Payroll software · France · Head-to-head
Sage Paie vs Silae
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. Silae 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.
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.
Silae
Tier A · ListedPayroll software deployed through accounting firms and integrators; Cegid combination announced
Silae is a French payroll and HR software publisher whose products (mySilae Paie, Entreprise, BI, Santé and others) are deployed and maintained by about 6,000 partner accounting firms and integrators rather than sold direct. Silae says it produces 8 million payslips a month, has 900 collective agreements integrated, and that its partners serve about one million companies. On 9 September 2026 Silae and Cegid, both majority-owned by Silver Lake, announced a plan to combine, subject to works-council consultation and regulatory approval, with completion expected in the first half of 2027.
Pros
- + Silae says 900 collective agreements are integrated
- + Deployed and maintained by certified partner firms
- + Range covers payroll, HR, reporting, health cover and HR contracts
- + 8 million payslips a month, per Silae
Cons
- − Not sold direct: you go through an accounting firm or integrator
- − No public prices; each partner sets its own fees
- − BTP-specific handling not detailed on Silae's public site
- − Combination with Cegid pending, expected in the first half of 2027
France note
Silae is reached through your expert-comptable or an integrator, so ask your firm whether it uses Silae and what it charges. Silae says 900 collective agreements are integrated; ask the firm to confirm your BTP convention and CIBTP leave-fund declarations are handled. Silae and Cegid announced a planned combination on 9 September 2026.
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