For many brands, integrating Shopify B2B and NetSuite can feel like trying to get two highly competent, but very different, departments to speak the same language. For example, NetSuite B2B speaks ERP: structured, rules-based, deeply hierarchical and IT user friendly. On the other hand, Shopify B2B speaks digital commerce: fast, flexible, customer-centric and business user friendly. Historically, getting NetSuite and Shopify to share B2B data seamlessly has not been smooth and simple.
This is where Pipe17 comes in.
We’ve built the best connectivity and order management solution for Shopify B2B and NetSuite. This means no custom coding, no system swivel-chairing and no lost orders. Let’s break down how it works and why the combination of NetSuite, Shopify B2B and Pipe17 is a game-changer for modern B2B operations.
Table of Contents
- Why Shopify B2B and NetSuite Are a Perfect Match
- What Pipe17 Syncs Between NetSuite and Shopify B2B
- The Secret Sauce: How It Works
- Benefits of Using Pipe17 with Shopify B2B and NetSuite
- Strategic Partnerships That Power Modern B2B Commerce
- Looking Ahead: What’s Next for NetSuite and Shopify B2B
- Frequently Asked Questions About Connecting Shopify B2B and NetSuite
- Ready to Sync Shopify B2B and NetSuite?
Why Shopify B2B and NetSuite Are a Perfect Match
Shopify B2B is included in Shopify Plus, Shopify’s enterprise-grade commerce platform designed for high-performance brands. It lets brands sell to their B2B customers using the same simple to use platform they already rely on for DTC. The Shopify ecosystem of partners, apps, themes and storefront customizations makes it just as powerful for B2B commerce as it is for DTC. It gives brands powerful tools to manage B2B company accounts, location-specific product catalogs and negotiated pricing terms and payments directly within Shopify Plus.
NetSuite is a leading cloud ERP platform. Businesses use it to manage core operations like finance, inventory and procurement. NetSuite’s B2B capabilities are especially popular with teams that need precise control over B2B customer, company and location hierarchies. These teams also require customized product catalogs, pricing and discount tiers, and complex payment and deposit terms.
Each platform is powerful, purpose-built and a best-of-breed solution in its own regard—together, they offer an ideal combination of front-end flexibility and back-end control. Shopify delivers stunning digital B2B customer buying experiences while NetSuite brings the management of high-volume, high-complexity B2B operations.
However, if they don’t talk to each other, the result is a mess of manual processes, order errors, frustrated teams and dissatisfied customers. Fortunately, Pipe17 solves this problem by creating a real-time order operations bridge between Shopify B2B and NetSuite.
What Pipe17 Syncs Between NetSuite and Shopify B2B
Pipe17’s network connectors for NetSuite B2B and Shopify B2B are purpose-built to support bi-directional, complex B2B order flows and data structures. Here’s what Pipe17 syncs:
From NetSuite to Shopify B2B:
- Customers, Companies and Company Locations. Perfectly link NetSuite’s ‘parent-child’ customer, company and company location structure to Shopify B2B’s Company and Location entities.
- Product Catalogs with Custom Pricing. Create tailored B2B catalogs with customer-specific pricing in NetSuite and automatically push them to Shopify.
- Inventory and Fulfillments. Automatically update inventory and fulfillment details, including tracking numbers, from NetSuite into Shopify B2B.
- Payment Status Updates. Instantly update order payment status in Shopify when payment is received in NetSuite, with full coverage for deposits, partial payments, and complete payments.
From Shopify B2B to NetSuite:
- B2B Orders. Flow Shopify B2B orders to NetSuite as soon as they’re placed. This includes PO numbers, catalog-specific pricing and customer data.
- Split Fulfillments. Need to partially fulfill an order in Shopify and the rest in NetSuite? Ship part of a B2B order from one warehouse and the rest from another? Pipe17 flows partial B2B fulfillments between Shopify B2B and NetSuite, so both systems stay aligned regardless of fulfillment location.
This isn’t a basic Shopify B2B to NetSuite integration. Pipe17 comes pre-configured, but can be easily customized (without any coding) to match your team’s workflows. It acts as a composable B2B data pipeline that supports how your B2B operations actually run.
The Secret Sauce: How It Works
Instead of a one-size-fits-none approach, Pipe17 employs entity-aware connectors. These smart connectors respect the nuances of both platforms:
- NetSuite’s B2B customer model. Pipe17 understands NetSuite configurations for B2B commerce. Pipe17 captures the parent company, its subsidiaries, locations and customer records. It also links each to the correct pricing and product catalog.
- Shopify’s flexible storefront model. Pipe17 syncs company records, locations and permissions into Shopify B2B. This ensures each customer is shown the correct storefront, pricing and catalog when they access your Shopify B2B site.
- Catalog-level pricing. Pipe17 handles SKU-level custom prices per customer or company location. This utilizes both NetSuite’s item pricing and Shopify’s B2B catalog tools.
- Purchase orders and payment terms. Orders placed in Shopify B2B on net terms are constantly synched to NetSuite. This means any change in payment status immediately flows back upstream (or vice versa if payment is collected in Shopify B2B).
The result is no double data entry, no mismatched records and no B2B fulfillment delays. Just clean, reliable B2B operations that scale.
Benefits of Using Pipe17 with Shopify B2B and NetSuite
Here’s what brands get when they use Pipe17’s connectivity + order management for Shopify B2B and NetSuite:
- Sales, operations and finance alignment. Sales teams sell through Shopify B2B. Finance teams get up-to-date order and payment data in NetSuite without manual intervention. Operations teams receive real-time order updates in their WMS, so B2B fulfillment is fast, accurate and reliable.
- Personalized B2B customer experiences. NetSuite’s catalog and pricing rules flow into Shopify B2B. This ensures every buyer sees the right products and prices on the high-performing storefront experience Shopify Plus is known for.
- Reduced time to fulfillment. B2B orders and fulfillments flow between applications in real-time. Pipe17 also supports multi-source, split fulfillments and complex payment terms across both Shopify B2B and NetSuite.
- More revenue and fewer errors. You no longer have to re-enter data by hand, upload batch files or deal with slow synching. This eliminates missed SLAs, pricing errors and the poor customer experiences that come with them.
Strategic Partnerships That Power Modern B2B Commerce
Pipe17 is a trusted partner of both Shopify and NetSuite. These partnerships are an example of our commitment to building the future-proof, scalable foundation for unified B2B operations.
Pipe17 and Shopify
Pipe17 is a certified Shopify Premier partner. This means our solution is built to work seamlessly across the entire Shopify ecosystem from DTC to POS and B2B. Hundreds of brands rely on Pipe17 and Shopify to unify their omnichannels and automate order management; without the burden of long implementations, complex code or heavy IT involvement.
This strategic Pipe17 and Shopify B2B relationship reached a new level with the announcement of Pipe17’s official B2B partnership with Shopify. The goal is to help B2B and enterprise brands scale efficiently across more channels. As noted in PYMNTS, the partnership is focused on solving the operational challenges fast-growing Shopify Plus brands face as they expand into B2B.
Pipe17 and NetSuite
Pipe17 is also a certified NetSuite SuiteApp partner, and our solution is listed in the SuiteApp marketplace. This means brands running on NetSuite can install Pipe17 with confidence, knowing that our application is vetted, supported, built and maintained to NetSuite’s high standards. Dozens of DTC and B2B brands trust Pipe17 to turbocharge their NetSuite ERP.
Together, these partnerships ensure Pipe17’s connectivity and order management capabilities are robust, secure and always up-to-date with the latest releases from both Shopify and NetSuite.
Looking Ahead: What’s Next for NetSuite and Shopify B2B
Pipe17 is actively working on NetSuite and Shopify B2B enhancements like:
- Support for NetSuite’s price levels, enabling rules-based catalog pricing.
- Automatic product creation in Pipe17 from NetSuite B2B connectors.
- Bi-directional customer sync between Shopify B2B and NetSuite for even more flexibility.
Frequently Asked Questions About Connecting Shopify B2B and NetSuite
The best way to integrate Shopify B2B and NetSuite is with Pipe17’s Order Operations Platform. Unlike basic integration tools or custom development, Pipe17 provides pre-configured, bi-directional connectors that sync customers, orders, inventory, catalogs, and payment data in real-time. Implementation takes days instead of months, requires zero custom coding, and includes ongoing, proactive connector maintenance as both platforms update their APIs.
Pipe17 uses purpose-built connectors that understand the unique data structures of both platforms. From NetSuite to Shopify B2B, Pipe17 syncs customers, company hierarchies, custom pricing catalogs, inventory levels, fulfillment tracking, and payment statuses. From Shopify B2B to NetSuite, Pipe17 flows orders with PO numbers, catalog-specific pricing, customer data, and split fulfillments. All syncs happen automatically in real-time without manual intervention.
Yes. Pipe17 understands NetSuite’s parent-child customer, company, and company location structures and maps them correctly to Shopify B2B’s Company and Location entities. This means subsidiaries, multiple locations, and customer records maintain their relationships across both systems, ensuring each B2B buyer sees the correct catalog, pricing, and permissions.
No. Pipe17 has pre-configured NetSuite and Shopify B2B connectors. While the solution can be easily customized to match your specific workflows, no coding is required. Business users can configure data mappings, routing rules, and automation workflows through Pipe17’s interface without developer involvement.
Most Pipe17 implementations for go live in a few weeks. Because the connectors are pre-configured and actively maintained by Pipe17, you avoid the lengthy development cycles required for custom integrations or complex iPaaS configurations. This means faster time-to-value and immediate operational improvements.
Yes. Pipe17 syncs SKU-level custom pricing per customer or company location. This ensures each B2B buyer sees negotiated prices, volume discounts, and contract-specific pricing automatically in their Shopify B2B storefront without manual catalog management.
Yes. Pipe17 flows partial fulfillments, keeping both systems aligned when orders are fulfilled from multiple warehouses or 3PL partners. If part of an order ships from one location and the rest from another, both platforms reflect the correct fulfillment status in real-time.
Pipe17 automatically updates payment statuses bi-directionally between platforms. When payment is received in NetSuite (whether it’s a deposit, partial payment, or full payment) Pipe17 instantly updates the order status in Shopify B2B. This works in both directions, ensuring finance teams and B2B customers always see accurate payment information.
Brands using Pipe17 for their Shopify B2B and NetSuite integration experience alignment across sales, operations, and finance teams; personalized B2B customer experiences with accurate catalogs and pricing; reduced time to fulfillment with real-time order flows; and fewer errors by eliminating manual data entry. Most importantly, Pipe17 enables B2B growth without adding operational complexity or headcount.
Yes. Pipe17 is a certified Shopify Premier Partner and a NetSuite SuiteApp Partner. These partnerships ensure Pipe17’s connectivity and order management capabilities are built to each platform’s standards, always up-to-date with the latest releases, and fully supported for enterprise-grade operations.
Ready to Sync Shopify B2B and NetSuite?
Whether you’re launching a new B2B channel on Shopify or scaling your wholesale operations with NetSuite, Pipe17 can help. It’s the easiest way to make both platforms work together seamlessly.
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