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Sage X3 automated SMS and credit control software: Sage X3 accounts receivable automation with text reminders, calls and cash posted back
Sage X3 has a real collections engine, but it has no text channel. Its Reminder campaigns function selects open items, applies up to five reminder levels, and sends the result as a printed letter or an email in batch. Credit limits live on the customer record as Authorized credit, with a Check, No check or Hold setting. That is a solid base for a credit department. What it does not do is text the accounts payable clerk who ignored two emails, call them when the invoice hits 45 days, or read the reply that says the check went out Friday.
So when a Sage X3 controller searches for automated SMS or credit control software, they are really choosing between three shapes of product. A workflow tool such as Codeless Platforms' BPA Platform, which markets Sage X3 credit control and alert solutions, watches X3 data and fires a template when a rule matches. A collections add-on such as Credit Hound or Sage AR Automation runs a dunning worklist beside X3. An AR agent syncs the open items out of Sage X3 and runs the whole sequence itself, email to SMS to a live call, with every reply logged and the cash applied back to the ledger. The first shape is right for alerts. The third is right when the point of the text is to get the invoice paid.
AccountsReceivable.ai is the third shape. It reads Sage X3 open items, customers and receipts, checks each invoice is still open before every send, rolls several late invoices for one customer into a single message with one payment link, and closes the sequence when the payment posts. You can start from a Sage X3 aged balance export in CSV today and see the reminder plan for your real ledger before anything is connected. Sage X3 teams run on the Growth plan at $799 a month, flat, with no percentage of what you collect.
Connect · chase · apply cash · DSO down
Your books
Collected / wk
Outstanding
AR aging
Current · 30 · 60 · 60+ · paid
Agent worklog
LivePut this AR on autopilot to watch the agent chase, collect and reconcile.
Dunning sequence
Live, interactive · no card, no connection needed
Flat monthly fee · we never take a cut of what we collect · works inside your accounting system
Flat fee no cut of collections
Bank-grade security
Why it works
What your team gets with Sage X3 accounts receivable automation
Texts that check Sage X3 before they send
A trigger-based alert fires when a record changes and never looks again. The agent reads Sage X3 open items right before every send, so a customer who paid by ACH this morning does not get a text this afternoon. Three late invoices for the same bill-to customer go out as one message with one payment link, not three separate pings, and the sequence pauses on any invoice with an open dispute code in X3.
The step after the reminder letter
Keep your X3 reminder levels if they work for you. The agent adds what a letter cannot: a text the day after the due date, a firmer text at 15 days, and a live AI phone call on anything aging past your threshold. Every attempt, and every answer, lands on the invoice timeline, so your credit team stops keeping a side spreadsheet of who promised what.
Replies turned into next steps, cash posted back
A reply of "paying Friday" becomes a promise to pay with its own follow-up date. "We never got it" triggers a resend with the PDF attached. A short pay or a pricing dispute routes to the account owner with the invoice open. When the payment lands, the agent applies it across the invoices it covers and posts the receipt back to Sage X3, which keeps the ledger and the messaging in agreement.
What it handles
Chased, collected and reconciled on autopilot
The agent syncs your invoices, chases each one across email, SMS and phone, applies incoming payments to the right invoice, reconciles your ledger, and predicts when every customer will pay.
- Sync with Sage X3 open items, customers and receipts, or start from an aged balance CSV export
- Escalating sequence: email, then SMS, then a firmer SMS, then a live AI phone call
- Every text suppressed the moment the invoice shows paid in Sage X3
- Sequences pause on invoices with an open dispute, and restart when it is resolved
- STOP handled instantly, daytime-hours sending in the customer's time zone
- Replies logged as promises to pay, resends or disputes, each with a next step
- Applied cash posted back to Sage X3, flat $799 a month on Growth, no cut of collections
- 01 Sync Reads the open invoice, its terms and the billing contact from your ledger.
- 02 Chase Escalates from email to SMS to a live AI call as the invoice ages.
- 03 Track Logs replies, disputes and promise-to-pay dates against the invoice.
- 04 Apply Matches the incoming payment, reconciles the ledger and closes the invoice.
How it compares
Sage X3 accounts receivable automation options, compared
What each option publishes for Sage X3 as of September 2026. Blank price cells mean the vendor publishes none; nothing here is a guess.
| Capability | Sage X3 connection | Text and call channels | Published price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sage X3 native (Reminder campaigns) | Built in | Letters and email only, up to five reminder levels | Part of your X3 license |
| Sage AR Automation (Sage) | Listed for Sage X3, Sage 100 and Sage 300 | Not stated on the marketplace listing | None, contact Sage |
| Quadient AR by YayPay | Published Sage X3 integration page | Email-led, no outbound calls | None; qualifying revenue threshold instead |
| Kolleno | Sage X3 listed on integrations page | SMS and call allowance per plan | GBP rate card; X3 on no named tier |
| Chaser | Pushes X3 ledger entries in through its API | Email, SMS, automated calls | US plans from $259 a month |
| Credit Hound (CPiO) | Sold for Sage X3 and Sage 200 | Email with PayThem payment links | None for X3 |
| Paystand | Sage X3 listed among connectors | Payments network, no SMS dunning or calls | None |
| Workflow tool (BPA-style) | Rule-based on X3 data | Template texts on a trigger | Quoted, connector licensed on top |
| AccountsReceivable.ai | Open items, customers, receipts; or a CSV export to start | Email, SMS and live AI phone calls | $799 a month on Growth, flat |
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Why AccountsReceivable.ai
One agent that runs the whole receivables job
Not a reminder tool, not a six-figure suite, and not an agency that takes a cut. Chase, collect, apply cash and forecast in one place, on top of the accounting system you already use.
Chases every invoice
The full dunning sequence runs on autopilot across email, SMS and live AI phone calls, polite and on-brand, so no overdue invoice slips through.
Applies the cash
Incoming wires and ACH batches are matched to the right invoices automatically, so your ledger reconciles and you never chase an invoice that already paid.
Cuts your DSO
A predicted pay date for every open invoice and steady follow-up bring DSO down week over week, so more cash lands when you need it.
Good questions
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