Sage Slashes Introductory Discount Duration from 10 Months to 5
What happened
Between the Dec 2, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026 captures of Sage's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Introductory promotional discount shortened from 90% off for 10 months to 90% off for 5 months across all plans. Customer savings halved: Essentials $211.50 -> $105.75, Standard $279 -> $139.50, Premium $333.00 -> $166.50. Pulse files it as a pricing change (discount change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Aug 31, 2026) lists Payroll Premium at CAD 18, Payroll Essentials at $24.5, Payroll Standard at $32, Performance at CAD 4.25 and Shift planning at CAD 4.25.
Sage's previous recorded change was "Sage Adjusts Promotional Offer: Now 75% Off for 12 Months, Down from 100% Off for 2 Months" (Q3 2025). Before that Pulse recorded "Sage Implements Significant 17% Price Increase for Payroll Essentials per Employee" (Q2 2025), "Sage Raises Payroll Premium Cost to $16.50 per Employee/Month Amid Other Pricing Changes" (Q4 2024) and "Sage Introduces New Payroll Plans and Offers 75% Off for 6 Months" (Q3 2024). Sage has been tracked since 2024-10-01.
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- All plans · Discount−50%$211.50$105.75
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All plans | Discount | $211.50 | $105.75 | −50% |
Values as written on Sage's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Sage's pricing page (sage.com) from Dec 2, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where all plans discount reads $211.50 and then $105.75.
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Sage, pricing history
Full history- Aug 11, 2026packagingSage Payroll: free-trial promo cut from 2 months to 1 month
- Jul 6, 2026increaseSage hikes Payroll prices across all plans, trims free trial to 2 months
- Jul 4, 2026packagingSage Payroll: promo switched from 90% off/5mo to 3 months free
- Apr 3, 2026packagingSage Slashes Introductory Discount Duration from 10 Months to 5 · this change
- Q3 2025packagingSage Adjusts Promotional Offer: Now 75% Off for 12 Months, Down from 100% Off for 2 Months
- Q2 2025packagingSage Implements Significant 17% Price Increase for Payroll Essentials per Employee
- Q4 2024increaseSage Raises Payroll Premium Cost to $16.50 per Employee/Month Amid Other Pricing Changes
- Q3 2024packagingSage Introduces New Payroll Plans and Offers 75% Off for 6 Months
- Q2 2024packagingSage Introduces 2 Months Free Promotion, Enhancing Value Over Previous 50% Off Offer
- Q1 2024packagingSage Updates Promotional Offer: Now 50% Off for 3 Months Instead of 3 Months Free
Across Finance & Accounting in the same window
All Finance & Accounting changesQuestions about this change
Did Sage raise prices in March 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Dec 2, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: discount change.
What changed on Sage's pricing page between Dec 2, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026?
All plans discount: $211.50 → $105.75 (−50%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Dec 2, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Sage change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Sage in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Sage Adjusts Promotional Offer: Now 75% Off for 12 Months, Down from 100% Off for 2 Months" in Q3 2025; Sage has been tracked since 2024-10-01.