Sage Payroll: intro promo changed to 75% off 6 months
What happened
Between the Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026 captures of Sage's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Signup promo changed from 1-month-free to 75% off for 6 months across all Payroll plans - Essentials $24.50/mo (save $24.50→$110.25), Standard $32/mo (save $32→$144), Premium $38/mo (save $38→$171). Base list prices unchanged. In detail: Sage Payroll's signup promo changed from '1 month free' to '75% off for 6 months' across all three plans (Essentials $24.50/mo, Standard $32/mo, Premium $38/mo); total savings increased from $24.50/$32/$38 to $110.25/$144/$171. Pulse files it as a pricing change (discount change) with a neutral direction.
It lands 7 days after Sage's previous change, "Sage: Payroll per-employee overage price increase ($3.50→$4.50 + more)" (Aug 24, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Sage Payroll: free-trial promo cut from 2 months to 1 month" (Aug 11, 2026), "Sage hikes Payroll prices across all plans, trims free trial to 2 months" (Jul 6, 2026) and "Sage Payroll: promo switched from 90% off/5mo to 3 months free" (Jul 4, 2026). Sage has been tracked since 2024-10-01.
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- PayrollSavings$24.50/$32/$38$110.25/$144/$171
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payroll | Savings | $24.50/$32/$38 | $110.25/$144/$171 |
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 Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where payroll savings reads $24.50/$32/$38 and then $110.25/$144/$171.
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Sage, the last 90 days
Full history- Aug 31, 2026Discount changeSage Payroll: intro promo changed to 75% off 6 months This change
- Aug 24, 2026Price increaseSage: Payroll per-employee overage price increase ($3.50→$4.50 + more)
- Aug 11, 2026PackagingSage Payroll: free-trial promo cut from 2 months to 1 month
- Jul 6, 2026Price increaseSage 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
Across Finance & Accounting in the same window
All Finance & Accounting changesQuestions about this change
Did Sage raise prices in August 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: discount change.
What changed on Sage's pricing page between Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026?
Payroll savings: $24.50/$32/$38 → $110.25/$144/$171. Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Sage change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 4 other pricing-page changes for Sage in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Sage: Payroll per-employee overage price increase ($3.50→$4.50 + more)" on Aug 24, 2026; Sage has been tracked since 2024-10-01.