Billbee

Overview

Billbee is a cloud-based order management and invoicing software built specifically for small and medium-sized e-commerce sellers. It acts as the operational brain for online merchants, automatically syncing orders, inventory, and invoices across major marketplaces like Amazon, Etsy, and Shopify.

What it does

• Consolidates orders from multiple marketplaces and online shops.
• Automates the creation and emailing of customized PDF invoices.
• Synchronizes inventory levels across all connected sales channels.
• Generates shipping labels directly through major carrier integrations.
• Exports financial data automatically to accounting software like DATEV.

Who it's for

• E-commerce merchants
• Amazon FBA sellers
• Etsy creators
• Wholesale distributors.

Why it works

• DACH Region Dominance: It is hyper-localized for the German-speaking market, seamlessly handling incredibly complex European VAT and DATEV accounting exports that US-based tools fail at.
• No Base Fee: Operates on a highly unique 'Pay As You Go' pricing model charging mere cents per order, making it completely risk-free for seasonal or small-scale merchants.
• Complete Automation: Once rules are set up, a merchant can sell an item on Amazon, and Billbee will automatically deduct the stock from Shopify, print the DHL label, and email the invoice to the customer.
• Extensive Integrations: Connects with over 100 different marketplaces, shop systems, carriers, and accounting tools out of the box.
• Cloud Reliability: Built as a lightweight SaaS, it eliminates the need for merchants to maintain clunky, desktop-based ERP software.

Founder story

Jan Krause was a software developer helping his wife manage her growing online Dawanda (an Etsy competitor) shop. As sales grew, she was spending hours manually typing out invoices and copying shipping addresses into carrier portals. Jan wrote a small script to automate her invoicing. Realizing every single small merchant was drowning in this exact administrative nightmare, he refined the tool and launched Billbee in 2015. Completely bootstrapped, it grew into one of the most widely used e-commerce ERPs in Germany.

Alternatives

• Linnworks
• PlentyMarkets
• Xentral
• Veeqo

Comparison overview

• Linnworks: A massive, globally recognized multichannel order and inventory management system geared toward mid-market and enterprise retailers.
• PlentyMarkets: A complex, highly powerful all-in-one ERP system very popular in Germany, but notorious for a steep learning curve and expensive setup.
• Xentral: A modern, well-funded European ERP platform that handles everything from manufacturing to HR, rather than just basic order routing.
• Veeqo: An Amazon-acquired inventory and shipping software that offers free features but is heavily biased toward the Amazon ecosystem.
• While tools like Xentral and PlentyMarkets are massive, heavy ERPs that take months to implement, Billbee is lightweight and plug-and-play. It wins the SMB market by being incredibly easy to set up and operating on a pure pay-per-order pricing model, allowing new merchants to automate their shipping and invoicing with zero financial risk.