ERP for ecommerce
Requirements
Web shop sharing products, prices and stock with the ERP. Usually a must-have.
Orders and stock synced with Amazon, Shopify and other channels. Usually a must-have.
Stock across branches and warehouses, barcode scanning, transfers, cycle counts. Usually a must-have.
General ledger, GST/VAT returns, bank reconciliation, financial statements. Usually a must-have.
Style-size-colour matrices for buying, stock and pricing.
Leads, follow-ups, customer history, loyalty and campaigns.
Comparison
Baseline ranking for a typical 11–50 person business with no strong budget or hosting preference. Your own answers below will change it.
Best fit
91%fit
Full Odoo suite with Studio, full accounting, quality, PLM and official support.
Low licence cost · Moderate setup · Cloud or on-premise
Strong at
#2
75%fit
Cloud-only suite built for growing, multi-entity and multi-country companies.
Premium licence cost · Substantial setup · Cloud only
Strong at
Watch out for
#3
72%fit
SAP's ERP for small and mid-sized companies, with a large partner add-on market.
Mid licence cost · Substantial setup · Cloud or on-premise
Strong at
Watch out for
| Capability | Odoo Enterprise91% fit | Oracle NetSuite75% fit | SAP Business One72% fit | Dynamics 365 Business Central72% fit | Odoo Community71% fit | ERPNext71% fit | eCommerce operations tools64% fit | TallyPrime31% fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online storemust | Strong | Good | Basic / custom — Via connectors. | Basic / custom — Usually via Shopify connector. | Good | Basic / custom | Basic / custom | Not available |
| Marketplace & Shopify connectorsmust | Good | Good | Basic / custom | Good | Basic / custom | Basic / custom | Basic / custom | Not available |
| Multi-location inventory & barcodemust | Strong | Strong | Strong | Good | Good — Barcode app is Enterprise-only. | Good | Good | Basic / custom |
| Full accounting & taxmust | Strong | Strong | Strong | Strong | Good — Full accounting needs Enterprise or community (OCA) modules. | Strong | Basic / custom — Usually basic; many shops still export to an accounting package. | Strong |
| Size / colour variants | Strong | Good | Basic / custom | Good | Good | Good | Strong | Basic / custom |
| CRM & customer loyalty | Strong | Good | Good | Basic / custom | Good | Good | Good | Not available |
Strong StrongGood GoodBasic / custom Basic / customNot available Not available* see note (hover)
Personalise
Tell us your size, region and which requirements really matter. The ranking updates to match.
Buyer's checklist
Fees, refunds and reserves should land in accounting automatically, matched to orders.
FAQ
Often yes. Keep the storefront you like and connect it to an ERP for stock, purchasing and accounting. Business Central, NetSuite and Odoo all have Shopify connectors.
Next step
We'll review your shortlist against your actual processes — and tell you if something we don't implement is the better fit.