What are the best e-commerce software solutions to save time and money?
The best e-commerce tools automate your recurring tasks like order processing, inventory management, shipping, and invoicing. They save you valuable hours every day and give you back the time you need for your business.
Billbee – as an all-in-one solution (lean e-commerce ERP)
Billbee is an all-in-one solution for e-commerce merchants. With Billbee, you can manage orders centrally, synchronize inventory across channels, automatically create invoices and shipping labels, and manage your customer communication more efficiently. The tool bundles all essential functions into one interface and serves as the control center for all your sales channels.
Target audience: E-commerce & multichannel merchants
Features: Inventory management | Automated invoicing | Automated invoice upload | Inventory synchronization across all sales channels | Shipping management | Accounting preparation | Reporting & analytics
Contract term: cancelable monthly
Price: from €9/month
Free trial: Yes, 30 days
VentoryOne – for automated inventory management
VentoryOne is a smart inventory management tool for multichannel retailersthat keeps track of your entire flow of goods. Based on your sales figures, the tool calculates precise forecasts so you always reorder from the manufacturer or redistribute stock in time before you run out. Especially useful for Amazon sellers: the tool handles the complex creation of FBA shipping plans for you.
Target audience: Multichannel retailers
Features: Inventory management | Demand planning | Supplier orders | Forecasting | Cash flow management | Inventory optimization | Stock transfers | Monitoring | Calendar overview | FBA shipments | FBA tracking
Contract term: cancelable monthly
Price: from €9.99/month
Free trial: Yes, 14 days
Zapier – for custom automations
Zapier is a no-code automation platform that lets you connect your e-commerce applications using so-called Zaps. This allows you to automatically transfer orders, leads, customer data, and notifications between your tools.
Target audience: industry-agnostic
Features: Set up custom automation rules, e.g., transferring order and customer data or connecting tools with each other
Term: monthly or annually
Price: free version available, paid plans starting at $19.99/month
Free trial: Yes, 14 days
Make – for custom automations
Make is a visual automation platform that lets you connect your e-commerce tools without any coding, for example, by managing data flows between your online shop, marketplace, payment providers, CRM, and spreadsheets.
Target audience: no specific industry focus
Features: Set up custom automation rules, e.g., transferring order and customer data or connecting tools with each other
Term: monthly or annually
Price: free version available, paid plans starting at $10.59/month
Free trial: About the free account
Lexware Office – as an accounting tool
Lexware Office is cloud-based accounting software that lets you capture receipts, create invoices, and organize your bookkeeping digitally. Depending on your plan, the tool also supports you with income surplus statements (EÜR), VAT, e-invoices, and collaboration with your tax advisor.
Target audience: no industry focus
Features: Receipt scanning and digital receipt archive | Invoices and payment reminders | Bank integration and automatic payment reconciliation | DATEV interface and tax advisor access | VAT returns | EÜR, P&L, and BWA | Integrations with online shops and payment providers | Multibanking
Contract term: cancelable monthly
Price: from €21.90/month
Free trial: Yes, 30 days
