Sage+Workd

Sage + Workd

Bringing Your Distribution ERP into 2026

Add AI capabilities to Sage 100, Sage X3, or Sage Intacct without replacing your ERP. No rip-and-replace. No waiting for Sage's roadmap.

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What Syncs

Orders

Bi-directional order sync

Customers

Real-time customer data

Inventory

Live stock levels & pricing

Invoices & AR

Receivables and payment status

Setup Time< 1 Hour

The Sage Reality in 2026

Sage has been a fixture in distribution for decades. Sage 100 runs thousands of small and mid-market distributors. Sage X3 handles the more complex operations. Sage Intacct has captured the finance-first crowd. These are serious systems with serious data.

But "serious" and "modern" aren't the same thing.

If you're running Sage in 2026, you've probably noticed the gap between what your system does and what your team wishes it could do. Your sales reps want to check inventory from their phones. Your customers expect instant answers. Your competitors seem to be moving faster.

The Sage Landscape

Sage 100

The workhorse of small-to-mid distribution. Strong inventory management, solid accounting, reliable.

But the user interface shows its age, mobile capabilities are limited, and the API story has evolved slowly. Many users are running versions that predate modern integration patterns.

Sage X3

More sophisticated ERP with better web capabilities and stronger APIs.

But complexity is a double-edged sword — customizations tend to be expensive, and the upgrade path can feel like a project unto itself. X3 users often have significant sunk costs in configuration.

Sage Intacct

Cloud-native, modern architecture, strong APIs.

The challenge here isn't technical — it's that Intacct was built for finance first. Distribution-specific workflows sometimes feel bolted on rather than native.

Despite their differences, all three share a common reality: Sage's AI and automation roadmap may not align with your timeline. You need capabilities now that Sage may deliver in years — if ever.

What AI Adds to Your Sage Environment

Conversational Data Access

Replace report-running with questions. "What's our inventory position on electrical fittings?" "Show me orders from Acme Corp this quarter." Natural language to answers, instantly.

Voice-Enabled Operations

Your field team can interact with Sage through voice commands — checking stock, looking up customer information, entering orders — without navigating screens.

Intelligent Alerts

Instead of running reports to find problems, let AI monitoring surface issues proactively. Low inventory, unusual patterns, overdue receivables — notified automatically.

Customer Self-Service

Give your customers access to their account information — order history, tracking, invoices — without building custom portals from scratch.

Modern Dashboards

Extract your Sage data into visual formats that support decision-making. Dynamic dashboards that answer the questions your leadership actually asks.

Mobile Access

Your entire Sage dataset, accessible from any device. No VPN, no remote desktop, no waiting. Just the data your team needs, where they need it.

Technical Integration Approaches

The right integration strategy depends on which Sage product you're running. We've built connectors for all three.

Sage 100

  • SDK integration for full business logic
  • Direct database read access
  • File-based batch exchange
  • Sage 100cloud REST APIs

Sage X3

  • REST APIs for major objects
  • Syracuse layer integration
  • Database access for read ops
  • Real-time event handling

Sage Intacct

  • Comprehensive REST APIs
  • XML web services
  • Platform webhooks
  • Event-driven architecture

The "No-Touch" Principle

Regardless of which Sage product you're running, the goal is the same: add AI capabilities without modifying your Sage installation.

Upgrade Compatibility

Customizations to Sage internals can break when you upgrade. External integration preserves your upgrade path.

Support Eligibility

Sage support agreements often exclude customized installations. External integration keeps your support intact.

Reversibility

If something doesn't work, you can roll back the AI layer without affecting Sage.

Maintenance Simplicity

Two systems doing their respective jobs beats one heavily modified system.

Common Implementation Patterns

PATTERN 1

Sales Enablement First

Start with tools that help your sales team access customer and inventory data faster. Voice-enabled queries, mobile dashboards, pre-call preparation tools. Primarily read-oriented, low-risk, immediately valuable.

PATTERN 2

Customer Self-Service

Add conversational interfaces that let customers check order status, retrieve invoices, and answer routine questions. Reduces inbound calls and improves customer experience without changing how your team uses Sage.

PATTERN 3

Operational Intelligence

Build monitoring and alerting that watches Sage data for meaningful patterns — inventory issues, AR aging, sales trends. Push insights to the people who can act on them.

PATTERN 4

Voice Order Entry

The most ambitious starting point, but also the highest impact. Let field reps enter orders through natural conversation, with the AI handling translation to Sage transactions.

Ready to Modernize Your Sage Environment?

Implementation typically reaches production value within 6-8 weeks. Let's talk about which pain point you want to solve first.

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