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title: "Dropship and Broker-Style Distributors"
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published_at: "2025-09-23T14:10:04+00:00"
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excerpt: "For Dropship and Broker-Style Distributors You sell it — your vendors ship it. We’ll keep it all in sync.If your […]"
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## For Dropship and Broker-Style Distributors

**You sell it — your vendors ship it. We’ll keep it all in sync.**

If your business is built around coordinating sales and vendors — not stocking shelves — you’ve probably felt the pain of QuickBooks Online’s limitations. Eagle Inventory gives you the tools to streamline the entire dropship process, automate PO creation, and give your team full visibility from order to delivery.

#### Simplify the Way You Sell

### Process sales orders with confidence,

even if you don’t hold inventory — Eagle Inventory handles item types like service, kits, and non-stock parts.

### Auto-generate Vendor POs

tied directly to customer orders so nothing gets missed.

### Track dropship fulfillment

and customer shipments without manual coordination.

#### Eliminate the Spreadsheet Juggling Act

### Pricing rules per customer or contract

mean you don’t have to manually update every quote.

### Returns and credit memos

handled even across multiple invoices or drop-shipped items.

### Trade-ins and replacement flows

tracked accurately, without workarounds.

#### Portals That Empower Your Customers & Team

### B2B Ecommerce Portal:

Let your customers place orders on their own terms — with the right pricing and product availability.

### Sales Rep Portal:

Equip your brokers or outside reps to place and track orders for their accounts in real time.

### Mobile order creation

ensures nothing gets delayed when you’re on the road or at a customer site.

#### Works With the Tools You Trust

Sync seamlessly with **QuickBooks Online** for invoicing, payments, and financial reporting.

Integrate with Avalara for basic tax automation and your preferred shipping providers.

Custom fields let you track the exact specs, delivery windows, or project codes that matter to you.

#### Eagle Inventory was built for businesses who don’t need a warehouse — just complete control.

Finally, dropshipping and brokering made seamless.

## Eagle Inventory vs. QuickBooks Online

**For Dropship and Broker-Style Distributors**

| Feature | QuickBooks Online | Eagle Inventory |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sales Order entry | Supported | Enhanced with pricing rules, customer history, and linked fulfillment |
| Vendor Purchase Orders (VPOs) | Basic PO creation | Auto-generates from sales orders, with reorder logic |
| Dropship support | Manual coordination required | Built-in dropship workflows with linked vendor/customer orders |
| Customer-specific pricing | Not supported | Rules, lists, and contract pricing by customer or group |
| Returns & credit memos | Manual and time-consuming | Streamlined, even across multiple invoices or vendors |
| Trade-in handling | Not supported | Native support for swaps or replacement orders |
| Inventory tracking | Basic, not needed for non-stock items | Optional for non-inventory, kits, or service items |
| B2B customer portal | Requires separate platform | Built-in portal for customer self-service ordering |
| Sales Rep Portal | Not available | Reps can quote, order, and check availability from anywhere |
| E-commerce storefront (optional) | Not included | Built-in web storefront for direct sales if needed |

## Why Use Eagle Inventory with QuickBooks Online?

If you rely on vendors to fulfill your orders, QuickBooks Online alone leaves too much room for error. Eagle Inventory bridges the gap between sales, purchasing, and fulfillment — without adding unnecessary complexity.**With Eagle Inventory, you get:**

### Automated dropship workflows

that connect customer orders to vendor POs with full traceability

### Faster, cleaner returns and credits,

without spreadsheet gymnastics

### Customer-specific pricing

that’s easy to manage and consistent across channels

### Built-in portals

for both your customers and your outside reps — no custom development needed

### Support for non-inventory and kit items,

so you can represent complex products without tracking stock

QuickBooks Online handles your invoices. Eagle Inventory handles everything that comes before them.

## Ready to Simplify Inventory?

Eagle Inventory fills in the gaps – with mobile tools, smart fulfillment, and real-time visibility . Get started in minutes, for free.

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