our reseller in Benoni knows our setup personally, that relationship is gold. Sage Intelligence gives the exco their monthly pack straight from the ledger.
Pros
Procurement approval workflows
Cons
Custom reports need SQL skills or partner hours
Senzo Zwane
IT Manager · Potchefstroom Supplies Supplies
17 August 2025
After 2 years the system still handles our growing transaction volumes fine. Five years in, still the right call.
Cons
Implementation is a genuine project
Marius Du Plessis
Plessis Timber
13 July 2025
Our partner oversold and under delivered, and Sage points back at the partner. A version upgrade broke our custom reports and rebuilding them cost real money. Support tickets bounce between the partner and Sage while the branch waits.
Cons
Upgrades broke customisations repeatedly
Thabo Van Zyl
11 July 2025
Very powerful, and it makes you earn that power. Documentation assumes your partner fills the gaps, and they charge to.
Pros
Sage Intelligence for exec reporting; serial and lot tracking that works
Cons
Custom reports need SQL skills or partner hours
Kagiso Khumalo
Director
4 June 2025
Happy with it overall, our partner relationship makes the difference. Some modules like CRM feel like an afterthought next to the financial core.
Cons
Performance tuning needed as data grows
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