ERP comparison
Xentral vs. Sage 50
Xentral vs. Sage 50 comparison at a glance
Criterion | Xentral | Sage 50 |
Product type | Cloud ERP that connects sales, inventory and accounting in one web application | All-in-one solution covering inventory management, order processing and financial accounting, installed locally |
Deployment | Cloud. Access via browser as well as iOS and Android | Local installation, extended by a mobile app and cloud connectors, including Microsoft 365 |
Focus | Commerce businesses with physical products, B2B and B2C | SMBs across all industries, from sole traders to businesses with several people in charge |
Pricing | From €99/month, unlimited users (based on revenue and shipping volume, from Starter) | From €30/month per workstation, higher packages from €35 and from €40/month per workstation, with a minimum number of workstations per package, billed annually with a 12-month minimum term |
Free trial | 14 days | 30 days |
Integrations | Via Xentral Connect: preconfigured connectors that stay compatible through updates, with no code or scripts to maintain. Custom logic via a no-code workflow designer (trigger, condition, action). Standard connections included in the license. Plus REST API and partner apps. | Connection to online shops via the Sage 50 Multishop Connector or a Sage web shop, as an add-on module |
Accounting / DATEV | 3 options:
| DATEV interface included from the smallest package |
User rating, OMR Reviews | 4.06 / 5 (n=202) | 4.40 / 5 (n=51) |
User rating, Capterra | 4.5 / 5 (n=42) | No product listed |
What actually matters when you switch your ERP?
Operating model and access
Whether a system runs in a browser or is installed locally determines how office locations, home offices, and mobile workstations are connected, as well as who maintains the server environment.Cost as your team grows
Per-user pricing rises with every additional person in the system, while unlimited-user models tie cost to revenue and volume instead.Integration of online stores and marketplaces
The key factor is whether sales channels are included in the license or are added via an add-on module.Depth of the accounting connection
Check which DATEV paths are supported, whether document images are included, and if the transfer is automatic or manual each period.
What sets Xentral apart
Xentral runs as a cloud application, accessed via the browser as well as iOS and Android apps, with no installation needed on individual workstations.
Orders, stock, shipping, and invoices all live on the same data foundation, so stock levels and document data never need reconciling between separate applications.
Shops, marketplaces, payment and shipping providers connect through Xentral Connect, with no custom code or scripts to maintain. Special logic is set up in the workflow designer using triggers, conditions and actions.
Because unlimited users are included in the price, your team can grow without licence costs rising with it. New features are added to the existing pricing model on an ongoing basis, with no extra surcharges per tier.
DATEV Rechnungsdatenservice 1.0 transfers data automatically in the background to your tax advisor, with no need to trigger the transfer manually each period.
The reporting agent builds reports from plain-text prompts, right inside the ERP rather than as a separate add-on. An MCP server connects Xentral to ChatGPT and Claude, so your team can ask questions and take action from chat.
Which system fits my business?
Xentral is built for commerce businesses that sell physical products. Everything in it follows the flow of goods: order processing, warehousing with batches, serial numbers and best-before dates, picking and a shipping centre, connections to marketplaces, payment providers and carriers, and the handover to accounting.
Xentral is the right fit if most of your revenue comes from physical products you sell across several shops and marketplaces, and your bottleneck sits in fulfilment: stock levels across channels, picking, shipping, status back to the channels, handover to DATEV.
Sage 50 is a comprehensive solution combining inventory management, order processing, and financial accounting that is installed locally on your own server architecture and connected to cloud services via connectors and a mobile app. The solution caters to businesses across all industries, from sole proprietorships to companies with multiple managers.
Sage 50 is a good fit if you want to manage inventory management, order processing, and financial accounting in a single, locally operated package. It fits if you deliberately keep your data on your own infrastructure, if your business does not consist primarily of online retail, and if the per-workstation licensing aligns with the size of your team.
How does the move from Sage 50 to Xentral work?
Data migration
You export your master data from weclapp, including products, customers, stock levels and open transactions.Import and mapping
The data is then imported into Xentral and the data structure is matched up.Connecting channels
Next, you connect shops, marketplaces, DATEV and shipping providers.Test run
Before switching over, you check everything in a test run.Go-live
Finally, the system goes live with support from our onboarding team.
Book your ERP consultation
See Xentral live and find out how the switch from Sage 50 may look like for your business.
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