# JTL-Shop review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Online shop module of JTL's ERP and multichannel selling packages Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. JTL-Shop is the online store part of JTL's commerce software from Germany, sold inside packages that bundle an ERP with warehouse, shipping and marketplace tools. The Start package includes a free basic store, and higher packages add professional stores with unlimited items. JTL sells only to business customers. - **Category:** Online Store Builders - **Made by:** JTL-Software-GmbH - **Website:** https://www.jtl-software.com/en/ - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you stay free, as the store is capped at 500 items. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, JTL-Shop has a free plan, and paid plans start at €119 per month (Advanced), with a one-year contract. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** JTL Start: ERP with unlimited users and a basic store of up to 500 items, with 30+ marketplace connections. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Start | $0 | Basic ERP and a free store for up to 500 items, community support. Shown as from 0 euros a month; extra orders are billed per order. | | Advanced | €119 per month, one-year contract (monthly-billing price not read) | 1 professional shop with unlimited items, 3 POS connections and bronze support; extra order packages from €0.16 per order. | | Pro | €369 per month, one-year contract (monthly-billing price not read) | 3 professional stores, voucher management, 5 POS connections, silver support; for over 3,000 orders a month. | | Enterprise | Custom | Unlimited professional stores and POS connections, REST API (beta) and gold support; for over 8,000 orders a month. | Read from https://www.jtl-software.com/en/pricing/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with JTL-Shop before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Save up to 17% with a one-year contract** (Annual discount): JTL's pricing page says a one-year contract secures the best price, with savings of up to 17 percent. Source: https://www.jtl-software.com/en/pricing/ ## Key features - **Store tied to an ERP:** The shop sits in a package with JTL's ERP, so products, orders and stock are managed in one system. - **Marketplace selling:** The Start package lists selling on more than 30 marketplaces without extra licenses. - **Shipping and warehouse tools:** Packages include parcel processing and warehouse basics, with shipping labels via Shipping 2.0, which is marked as coming soon. - **Several stores on higher plans:** Advanced includes one professional shop, Pro three, and Enterprise an unlimited number. - **POS connections:** Higher packages allow point-of-sale terminals: 3 on Advanced, 5 on Pro and unlimited on Enterprise. ## Good for - German retailers who want shop, ERP and marketplaces in one package - Small sellers starting with a free basic store - Multichannel merchants with high order volumes ## Worth knowing - The free Start store is capped at 500 items; unlimited items need Advanced or above. - Prices are in euros, and extra orders beyond a package are billed per order. - Offers are meant only for business customers, such as retailers and tradespeople. - JTL-Shop is not sold alone on the pricing page; it comes inside the ERP packages. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. JTL-Shop is a shop that comes inside JTL's ERP packages, with a free Start tier for up to 500 items. Unlimited items start at €119 a month on a one-year contract, and it is meant for business customers only. - **Value for money: D.** The free tier stops at 500 items, and unlimited items start at €119 a month, against a $29 middle for the category, though it includes an ERP. - **Free plan and trial: B.** JTL Start is free with unlimited ERP users and a store of up to 500 items, and a small seller could live on it. - **Features: B.** A shop tied to an ERP, marketplace selling, shipping and warehouse tools, and POS connections. Nothing in the listing is missing from the job. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. Setting up an ERP alongside a shop takes work. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web, with two listed integrations. The REST API is in beta and Enterprise only. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from JTL-Shop's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among online store builders - JTL-Shop's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 43 of the 80 other online store builders we grade, and level with 16. - It stands best on features (B, above 60 of 80) and worst on value for money (D, above 0). - Its paid plans start at about $132.95 a month, against a middle price of $29.25 for the category: 34 of the 44 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 10 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/online-stores ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace JTL-Shop you would be making checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It costs $1,595.36 a year. - You could make: Inventory: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: Checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you. - You could not: Discounted carrier rates and labels, which take an agreement with each carrier. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Dealavo and GREYHOUND among them, and has an API. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Dealavo, GREYHOUND **Tags:** Online store, Inventory, Shipping labels, Public API ## Alternatives - [Gambio](https://toolgpa.com/tools/gambio): Hosted German shop software with legal texts and fixed monthly plans. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gambio-vs-jtl-shop) - [Shopware](https://toolgpa.com/tools/shopware): Open-source commerce platform for B2B and B2C stores. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/jtl-shop-vs-shopware) - [PrestaShop](https://toolgpa.com/tools/prestashop): Open-source ecommerce software, free to self-host or sold hosted. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/jtl-shop-vs-prestashop) - [Shopify](https://toolgpa.com/tools/shopify): Hosted commerce platform for online, in-person and social selling. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/jtl-shop-vs-shopify) - [WooCommerce](https://toolgpa.com/tools/woocommerce): Free, open-source store plugin for WordPress that you host yourself. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/jtl-shop-vs-woocommerce) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.jtl-software.com/en/pricing/ - https://www.jtl-software.com/en/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/jtl-shop Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).