ShopFlow: Replace Your ERP. Keep the Money.

ShopFlow is an inventory and order management platform built specifically for Shopify retailers. Unlike a full ERP system, it focuses on the operations that matter to a Shopify retailer: inventory management, order processing, returns, pick and pack, fulfilment, and courier integration. It does not include global tax modules, multi-entity financial consolidation, HR systems, or the dozens of other modules that push ERP licensing costs into the tens of thousands per year.

The practical difference is cost and simplicity. A full ERP implementation typically costs £50,000 to £150,000 upfront and £20,000 to £50,000 annually in licences. ShopFlow runs on a fixed monthly licence, deploys in 6 to 12 weeks, and covers everything most Shopify retailers actually use. Retailers making the switch typically save £20,000 to £50,000 per year.

ShopFlow is designed for Shopify retailers turning over between £2 million and £50 million or more, shipping hundreds to thousands of units per day. It is proven in production with UK fashion retailers processing thousands of orders daily across multiple warehouses.

It is not designed for very small retailers who would be adequately served by Shopify's built-in tools. If you are processing fewer than a few hundred orders a day and running a single warehouse, Shopify's native order management may be sufficient and ShopFlow would be disproportionate. The right starting point is a conversation about your order volumes, warehouse setup, and integration requirements.

For most Shopify retailers, yes. ShopFlow covers the operational requirements that Shopify retailers actually use from their ERP: inventory management, order processing and routing, returns and refunds, pick and pack, courier integration, and finance-ready reporting. The functionality that most retailers never use in NetSuite (global tax compliance, multi-entity consolidation, advanced project accounting) is not included in ShopFlow, which is why the price is dramatically lower.

If your business genuinely requires the full NetSuite feature set for reasons beyond Shopify operations (complex international tax, multi-entity group finance, etc.), the ShopFlow Integration Layer can handle the Shopify-to-NetSuite connection more effectively than standard connectors while keeping NetSuite for what it does that ShopFlow cannot replace.

A standard Full ShopFlow deployment for a mid-market retailer typically takes 6 to 12 weeks from kickoff to go-live. This includes the discovery and requirements phase, integration development, data migration, testing against your actual order flows, and team training. It compares very favourably to NetSuite or Brightpearl implementations that typically run 6 to 12 months.

The ShopFlow Integration Layer connecting Shopify to an existing ERP is usually faster, typically 4 to 8 weeks, because the ERP setup work is already done and ShopFlow is connecting to an existing system rather than replacing one.

Yes. ShopFlow connects to multiple Shopify storefronts simultaneously, maintaining a single inventory pool with real-time stock synchronisation across all of them. Orders from each storefront flow through the same fulfilment and warehouse workflows, and stock levels update across all connected stores as items are picked, packed, and despatched.

This is particularly relevant for retailers running separate consumer and wholesale stores, UK and international storefronts, or different brand storefronts from the same warehouse operation.

ShopFlow currently integrates with MetaPack, ShipStation, Royal Mail, DPD, and other major UK courier and fulfilment providers. The integration handles automatic label generation, tracking updates back to Shopify and customers, consignment management, and carrier selection rules based on order value, weight, destination, or custom criteria.

For couriers or 3PL providers not already in the ShopFlow integration library, Dev Partners can build the integration as part of the deployment. If your provider has an API, we can connect to it.

Yes. The ShopFlow Integration Layer is specifically designed for this situation. It acts as smart middleware between Shopify and your existing ERP, handling bi-directional data sync, order routing and enrichment, inventory synchronisation, and custom business rules that standard connectors like Celigo or Workato cannot accommodate.

It is more flexible than off-the-shelf connectors because it is built as a custom integration rather than a template-driven product. The data transformation rules, business logic, and error handling are written for your specific ERP configuration and Shopify setup. It is also typically less expensive than enterprise connector licensing at scale.

Yes, and this is one of ShopFlow's strongest areas. Fashion return rates of 25 to 40 percent are common, and without proper automation that volume of returns creates significant operational overhead. ShopFlow's returns module handles the full workflow: customer return initiation, carrier label generation, goods-in scanning, condition assessment, automatic stock reinstatement or quarantine routing, refund processing, exchanges, and store credit management.

The result is that returns are processed automatically without manual intervention at each step. Your customer service team handles genuine exceptions rather than processing routine returns manually, and your stock figures update in near real time rather than batching at the end of the day.

ShopFlow is hosted on Dev Partners UK servers. All data stays in the UK, making it GDPR compliant by design with no offshore data centres or third-party cloud providers involved. This gives you data sovereignty, eliminates cross-border data transfer compliance issues, and means you are dealing with a UK-based team directly for any infrastructure or compliance questions.

It also means no unexpected cloud cost escalation. Your ShopFlow licence cost is predictable because it is not tied to an AWS or Azure bill that can change with usage.

ShopFlow generates clean, reconciled financial data that integrates with Xero, QuickBooks, and Sage. The integration covers daily sales summaries, VAT reporting, payment reconciliation, and refund processing. Orders, refunds, and adjustments flow to your accounting platform automatically without manual re-entry.

For businesses with bespoke finance systems or specific accounting requirements beyond the standard integrations, Dev Partners can build a custom finance integration as part of the ShopFlow deployment.