A Zoho Shopify integration built for real operations
Zync is a real-time Zoho Shopify integration. Orders, customers, and products flow from Shopify into Zoho. Inventory syncs both ways across warehouses. Queue-based, retry-safe, and de-duplicated by metafield links.
Two-way sync · Zoho Books & Inventory · All 5 Zoho data centers · From $15/mo
Built for the Shopify & Zoho stack
Start with source-of-truth decisions
Before connecting Shopify and Zoho, decide which system owns products, inventory, customers, and orders. Skipping this step is what creates duplicate items and conflicting stock counts.
- Pick a sync direction per data type: Shopify → Zoho, Zoho → Shopify, or both.
- Choose whether Shopify or Zoho is the source of truth for inventory.
- Decide if orders become Zoho sales orders or invoices.
- Map every Shopify location to a Zoho warehouse before stock syncs run.
What the integration keeps in sync
Zync covers the full operating loop between storefront and back office — not just an order import.
- Products and variants with SKU, barcode, price, weight, images, and mapped metafields.
- Orders as Zoho sales orders or invoices with tax, shipping, and discounts.
- Customers as Zoho contacts, de-duplicated by email.
- Inventory updates between Zoho warehouses and Shopify locations.
Why teams replace manual exports
Manual CSV exports are cheap until the store grows. Then the team reconciles stock, retypes orders, and fixes tax lines by hand.
- Remove repetitive order entry from daily operations.
- Reduce overselling caused by stale inventory.
- Keep records linked by persistent identifiers so repeat syncs update, not duplicate.
- Free finance to close the books faster.
From install to live sync
Connect Zoho
Verify your Zoho client, organization, API domain, and module — Books, Inventory, or both — via OAuth in the Shopify admin.
Map operations
Choose locations, warehouses, product rules, order rules, and customer behavior. No Zoho-side module to install.
Run queued sync
Move product, order, customer, and inventory work through retry-safe queues instead of fragile inline actions.
Monitor records
Use linked metafields and a per-record sync log to see what synced and what needs attention.
Zync vs. spreadsheets vs. generic connectors
What changes when sync is real-time, two-way, and retry-safe.
| Capability | Zync | Manual / CSV | Generic connector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two-way product sync | ✓ | — | One-way |
| Two-way inventory sync | ✓ | — | Limited |
| Multi-warehouse mapping | ✓ | — | — |
| Orders → Zoho sales orders / invoices | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Auto-match by SKU / barcode / name | ✓ | — | — |
| Real-time webhooks | ✓ | — | Polling |
| Retry-safe queue on rate limits | ✓ | — | — |
| Tax & GST mapping | ✓ | Manual | Partial |
| Zoho Books & Zoho Inventory | ✓ | — | One only |
| All Zoho data centers | ✓ | N/A | — |
Plans that match your Shopify plan
Every plan includes unlimited two-way product, order, customer, and inventory sync — your tier follows your Shopify plan. An optional add-on is +$10/mo. Cancel anytime from Shopify billing.
Basic
For stores on the Basic Shopify plan.
- Unlimited order sync
- Unlimited product sync
- Two-way inventory sync
- Fulfillment sync
- Chat & email support
- Implementation support
- 14-day free trial
Grow
For stores on the Grow plan.
- Unlimited order sync
- Unlimited product sync
- Two-way inventory sync
- Fulfillment sync
- Chat & email support
- Implementation support
- 14-day free trial
Advanced
For stores on the Advanced Shopify plan.
- Unlimited order sync
- Unlimited product sync
- Two-way inventory sync
- Fulfillment sync
- Chat & email support
- Implementation support
- 14-day free trial
Plus
For Shopify Plus stores.
- Unlimited order sync
- Unlimited product sync
- Two-way inventory sync
- Fulfillment sync
- Chat & email support
- Implementation support
- 14-day free trial
Teams stop reconciling and start growing
“We stopped retyping orders into Zoho Books entirely. Everything lands as a sales order with the right customer, tax, and line items.”
“Inventory used to drift between Shopify and Zoho Inventory every week. Now stock matches across both warehouses without anyone touching it.”
“Setup was an afternoon, not a project. We mapped locations, connected via OAuth, and bulk-synced the back catalog the same day.”
Frequently asked questions
Does it support Zoho Books and Zoho Inventory?
Is the sync bidirectional?
Which Zoho data centers work?
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