Sage alternative in Morocco: SOGESTIO or Sage, which tool for which need?

Two different approaches to running a business

Sage is one of the best-known names in accounting and business management. Many accounting firms and finance teams in Morocco have used it for years, and the vendor offers several product lines, with desktop installations or cloud offers depending on the product you choose.

SOGESTIO starts from a different place: a single cloud platform built in Morocco for Moroccan small businesses, SMEs and groups, bringing together sales, stock, purchasing, banking, accounting, payroll and CRM. So the useful question is not which one is better, but which one fits the way you work.

What SOGESTIO brings

SOGESTIO is cloud-native: you use it in a browser and in the Android app, on the same data. The interface is available in French, fully right-to-left Arabic and English, and quotes and invoices are generated in all three languages.

• Sales, stock, purchasing, expenses, banking, CGNC accounting, payroll, CRM and documents in one platform.
• Journal entries generated automatically from every invoice, payment, purchase and payslip.
• VAT deduction statement exported as EDI XML for SIMPL-TVA.
• Payroll with CNSS, AMO and IR, plus a DAMANCOM preparation file.
• Cheques and bills of exchange (LCN), MT940 bank statement import, bank reconciliation.
• On-premise edition installed on your own server, usable without Internet.

Prices published in dirhams

SOGESTIO prices are published in dirhams excluding VAT: Starter at 199 DH excl. VAT a month (1 company, up to 2 users), Pro at 449 DH excl. VAT a month (1 company, up to 10 users, accounting and payroll included) and Group at 990 DH excl. VAT a month (3 companies included, up to 30 users, multi-company and consolidation). Annual billing works out about 17% cheaper. The On-premise edition is quoted on request.

For Sage pricing, please ask the vendor or its partners directly: it depends on the product, the offer and the number of users, and we do not comment on it here.

When Sage may be the better choice

If your accounting firm already works with a Sage product, your team is trained on it and your processes are built around it, staying with Sage may be the simplest decision: switching software always carries an organisational cost.

Sage may also suit you if you want a long-established international vendor with a partner network, or if a specific product in its range already meets your needs. In that case, compare in detail with the vendor.

When SOGESTIO is a better fit

SOGESTIO makes sense if you want to get started quickly with nothing to install, with data available from the office, a job site or on the road through Android. It also suits teams that work in Arabic and want a fully right-to-left interface, and managers who want a simple, jargon-free mode alongside the advanced accounting mode.

It is also a fit for businesses that prefer a fixed price known in advance, and for groups of several companies thanks to the Group plan and consolidated view. Businesses that must keep their data on their own premises can choose the On-premise edition.

How to move to SOGESTIO

Excel/CSV import lets you bring in customers, suppliers and items from your current tool's exports. Then test your invoices, VAT returns and payslips during the 14-day free trial, with no credit card; your data is kept if you subscribe.

SOGESTIO prepares and automates, but it does not replace your chartered accountant: involve them in the choice and have them review the first statements.

About this comparison

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