Connecting Shopify with ERP: JTL, Xentral & SAP (2026)

As order volume, inventory, and shipping grow, manual maintenance reaches its limits. An ERP or merchandise management system integration connects Shopify with your back office – inventory, orders, and documents flow automatically. This article shows how the integration with JTL-WaWi, Xentral, and SAP works and what you need to consider.

01What an ERP Integration Does

A clean interface synchronizes in both directions: products and inventory from the ERP to the shop, orders and customers from the shop to the ERP, plus shipping status and tracking back to the shop. The result: one inventory level instead of two, no overselling, no double entry. The document side (DATEV, lexoffice) is covered in the article on Accounting & DATEV.

02JTL-WaWi

JTL-WaWi is widely used in German SMEs and can be connected to Shopify via a connector. Strengths: inventory, shipping, and accounting from a single source. Pay attention to the correct assignment of variants and the synchronization intervals to ensure real-time inventory accuracy.

03Xentral

Xentral is popular with growing D2C brands and strong in automating order processing, purchasing, and fulfillment. The Shopify integration is established; the effort lies primarily in clean mapping of your processes, not in the pure connection.

04SAP & Enterprise

In the enterprise environment, Shopify (mostly Plus) meets SAP. Here, the integration runs via middleware or individual integrations. This is a project with clear specifications – data models, interfaces, and responsibilities must be defined in advance.

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05Pitfalls to Avoid

• Variants/SKUs not cleanly mapped → incorrect inventory.
• Infrequent synchronization → overselling for fast-moving items.
• Tax and pricing logic in ERP differs from Shopify.
• No clear responsibility for which system holds the "truth".

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