The Sage Group plc, commonly known as Sage, is a British multinational enterprise software company. It is the UK's second largest technology company and is the world's third-largest supplier of enterprise resource planning software, the largest supplier to small businesses, and has 6.1 million customers worldwide. Sage is headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom and has offices in 24 countries. The company is the patron of The Sage Gateshead music venue in Gateshead.