Accounting Software · reliability comparison
MYOB vs Sage Accounting: which is more reliable? (2026)
Sage Accounting is more reliable than MYOB, scoring 30.4 vs 27.4 out of 100. Over the last 90 days MYOB reported 36 incidents and Sage Accounting reported 7, with effective uptime of 94.78% and 93.86% respectively. MYOB resolves incidents faster on average (21h 34m).
Data updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | MYOB | Sage Accounting |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 27.4 | 30.4 |
| Rank (accounting software tools) | #8 | #7 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 94.78% | 93.86% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 36 | 7 |
| Partial / major outages | 2 | 2 |
| Avg time to resolve | 21h 34m | 1d 6h |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where MYOB and Sage Accounting differ
- MYOB reported 5.1× as many incidents as Sage Accounting over the last 90 days (36 vs 7).
- MYOB fixes problems faster: 21h 34m on average, against 1d 6h for Sage Accounting.
- MYOB's longest outage on record lasted 1h 55m (Sep 10, 2026); Sage Accounting's lasted 3d (Sep 23, 2026).
90-day uptime
MYOB
Sage Accounting
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent MYOB incidents
- MaintenanceNov 2, 2026 · resolved in 3h
Planned Maintenance - Super funds services.
- MaintenanceOct 30, 2026 · resolved in 1h
Planned Maintenance - MYOB Practice Management
- MaintenanceOct 30, 2026 · resolved in 5h
Planned Maintenance – AI BAS Services
- Degraded performanceOct 29, 2026 · ongoing
MYOB Business & SOLO - Login disruption
Affected: MYOB Business, SOLO APP
- Degraded performanceOct 29, 2026 · resolved in 17h 57m
In-Tray – Intermittent Document Scanning Errors
Affected: MYOB Business, Accountright, SOLO APP
- Degraded performanceOct 27, 2026 · resolved in 3h 20m
Online Payments – Payment Receipts Not Being Received
Affected: MYOB Business, Accountright
Recent Sage Accounting incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 23, 2026 · ongoing
Sage Business Cloud Accounting (UKI) - Partial Outage
Affected: Sage Business Cloud Accounting (UKI)
- Degraded performanceOct 22, 2026 · resolved in <1m
Sage Business Cloud Accounting (UKI) - Operational
Affected: Sage Business Cloud Accounting (UKI)
- MaintenanceOct 14, 2026 · resolved in 1h
[Scheduled] Sage Business Cloud Accounting ZA - Scheduled Maintenance
- Degraded performanceOct 12, 2026 · resolved in 22h 54m
Banking Service - Partial Outage
Affected: Banking Service, Sage Business Cloud Accounting ZA, Sage Evolution SDK (ZA), Sage Intacct
- Degraded performanceSep 30, 2026 · resolved in 12h 14m
Affected: Brightpearl, Making Tax Digital (MTD), Sage 50, Sage 200 Professional SPC (UKI), Sage 200 Standard (UKI), Sage Business Cloud Accounting (UKI) +4 more
- Partial outageSep 28, 2026 · resolved in 4h 4m
Sage Identity Service - Operationalofficial update ↗
Affected: Brightpearl, Brightpearl, Brightpearl, Brightpearl, Brightpearl, Sage HR +16 more
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