Tell Celeste your ERP, your commerce platform, and four things about how you sell. She tells you whether the native connector is enough, or whether you need a middleware layer, and why.
How the verdict works
Three possible answers, no fence-sitting.
Native fits
Clean setup. Use the native connector and ship.
Native with gaps
Most of the way. Name the gaps, fill them with a small middleware layer.
Middleware recommended
The native pattern breaks. Middleware stops being optional. Pick the right one.
Step 1a · Your ERP
Step 1b · Your commerce platform
Pick your ERP and commerce platform
FAQ
Questions, answered
When is a native ERP-to-commerce integration not enough?
A native or pre-built connector is often the fastest path when the pairing is common and your pricing, catalogue, and fulfilment rules are straightforward. You tend to outgrow it once you have customer-specific pricing, complex catalogues, real-time inventory across locations, or several systems that all have to stay in sync. That's when middleware, an integration platform that sits between your systems, earns its keep. Celeste gives a verdict for your exact ERP and commerce platform.
What does Celeste's connector verdict actually tell me?
Whether to connect your ERP and commerce platform with a native or pre-built connector, or with middleware, and why. Tell Celeste your ERP, your commerce platform, and how you sell, and the answer is specific to that combination rather than generic advice.
How do manufacturers handle customer-specific pricing in ecommerce?
Customer-specific and contract pricing usually lives in the ERP, so the buying experience has to read it in real time rather than copy it. Whether a native connector can do that, or whether you need middleware, depends on your ERP and how your pricing is structured. It's exactly the call Celeste's connector verdict is built to make.
Which ERPs and platforms does it cover?
The major B2B commerce platforms and ERPs, including Acumatica, NetSuite, SAP Business One, Microsoft Dynamics, Shopify Plus, Shopware, and BigCommerce B2B. Give Celeste your pairing and the verdict is built around it.
