Shopify + Sage Integration with E-Link

Yes, Shopify can integrate with Sage using a third-party app or tool like E-Link. Sage does not currently support a direct integration with Shopify. Integrating these platforms means setting up a connection between them so data flows seamlessly between Shopify and Sage.

Our E-Link tool is a perfect fit for your Shopify store, connecting your eCommerce platform and Sage application. It makes it easy for customers to place orders and access their full product order history.

Integrating Shopify and Sage provides numerous benefits. Maintaining duplicate data in separate platforms or relying on manual data uploads is time-consuming and prone to error. We’re had clients that previously listed inaccurate inventory quantities on their website, leading to oversells or missed sales and lost revenue.

Sage Shopify integrations provide three key benefits:

Increasing Automation and Reducing Time Spent on Manual Tasks

Integrating Sage with Shopify creates an automated data exchange between your platforms. This reduces manual data entry and streamlines reporting. It frees up your employees to spend more time on value-generating tasks.

Improving Data Accuracy

Accuracy is important in business. Inaccurate data can lead to lost sales opportunities, incorrect financial reporting, bad business decisions, and even fines. Integrating Shopify and Sage improves accuracy and eliminates errors from manual data entry.

Improving the Customer Experience

Shopify Sage integrations improve the online ordering experience for customers. They make it easier for customers to place orders, reduce rekeying data like addresses and payment information, and provide automatic shipping & tracking updates.

Integrating Shopify with Sage usually involves purchasing a third-party app or tool from a partner like CertiPro. We’re experts in all things related to Sage eCommerce integrations.

When choosing your Sage Shopify integration, it’s important to evaluate the different options available and pick the one that works best for your business. Not all Shopify ERP integrations offer the same functionality.

Generic Data Syncing Apps

Some Shopify integration tools may only provide a one-way sync. This means data flows from Shopify into Sage, but that data from Sage won’t populate in Shopify. That means some data connection points like inventory and pricing won’t automatically update on your website.

One-way Shopify integrations may also have other limitations, such as:

• They may not provide accounting and finance functionality. This means you won’t be able to access the full benefits of a Shopify ERP integration, including streamlined and more accurate financial reporting.
• They may only handle data for single orders. This could be a barrier for larger Shopify merchants with a high order volume.
• They may have limited or nonexistent support options. So, if something goes wrong, you may be left having to figure it out yourself.
• They may not record tax details like the difference between taxes that have been collected and those that have been paid.

Bidirectional Shopify and Sage Integrations

Simpler integrations with limited functionality might be a great fit for smaller businesses with limited needs. But if companies want to extract the full value of a Shopify Sage 100 integration, companies should go with a more advanced Shopify ERP integration like E-Link.

The main challenges of creating a Shopify integration include:

• Ensuring that both your Sage environment and eCommerce site are up to date.
• Selecting the right Shopify integration tool that fits the needs. of your business
• Selecting the right integration partner, someone who really understands the needs of your business.

E-Link is middleware that sits between Sage 100 and Shopify. It’s a completely invisible integration that operates in the background connecting your systems. Our Sage eCommerce integration specialists will implement and maintain your Shopify eCommerce integration for you. We make it easy to integrate Sage Accounting with Shopify.

E-Link supports both cloud and on-premises applications.

SaaS and On-Premise Applications

SaaS or in-the-cloud applications are very common. Typically, the eCommerce storefront is hosted on a cloud-based server like Amazon, Nexcess, or Liquid Web. On-premises applications are also very common, and involve applications being installed on premises behind corporate firewalls. 

Our clients have the option of hosting E-Link in a cloud-based system or installing it on their on-premise server.

At present, there is no direct integration between Sage Accounting and Shopify. Most companies rely on third-party integration apps that automatically such data, such as our proprietary E-Link tool.