# Sage Group

> Sage Group is a British multinational software company based in Newcastle upon Tyne that builds cloud-based accounting, payroll, HR and ERP tools for small and medium-sized businesses. Founded in 1981 and listed on the London Stock Exchange as a FTSE 100 constituent, Sage serves millions of customers across 23 countries with products spanning Sage Accounting, Sage 50, Sage Intacct and the AI assistant Sage Copilot.

- **Founded:** 1981
- **Headquarters:** Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- **Founders:** David Goldman (Co-founder), Paul Muller (Co-founder), Graham Wylie (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 11,000-11,200 employees
- **Products:** Sage Accounting, Sage Intacct, Sage 50, Sage Copilot, Sage Payroll & HR
- **Notable:** Grew from a 1981 university summer project into a FTSE 100 company and one of the UK's largest software firms., Listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1989., Acquired Intacct in 2017 for $850 million, accelerating its cloud-native mid-market strategy.

## Products & services

- **Sage Accounting** — Cloud-native accounting software for small businesses covering invoicing, bookkeeping, cash flow and tax.
- **Sage Intacct** — Cloud financial management and accounting platform for mid-sized businesses, acquired in 2017; strong in multi-entity and advanced reporting.
- **Sage 50** — Long-running desktop-and-cloud accounting software for established small businesses, evolved from the original Sage Line 50.
- **Sage Copilot** — Generative AI assistant embedded across Sage products for automation, predictive cash flow and financial insights.
- **Sage Payroll & HR** — Payroll and human-resources software for paying and managing employees across multiple regions.
- **Sage for Accountants** — Practice-management and client-collaboration suite for accountants and bookkeepers.

## Achievements

- Grew from a 1981 university summer project into a FTSE 100 company and one of the UK's largest software firms.
- Listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1989.
- Acquired Intacct in 2017 for $850 million, accelerating its cloud-native mid-market strategy.
- Reached over 40,000 early adopters of Sage Copilot within its first year.
- Serves roughly 6 million customers across 23 countries.
- Established Sage Foundation to channel employee volunteering and grants into communities.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Reported accelerating organic revenue growth of around 10% in Q1 FY2026, with total revenue near £674 million driven by cloud subscriptions.
- **2025-02** — Celebrated one year of Sage Copilot, passing 40,000 early-adopter SMBs and accountants across five key markets.
- **2025-01** — Acquired Fyle, an AI-powered expense management platform, to strengthen its finance automation stack.
- **2025-01** — Rolled out agentic AI enhancements and a Finance Intelligence Agent for Sage Intacct in the US and UK.

## Links

- Website: https://www.sage.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sage-software
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/sagegroupplc
- GitHub: https://github.com/Sage
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/sage
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sageofficial

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Last updated: 2026-07-16