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Sage Business Cloud integration, explained
How do you connect Sage Business Cloud Accounting to your online sales?
Sage Business Cloud Accounting is cloud software with an open API, so the connection runs entirely online. We turn online orders into tax invoices and receipts, keep customers tidy and post marketplace and gateway fees to the right accounts.
Cloud accounting used by small businesses and their accountants. We connect through its REST API with an OAuth sign-in, with no software installed on your side.
Typical clients: small businesses and start-ups that keep their books in the cloud.
Before you integrate Sage Business Cloud
What should small businesses expect from a Sage Business Cloud integration?
Because it is cloud software, Sage Business Cloud Accounting is quick to connect and needs nothing installed. The trade-off is that its inventory features are simpler than an ERP: it has no multi-warehouse stock. For many small businesses the store or marketplace stays the stock master and Sage receives clean invoices, receipts and fees. That split keeps the books accurate without forcing an accounting package to behave like a warehouse system.
Sage Business Cloud with every sales channel.
Seven channels we connect to Sage Business Cloud Accounting (now Sage Accounting). Each has its own page with the field map and failure points.
Marketplace
Sage Business Cloud + Takealot
A Sage Business Cloud Takealot integration posts each day’s Takealot sales as one tax invoice to a Takealot customer in Sage Accounting, posts the seller statement fees, and can update offer quantities from Sage’s quantity on hand.
A Sage Business Cloud Amazon integration turns Amazon.co.za settlement reports into invoices, fee entries and receipts in Sage Accounting, so a small seller’s books show sales, VAT, Amazon fees and payouts without manual journals.
A Sage Business Cloud Shopify integration posts Shopify sales, refunds and gateway payouts to Sage Accounting, either per order or as a daily summary, with VAT, shipping and payment fees in the right accounts.
A Sage Business Cloud WooCommerce integration sends WooCommerce orders, customers and PayFast or Ozow payments to Sage Accounting as invoices and receipts, and can update simple stock quantities back to the store.
A Sage Business Cloud WooCommerce B2B integration creates trade orders as invoices on the right customer account in Sage Accounting, publishes balances to trade customers and keeps wholesale and retail sales separate.
A Sage Business Cloud B2B ecommerce integration connects a simple trade ordering portal to Sage Accounting: buyer orders become invoices on their account, and statements and balances appear in the portal.
A Sage Business Cloud Ecwid integration posts Ecwid sales from your website and social channels to Sage Accounting with VAT and payment fees, so a small business’s books stay current without manual capture.
Does anything need to be installed for Sage Business Cloud?
No. It is cloud software with an API, so the connector runs in our managed middleware and signs in to Sage with your permission.
Should every online customer be created in Sage?
Not always. Many small stores post online sales to a single cash-sale customer and keep customer details in the store. We agree the approach with your accountant.
Can it handle stock as well as invoices?
It can track quantities on hand, but it has no multi-warehouse stock. If you hold stock in several places, we usually keep the store or an inventory tool as the stock master.
How much does Sage Business Cloud integration cost?
A Sage Business Cloud connector to one channel is usually an Essential connector at R15,000–R35,000 once-off. Connecting several channels, warehouses or companies is Integration hub scope, R45,000–R120,000. Monitoring plans start at R2,500 a month.