What is CRM for ecommerce?
An ecommerce CRM is a database of customers and orders from every sales channel: your website, marketplaces, messengers and phone. The customer record shows what the person bought, what they wrote and when they called, and every order moves from checkout to shipment in one window. In Elbuz the CRM works together with products, supplier prices and stock.
What is the best CRM for ecommerce?
The one that collects orders from all your channels, creates shipping labels, takes messages and calls, and does not need separate software for products and stock. In Elbuz all of this is one system, and AI works with all that data at once.
Do you really need a CRM in 2026?
If orders come from more than one channel or more than one person answers customers — yes. Without a CRM, orders and conversations scatter across seller accounts, inboxes and chats, and repeat customers go unnoticed.
How much does an ecommerce CRM cost?
There is no separate fee for the CRM: it is part of one Elbuz plan with the catalog, supplier price lists and feeds. Plans start at €87 a month; the price depends on the number of products and users, one user is in the base plan. The first 14 days are free. See pricing.
Is there a free CRM for online stores?
Elbuz has no free-forever plan. You get 14 days free from registration with a positive balance, and €50 is added to your balance when you sign up.
What is the difference between CRM and ERP?
A CRM runs customers and sales: contacts, orders, conversations, calls. An ERP runs business resources: products, purchasing, stock, documents and money. An online store usually needs both, and in Elbuz they are one system: a confirmed order reserves stock (with inventory turned on), and supplier orders are built from customer orders.
Do orders from Amazon, eBay and my website go into the CRM?
Yes. Elbuz pulls orders from the marketplaces and puts them in one list together with your website orders. More — order management.
Can I reply to customers on WhatsApp, Instagram and email from the CRM?
Yes. Messages from messengers arrive in one window, emails sit next to the customer record, and your reply goes out through the same channel.
Will CRM be replaced by AI?
Not replaced — AI works inside it. In Elbuz AI agents read emails, chats and calls, find what was missed and bring changes as suggestions in “Pulse”; anything done can be undone, and the final word is yours.
Is CRM hard to learn?
The basic setup is done by the system: you pick your business type — online store, wholesale or services — and Elbuz sets customer stages and order statuses. A new account is guided by a setup wizard and a personal plan from the AI assistant. Elbuz runs in the browser, there is nothing to install.
Does it suit dropshipping and product businesses?
Yes: for dropshipping you need no warehouse, and if you sell from your own stock you turn on inventory. More — dropshipping automation.
How do I switch from another CRM, and what can be moved?
Elbuz support moves your data from another system or website for free. You can also upload customers yourself from an Excel or CSV file.
Can I connect the CRM to my own website if it is not on Elbuz CMS?
Yes, you do not have to move to Elbuz CMS. An OpenCart store connects through the Elbuz Tunnel module, and its orders flow into the CRM. Any other site — WooCommerce, PrestaShop or a custom build — sends orders through the Elbuz API v2: new ones become customer orders, existing ones are updated.
Can several managers work in the CRM and see only their own customers?
Yes. Every employee has their own login, and rights are given to a department: which modules are open and whether the person sees all customers or only their own. One login works in one session at a time.
How is the CRM in Elbuz different from a standalone CRM?
A standalone CRM keeps customers and orders, while products, prices and stock live in other apps. In Elbuz it is one system, and AI works with all of this data at once.