What is ecommerce software?

Ecommerce software enables you to set up and manage online stores to sell your products and services. With many businesses selling products and services across multiple platforms and channels, it’s crucial to have your sales, customer transaction history and inventory information synched in real-time with your accounting software. 

That’s where ecommerce accounting app integrations connect with Xero to automate sales data from your platforms, payment solutions and channels, directly to your accounts. Then you can feel confident in having up-to-date sales data to make more informed business decisions on how and where you sell. 

What are the benefits of ecommerce apps?

• Multi-platform sales data: These days it’s common for businesses to sell their products or services across half a dozen or more platforms. Keep up with your sales with streamlined transaction updates and accurate reconciliation in your accounting platform.

• Bookings and order synchronisation: Take payment for orders or bookings upfront? Be notified of new outstanding invoices, and have them reflected in your accounts as outstanding straight away. Update completed work as fulfilled on your side with labour and inventory costs added, so you always have an accurate picture of your profits.

• Cash flow forecasting: Get the full picture of your income and outgoings with business insights from everywhere you sell. Track your cash flow, understand what’s over or underselling and make informed decisions about your ecommerce store.

What are the typical features I can use with ecommerce software?

• Synchronised sales from anywhere: Amazon seller? Small business shop owner? Wholesale food supplier? No matter where, what or how you sell, your sales data syncs directly with your Xero account for accurate accounting and clean books every single day.

• Inventory management: Manage your product information with real-time accounting and sales data so you can adjust pricing, understand product demand and review your margins across platforms.

• Payments and point of sale: Add multiple options for payment within your POS in-store and online and rest confidently knowing you have accurate updates in your accounting software. Sensitive data protection makes customer carts and express checkouts secure, so both you and your customers feel safe.

• Reporting and analytics: Get detailed analytics and customised reports on your ecommerce sales performance. Discover new areas of growth, patterns in sales transactions and let actionable insights guide your decision-making.

• Invoicing: Create invoices with ease, using integrations with your Xero invoicing and accounting tool. Simple templates help you get invoices out quickly while managing payment status and outstanding accounts.

How ecommerce apps work with Xero

Selling across the web shouldn’t be an accounting headache. Ecommerce accounting apps integrate with your existing Xero account and automate bringing all your online sales into a single place. The range of app integrations you can find in the Xero App Store are designed to simplify the sales to accounting update experience, no matter how many platforms you sell on. 

Accuracy and autonomy are top of mind with every solution, so you can sit back and focus on getting your brand out to the world instead of rounding up sales and invoices every day. You’ll find a lot of ecommerce app integrations with Xero allow you to: 

• Sync sales across all of your ecommerce platforms directly into Xero no matter where you sell (think Etsy, Amazon, Shopify, the list is endless)

• Receive automatic settlement summaries in your Xero account detailing the who, what and where of every transaction

• Full visibility of inventory value right down to profit and loss and balance sheet levels

Find your fit

Every ecommerce apps’ integration with Xero can be different. To learn more, browse through the ecommerce apps in this category. Click on an app to find detailed information on how it works and integrates with your Xero account, and ratings reviews by other Xero users. Want to try an app? You can then get started directly from the app listing page in just a few clicks.