Head to head
Sage X3 vs SYSPRO
Both products assessed against the same checklist, with ratings drawn from 282 verified reviews.
- Rating gap
- 0.2
- Reviews behind this
- 282
- Priced on scope
- Quoted
- Features they share
- 2
Side by side
How they compare
Ratings computed from published reviews, and the specifications that change what a product costs to run. The washed column is the higher rated of the two.
| Compared on | Sage Group plc | Higher rated overall |
|---|---|---|
| What reviewers say | ||
| Overall rating | 3.9 | 4.1, higher |
| Ease of use | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| Value for money | 3.8 | 4.1, higher |
| Customer service | 3.6 | 3.8, higher |
| Functionality | 4.0 | 4.1, higher |
| Verified reviews | 118 | 164 |
| What it costs | ||
| Starting price | Custom pricingquoted on request | Custom pricingquoted on request |
| VAT basis | Excl VAT | Excl VAT |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Published plans | 1 | 1 |
| Vendor and support | ||
| Vendor | Sage Group plc | SYSPRO |
| Founded | 1979 | 1978 |
| Support channels | Partner network, Telephone, Email, On site consulting | Partner network, Telephone, Email, On site consulting, Training |
| Integrations listed | 6 | 6 |
| Local bank feeds | 0 | 0 |
The local yardstick
South African compliance
Amber marks a gap rather than a feature. This is usually where the decision is actually made.
Sage X3
- VAT201 at 15%
- Multi legislation statutory reporting across African jurisdictions
- IFRS reporting
- Batch traceability for regulated industries
- Cloud or on premises deployment
SYSPRO
- VAT201 at 15%
- IT14SD supporting schedules
- SARS aligned reporting
- On premises deployment keeps data in South Africa
- Full audit trail
What they cost
Pricing, compared properly
Check the VAT basis on each. Vendors are not consistent, and the difference is 15%.
Sage X3
Listed excluding VAT
- Quoted
Quoted
Quoted on users, modules and deployment through a specialised Sage partner. Implementation typically runs six to twelve months.
SYSPRO
Listed excluding VAT
- Quoted
Quoted
Quoted on users, modules and deployment. Implementation runs into months and should be budgeted as a capital project.
Capability
The full feature matrix
Every feature either product offers, and whether the other one has it.
| Compared on | Sage Group plc | Higher rated overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 features across both products | ||
| Batch and lot traceability | Included | Not included |
| Business intelligence | Included | Included |
| Capacity planning | Not included | Included |
| Cloud or on premises deployment | Included | Included |
| Co product and by product handling | Included | Not included |
| Consignment stock | Not included | Included |
| Financials and fixed assets | Not included | Included |
| Formula and recipe management | Included | Not included |
| Landed cost tracking | Not included | Included |
| Lot and serial traceability | Not included | Included |
| Material requirements planning | Not included | Included |
| Multi legislation financials | Included | Not included |
| Multi level bill of materials | Not included | Included |
| Multi site, multi company and multi currency | Included | Not included |
| Multi warehouse inventory | Not included | Included |
| Process and discrete manufacturing | Included | Not included |
| Procurement | Included | Not included |
| Quality control integrated into production | Included | Not included |
| Quality management | Not included | Included |
| Sales and customer service | Included | Not included |
| Shop floor data collection | Not included | Included |
| Warehouse management | Included | Not included |
| Work in progress tracking | Not included | Included |
Our verdict
Which one you should buy
We name a winner. Listing differences and leaving the decision to the reader is not a verdict.
We have not written a full verdict for this pairing yet, so here is the position from the data.
SYSPRO holds the higher rating at 4.1 against 3.9, from 164 reviews against 118. Reviewers rate it 3.6 for ease of use and 4.1 for value for money, against 3.6 and 3.8.
Read the compliance comparison below before deciding on the rating alone. A product that scores well overall can still be missing the one statutory output your business cannot do without.
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