What is an ecommerce order management system?
An ecommerce order management system (OMS) is software that brings every online order into one place, whichever marketplace or webstore it came from, and controls what happens next: stock allocation, courier choice, picking and packing, despatch, tracking and returns. Instead of logging into Amazon, eBay, Shopify and TikTok Shop separately, your team works one queue, and the system updates each channel automatically.
StoreFeeder is an order management system with warehouse management built in, so the same platform that receives the order also tells a picker which bin to go to and prints the right courier label.
What order management software does for a multichannel seller
Order management software collects orders from every place you sell, decides what should happen to each one, and tracks it through to delivery. For an ecommerce business that means one queue instead of six admin panels, rules instead of manual decisions, and tracking that goes back to the customer without anyone copying numbers. StoreFeeder is built around that flow, with the warehouse attached.
1. Every channel in one queue
Orders import automatically from Amazon, eBay, Shopify, TikTok Shop, WooCommerce, Etsy, OnBuy, Temu and 40+ other marketplaces and webstores, with channel-specific requirements such as Amazon Seller Fulfilled Prime flagged on arrival. Order status, customer messages and changes are handled in StoreFeeder, not in each channel's admin.
2. Rules do the routine work
Shipping rules allocate the courier service from the order's weight, destination, value, channel and service level. Orders can be held, prioritised, split or merged by rule, and pick waves can be built by cut-off time so same-day and next-day promises are met before economy orders are touched. What to automate first
3. Picked, packed and validated
Because the warehouse runs in the same system, an order moves from the queue to a handheld pick list to a scan-validated packing bench without being re-keyed. Four levels of barcode validation mean the right items leave in the right box. Pick and pack software
4. Despatched with tracking everywhere
Labels print for Royal Mail, DPD, DHL, Evri, Amazon Shipping and 20+ more couriers, and the tracking number is pushed back to the marketplace or webstore the order came from, so Amazon's valid-tracking metrics and your customers' notifications are handled automatically. Shipping management
5. Returns close the loop
Returns are booked against the original order, with restock, exchange or write-off and a refund from the same screen. Returns management
Multichannel and marketplace order management
The hard part of selling on several marketplaces is not taking the orders, it is keeping them consistent. Each channel has its own despatch deadlines, tracking requirements and cancellation rules, and each one needs an accurate stock figure. StoreFeeder holds one stock pool across every channel, so a sale on eBay reduces what Amazon, Shopify and TikTok Shop can sell, and despatch confirmations go back to each marketplace in the format it expects. That is what keeps seller ratings healthy as you add channels. How to manage stock across every channel
Order management system vs warehouse management system
| Order management system (OMS) | Warehouse management system (WMS) |
| Main job | Collect, route and track orders from every channel | Run the warehouse floor: locations, picking, packing, counts |
| Answers | Which orders do we have, and how should each one ship? | Where is the stock, and who picks it next? |
| Typical features | Channel integrations, order rules, courier allocation, tracking updates, returns | Goods in, bin locations, scan-validated picking, stock takes, replenishment |
| In StoreFeeder | Included in every plan | Included in the same platform, no separate system to integrate |
Many sellers start with a standalone OMS and later bolt on a WMS, which means two systems, two sets of stock figures and an integration to maintain. With StoreFeeder they are one system. Warehouse management software
Who it is for
Sellers on two or more channels doing a few hundred orders a week upwards, where someone is currently logging into each marketplace, choosing courier services by hand, or chasing tracking numbers. If you also hold your own stock, StoreFeeder's warehouse management replaces the separate WMS most order management tools expect you to buy.
Cost and setup
Order management is included in every plan. Pricing is based on your annual turnover, from £350 a month ex VAT, with no cap on users or sales channels and no per-user fees. Connect your first channel in under 30 minutes, with a free trial and no card required. With a named implementation specialist, standard onboarding typically takes 3–6 weeks and a full warehouse go-live 6–12 weeks, and StoreFeeder does not update your sales channels until you go live. How switching works, see pricing or book a demo.
Want to put a number on it? Our ROI calculator estimates the labour hours and picking-error costs StoreFeeder could save you, based on your team size and order volume.
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