Scalability
Ability of a B2B commerce platform to stably map growing requirements for users, product ranges, processes, integrations and countries.
Scalability in B2B e-commerce means more than just performance. In avanta, scalability also includes process and function scaling: additional applications (customer portal, spare parts service / after-sales portal), new integrations (SAP integration) and more complex B2B functions (e.g. approvals, roles, variants) are expanded without system disruption.
Typical functions
- Modular expandability (SaaS with avanta, open source with avanta)
- International rollouts (languages, countries)
- Process scaling via functions: Roles & rights management and approval workflows
- Data and product range complexity (variant management, customer-specific product ranges)
Advantages for B2B companies
Companies can roll out new markets, new customer groups and new applications without constantly risking platform changes or re-implementations.
Differentiation from purely technical scaling
Pure performance scaling does not solve process complexity. avanta scales technology, processes, integrations and functions together.
Practical example / industries
An international mechanical engineering company starts with a customer portal and later expands its B2B sales with a spare parts service / after-sales portal and OCI-PunchOut for key accounts. At the same time, product ranges and variants grow (variant management) and approvals are introduced (approval workflows). Find out more about the use of avanta in our references.