| OHADA zone compliance |
| Official SYSCOHADA revised chart of accounts |
✓Yes Legal requirement — every plan |
✗NoiCustomisable chart; no OHADA template. [1] | ✗No[2] | ✓YesiOfficial SYSCOHADA revised template, 6-digit accounts. [8] | PartlyiSet up by the integrator partner. [9] | ✓YesiStated by the vendor; chart content not published. [1] |
| SYSCOHADA financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, TFT, notes) |
Partly Legal requirement — every plan iProduces the notes the books can support; notes that need information outside the ledger are not generated. |
✗No[1] | ✗No[2] | ✗NoiNot in the standard; a paid third-party module adds a balance sheet, an income statement and a TAFIRE (not the TFT). [12] | Add-oniPaid "ECF OHADA" module. [1] | PartlyiBalance sheet and income statement as preparatory statements. [3] |
| DSF annual tax package |
✓Yes Legal requirement — every plan |
✗No[1] | ✗No[2] | ✗No[7] | PartlyiOHADA-compliant tax package according to a partner; scope per country not documented by Sage. [9] | —Not established by the sources checkediNot documented. |
| VAT (TVA) return for OHADA countries |
✓Yes Legal requirement — every plan |
✗NoiNo VAT return for an OHADA country. [1] | ✗No[2] | PartlyiVAT taxes and a VAT return in the OHADA country modules. [6] | PartlyiRates and returns set up per country by the integrator. [9] | PartlyiVAT return in the PRO and ELITE Côte d'Ivoire editions; other countries not documented. [3] |
| Côte d'Ivoire standardised electronic invoice (FNE) |
Ready; certification waits for a live company account Legal requirement — every plan iCôte d'Ivoire only; the live DGI connection waits for a real taxpayer account; invoices already certified on the DGI portal can be recorded. |
✗No[1] | ✗No[2] | ✗NoiNo official FNE module; third-party modules withdrawn. [13] | ✗NoiNot native; a partner sells a connector. [8] | —Not established by the sources checkediNot documented. |
| Local payroll for OHADA countries (social security and payroll taxes) |
Add-on From Professional iOnly Côte d'Ivoire has a ready-made template; the other OHADA states need their rules entered; rates to be checked against current schedules. |
✗NoiNo payroll in the Global edition. [1] | ✗NoiNo payroll in the Global edition. [2] | ✗NoiNo official OHADA payroll localisation; third-party modules only. [11] | Add-oniSage 100 Paie & RH Export, set up by a partner. [1] | ✗NoiNo payroll offer on ebp.ci. [1] |
| Mobile Money accounts and statements |
PartlyiCSV and text files only (no OFX, QIF, CAMT.053 or MT940); no Mobile Money operator connection. |
—Not established by the sources checkediNot documented. | —Not established by the sources checkediNot documented. | ✗NoiFlutterwave and DPO Pay; neither Wave nor Orange Money (according to Madata). [5] | —Not established by the sources checkediNot documented. | —Not established by the sources checkediNot documented. |
| Subscription priced in CFA francs (XOF / XAF) |
✓YesiFCFA (XOF), FCFA (XAF) |
✗NoiBilled in US dollars. [1] | ✗NoiBilled in US dollars. [2] | ✗NoiBilled in euros. [2] | PartlyiPublished prices in euros; partners quote in CFA francs. [1] | PartlyiPrice on quote only. [2] |
| Books kept in CFA francs (XOF / XAF, no decimals) |
✓Yes |
PartlyiXOF and XAF are in the currency list; multi-currency on Premium. [6] | PartlyiXOF and XAF are in the currency list; multi-currency from Essentials. [6] | ✓YesiMulti-currency. [1] | ✓YesiThe Export price list names the 17 CFA-franc countries. [1] | —Not established by the sources checkediLikely in the Côte d'Ivoire edition; not explicitly documented. |
| Accounting standards and companies |
| French interface |
✓Yes |
✗NoiEnglish only. [7] | ✗NoiEnglish on the Global edition; French only in Canada. [4] | ✓YesiInterface, documentation and support in French. [1] | ✓Yes[1] | ✓Yes[1] |
| Multi-currency |
✓Yes From Professional |
✓Yes From Premium [1] | ✓Yes From Essentials [2] | ✓Yes[1] | —Not established by the sources checkediStated by partners; not documented by Sage. | —Not established by the sources checked |
| Several companies under one sign-in |
✓Yes |
—Not established by the sources checked | —Not established by the sources checked | ✓Yes From Custom [1] | —Not established by the sources checkediStated by partners; not documented by Sage. | ✓Yes From PRO iUp to 5 company files on PRO. [3] |
| Consolidated statements across companies |
Partly From Business iAdds up your companies at closing rates and eliminates accounts flagged intercompany; no ownership percentages, non-controlling interests or investment elimination. |
—Not established by the sources checked | —Not established by the sources checked | —Not established by the sources checked | —Not established by the sources checked | —Not established by the sources checked |
| Deferred revenue and revenue-recognition schedules |
✓Yes From Business |
—Not established by the sources checked | ✓Yes From Advanced [2] | —Not established by the sources checked | —Not established by the sources checked | —Not established by the sources checked |
| Operations |
| Inventory with stock valuation |
✓Yes From Professional |
—Not established by the sources checked | ✓Yes From Plus [2] | ✓YesiStandard price, average cost or FIFO. [1] | ✓Yes From Sage 100 Entreprise [1] | —Not established by the sources checked |
| Several warehouses or stock locations |
✓Yes From Business |
—Not established by the sources checked | —Not established by the sources checked | —Not established by the sources checked | —Not established by the sources checked | —Not established by the sources checked |
| Manufacturing (bills of materials, work orders) |
✓Yes From Business |
—Not established by the sources checked | —Not established by the sources checked | ✓Yes[1] | Add-on From Sage 100 Entreprise iManufacturing option. [1] | —Not established by the sources checked |
| Point of sale |
✓Yes From Business |
—Not established by the sources checked | —Not established by the sources checked | ✓Yes[1] | ✗NoiThe till products are not offered in the 17 CFA-franc countries. [1] | —Not established by the sources checked |
| Online store orders |
Partly From Business iReceives new orders only; no product, stock or payout sync. Receives new orders only; no product or stock sync. |
—Not established by the sources checked | —Not established by the sources checked | ✓Yes[1] | —Not established by the sources checked | —Not established by the sources checked |
| Fixed assets and depreciation |
✓Yes From Professional |
—Not established by the sources checked | ✗NoiNot in the Global plans. [2] | ✓YesiDepreciation schedules. [1] | Add-oniSage 100 Immobilisations. [1] | —Not established by the sources checked |
| People, projects and planning |
| Payroll |
Add-on From Professional |
✗NoiNot included in the Global edition. [1] | ✗NoiNot in the Global plans. [2] | PartlyiPayroll app with no OHADA localisation. [11] | Add-oniSage 100 Paie & RH Export. [1] | ✗NoiNo payroll offer on ebp.ci. [1] |
| Projects and time tracking |
✓Yes From Professional |
Add-oniFrom USD 7.00 per month. [1] | ✓Yes From Plus [2] | ✓Yes[1] | —Not established by the sources checked | —Not established by the sources checked |
| Sales pipeline (CRM) |
✓Yes From Professional |
—Not established by the sources checked | Partly From Essentials iLead management. [2] | ✓Yes[1] | —Not established by the sources checked | —Not established by the sources checked |
| Staff expense claims |
✓Yes From Professional |
Add-oniFrom USD 4.00 per month. [1] | —Not established by the sources checked | ✓Yes[1] | —Not established by the sources checked | —Not established by the sources checked |
| Budgets |
✓Yes From Professional |
✓Yes From Standard i3 budgets on Standard. [1] | —Not established by the sources checked | ✓Yes[1] | Add-on From Sage 100 Comptabilité Standard iBudget option. [1] | —Not established by the sources checked |
| Controls and integration |
| Approval rules |
✓Yes From Business |
—Not established by the sources checked | ✓Yes From Advanced iWorkflow automation. [2] | —Not established by the sources checked | —Not established by the sources checked | —Not established by the sources checked |
| Custom roles and permissions |
✓Yes From Business |
—Not established by the sources checked | —Not established by the sources checked | —Not established by the sources checked | —Not established by the sources checked | —Not established by the sources checked |
| Append-only audit trail; posted entries locked |
✓Yes |
—Not established by the sources checked | —Not established by the sources checked | —Not established by the sources checked | —Not established by the sources checked | —Not established by the sources checked |
| Public API for developers |
✗No |
✓YesiAPI for the Australia, New Zealand, Global, United Kingdom and United States editions. [5] | —Not established by the sources checked | ✓Yes From Custom [1] | —Not established by the sources checked | —Not established by the sources checked |
| Artificial intelligence |
| AI assistant that answers from your books |
✓YesiRuns on your own AI key. |
✓YesiJAX, at no additional charge for now. [4] | ✓YesiAI chat in beta with limited requests; answers in English only. [2] | ✓YesiAsk AI translates, summarises and drafts; it does not change the database. [16] | —Not established by the sources checkediCopilot availability on Sage 100 in the OHADA zone not confirmed. [5] | ✗NoiNone announced on the vendor site. [1] |
| AI reading of bills and receipts |
PartlyiWorks with a Claude key; the Gemini fallback fails with the current library version. Runs on your own AI key. |
✓Yes From Starter iSmart document capture. [1] | —Not established by the sources checked | Add-oniAI scanning of bills uses paid in-app credits. [1] | —Not established by the sources checked | ✗NoiNone announced on the vendor site. [1] |
| How AI use is charged |
Your own AI key, billed by your AI provider; AI run by the platform is included up to the plan allowance. |
Not metered today[4] | Limited monthly AI requests (beta)[2] | Document scanning uses paid in-app credits[1] | —Not established by the sources checked | —Not established by the sources checked |
| Plans and service |
| Users included |
Starter: 1 · Professional: 5 · Business: 15 · Enterprise: Unlimited |
—Not established by the sources checkediNot stated on the Global pricing page. | Users capped per planiAn accountant can be added. [2] | Priced per useriPortal users are free. [2] | First user included; extra users charged per year[1] | Up to 10 users on PRO[3] |
| Free plan |
✓YesiStarter |
✗No[1] | ✗No[2] | ✓YesiOne app, unlimited users. [1] | ✗No[1] | ✗No[2] |
| Free trial |
Free during beta · paid billing coming soon |
30 days[3] | 30 days[5] | —Not established by the sources checkediFree instant access without a card; length not stated. [15] | —Not established by the sources checkediDemonstration through a partner. | —Not established by the sources checkediDownloadable trial versions; length not stated. [1] |
| Deployment |
Cloud (web browser on phone, tablet or computer) |
Cloud[1] | Cloud[2] | Cloud; Odoo.sh or on-premise on the Custom plan[1] | On-premise (Windows) or hosted by a partner on Microsoft Azure[1] | On-premise Windows licence[3] |
| Support |
Support by in-app ticket and e-mail.iOur team responds within one business day. |
Online support around the clock, in English[1] | Free telephone support, in English on the Global edition[2] | E-mail support 24 hours a day, 5 days a week, in English, French, Spanish or Dutch[1] | Support plans included in the subscription; local support by the partner[1] | Help centre around the clock; e-mail and WhatsApp assistance; certified local resellers[1] |
| Availability commitment |
None published; Enterprise by agreementiWe aim to keep the Services available at all times, except scheduled maintenance announced in the app. No contractual service level applies except in an Enterprise agreement, which states its own measure. |
—Not established by the sources checked | —Not established by the sources checked | 99.9% monthly uptime targetiStated as not legally binding. [17] | —Not established by the sources checked | —Not established by the sources checked |
| Security attestations |
Hosted on SOC 2 Type II-audited infrastructure, with controls designed to the SOC 2 criteria. |
ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 reports, PCI DSS[8] | SOC 2 Type II report, PCI DSS, ISO 27001 (product scope not stated)[7] | CSA STAR Level 1; encryption at rest and in transit[14] | Installed on-premise: secured by the customer or the partneriISO 27001 and SOC 2 are stated for Sage Business Cloud products. [11] | No certification published; installed software is secured by the customer[1] |
| Access to your data after cancelling |
12 months after a paid plan, 90 days after a trial |
—Not established by the sources checked | —Not established by the sources checked | Database backup downloadable at any time[1] | —Not established by the sources checked | —Not established by the sources checked |