Software profile Accounting
Sage BOB
Sage BOB, formerly Sage BOB 50 and sold to practices as Sage BOB Expert, is the installed accounting standard at Belgian and Luxembourg fiduciaires. Sage states compliance with Belgian and Luxembourg legislation and filing annual accounts with the eCDF, documents a FAIA export in its own help portal, and publishes no commercial price at all.
- From
- Price on request
- Free plan
- No
- Trial
- No
Best for
Working with a Luxembourg fiduciaire that already runs BOB and wants you in the same file
Strengths / Weaknesses
Strengths
- The de facto standard at Luxembourg fiduciaires, so the handover cost is lowest
- Sage's own product page claims compliance with Belgian and Luxembourg legislation and filing annual accounts with the eCDF
- A FAIA export is documented in Sage's own BOB 50 help portal
- Taught in Luxembourg by House of Training, with PCN 2011 and PCN 2020 and XML balance sheet filing on the advanced syllabus
Weaknesses
- No commercial price anywhere; the only published figure is an indicative trainee rate of 821 euros a year for Luxembourg, limited to 20 client files and basic accounting
- Sage's own documentation refers to the 2011 standard chart of accounts, and no Sage page we have seen claims PCN 2020
- eCDF export is evidenced for annual accounts; filing the Luxembourg VAT return from BOB is not confirmed, the relevant help articles are behind a login
- There is no Sage Luxembourg site, the country is served from the Belgian one
- German is evidenced only for the Sage FiSta component, the BOB installer is documented in French and Dutch
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Unit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sage BOB | Price on request | price on request | every path on the vendor site is a demo request; the page labelled Tarifs et conditions générales carries no prices |
| Sage BOB Expert | Price on request | price on request | the edition for accounting practices |
| Trainee rate, Luxembourg | Price on request | 821 EUR per year, indicative | not a commercial price: annual rental for Luxembourg trainees, 20 client files, basic accounting only; 609 EUR for Belgian trainees |
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Verdict
If your fiduciaire runs BOB, buying BOB usually beats arguing, because the handover disappears and that is the largest hidden cost in this category. We rank it behind Odoo, Exact WinBooks and Horus on evidence, not on reputation. Sage publishes no commercial price, there is no Sage Luxembourg site, its own documentation still refers to the 2011 chart of accounts rather than PCN 2020, and the eCDF proof we found covers annual accounts rather than the VAT return. Ask for a FAIA file out of a demo database, confirmation in writing that the current release carries PCN 2020, and a quoted licence cost.
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Where these numbers come from
- [1] Sage BOB product page, formerly Sage BOB 50, compliance with Belgian and Luxembourg legislation and filing annual accounts with the eCDF accessed 2026-11-11
- [2] Sage BOB Expert trainee offer, 609 EUR annual rental for Belgian trainees and 821 EUR for Luxembourg trainees, indicative accessed 2026-11-11
- [3] Sage BOB 50 online help portal, carrying the FAIA export guide and the Luxembourg modules accessed 2026-11-11
- [4] Sage Belgium legal information, SAGE SA, Brussels, BCE 0419.618.535 accessed 2026-11-11
- [5] House of Training Luxembourg, Sage BOB 50 advanced course covering PCN 2011 and PCN 2020 and filing the balance sheet in XML, 575 EUR plus 3 percent VAT accessed 2026-11-11
- [6] Icarus IT Services, Luxembourg distributor, Sage BOB alongside Camele'on for eCDF, VAT and annual accounts accessed 2026-11-11