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Ratings
Verified user ratings across every dimension — SYSPRO against Sage 200 Evolution, nothing weighted.
Dimensions won
3 – 0
SYSPRO vs Sage 200 Evolution, across 5 rating dimensions
Widest rating gap
+0,1
SYSPRO leads on overall
Verified reviews
409
178 for SYSPRO, 231 for Sage 200 Evolution
178 verified reviews
231 verified reviews
Overall
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
Who South African reviewers actually write about.
Cheapest paid plan, shown per month.
SYSPRO
Custom pricing
Sage 200 Evolution
Custom pricing
Head to head
Row by row, with the stronger score highlighted. Straight from verified reviews.
| SYSPRO | Sage 200 Evolution | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4,2 | 4,1 |
| Reviews | 178 | 231 |
| Ease of use | 4,2 | 4,1 |
| Value for money | 4,1 | 4,1 |
| Customer service | 4,1 | 4,1 |
| Functionality | 4,1 | 4,0 |
| Starting price | Custom pricing | Custom pricing |
| Free trial | No | No |
Features
Everything each product ships, side by side. No marketing gloss.
| Feature | SYSPRO | Sage 200 Evolution |
|---|---|---|
| Material requirements planning | ||
| Bill of materials with revisions | ||
| Shop floor data capture | ||
| Quality management | ||
| Lot and serial traceability | ||
| Warehouse management | ||
| Job costing | ||
| Demand planning | ||
| Financials with VAT native | ||
| On premise or cloud deployment | ||
| General ledger with unlimited history | ||
| VAT reporting at the standard 15% rate | ||
| Inventory and bill of materials | ||
| Fixed assets register | ||
| Procurement workflows | ||
| CRM and contact management | ||
| Retail point of sale module | ||
| Multiple warehouses | ||
| SQL based reporting |
Pricing
Every plan from both vendors, priced as South African teams actually pay.
Perpetual or subscription, on premise or cloud, quoted through SYSPRO and partners by modules and users.
Quoted
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Straight from the vendor
These are list prices in rand and vendors adjust them from time to time. Check with SYSPRO for the figure you'll actually pay.
Quoted by Sage business partners based on modules and users, perpetual or subscription.
Custom
no card needed
Straight from the vendor
These are list prices in rand and vendors adjust them from time to time. Check with Sage for the figure you'll actually pay.
Verdict
The South African ERP derby. Sage 200 Evolution is the natural step up for Pastel shops: familiar concepts, a huge reseller channel and strong distribution features. SYSPRO is the manufacturing specialist, with MRP, shop floor control and traceability that Evolution cannot match, at implementation budgets to match. Distributors and service groups lean Evolution; factories lean SYSPRO.