Payroll software · France · Head-to-head
EBP Paie vs Sage Paie
Two France payroll software options, compared side by side for France trades.
Which should you choose?
Sage Paie is Tier S: our check found its prices published on its own website. EBP Paie is Tier A. Compare the typical pricing shown for each below. The tier is not a quality ranking: weigh the pros, cons, pricing and France-specific notes below against your trade and region.
EBP Paie
Tier A · ListedPayroll software or outsourced payroll from EBP, part of the Cegid group
EBP Paie is the payroll offer of EBP, a French management-software publisher based in Gazeran (Yvelines) that joined the Cegid group in July 2024. It comes as self-managed software (payslips, DSN filing, collective-agreement updates) or as an outsourced service with a dedicated payroll manager. EBP also sells EBP Devis Facture Bâtiment for building firms and EBP Comptabilité for accounting.
Pros
- + Choice of self-managed software or outsourced payroll
- + DSN filing and collective-agreement updates included, per EBP
- + Same publisher as EBP Devis Facture Bâtiment and EBP Comptabilité
- + EBP says outsourced payslips are delivered in 48-72 hours
Cons
- − Quote-based; no public prices
- − No BTP-specific payroll features described on the payroll page
- − Owner Cegid plans to combine with Silae, so the group is changing
France note
Worth a look if you already use EBP Devis Facture Bâtiment or EBP Comptabilité and want one publisher. EBP's payroll page does not describe BTP-specific handling such as CIBTP leave funds or intempéries, so ask for it in writing with the quote.
Sage Paie
Tier S · Published pricesSage Business Cloud Paie: online payroll for small firms from the UK-based Sage group
Sage Business Cloud Paie is the online payroll software of Sage, whose parent company, The Sage Group plc, is registered in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Sage says it handles DSN, withholding tax and collective agreements with automatic regulatory updates, and recommends it as the replacement for Ciel Paye, which no longer gets legal updates. Larger firms are offered Sage 100 Paie & RH.
Pros
- + Published entry price
- + DSN, withholding tax and collective agreements updated automatically, per Sage
- + Payslips delivered to employees' digital safe
- + Migration path for Ciel Paye users
Cons
- − Monthly company fee on top of the per-employee price
- − BTP-specific features not described on the pages found
- − Data analysis add-on charged separately
France note
Sage Business Cloud Paie is Sage's online payroll for small French firms and the route Sage recommends for Ciel Paye users. The Sage pages we found do not describe BTP-specific items such as CIBTP leave funds or intempéries, so confirm them with Sage or your accountant before switching.
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