- My odyssey with the Sage Intacct Shopify integration!
- What is this famous Sage Intacct Shopify integration?
- What I liked the most (and what also frustrated me a bit)
- What does this look like in action?
- Is it worth it? Well, it depends on your patience
- Some questions I asked myself (and maybe you too)
- I am speaking to you as an entrepreneur, not as a technician
My odyssey with the Sage Intacct Shopify integration!
Let’s be honest: when you start an online business, everything sounds great. Sales go up, you become a sleeping millionaire, you only need a Shopify store… But no one, really no one, tells you about the struggle of matching each order with inventory and accounting. I experienced it firsthand – a real guessing game! Until I discovered the Sage Intacct Shopify integration… and, not to exaggerate, but it changed my life.
What is this famous Sage Intacct Shopify integration?
When I first heard that name I thought, “Is that a Harry Potter spell or a real tool?” But no, it’s very real. But no, it’s very real, and if you have an ecommerce, it’s almost magical.
Shopify and Sage Intacct together? Yes, please!
When you connect Shopify with Sage Intacct, everything starts to make sense. Orders are recorded automatically. Inventories update without struggling with Excel. Invoices generate themselves!
I, who used to juggle to balance numbers, now feel that the system works for me and not the other way around.
What I liked the most (and what also frustrated me a bit)
Customization is king
Do you want the data to sync every hour? Every day? Every breath you take?
It’s all configurable. And it’s not just a dry data connection; it also adjusts to your needs. For example, I have a store with products that vary by size and color, and that’s handled by the integration without batting an eye.
Inventory no longer keeps me awake at night
I remember one Friday night (yes, Friday) checking to see if I had any size L t-shirts left? And I couldn’t find it in Shopify or in my spreadsheet. Now, with the inventory control add-on, everything is there, visible, synchronized and -I swear- even pretty.
What does this look like in action?
First you create the product. It can be in Shopify or Sage Intacct, it doesn’t matter. Then you synchronize it, upload it with image and everything (but be careful, images don’t synchronize by themselves). Then you pretend to be a customer, you buy, and as if by magic, the order appears in your Intacct Order Entry module.
Everything, from taxes to discounts, goes straight into your accounting system without you having to lift a finger.
Is it worth it? Well, it depends on your patience
I’m not a programmer, and at first I felt like a fish out of water. The good thing is that standard integrations can be ready in 4 to 6 weeks. With middleware, everything goes faster! Just don’t expect to push a button and that’s it. You have to be patient, but if I could do it… so can you.
Some questions I asked myself (and maybe you too)
What if I have several stores?
Perfect. The integration supports multiple channels, even physical stores with Shopify POS. The important thing is that you have a clear logic to separate each channel in Sage Intacct.
What if I sell products I don’t have yet?
Aham… this is where it gets interesting. You can allow sales with negative inventory (although that’s like playing with fire). But hey, the integration accommodates that too.
I am speaking to you as an entrepreneur, not as a technician
I am not an engineer. Nor an accountant. Nor an ERP expert. But I’m the kind of guy that sticks my chest out to solve problems until I find a solution.
And when I found this Sage Intacct Shopify integration, I felt accompanied. I realized that I don’t have to do everything alone, or live in fear of my Excel exploding.
Is it worth integrating?
Ask yourself this:
How much time do you waste every month balancing sales and inventory?
How many mistakes do you make (or are about to make) by doing everything manually?
Do you want to sleep soundly at night?
If your answer was “a lot”, ‘several’ or “of course”… then this integration is not a luxury, it is a necessity.
Did you lose your way among orders, SKUs, and payments to be confirmed? Tell me about it! You can also learn from mistakes (and laugh, when the chaos is over).
Would you like me to write a full guide on how to choose good middleware for this integration? Or would you prefer a checklist to see if you are ready to implement it? Let me know and we’ll put it together.
