Summary
IMPORTANT: These requirements are for Sage 100 Contractor version 25.3
Minimum requirements
CAUTION: These requirements are for Sage 100 Contractor version 25.3. Discuss your specific setup with a consultant for the best performance and compatibility
Standalone workstation
NOTE: For a single-user setup you can host Sage 100 Contractor, License Administration, and Database Administration on one machine
- CPU type: Intel 2nd generation Core or AMD equivalent
- RAM: 4 GB (with 1.4 GB available)
- Disk type: SATA II solid-state drive
- Free disk space: 100 GB
- OS version: Microsoft Windows 10 Professional or Enterprise
- OS address width: 64-bit
- SQL server version: SQL Server 2014 or later
- SQL server edition: Express, Standard, or Enterprise
- SQL address width: 64-bit
- Powershell: Required
- Monitor: 1280 x 1024
- Email server: Not required
- Printer: Printer with Microsoft-certified printer driver
Recommended configuration
NOTE: For multiple users, we recommend using the Sage 100 Contractor client/server setup. It can function in either a workgroup or a domain environment
Server
- CPU type: Intel 8th generation Core or better, or AMD equivalent
- CPU speed: 8 execution threads at 2.3 GHz
- RAM: 16 GB with 8 GB available for SQL Server
- Disk type: SATA II solid-state drive
- Free disk space: 500 GB (for company backups)
- Disk speed: 1.5 GB/s sustained read/write speeds for production data
- Network type: Ethernet
- Network speed: 1 Gbps full duplex
- Screen resolution: 1280 x 1024
- UPS: Not required
- OS version: Microsoft Windows Server 2022
- OS edition: Essentials, Standard, or Enterprise. Desktop Experience required.
- OS address width: 64-bit
- PowerShell: Required
- SQL server version: SQL Server 2019
- SQL server edition: Express, Standard, or Enterprise
- SQL address width: 64-bit
- Email server: Not required
NOTE: MS SQL Server 2016 isn't supported on Windows Server 2022
Workstation Client
- CPU type: Intel 2nd generation Core or AMD equivalent
- CPU Speed: 4 execution threads at 2.0 GHz
NOTE: Sage 100 Contractor runs on only Intel and AMD CPUs. Sage 100 Contractor doesn't run on Windows for ARM, PowerPC, Alpha, or MIPS architectures
- RAM: 4 GB (with 1.4 GB available)
- Free disk space: 2 GB
- Network type: Ethernet
- Screen resolution: 1080 x 1024
- OS version: Microsoft Windows 10
- OS edition: Professional or Enterprise
- OS address width: 64-bit
- Printer: Printer with Microsoft-certified printer driver
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