# Sage 100 to Cloud Migration Assessment > Source: https://netray.co/tools/sage-100-to-cloud-migration-assessment > Publisher: Netray (netray.co), AI and integration engineering for ERP and manufacturing systems. > Section: Free Tools ## Short answer A 10-question readiness score for companies on Sage 100 deciding when and how to move to a cloud ERP, with recommendations by result band. ## Category erp-migration ## Erp Sage 100 ## Audience - Controller - IT manager - Operations leader ## Tool **Kind:** assessment **Questions:** #### How heavily is Sage 100 customized? **Help:** Count custom screens, Crystal reports, scripts and add-ons. **Options:** ##### Heavy: many custom screens and scripts **Score:** 0 ##### Moderate: several reports and a few scripts **Score:** 2 ##### Light: mostly standard with some reports **Score:** 4 #### How clean is your item, customer and vendor data? **Options:** ##### Known duplicates and inactive records everywhere **Score:** 0 ##### Some cleanup done, no owner **Score:** 2 ##### Reviewed recently with a named data owner **Score:** 4 #### How many third-party add-ons and integrations connect to it? **Options:** ##### More than eight, several unsupported **Score:** 0 ##### Three to eight **Score:** 2 ##### Fewer than three, documented **Score:** 4 #### How do you run manufacturing today? **Options:** ##### Spreadsheets and paper outside the ERP **Score:** 0 ##### Basic Sage 100 work orders with workarounds **Score:** 2 ##### Documented BOMs and routings used consistently **Score:** 4 #### Is there a funded executive sponsor? **Options:** ##### No sponsor or budget **Score:** 0 ##### Interest but no approved budget **Score:** 2 ##### Sponsor named with budget range approved **Score:** 4 #### How well documented are your business processes? **Options:** ##### In people's heads **Score:** 0 ##### Partly written for key processes **Score:** 2 ##### Current process maps and procedures **Score:** 4 #### How much historical data must be available online? **Options:** ##### All years, full transaction detail **Score:** 0 ##### Several years of detail **Score:** 2 ##### Open items, balances and a short history, with archive for the rest **Score:** 4 #### Do you have internal people who can test and decide? **Options:** ##### No one has time **Score:** 0 ##### Part time help from a few people **Score:** 2 ##### Named leads per area with time allocated **Score:** 4 #### How flexible is your timing? **Options:** ##### Must go live in under three months, near year end **Score:** 0 ##### Six months with some fixed dates **Score:** 2 ##### Nine months or more with a chosen cutover window **Score:** 4 #### Have you defined why you are moving? **Options:** ##### Vague: it feels old **Score:** 0 ##### A few goals without measures **Score:** 2 ##### Measurable goals such as close time, remote access, reporting **Score:** 4 **Bands:** #### Prepare first **Min:** 0 **Max:** 39.99 **Verdict:** You are not ready to select and cut over. Spend a few months on foundations before committing to a vendor. **Recommendations:** - Name an executive sponsor and agree success measures - Inventory customizations, add-ons and integrations - Clean item, customer and vendor data and assign owners - Document the top ten processes #### Ready to plan **Min:** 40 **Max:** 69.99 **Verdict:** You can start vendor selection and a roadmap while closing specific gaps in parallel. **Recommendations:** - Rank customizations as keep, replace or drop - Define data scope and archive strategy - Run demos using your own scenarios, especially manufacturing - Book internal time for testing before signing #### Ready to move **Min:** 70 **Max:** 100 **Verdict:** Your organization is in good shape to migrate. Focus on choosing the right platform and planning a clean cutover. **Recommendations:** - Shortlist platforms and request scripted demos - Plan at least two dress rehearsal loads - Set the cutover window away from year end - Prepare training by role ## Content **Intro:** Moving from Sage 100 to a cloud ERP is usually less about the destination than about whether your data, customizations and people are ready. This short assessment scores that readiness across ten areas and tells you what to fix first. **Sections:** #### How to use the assessment **Body:** Answer each question for how things are today, not how you intend them to be. Involve the controller, the IT lead and an operations manager so the answers are not one person's view. Your score is shown as a percentage of the maximum and mapped to one of three bands. Use the recommendations as the starting list for a project plan and revisit the assessment after a quarter to see progress. #### What drives migration difficulty **Body:** Customizations and add-ons are the largest source of surprise, because every one must be replaced, rebuilt or retired. Data quality is next, since poor item and customer records move straight into the new system. Manufacturing adds BOMs, routings and costing, which need engineering input. Finally, appetite for history shapes how much data has to be converted rather than archived. **Bullets:** - Customizations and add-ons to replace - Data quality and ownership - Manufacturing structure and costing - History to convert versus archive #### Common mistakes **Body:** Companies commonly pick a platform before listing what they customized, promise to convert ten years of detail, or set a go-live date that collides with year end or audit. Others forget that internal staff must spend real time testing. Treat the assessment result as a conversation starter with your finance and operations leaders and with any consultant you hire, and verify vendor support timelines for your Sage 100 version directly with Sage. **Cta:** If you want an independent view of what must move and what can be retired, we can review your Sage 100 customizations and data with you. **Faq:** #### Do I have to leave Sage 100? **Answer:** Not necessarily. Many companies run Sage 100 successfully for years. The assessment helps decide whether a move is justified by your needs for remote access, scale, manufacturing depth or reporting, rather than by age of the software alone. #### Which cloud ERPs do Sage 100 customers consider? **Answer:** Common choices include Sage's own cloud products such as Sage Intacct or Sage X3, plus other vendors including Acumatica, NetSuite and Dynamics 365 Business Central. The best fit depends on manufacturing needs, industry and budget. #### How long does a Sage 100 migration take? **Answer:** Simple distribution companies may take three to six months. Manufacturers with BOMs, routings and integrations often take six to twelve months. The timeline depends more on data and process readiness than on software installation. #### How much history should I convert? **Answer:** Convert open transactions, balances, master data and a limited period of summary history. Archive the rest in a readable reporting store. Converting full detail for many years raises cost and risk with little operational benefit. ## Search terms sage 100 to cloud migration, sage 100 replacement, sage 100 end of life, move from sage 100 to acumatica, sage 100 migration assessment, sage 100 manufacturing alternatives, sage 100 customizations migrate, sage 100 cloud readiness --- Talk to an engineer: https://netray.co/contact?intent=erp_ai | Machine catalog: https://netray.co/agent/catalog.json