# Shopify Connector compared with the alternatives

*Checked on 2026-10-15. Prices are the Odoo Apps Store's prices in euros on
that day (visitors outside the euro area see them converted); features are
as each vendor's own public page describes them. If something here is out of
date, write to support@bambooforge.dev and we will correct it.*

## At a glance

|  | BambooForge Shopify Connector | OCA connector-shopify (free) | Odoo IN's Shopify connector | Emipro Shopify Odoo Connector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | EUR 199, once per Odoo series | Free (AGPL-3) | EUR 174.34, once, with its required eCommerce engine | EUR 549, once per series, with its required connector engine |
| Odoo series | 16.0, 17.0, 18.0, 19.0, 20.0 | 18.0 and 19.0 | 19.0 | 8.0 to 20.0 |
| Hosting | Odoo.sh or your own server | Odoo.sh or your own server | Odoo.sh or your own server | Odoo.sh or your own server |
| How it talks to Shopify | GraphQL Admin API; signed webhooks registered from Odoo, and a reconciliation pull every 15 minutes without them | GraphQL Admin API; signed webhooks, with OCA's `queue_job` | A scheduled job every 10 minutes; no webhooks | GraphQL API; signed webhooks and schedulers |
| Products | Both ways: every variant bound to an Odoo variant; export as draft or active | Synchronised (README) | Shopify to Odoo only; each variant becomes a separate product | Both ways, with publish and unpublish |
| Stock | Both ways, per mapped location, with a buffer and an oversell guard | Synchronised (README) | Both ways; pulling inventory is manual | Exported, multi-location, kits |
| Fulfilment, cancellation, refunds | Fulfilment with tracking, cancellation and refunds both ways | Fulfilment, returns and refunds (README) | Fulfilments both ways; only "Closed" returns; a credit note only for an order with one posted invoice | Tracking export; returns and refunds both ways |
| Payouts, abandoned checkouts | Both | Payouts and disputes in a separate add-on | Not described | Both |
| Left out, as each page says | POS records, gift cards, draft orders, B2B catalogues, subscriptions, per-market price lists | Not listed | Webhooks, product push, metafields, Odoo pricelists | Payout import when Markets map to several companies |
| Also included | Twelve months of support; a dry run and rollback snapshots for every sync | Community support | "Self-manage the repository" or paid maintenance | 10 hours of implementation if registered within 30 days, a 15-day trial, and support with no time limit for the latest three versions |

A Shopify-side app by Odoo Inc also exists on the Shopify App Store: USD 100
a month, billed through Shopify, for merchants in the US and Canada on
Odoo.sh or their own server.

## Choose which, and when

- **Choose OCA's connector** if you run 18.0 or 19.0, want AGPL-3 code at no
  licence cost, and are comfortable adding OCA's `queue_job`. Its maturity
  is marked Beta, and it has no build for 16.0, 17.0 or 20.0 today.
- **Choose Odoo IN's connector** if you are on 19.0, manage your catalogue in
  Shopify and are content with a sync every ten minutes.
- **Choose Odoo Inc's Shopify app** if you are a US or Canadian merchant who
  prefers a monthly subscription paid through Shopify.
- **Choose Emipro** if you need the widest scope (Shopify Markets,
  metafields, POS orders, B2B) with implementation hours included, or a
  series older than 16.0.
- **Choose ours** if you are on any of Odoo 16.0 to 20.0, want webhooks
  registered from Odoo, two-way stock per location, fulfilment and refunds
  in both directions, and a one-time price - and none of the things it
  leaves out is something you rely on.

## Sources

Read on 2026-10-15.

- Our manual: https://docs.bambooforge.dev/bambooforge_shopify_connector/
- OCA connector-shopify: https://github.com/OCA/connector-shopify (branches
  18.0, 19.0, 20.0; the 20.0 branch holds no module yet) and its README at
  https://github.com/OCA/connector-shopify/blob/19.0/shopify_connector/README.rst
- Odoo's documentation of the connector:
  https://www.odoo.com/documentation/19.0/applications/sales/sales/shopify_connector.html
- Odoo IN Pvt Ltd: https://apps.odoo.com/apps/modules/19.0/ecommerce_shopify
- Odoo Inc on the Shopify App Store: https://apps.shopify.com/odoo
- Emipro: https://apps.odoo.com/apps/modules/20.0/shopify_ept