- Short answer
- No — Shopify runs storefront, checkout, POS and order capture; an ERP you connect can serve as the system of record for finance and inventory.
- Already in Shopify
- Inventory quantities, transfers, purchase orders; B2B on Basic, Grow, Advanced and Plus
- What ERP modules cover, per Shopify
- General ledger, three-way invoice matching, bills of materials, production scheduling
- When to add an ERP
- Four operational symptoms in Shopify's ERP guide
- How it connects
- Global ERP Program: five certified vendor-built apps, as of October 2026
What does Shopify say it is?
Shopify answers this in its own guide to ERP systems:
Shopify is not an ERP and doesn't appear in the list below as one; it runs the customer-facing commerce layer including storefronts, checkout, point of sale (POS), and order-capture. An ERP can be integrated with Shopify to serve as the system of record for finance and inventory.
Which ERP jobs does Shopify already do?
Shopify defines an ERP as modules, each handling one business function. Some of those jobs already run in Shopify:
- Inventory quantities and purchase orders
- Transfers between locations and with suppliers
- B2B on Basic, Grow, Advanced and Plus
- Finance reports
- Finance: general ledger, payables, receivables, financial reporting
- Procurement: supplier records, purchase orders, three-way invoice matching
- Manufacturing: bills of materials, production scheduling
- Inventory: stock levels by location, reorder points, transfers, cycle counts
Inventory, purchase orders, transfers and financial reports sit on both sides. If your purchase orders and financial records live in an ERP, Shopify's help says you can keep it as the source of truth and sync received stock into Shopify.
When would you add an ERP next to Shopify?
Shopify's guide lists four operational symptoms; the first is finance reconciling order and inventory data manually at every close. See when an integration pays off.
If only bookkeeping is the gap, see how Shopify connects to QuickBooks.
To connect an ERP, the Global ERP Program lists five certified apps as of October 2026: Oracle NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Brightpearl by Sage, Acumatica and Infor. Each vendor builds and maintains its own app, so inventory, product, order and customer data sync without a third-party integration layer. Shopify Academy walks through one practical example:
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