One platform for your webshop, point of sale, inventory and orders
Retailers with multiple locations or sales channels lose time and margin to systems that do not work together. Afosto connects everything, so you can focus on growing instead of fixing data problems.
What is a unified commerce platform?
A unified commerce platform is a system that connects all your sales channels, your webshop, physical point of sale, wholesale portal and external marketplaces, through one central source of data. Orders, inventory, customer records and invoices live in one place, in real time.
Afosto is built as exactly that kind of platform. No plugins you glue together. No overnight imports between two systems that quietly disagree about a SKU. Instead: one foundation your locations, channels and teams run on.
Why does Afosto exist?
Many Dutch and Belgian retailers outgrow their systems. They started on Shopify or WooCommerce, which is fine for the first phase. But the moment a second location joins, a B2B customer group appears, or a dedicated point of sale is needed, the problems begin:
- Inventory no longer matches across channels
- Orders arrive in three places and get merged by hand
- Invoices go through a separate accounting package that syncs halfway through the day
- Your point of sale does not recognise your webshop customers
Afosto solves this by running orders, inventory, point of sale software and your storefront from one core, and connecting through open APIs to the tools you already use.
Afosto in practice
What retailers notice after the switch
for webshop, point of sale, inventory and orders, with no separate connectors
integrations with existing tools such as accounting, logistics and marketplaces
locations manageable from a single central back office
NL + BE
fully local: Dutch VAT, iDEAL, Bancontact and language support built in
What Afosto does that separate tools cannot
Central inventory management
One stock level for all your sales channels. Sell an item at the point of sale? Your webshop knows immediately. No overselling, no manual corrections at the end of the day.
Integrated point of sale (POS)
Your point of sale software shares the same customer profiles, discount rules and product catalogue as your webshop. A customer who ordered online is recognised instantly by staff in the store.
Order management across every channel
Orders from your webshop, point of sale, B2B portal and marketplaces all arrive in one place. Your logistics and customer service teams always work from the same source, with no duplicate effort.
Headless storefront or connect your existing shop
Build your own fast storefront on Afosto's commerce API, or connect your existing Shopify or WooCommerce store. You set the pace of the migration.
Open API, connect what you already use
Afosto integrates through open APIs with accounting software, shipping partners, marketplaces and marketing tools. Technically mature retailers build their own workflows on top of it.
Who is Afosto built for?
Afosto suits retailers in the Netherlands and Belgium that are active across multiple sales channels or locations, and that do enough revenue to feel system inefficiency in their margin.
You will probably recognise yourself in this profile:
- You have a webshop and one or more physical stores
- You run on Shopify, WooCommerce or Magento and are hitting the limits
- You spend hours a week syncing data between systems
- You want to grow, towards more locations, B2B customers or new markets, but your current foundation does not scale with you
Afosto is not for:
- Starting dropshippers or hobby sellers with no physical operation
- Retailers that are happy with a single sales channel and have no ambition to scale
- International enterprise chains with more than 50 locations (other solutions exist for that)
How is Afosto different from a plugin stack on Shopify?
A common question from retailers weighing a migration: why not just install another plugin?
The difference is in the architecture. Shopify plugins are separate applications that talk to your shop through limited API calls. They are unaware of each other. An inventory plugin and a point of sale plugin do not talk to one another; they each sync separately with Shopify, with delay and conflicts as the result.
Afosto is built from the ground up as a microservices architecture: orders, inventory, customers, invoices and products are separate services that communicate with each other in real time through one internal data layer. That gives you speed, reliability and the freedom to add modules without destabilising the system.
What that means in practice:
- No sync delay: inventory changes are visible immediately across all channels
- No data islands: customer records, order history and loyalty points are available everywhere
- No storefront vendor lock-in: through the commerce API you decide how your frontend looks
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Afosto
Concrete answers to the questions retailers ask before they switch.
What does Afosto cost per month?
Afosto uses subscription plans based on the number of modules, locations and transaction volume. There is no hidden per-transaction fee on your own webshop revenue. Create a free account to see the current pricing structure, or book a demo for a quote tailored to your situation.
Can I run Afosto alongside my existing Shopify shop?
Yes. Many retailers start with Afosto as their backend, for order management, inventory and point of sale, while their Shopify storefront stays in place. Through the open API, orders and inventory sync in real time. That lets you migrate at your own pace, without a big-bang switch.
How long does implementation take?
That depends on the complexity of your situation. A retailer with one webshop and one location is often up and running within a few weeks. Retailers with multiple locations, custom integrations or a large product catalogue can expect an implementation of 4 to 12 weeks. During onboarding, you are guided by the Afosto team.
Does Afosto work with my existing accounting software and delivery partners?
Afosto has an open API and offers integrations with common Dutch and Belgian tools: accounting software (including Exact and SnelStart), shipping partners (PostNL, DHL, DPD) and payment providers (iDEAL, Bancontact, Mollie). Specific integrations can be requested during the demo.
Is Afosto suitable if I sell both B2C and B2B?
Yes. Afosto supports mixed retail operations where B2C customers buy through your webshop or store, and B2B customers buy through a separate portal with their own price lists, order limits and invoice flows. Both streams run on the same inventory and the same customer profile.
Do I need to be technical to use Afosto?
For everyday use, processing orders, keeping inventory up to date, operating the point of sale, no technical knowledge is required. For building your own storefront on the commerce API or setting up custom integrations, some technical capacity does help. Afosto has extensive documentation and an active developer community.
Stop fighting systems that do not work together and start with one foundation
Retailers who move to Afosto save hours a week on manual data management and grow without their systems imposing a ceiling. Create a free account and see for yourself what your operation looks like on one platform, or book a demo and walk through it together.