cross-commerce is a niche DACH multichannel commerce and ERP product positioned for online retailers, e-commerce businesses and multichannel sellers that need integrated order management, inventory tracking, marketplace integration and shipping workflows in a single tool. The product sits in the same conceptual segment as Billbee, plentyone, Xentral, JTL-Wawi, Pixi*Soft (now Descartes pixi WMS) and the various German e-commerce-back-office tools that have proliferated since the marketplace boom of the 2010s. Vendor footprint in the DACH market is modest, with a concentrated customer base focused on small and mid-sized online retailers, and limited public reference material compared with the better-known multichannel platforms.
Architecture and deployment
cross-commerce is typically delivered as a hosted SaaS application accessible via browser, with German data-centre hosting addressing the typical DACH data-residency concerns. The architecture is a typical modern multichannel platform stack: connectors to marketplaces (Amazon, eBay, Kaufland, OTTO Market, Zalando), connectors to shop systems (Shopware, Shopify, WooCommerce, JTL-Shop), an order-management workflow engine, an inventory and SKU-master database, and shipping-and-carrier integrations (DHL, DPD, GLS, Hermes). Multi-tenant SaaS is the deployment model. Customisation is configuration-based for the standard workflows; deeper extension involves the vendor directly because the third-party developer ecosystem is small.
Functional scope
Functional scope covers the multichannel e-commerce operational workflow: order ingestion from marketplaces and shops, automatic order-routing based on configurable rules, inventory tracking and stock synchronisation across channels, pricing management (channel-specific pricing, dynamic price rules), shipping label creation and carrier integration, return processing, customer communication and reporting. Financial accounting is delegated to integration with DATEV, Lexware or similar. The functional sweet spot is small-to-mid e-commerce operations — large multichannel retailers with complex international expansion typically need plentyone, Xentral Pro tiers or dedicated PIM-plus-OMS stacks rather than a small-vendor specialist.
DACH localisation and DATEV
DACH localisation covers German-language user interfaces, German shipping-carrier integrations (which is the integration-effort-heavy part of any DACH multichannel tool), DACH marketplace coverage (Amazon, eBay, Kaufland, OTTO Market, Zalando) and DATEV integration for export of bookings to the customer's tax adviser. ZUGFeRD and XRechnung outbound invoicing tend to be covered. Austrian and Swiss localisation for marketplace coverage is functional but more limited — the customer concentration is in Germany. GoBD compliance for digital bookkeeping is supported through immutable order-document workflows. International marketplace coverage exists for selected Pan-European marketplaces but is less the focus than the core DACH coverage.
Pricing model and TCO
cross-commerce uses subscription pricing with tiers based on order volume, number of connected channels and feature scope. Indicative pricing lands at the small-to-mid e-commerce tool market rate — comfortably below mid-market ERPs and competitive with Billbee, JTL-Wawi and the smaller end of plentyone. For a small online retailer processing a few thousand orders per month, all-in TCO over five years lands in the low five-figure range, including any partner-supplied onboarding services. Implementation is fast — many customers go live within days to weeks because the standard product covers the multichannel workflow without extensive customisation.
Selection considerations
cross-commerce is a reasonable fit for small DACH online retailers and multichannel sellers that need integrated order-and-inventory management across a focused channel set. It is less compelling for larger e-commerce operations with international expansion (plentyone, Xentral Pro tiers fit better), for businesses needing built-in financial accounting (Xentral or weclapp fit better), for organisations with complex warehouse operations (JTL-Wawi with JTL-WMS or Descartes pixi WMS fit better), or for buyers wanting the broad partner ecosystem and integration breadth of the better-known multichannel platforms. The smaller vendor footprint means buyers should validate local partner availability and long-term product roadmap before committing.
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Häufig gestellte Fragen
Which modules does Cross Commerce offer?
Cross Commerce typically includes modules for financial accounting, order management, warehousing, purchasing and master data. Industry-specific extensions (PPS, CRM, DMS) are often optional — the exact scope of functions is shown in the vendor profile above. The precise configuration depends on the industry, company size and customising depth of the specific ERP setup.
What are the hardware requirements of Cross Commerce?
With cloud deployment, modern browsers are all that is needed. For on-premises installations, server requirements vary with the number of users and document volume — the vendor provides detailed system requirements, often with recommended configurations for 25, 50, 100 or 250 users. The precise configuration depends on the industry, company size and customising depth of the specific ERP setup.
How does data migration from an old ERP to Cross Commerce work?
Data migration typically runs in 3 phases: mapping (old vs new data model), cleansing (duplicates, master data quality) and a test migration with validation. Specialised migration service providers: ERP integration providers. The precise configuration depends on the industry, company size and customising depth of the specific ERP setup.
How expensive is annual maintenance for Cross Commerce?
On-premise maintenance typically runs at 18–22% of the licence costs per year and covers updates, hotfixes and phone support. Cloud ERPs include maintenance in the subscription price, so there is no separate maintenance contract. Over a typical system lifetime this recurring cost adds up to a significant share of the total cost of ownership, so budget for it from year one.
Which well-known reference customers does Cross Commerce have?
Vendors usually list reference customers on their own website — for specialised industry ERPs, 10–50 showcase customers are well known. Industry-specific references should be requested specifically before making a selection. The precise configuration depends on the industry, company size and customising depth of the specific ERP setup.