“If you're evaluating Shopware for a B2B commerce project, I would consider its native B2B Components sufficient for a fairly standard procurement portal.”
+ Native B2B company accounts, buyer permissions and order approval workflows
“The good news is that you generally don't need third-party extensions for standard B2B company accounts, buyer permissions, or order approval workflows.”
+ Configurable order approval rules
“Shopware includes configurable order approval rules.”
+ Quote management
“Quote Management supports:”
+ Native B2B Components sufficient for standard procurement portal
“I would consider its native B2B Components sufficient for a fairly standard procurement portal.”
− B2B Components not included in free Community Edition
“Shopware 6 supports all three requirements natively through its B2B Components – but they are not included in the free Community Edition.”
− Requires Commercial extension and eligible subscription plan
“You need the Shopware Commercial extension and an eligible subscription plan.”
− Older B2B Suite no longer actively developed
“Also, note that Shopware's older B2B Suite is no longer actively developed.”
− Custom development needed for specialised workflows
“You may need additional development or integrations for more specialised workflows, such as:”