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Shopify on its own vs Shopify with OrderPilot

Keep the Shopify store your team knows. OrderPilot adds one record for the custom furniture sale, from the first quote to delivery and warranty.

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Meet OrderPilot One order, from the first quote to the warranty claim

OrderPilot is a Shopify app for furniture and home stores. It keeps the quote, payments, vendor orders and warranty history connected to one order record. Your team works in Shopify admin and POS. Your customers sign, pay and follow their order from their phone.

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Quote and sign

Turn their choices into a signed order

Build the quote in Shopify POS. Your customers sign and pay from their phone.

Purchase from vendor

Give your vendor the order you sold

The chosen options carry into the purchase order. Vendor replies and attachments stay with it.

Deliver and support

Give your customers an order page to come back to

Your customers can check progress, pay the balance and message your team from their phone.

Run your business

Run your store by your own rules

Choose who sees costs, who changes prices and when an order needs approval.

About Shopify on its own

Shopify is a commerce platform from Shopify Inc. for selling online and in stores. On its own, it provides your website, checkout, POS, inventory, purchase orders and customer accounts. Draft orders can serve as quotes, with lead times entered by hand. Products support up to 3 options and 2,048 variants, with prices per variant. Native draft-order deposits have Shopify Plus restrictions; POS partial payments are available with country limits. OrderPilot is an app inside Shopify that adds the made-to-order workflow.

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The short answer

Which one fits the way you sell?

Choose OrderPilot if…

  • You use Shopify, or want to run your website and showroom on Shopify.
  • Made-to-order and special-order pieces are a regular part of your business.
  • You want your customers to sign, pay and check their order from their own phone.
  • You want OrderPilot billed per location through Shopify, with no per-user fees.

Shopify on its own may suit you better if…

  • You mostly sell stocked pieces in fixed sizes, colors and finishes.
  • Custom orders are occasional, and a draft invoice covers the sale.
  • You buy stock for the store without needing POs linked to individual customer orders.
  • Your customers pay online in full, and you sell pieces individually.

Feature by feature

Compare the work behind each order

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  • Partly
  • Add-on or partner
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Feature With OrderPilot Shopify on its own Notes and sources
01Quote and sign18
Made-to-order products with priced options Shopify: up to 3 options and 2,048 variants, priced per variant.Ashopify.comAdding variants
Rules that stop combinations that don't fit Shopify sells only the variants you set up; no rule builder.Dshopify.comAdding variants
Option sets shared across products
Swatches and images while choosing Shopify: color swatches on themes that support them.Ashopify.comAdding variants
Vendor catalog import Shopify: product CSV import.Ashopify.comAdding variants
Quotes with prices and lead times Shopify: a draft order sent as an invoice; drafts idle for a year are deleted.Ashopify.comCreating draft orders
Quote follow-up: opened and reminders Shopify: open-draft digests through the separate Flow app.Dshopify.comSchedules, get data and looping…
Selling on a tablet on the showroom floor
Digital customer signatures
Signed terms lock; a change asks to sign again
Deposits at the register Shopify POS takes partial payments, in some countries.Ashopify.comCreating draft orders
Payment links, balance tracked to the cent Shopify: deposits on draft orders need Shopify Plus.Ashopify.comCreating draft orders
Fees, delivery, services and discounts
Sets and compositions Shopify: needs a bundles app.Ashopify.comProduct bundles
Product options on your website
Quote requests from your website Shopify: B2B orders can wait as drafts for review.Ashopify.comMarketing Automation Tools
Online checkout for configured pieces Shopify: full payment for variants; deposits need Plus or an app.Ashopify.comCreating draft orders
Resale certificates and tax exemption
02Purchase from vendor15
POs straight from the customer's order
One order split across several vendors
Vendor minimums checked before sending
Sending POs to vendors Shopify: export the PO as a PDF and send it yourself.Ashopify.comCreating and managing purchase…
Vendor replies kept on the PO
Vendor confirmations and ship dates
Partial and rejected receiving Shopify: accept or reject quantities on the linked transfer.Ashopify.comReceiving inventory from a…
Receipt corrections
Stock by configuration
Dropship, to the store or to the customer
Landed cost: freight, duty, brokerage Shopify records freight, duty and fees per shipment; spreading them into each item's cost was not found.Ashopify.comReceiving inventory from a…
Inventory costing method
Stock replenishment
Vendor bills and payments Shopify: through the separate Bill Pay app.Dshopify.comShopify Bill Pay
Container and import tracking
03Deliver and support18
Customer order page
Customer change requests
Branded emails
Text messages Shopify: order confirmations and status links by SMS.Ashopify.comMarketing Automation Tools
Automatic updates at each stage Shopify: emails for order, shipping and refund events.Ashopify.comOrder status page
Shared customer inbox Shopify: Shopify Inbox chat.Ashopify.comMarketing Automation Tools
Pickup or delivery per line
Your own order stages
Delivery scheduling and capacity Shopify: local delivery zones; scheduling needs an app.Dshopify.comLocal delivery for online orders
Route planning Shopify: through an app such as EasyRoutes.Cshopify.comShopify Local Delivery app is…
Driver app and proof of delivery Shopify: through an app such as EasyRoutes.Dshopify.comEasyRoutes Local Delivery
Warranty rules, coverage from delivery
Serial numbers per unit
Warranty and service claims
Repairs, parts and vendor cost recovery
Technician job sheets
Customers report problems online
Protection plans at the sale
04Run your business12
Customer records
Trade and designer accounts Shopify: B2B companies on every plan.Ashopify.comShopify B2B
Branded documents Shopify: notification emails and PO PDFs; custom invoices need the Order Printer app.Dshopify.comNotifications
Several brands in one showroom
Roles and permissions
Approvals and workflow rules
History and restore
Several locations
Sales credit and commission Shopify POS attributes sales to staff for reporting.Dshopify.comAttributing sales to staff
Reporting
Search
Data import and export
05The wider system7
Customer financing Shopify: Shop Pay Installments, for eligible US stores.Dshopify.comAccepting Shop Pay Installments…
Layaway Shopify: layaway-style payments need an app such as DownPay.Ashopify.comDownpay: Partial Pay & Deposit
Up system on the sales floor
Clienteling and marketing
3D, AR or room planning Shopify: 3D models and AR on supported themes.Dshopify.comProduct media
Warehouse bins and RF scanning Shopify: bins, counts and barcode receiving.Dshopify.comCreating and managing bin…
Built-in accounting Shopify: no general ledger; Bill Pay and QuickBooks connect separately.Dshopify.comShopify Bill Pay

70 features shown. A note appears only where a source says something specific. Tier A is the vendor's own site or docs, B trade press or verified reviews, C a retailer's or partner's document, D other web pages.

At a glance

The ten differences that matter most

  1. 01 Made-to-order products with priced optionsSee how the chosen fabric changes price, cost and lead time. OrderPilotYes Shopify alonePartly
  2. 02 Rules that stop combinations that don't fitKeep combinations your vendor can’t make off the quote. OrderPilotYes Shopify alonePartly
  3. 03 Quotes with prices and lead timesGive your customers a quote with prices and lead times together. OrderPilotYes Shopify alonePartly
  4. 04 Quote follow-up: opened and remindersSee when your customers open the quote before following up. OrderPilotYes Shopify aloneAdd-on
  5. 05 Payment links, balance tracked to the centTake deposits by payment link on any Shopify plan with OrderPilot. OrderPilotYes Shopify alonePartly
  6. 06 Sets and compositionsAdd a predefined furniture set without selecting each component separately in Admin. OrderPilotYes Shopify aloneAdd-on
  7. 07 Sending POs to vendorsEmail the PO and its PDF to your vendor from OrderPilot. OrderPilotYes Shopify alonePartly
  8. 08 Landed cost: freight, duty, brokerageInclude freight and duty when working out each piece’s cost. OrderPilotYes Shopify alonePartly
  9. 09 Automatic updates at each stageKeep your customers informed while their furniture is in production. OrderPilotYes Shopify alonePartly
  10. 10 Branded documentsSend quotes, POs and spec sheets in each brand’s own style. OrderPilotYes Shopify alonePartly

Moving from Shopify on its own

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Common questions

685 answers in the FAQ
Do deposits require Shopify Plus? Can we bring a furniture catalog into OrderPilot from a spreadsheet? Does OrderPilot replace Shopify POS? Can a customer sign a quote on their phone?
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Set up step by step

4 guides · about 25 min
1Welcome to OrderPilotWhat OrderPilot does and sets up6 min 2Install and set up OrderPilotInstall, choose a plan, finish setup6 min 3Find your way around OrderPilotMenus, Home, location picker and search7 min 4How OrderPilot syncs with ShopifyWhat stays in step with Shopify6 min
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