Compare · checked 4 October 2026
FinBaze or Sage Accounting?
Sage is the long-standing UK name, with payroll and CIS. FinBaze is built for service businesses that want the books kept for them and VAT filed from them.
14 days free, then from £35 a month + VAT.
Today
Business account · up to date
- Sales Oct£16,420
- Costs£5,310
- VAT this quarter£1,622
For you (3)
Which one suits you
No software is best for everyone. Here's how to choose.
Choose Sage Accounting if…
you run payroll in Sage, you work in construction and file CIS returns, or your accountant built your process around Sage.
Visit Sage AccountingChoose FinBaze if…
you're a service business that wants bank payments and receipts matched and booked for you, in a browser and on your phone, with VAT filed from the same books.
Start your free trialAn example
VAT day for a consultancy
On the last day of the quarter there's nothing to reconcile: every payment has been matched and every receipt booked as it arrived. FinBaze builds the return from those bookings, you check the boxes and submit it to HMRC.
- Bank, receipts and bills booked for you
- You approve what FinBaze isn't sure about
- VAT return built from the same bookings
VAT day for a consultancy
You check the boxes and submit to HMRC
Side by side
Sage Accounting and FinBaze, point by point
| Topic | FinBaze | Sage Accounting |
|---|---|---|
| Price per month | £35 (Basic), £65 (Grow) or £90 (Scale) | £20 (Start) to £59 (Plus) |
| Booking bank payments | Account, VAT rate and receipt suggested for each payment; you approve | Bank feeds and automated reconciliation |
| Receipts | Photo, email forward or connected mailbox, on every plan | Photo capture on Standard and Plus |
| VAT under Making Tax Digital | Yes, built from the same bookings | Yes |
| AI assistant | Ask FinBaze, in the app and from ChatGPT, Claude or Cursor | Sage Copilot |
Monthly prices, excluding VAT. Sage Accounting details checked on 4 October 2026 on their own website. → Check on sage.com
Moving from Sage Accounting in an afternoon
Start at a fixed point, ideally a new VAT quarter. After that you only keep Sage Accounting for your records.
Pick your start date
The start of a VAT quarter or financial year is simplest.
~1 min
Enter your opening balances
Balances and open invoices on that date. Your accountant can help.
~20 min
Connect your bank
Sign in to your bank. Transactions from your start date come in.
~5 min
Invite your accountant
They work in the same books as you from then on.
~1 min
Try FinBaze alongside Sage Accounting
Try FinBaze free for 14 days with your own bank and receipts while Sage Accounting carries on as usual. Then see for yourself what gets booked for you.