Magento Open Source and Mage-OS
Magento accounting integration
CartSpan® connects Magento to QuickBooks Desktop or Sage 50 U.S.: orders in on their own, bundles and extensions included, stock and prices back to Magento. There’s no Magento extension to install.
- No Magento extension
- Magento Open Source 2.4, latest release
- Mage-OS
- Orders as often as every 15 min
- $495, then $299 a year from year two
- Any number of orders
- Stock updates included
How it connects
Two small scripts, not an extension.
- Two small scripts on your web server: one reads orders from Magento’s database, the other writes stock and prices. They answer CartSpan only.
- Nothing joins your Magento module list, so a Magento upgrade doesn’t wait on a connector extension.
- Built for Magento Open Source 2.x and Mage-OS on a server you control. Not offered for Adobe Commerce.
- Stock, price and special price go back to Magento; stock respects Manage Stock, Out-of-Stock Threshold and Backorders.
What it reads
Magento’s hard orders, handled.
- Fixed-price bundles split across their parts by list price; dynamic bundles at each part’s price
- The configurable child SKU the customer chose, at the price paid
- Reward points, store credit and fees from common extensions, found without setup
- Amazon and eBay orders that arrive through M2E Pro, labeled by marketplace
- All store views, or only the ones you pick
The full list of extensions is on each Magento page below.
Pick your books
Magento with QuickBooks Desktop or Sage 50 U.S.
The Magento side works the same either way. What lands in your books follows each program’s own documents and tax.
QuickBooks Desktop
- Invoices, sales receipts or sales orders
- A QuickBooks Group item is split on import
- Customer price levels applied on import (QuickBooks Enterprise)
- A class per store, for revenue by store
- Pro and Premier need read-only QODBC, $149 per user a year (checked October 13, 2026); Enterprise includes it
- The QuickBooks page compares the cost of other Magento connectors, dated and sourced
Sage 50 U.S.
- Invoices or sales orders
- Tax split across your Sales Tax ID’s agencies by rate
- Deposit tickets split by payment method
- A sales account per store, for revenue by store
- Sage 50 U.S. 2024 or newer; no QODBC needed
Do I need to install a Magento extension?
No. Two small scripts on your web server answer CartSpan only. Your Magento module list doesn’t change.
Which Magento versions work?
Magento Open Source 2.x, including the latest release, and the latest Mage-OS, the community edition built on the same code. Tell us your PHP version and we’ll supply scripts built for it.
Does it work with Adobe Commerce?
No. CartSpan is built for Magento Open Source and Mage-OS on a server you control. It isn’t offered for Adobe Commerce, Adobe’s paid edition.
What about QuickBooks Pro or Premier?
They also need a read-only QODBC license, $149 per user a year (FLEXquarters, checked October 13, 2026). Enterprise includes it; Sage 50 doesn’t need it.
Tell us about your Magento store and your books.
A short call settles whether CartSpan fits, including your extensions and versions.