Using Sage Pastel in Mauritius?
Levia covers the same MRA obligations (CSG / NSF / HRDC / PRGF / PAYE) + cloud-native + mobile-first + AI assistant. Transparent pricing, guided onboarding by our team.
5
native MRA contributions
20
MU sector grades
30 d
trial without card
6 reasons to move to cloud
No desktop installation
Sage Pastel remains mostly deployed on desktop in Mauritius · per-seat license, local backups, updates to install manually. Levia is cloud-native: you connect from any browser, MRA rates are updated automatically when the Finance Act is published.
Mobile-first for your employees
Your employees can view their payslips, request leave, clock in from their phone (installable PWA, offline mode). Sage Pastel remains centered on the HR workstation · no modern employee app.
Built for Mauritius, not ported from SA
Sage Pastel was designed for the South African market then adapted to Mauritius. Levia natively integrates the 20 Mauritian sector grades (BPO/TEXTILE/TOURISM Remuneration Orders), the 15 multicultural holidays, and MRA compliance is our priority #1.
Transparent pricing in MUR
Pro Plan at 14 € (≈ 700 MUR) per employee/month. For 15 employees: ~10,500 MUR/month all-inclusive. Sage Pastel bills in USD/ZAR/MUR with annual license + maintenance + optional modules · opaque total cost until the quote.
AI assistant included from Pro
A conversational AI assistant that speaks French/English on WhatsApp, Slack and Web. Your HR can ask "List pending payslips" and get an immediate answer. No Sage product has an equivalent in Mauritius.
Prod-grade security from the MVP
AES-256-GCM on IBAN/NIC. TOTP MFA for payroll validation. Audit log with automatic masking. Europe hosting (Neon + Cloudflare R2). Documented Mauritius Data Protection Act 2017 compliance.
Point-by-point comparison
28 features evaluated in the Mauritian context. Based on Sage Pastel's public information + our Levia product demo.
| Feature | Sage Pastel | Levia ⭐ |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | ||
| Cloud-native (nothing to install) | ~Recent cloud, mostly desktop | |
| Native mobile app | Installable PWA | |
| Real-time synchronization | ~ | |
| Simultaneous multi-users | ~Per-seat license | Unlimited |
| Mauritius payroll | ||
| CSG (1.5% / 3%) MRA-compliant | ||
| NSF (1% + 2.5%) with auto ceiling | ||
| HRDC Training Levy (1.5%) | ||
| PRGF (4.5%) · PRGF Act 2022 | ~Manual update | Auto |
| PAYE 6 brackets Income Tax Act 1995 | ||
| Monthly MRA PAYE return export | CSV 16 cols | |
| Sector handling | ||
| Remuneration Orders BPO / Textile / Tourism | ~Manual | 20 native grades |
| Multicultural MU holidays auto | ~ | 15/year native |
| Workers Rights Act 2019 (leave / probation) | ||
| Pricing | ||
| Transparent public pricing | 8-22 €/user | |
| Free trial without card | ~Guided demo | 30 days |
| Maintenance + support included | ~Annual license | |
| Beyond payroll | ||
| Integrated leave management | ~Separate module | |
| GPS / biometric clock-in | 5 brands | |
| Integrated recruitment (ATS) | ATS + referrals | |
| Public careers page | /careers/[org] | |
| Performance / OKR / Skills | ||
| Employee payslip vault | ||
| Artificial Intelligence | ||
| Conversational AI assistant | ||
| AI WhatsApp Business | ||
| Security | ||
| IBAN/NIC encryption (AES-256-GCM) | ~ | |
| Step-up TOTP MFA for payroll | ||
| Audit log with GDPR masking | ~ | |
| Europe hosting (sovereignty) | ~UK/SA | Neon + R2 EU |
Sage Pastel migration FAQ
Sage Pastel works well for Mauritius payroll. Why change?+
If Sage Pastel is enough for you, don't change. If you want: (1) access from anywhere without VPN, (2) an app for your employees, (3) an AI assistant to reduce repetitive HR questions, (4) predictable pricing without overpriced modules · then Levia deserves 30 minutes of demo. 30-day trial without card, you decide after.
Are my old Sage Pastel payslips importable?+
Yes. We accept a CSV/PDF export of your last 12 months. We store them as viewable archive in the employee vault (read-only). New payslips from migration onward are generated by Levia with the same official MRA formats.
My accounting already uses Sage. How does Levia integrate?+
Payroll Journal CSV export importable into Sage Accounting (analytical codes mapped). Monthly MRA PAYE return CSV export for direct submission to the tax authority. Public REST API for custom integrations (Sage Business Cloud, Pastel Accounting).
Sage Pastel has 30 years of experience. Is Levia mature?+
Levia is a young SaaS but with a modern product focus: weekly deployment, direct support by the product team, systematic code review before each release, 1,600+ unit tests. Sage's maturity is an asset, our product velocity is another.
How long to migrate 50 employees?+
5 business days. Day 1: Sage Pastel export → Levia import. Day 2: sector config + MRA parameters. Day 3: validation by sample (5 test payslips). Day 4: employee invitation + HR training. Day 5: go-live + 1-month parallel run with Sage Pastel for reassurance.
What if we want to go back to Sage Pastel?+
No commitment with us. Full export of your data in 1 click (CSV employees, balances, payslips, payroll). Resume your Sage Pastel with the new data · no loss. Our interest: that you stay because you find value, not because you're locked in.
Shall we test in parallel?
Start a 30-day Levia trial without card in parallel with your Sage Pastel. Compare them side by side on 1-2 payroll cycles. If Levia convinces you, we migrate for free.
Free migration · No commitment · Data export possible at any time