{
  "slug": "sage-accounting",
  "name": "Sage Accounting",
  "domain": "sage.com",
  "category": "productivity",
  "categoryName": "Productivity",
  "description": "UK cloud accounting software for invoicing, VAT, reconciliation, reporting, payroll and inventory.",
  "directAnswer": "Cancel Sage Accounting from Manage Business: open Subscriptions & Invoices, Manage My Subscription, Manage Subscription, then follow Cancel Subscription. It takes about five minutes. Cancel at least five working days before the next billing date; access continues until that date and then ends.",
  "price": "£18 / month after offer",
  "priceMonthlyUsd": null,
  "planName": "Start",
  "subscriptionPlans": [
    {
      "id": "start",
      "name": "Start",
      "billingOptions": [],
      "priceNote": "£18 per month after the current free period, excluding VAT.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.sage.com/en-gb/sage-business-cloud/sage-accounting/"
    },
    {
      "id": "standard",
      "name": "Standard",
      "billingOptions": [],
      "priceNote": "£39 per month after the current free period, excluding VAT.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.sage.com/en-gb/sage-business-cloud/sage-accounting/"
    },
    {
      "id": "plus",
      "name": "Plus",
      "billingOptions": [],
      "priceNote": "£59 per month after the current free period, excluding VAT.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.sage.com/en-gb/sage-business-cloud/sage-accounting/"
    }
  ],
  "difficulty": "Medium",
  "difficultyScore": 4.8,
  "billingMethods": [
    "web"
  ],
  "accountTypes": [
    "personal",
    "team"
  ],
  "cancellationUrl": "https://www.sage.com/en-gb/support/cancel-account/",
  "cancellationTime": "~5 minutes",
  "cancellationTimeSeconds": 300,
  "steps": {
    "web": [
      {
        "title": "Open Manage Business",
        "body": "Sign in, open the business name menu and select Manage Business."
      },
      {
        "title": "Open subscription controls",
        "body": "Select Subscriptions & Invoices, Manage My Subscription, then Manage Subscription."
      },
      {
        "title": "Cancel",
        "body": "Choose Cancel Subscription, Other Cancellation Options, then Cancel Subscription and complete the prompts."
      }
    ],
    "ios": [],
    "android": [],
    "team": [
      {
        "title": "Use subscription permission",
        "body": "Sign in with permission to manage subscriptions."
      }
    ]
  },
  "platformNotes": {},
  "refundInfo": "The checked cancellation page promises no further payment when cancellation is completed at least five working days before billing, but it does not promise a prorated refund.",
  "pauseInfo": "No subscription pause is documented on the checked Sage Accounting pricing and cancellation pages.",
  "downgradeInfo": "Sage directs customers to consider downgrading before cancellation; available plan changes depend on the current subscription.",
  "dataRetentionInfo": "Access to data through Sage Accounting ends after subscription expiry. Export invoices and accounting records before the next billing date.",
  "factRows": [
    {
      "k": "Deadline",
      "v": "5 working days"
    },
    {
      "k": "Effective",
      "v": "Next billing date"
    },
    {
      "k": "Data access after",
      "v": "No"
    },
    {
      "k": "Long-term contract",
      "v": "No"
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "How early should I cancel Sage Accounting?",
      "answer": "At least five working days before the next billing date."
    },
    {
      "question": "When does access end?",
      "answer": "At the next billing date after a timely cancellation."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I downgrade instead?",
      "answer": "Sage recommends considering a lower subscription before cancellation."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I access Sage data afterward?",
      "answer": "No. Sage says access through the solution ends after expiry, so export first."
    }
  ],
  "officialSources": [
    {
      "title": "Sage Accounting plans",
      "url": "https://www.sage.com/en-gb/sage-business-cloud/sage-accounting/",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "Cancel Sage Accounting",
      "url": "https://www.sage.com/en-gb/support/cancel-account/",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "Sage cancellation knowledge base",
      "url": "https://gb-kb.sage.com/portal/app/portlets/results/viewsolution.jsp?hypermediatext=null&solutionid=222001000101018",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    }
  ],
  "verified": true,
  "manuallyVerifiedAt": "2026-08-13",
  "nextReviewAt": "2026-10-12",
  "urls": {
    "guide": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/sage-accounting",
    "json": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/sage-accounting.json",
    "markdown": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/sage-accounting.md"
  }
}