The 2026 eCom Trends Report
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Scott Scharf is co-founder of Catching Clouds, the leaders in e-commerce accounting that offer a solution for entrepreneurs who struggle with understanding – or even getting – accurate financial information about their business. Scott collaborates with his co-founder and wife, Patti Scharf, who is a CPA that provides the deep accounting expertise, while Scott focuses on leveraging technology in smart and new ways to improve business processes, productivity, and profitability.
Listen in as we discuss all things ERP, including a review and overview of the main platforms available, what the advantages and disadvantages are of each, and why it’s a good thing that we’re starting to see consolidation among the platforms. Scott also shares his advice for implementing ERP once you’ve made the leap and discusses why you may want to start making a transition to a different platform if you’re on a particular operations management platform.
You’ll learn:
- What exactly is an ERP? (4:25)
- How to decide between an all-in-one solution or combined solution. (6:25)
- When it makes sense to think about implementing an ERP. (9:20)
- Should you DIY or hire somebody to set up your ERP? (10:40)
- Hot take segments:
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- Netsuite (15:00)
- Odoo (18:25)
- Brightpearl (19:50)
- Skubana (20:40)
- Fulfil.io (22:00)
- Webgility (23:00)
- Katana MRP (24:45)
- Inventory Planner (26:55)
- Finale Inventory (29:25)
- Locate Inventory (30:20)
- DEAR inventory (31:05)
- SkuVault. (33:10)
- Stitch Labs. (34:15)
- Cin7 (34:44)
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- Scott’s advice for cloud implementation. (36:05)
- How is Inventory Planner different from the other platforms? (36:55)
- What Catching Clouds does and who they serve. (39:30)
- Scott’s favorite piece of e-commerce tech. (43:35)
(With your host Andrew Youderian of eCommerceFuel.com and Scott Scharf of CatchingClouds.com)
What Was Mentioned
- Scott Scharf: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Forum Profile | LinkedIn
- ERP in the ECF Community Forum
- NetSuite
- NetSuite Reviews
- Odoo
- Odoo Reviews
- Brightpearl
- Brightpearl Reviews
- Skubana
- Skubana Reviews
- Fulfil.io
- Fulfil.io Reviews
- Webgility
- Webgility Reviews
- Katana MRP
- Inventory Planner
- Inventory Planner Reviews
- Finale Inventory
- Finale Inventory Reviews
- Locate inventory
- DEAR Inventory
- DEAR Inventory Reviews
- SkuVault
- SkuVault Reviews
- Stitch Labs
- Stitch Labs Reviews
- Cin7
- Quickbooks Commerce
- A2X Accounting
- eCommerceFuel Forum
- Klaviyo
- One Click Upsell – Increase Sales 15%+ with Pre-and Post-purchase Upsells. (On average, Shopify users increase sales 15% immediately after installing the app!)
Ideas Worth Sharing:
“It really is the choice between a combined solution that is all from one company versus a best-of-breed approach.” - @catchingclouds Tweet this “You have to be able to track what your costs are and what you’re buying.” - @catchingclouds Tweet this “You are 100% responsible for the success of the implementation.” - @catchingclouds Tweet this
Post by Andrew Youderian
Founder and Chief Instigator, eComFuel
Andrew quit an early finance job to sell CB radios online — an admittedly unorthodox career path. It set him on a course to found and sell multiple businesses, host a decade-running podcast, lecture at Harvard Business School and create eComFuel, the leading community for 7- and 8-figure online business owners. Andrew is fascinated with branding, AI, building community, investing and growing meaningful businesses that don't require sacrificing what truly matters.
