Ecommerce without upgrade

How can Abakion B2B Ecommerce fund your upgrade to Business Central?

Af: Anders Thue Pedersen, Business Unit Manager, Ecommerce

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You can skip the separate B2B ecommerce upgrade project many companies otherwise face when they change ERP system. The savings on the B2B ecommerce side can help fund the Business Central upgrade itself.

Abakion B2B Ecommerce is a display layer on top of Business Central, not a standalone platform with its own database. Once your data sits in Business Central, the platform shows it automatically as a webshop, so you never build or maintain a sync between two systems.

The fact that you can skip an expensive ecommerce project is the primary reason why the Abakion B2B Ecommerce app is ranked number 1 on Microsoft Marketplace, and has by far the most positive ratings (57 by September 2026).

Why do companies typically end up with two upgrade projects?

Companies typically end up with two upgrade projects because most B2B ecommerce platforms are standalone systems with their own database that has to sync with the ERP system.

If you change or upgrade the ERP system, the existing sync usually has to be rebuilt, because it was made for the old system. You end up with one upgrade project for the ERP system and a separate upgrade project for the B2B ecommerce platform, even though the two are connected in practice.

How is Abakion B2B Ecommerce different?

Abakion B2B Ecommerce has no database of its own and no sync, because the platform is a display layer directly on Business Central.

What sits in Business Central is exactly what shows on the webshop. You create and update items and customers in Business Central the way you always have, and the changes show up on the webshop automatically. There is no data you need to map, rename, or keep in sync between two systems.

How can that fund your upgrade to Business Central?

It can fund the upgrade because you save the cost of building a new sync for your B2B platform.

If you upgrade to Business Central with Abakion B2B Ecommerce, the job is to get your data into Business Central, not to build a new integration for a standalone B2B platform. The savings on that work can be large enough to cover part or all of the cost of the ERP upgrade itself.

What do you need to do yourself when you upgrade?

You need to get your items, customers, and prices correctly into Business Central, not build or maintain an integration to the webshop.

As soon as the data is right in Business Central, it is also right on Abakion B2B Ecommerce, with no extra work on your part.

Frequently asked questions

Is Abakion B2B Ecommerce a standalone platform with its own database?

No. Abakion B2B Ecommerce is a display layer on Business Central and has no database or sync of its own.

Do I need to maintain data in two systems when I use Abakion B2B Ecommerce?

No. You only maintain data in Business Central. The changes show up on the webshop automatically.

Can the savings on the B2B side always cover the full cost of an ERP upgrade?

No, not always, but often. The savings depend on how large and complex the sync would have been if you had chosen a standalone B2B platform instead.

What do I need to do myself when I upgrade to Business Central with Abakion B2B Ecommerce?

You need to get your items, customers, and prices correctly into Business Central. The rest happens automatically, because the webshop shows the same data.

Does this only apply to an upgrade, or also to a completely new ERP system?

It applies to both situations. Abakion B2B Ecommerce always pulls data directly from the Business Central solution it is set up against.