What Each Site Type Supports: Brightpearl, GunBroker, Ordoro and More
A quick comparison of what Spark Shipping can do with each of the less common site types.
Every site type connects differently and supports a different set of features. Use this page to check what to expect before you connect one. Shopify, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, Magento, Miva, Walmart, Amazon, eBay, Rithum and Linnworks have their own articles in Channel Integrations.
Feature table
| Site type | Imports orders | Sends tracking | Creates products | Updates stock | Updates price | Pulls categories | Locations | Purge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brightpearl | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No (cost only) | No | Yes | No |
| GunBroker | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Ordoro | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (and cost) | No | Yes | Yes |
| SellerActive | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No (cost only) | No | No | Yes |
| SellerCloud | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| SkuVault | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Zentail | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | One warehouse | No |
| Weapon Depot | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Manual | No (orders come in through the API) | Recorded only | Marked as pushed only | No | No | No | No | No |
What the columns mean:
- Imports orders: Spark Shipping pulls new orders from the channel on its own.
- Sends tracking: tracking from your vendors is pushed back to the channel.
- Creates products: products you add from a vendor's catalog can be pushed to the channel as new products or listings.
- Updates stock / Updates price: Spark Shipping keeps quantities and prices up to date on existing products. "Cost only" means it can update the product's cost in the channel (turn on Update Product Cost on Custom Settings) but not its selling price.
- Pulls categories: the channel's categories are loaded so you can pick one when pushing products.
- Locations: the site has a Locations page for the channel's warehouses or stock locations.
- Purge: you can remove products from Spark Shipping that no longer exist in the channel. See How to purge products.
Notes by site type
- Brightpearl: on Custom Settings, Order statuses to be fulfilled controls which orders are sent to vendors. If none are picked, Invoiced and Preparing Order are used. See Connecting Brightpearl as a Site.
- GunBroker: creates listings and loads GunBroker's categories after a successful connection test. See Connecting GunBroker as a Site.
- Ordoro: Custom Settings can update the order status in Ordoro to "Dropship Requested" after an order is sent, sync vendor costs to matching Ordoro suppliers, and turn off price or stock updates.
- SellerActive: costs are sent to SellerActive, not selling prices.
- SellerCloud: can only be added by Spark Shipping staff. Contact support if you need it.
- SkuVault: stock is sent to a dedicated Spark Shipping warehouse you create in SkuVault.
- Zentail: stock is sent to the one Warehouse you pick on Custom Settings.
- Weapon Depot: creates listings and loads Weapon Depot's categories after a successful connection test.
- Manual: only for custom API integrations, where your own system sends orders to Spark Shipping. See API Overview and Common Questions. It can only be added by Spark Shipping staff.
Connection steps for Ordoro, SellerActive, SkuVault, Zentail and Weapon Depot are in Connecting Ordoro, SellerActive, SkuVault, Zentail and Weapon Depot.