The honest B2B platform fit guide
Which platform fits where your facts live?
Shopify B2B, BigCommerce, Magento, Volusion, WooCommerce, or Nomad? Start with where your prices, stock, and orders live.
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Does your ERP hold the facts?
- Does the ERP hold price, stock, terms, and order history?
- Do customers need contract prices and their own catalogs?
- Do quotes, configurators, or portals belong in the same flow?
- Can your team run the system without extra software?
Six platforms. Six different starting points.
None of these is a bad platform. The question is which one fits your business.
Shopify B2B
Retail-first. Apps add B2B depth.
Read the fit guideBigCommerce B2B
Broad suite with a B2B add-on.
Read the fit guideMagento
Deep custom commerce. Big build.
Read the fit guideVolusion
Simple hosted store for small catalogs.
Read the fit guideWooCommerce
WordPress plus plugins.
Read the fit guideNomad
Website built around your ERP.
Read the fit guideThe questions that really separate the platforms.
This is our view. It is not a full feature review. Check current supplier details before you decide.
| Question | Nomad | Shopify B2B | BigCommerce B2B | Magento | Volusion | WooCommerce |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting point | Built around your ERP | Retail store + app add-ons | Online store + B2B add-on | Full commerce platform you configure | Hosted store for small catalogs | WordPress plugin + plugins |
| Best fit | Complex ERP rules | Simple B2B + DTC | Broad B2B + DTC | Large custom builds | Small simple catalogs | Content-led stores |
| B2B depth | Built in | App-dependent | B2B add-on | Adobe Commerce edition | Limited | Plugin-dependent |
| ERP link | Direct, two-way | Apps and partners | Apps and partners | Connectors or custom | Limited | Plugins or custom |
| Setup | Weeks | Store + app setup | Store + B2B setup | Platform + integration project | Fast hosted setup | WordPress + plugin setup |
| Choose if | Your ERP owns the facts | Your brand leads | You want a broad suite | You need deep custom work | Your rules are simple | You want open-source flexibility |
Ask every supplier the same six questions.
The answers will tell you more than a feature list.
If price lives in the ERP, the website should read it there. Do not keep a second price book that drifts.
Test a real account, contract, quantity break, and PO upload. A generic demo is not enough.
Name the system, the integration owner, and who supports it after launch.
List the data, build, testing, training, and support. A platform demo is not a launch plan.
Check whether the same facts can serve the website, sales team, and customer portal.
When your ERP owns prices, stock, terms, and orders and you want one focused website.
Read the fit guide for your shortlist.
Each guide helps you ask better questions. It does not pretend every platform is the same.
Bring your ERP.
We’ll bring the website.
Tell us what you run and where the current way customers buy breaks. We will tell you honestly if Nomad fits.