What’s Next After Billtrust? Evaluating Shopware for Long-Term E-Commerce Success

Last Updated: February 17, 2026

Evaluating Shopware as an E-Commerce Option After Billtrust

As distributors evaluate next steps following Billtrust’s move to a maintenance and support phase, many teams are taking the opportunity to step back and look at multiple e-commerce options—rather than defaulting to a single replacement.

This article outlines Shopware as one of the platforms some DDS customers are evaluating and how it fits into a broader, flexible e-commerce strategy.

Start With the Right Question

The question most distributors are trying to answer isn’t “Which platform is best?” It’s “Which platform fits how we operate—and lets us adapt over time?”

That’s why DDS encourages customers to look at platforms alongside their data strategy, not in isolation.

What Is Shopware?

Shopware is a flexible e-commerce platform used by B2B and B2C organizations globally. It’s often evaluated by teams that want:

• Greater control over workflows and user experience
• Support for complex B2B buying scenarios
• The ability to tailor the platform closely to their business model

For some distributors, that flexibility is a key factor when comparing platforms.

How DDS Fits In

Regardless of platform choice, DDS continues to deliver and manage product data across systems.

With Shopware, DDS ensures that:

• Product information stays consistent and accurate
• Data remains portable and not locked into a single storefront

• Platform decisions don’t require rebuilding your data foundation

Implementation and Partners

DDS is actively partnering with Shopware and helping customers navigate the evaluation process. When appropriate, DDS will also help connect customers with implementation partners that have experience deploying Shopware in B2B environments.

The goal is not to prescribe a solution, but to help customers understand realistic options and paths forward.

Platform Flexibility and Long-Term Considerations

For teams coming out of a platform change, long-term flexibility matters.

One reason distributors evaluate platforms like Shopware is the ability to configure and adapt experiences without tying all decisions to a single vendor or rigid model. Combined with DDS’s role as a data layer, this helps reduce long-term risk as digital strategies evolve.

Next Step: Get Practical Context

If you’re evaluating multiple e-commerce options and want to understand where Shopware might fit, DDS can help.

Reply to one of our emails or reach out to your DDS contact, and we’ll walk through:

• Where Shopware tends to make sense
• How it compares conceptually to other platforms
• What next steps would look like if you want to explore further

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