About Sage Pastel

Sage Pastel is a leading developer of accounting, payroll and business software for the small to medium enterprise (SME) market. Founded in 1989, Sage Pastel has developed an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the industry over the past 18 years, establishing itself as the market leader in South Africa.

As a member of the Softline Group, which is owned by the UK-based Sage Group plc, Sage Pastel is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. Sage Pastel products are actively sold in 52 countries located throughout Africa, Europe, the UK, Middle East, Australia, New Zealand and Asia.

The growth and success of Sage Pastel's expansion is driven by its Business Partner distribution model encompassing more than 80 Business Partners worldwide. Furthermore, a focus on channel development, resulting in an additional 450 resellers and accountant partners in recent years. With our presence globally, you can expect qualified business partners in your area.

Pastel Payroll

Pastel Payroll, the no. 1 bestseller in tax and payroll, provides access to accurate, easy-to-use and secure payroll solutions. It integrates seamlessly with Pastel Accounting software, and ensures that businesses are kept up-to-date and comply with the latest legislative payroll requirements. With over 20 000 customers, Pastel Payroll is available for the smaller company, or is scalable up to 10-users and an unlimited number of employees for a larger company. It caters for the full spectrum of requirements, from pre-defined, standard sets of transactions for less complicated payrolls, to more powerful features and functions for payrolls with more sophisticated requirements.

Research and development philosophy

Sage Pastel’s philosophy has been to allow ‘business to drive technology’ by remaining cognisant of customers’ growing needs and requirements. Significant investment in research and development ensures that we are able to guide our customers through a constantly changing technology landscape. Keeping this in mind, our research and development team works closely with the sage Pastel support team, who pass on valuable feedback received from customers. This assists the research and development team in focussing on developing user-friendly, feature-rich, pragmatic software to meet the needs of our customers. A Sage Pastel customer will always feel secure that their investment is backed by an extensive research and development programme.

Pastel Training

Gain the maximum benefit from Pastel’s software by taking advantage of the numerous courses provided at various Sage Pastel Authorised Training Centres (ATCs) nationwide. Sage Pastel’s ATCs provide customers with basic and advanced end-user training, ensuring businesses get the best returns from their Sage Pastel software. Courses are available for Sage Pastel Xpress, Sage Pastel Partner and Sage Pastel Evolution.