Sage X3 Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, particularly suited to IT companies, manufacturers and distributors, Sage X3 is a successful ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solution from Sage. In fact, Sage markets X3 as “More than ERP” as “it provides a faster, much more intuitive, and easy to tailor business management solution than conventional ERP’s”.

Sage X3 software manages all aspects of your business including accounting, financial reporting, distribution, manufacturing, and service operations in one powerful and integrated suite.

The software is well-known for its ERP functionality at lower costs and with reduced implementation complexity. Organisations using Sage X3 manage their entire enterprise through the software including CRM, finance, manufacturing, purchasing, sales, stock control (inventory), etc., all in one integrated solution.

Sage X3 is available cloud-based or on-premise. A cloud-based software solution allows 24/7 connection from any internet-connected device including desktops, laptops, mobile phones, and tablets, etc.,

Organisations using Sage X3 have the following options:

1. Cloud-based – Sage Business Cloud
2. On-premise – In an organisation’s own data centre or server centre
3. Private-cloud – In a private cloud such as cpio cloud as an alternative to the Sage cloud

Hybrid – A mixture of cloud-based and on-premise deployment

• • Business intelligence (BI) – with real-time dashboards and reporting
  • Customer relationship management (CRM) – integrates with Sage CRM or Salesforce
  • Financial management – including accounting, budgeting, fixed assets management, and financial reporting
  • Human resources (HR) – integrates with Sage HR to manage a variety of HR functions including leave management, annual reviews, contracts, reporting, payslips, etc.
  • Production management – including bill of materials , project management, quality control, production sceduling and shop floor control
  • Supply chain management – including customer service, inventory management, purchasing and sales management
  • Vertical industry customisations and modules (chemicals, discrete manufacturing, distribution, food & beverage, process manufacturers, services)

   

  Want to know what is covered in a Sage X3 demonstration? Read our article here. 

   

• The cost of using the software depends on the number of users, modules chosen, integrations added, hosting solution and various other factors. A typical implementation will be broken down into software licence costs, support and implementation costs.

  Contact CPiO and we can produce a tailored quotation to meet your organisation’s needs based upon your specification.

Sage X3 is used across many industries, research from Enlyft revealed the following top ten industries from analysed installations:

• Computer software
• Information technology and services
• Food production
• Wholesale & Distribution
• Chemicals
• Retail
• Pharmaceuticals
• Financial services
• Healthcare and
• Construction and Real Estate

Sage Intacct is a best of breed product in the accounting, financial and business management areas of an organisation.

Sage Intacct targets small to medium-sized organisations (SME’s) with often between 50 and 1,000 employees. Sage X3 works in a similar market space, but more typically targets medium, large, and global organisations, with 200 to 10,000+ employees. As Sage X3 is aimed at the entire enterprise it naturally tends to attract larger sized organisations with richer functional needs. Sage X3 is strong in manufacturing industries with complex requirements. Sage X3 is multi-language, multi-currency, multi fiscal and multi-legislation.

To learn more about the differences, strengths, features and modules of Sage Intacct and the type of industries most likely to use this software, please view our article here. 

Yes, X3 was a Gold Medallist in Software Reviews 2020 Enterprise Resource Planning Data Quadrant Awards.

Sage X3 was awarded the top product in both business intelligence and performance management categories. Source

Here are some statistics, which analyse Sage X3 usage by organisational revenue and number of employees.

Research shows the revenue per organisation using Sage X3 is:
• $0 – $10million – 39.3%
• $10million – $100million – 36.6%
• $100million – $1billion – 13.8%
• $1billion – 10.3%

Source: Enlyft

Research shows the number of employees per organisation using Sage X3 is:
• 0 – 50 employees – 29.8%
• 50 – 200 employees – 26.9%
• 200 – 1,000 employees – 22.6%
• 1,000 – 10,000 employees – 13.1%
• 10,000+ employees – 7.6%

Source: Enlyft

Yes, it is used across the world, research from Enlyft revealed the following top ten countries where Sage X3 is used:

1. USA – 32.5%
2. France – 19.7%
3. UK – 11.2%
4. Canada – 4.8%
5. South Africa – 3.3%
6. Spain – 2.9%
7. Italy – 2.1%
8. Morocco – 1.8%
9. Australia – 1.7%
10. India – 1.6%

The balancing figure for the rest of the world is 18.4%.

The UK is the third most popular country for implementations with this survey revealing an 11% share of the world market.

November 2005 – Sage acquired Adonix and its X3 system. The system was renamed Sage Adonix X3, Source. In 2006, the product was renamed as Sage ERP X3. 

July 2015- The brand is shortened to Sage X3 as “the product has evolved beyond the traditional ERP that customers used to know“.

April 2018 – Rebranded to Sage Enterprise Management

October 2019 – The name reverts back to Sage X3 after feedback from the user community and partners, see our article here