What is the difference between Sage 100 and Sage 300?
An Overview of the Market for Sage 100 compared to Sage 300
You are probably not the only one asking the question. When you look at the marketing information for both Sage 100 and Sage 300 they feel very similar. Sure the numbering of the Sage products implies that 100 is “less” than 300 and, while that may have been the intent with the naming and numbering scheme, Sage 100 remains the strongest ERP offering by Sage for mid-market companies. Let’s go through a few quick stats:
By many estimates there are over 12,000 companies using Sage 100 compared to slightly over 5,000 companies using Sage 300.
The majority of those 5,000 companies using Sage 300 are in the construction industry (see the graph below) whereas the user base for Sage 100 is more evenly distributed across industries (also see the graph below).
Most companies using Sage 100 have between 11 and 500 employees.
When you put these stats together, along with the core product offerings, a world that favors Sage 100 begins to take shape.
Sage 100 Industries
Sage 300 Industries
Average Employee Size
Why is Sage 100 so compelling for mid-market companies — especially in manufacturing and distribution?
Given all of the numbers and statistics that support the use of Sage 100 in the mid-market, why might this be? It’s in the features, really. The ability to run your business using Sage 100 is what makes it such a popular choice compared to Sage 300. Here is a quick break down of key features across the two products. Bank reconciliation and inventory management are the two biggest features we see that push organizations towards choosing Sage 100.
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If you are a manufacturing or distribution company and see much of your own organization in these numbers and product features, let’s have a quick conversation. Sage 100 is what we do. And we are really good at it.