Summaries vs Transaction Control
Link My Books is Amazon-first bookkeeping — clean payout summaries to Xero or QuickBooks. Webgility is end-to-end operations across 70+ platforms: order-level sync, inventory, POS, shipping, and reconciliation in one workflow.
Single-channel bookkeeping vs. full operations.
- Amazon and Shopify payout summaries to Xero or QuickBooks
- Settlement reconciliation
- Order-level sync (summary journal entries only)
- Cash flow visibility (at payout only)
- 70+ platform coverage (Amazon-primary)
- Real-time inventory sync
- POS integrations
- Automated exception handling
- Workflow automation
- Shipping module
- Purchase order management
- B2B and wholesale order management
- QuickBooks Desktop support
- Profitability reporting
- Dedicated onboarding
- Per-order detail sync to QuickBooks, Xero, or QuickBooks Desktop
- Real-time cash flow visibility
- 70+ platforms — Amazon, Shopify, Walmart, eBay, Etsy, and more
- Real-time two-way inventory sync — bundles and kits
- POS: Shopify POS, Square, Clover, Lightspeed
- Automated exception handling — pre-posting checks
- Workflow automation
- One-click shipping labels across all channels
- Purchase order management
- B2B and wholesale order management
- QuickBooks Desktop support
- 70+ profitability insights — channel, SKU, promo, customer type
- Free onboarding on every plan
Accounting Tool vs. Operations Platform
Link My Books connects Amazon and Shopify to Xero or QuickBooks and posts summary-level accounting entries. It does that job well. Webgility does that job and also manages your inventory, automates your fulfillment workflows, handles exceptions, and produces order-level traceability. These are different scopes of product.
- Inventory synced across every channel — no overselling
- POS and online orders on the same books
- Every entry traceable back to its source order
- Exceptions caught before they post, not discovered at close
- Add a channel, not a new tool
Amazon-First vs. 70+ Platforms
Link My Books is built around Amazon, with Shopify and a handful of others added on. If you add Walmart, eBay, a retail POS, or a wholesale channel, you're pushing past what it was designed for. Webgility covers 70+ platforms natively — Amazon, Shopify, Walmart, eBay, Etsy, BigCommerce, TikTok Shop, POS systems — on one workflow. Add a channel, not a new tool.
What Summary Posting Can't Tell You
Summary journal entries give you totals. When something breaks — a disputed transaction, an incorrect fee classification, a refund that didn't match — you're pulling reports from Amazon or Shopify to find the source manually. Webgility's per-order entries link directly to the source: customer, channel, line items, fees, taxes. An audit that takes hours becomes a click.
When Link My Books is the right call
Single-Amazon seller using Xero, low volume, payout-level summary books are sufficient, no inventory sync needed, no POS, no additional channels in the near-term plan. Link My Books is a clean fit for that profile. If you're scaling, managing inventory across channels, or need your close process automated, you need more than it offers.
Multichannel operators on the difference.
We have 4 channels and Webgility tracks inventory across all of them. We stopped overselling the day we turned it on.
Webgility reconciles everything automatically — the Amazon settlements, the fees, the refunds. I used to do that manually.
I can see exactly what margin we're making on every order, channel by channel.
Common questions when switching from Link My Books.
Link My Books works with Xero — does Webgility?
Yes. Webgility supports Xero, QuickBooks Online, and QuickBooks Desktop. Whatever accounting system your team uses, Webgility posts directly into it at the order level.
We only sell on Amazon right now — is this overkill?
If you're single-channel, low volume, and summary books are sufficient, Link My Books is a reasonable fit for now. Webgility makes sense when you're adding channels, need inventory sync, or want order-level traceability for audits. Many brands start on Webgility from day one specifically to avoid having to switch later.
How does Webgility handle Amazon FBA vs. merchant-fulfilled differently?
Webgility distinguishes FBA and merchant-fulfilled orders in QuickBooks — separate fee structures, separate fulfillment costs, separate inventory treatment. FBA storage fees, referral fees, and fulfillment charges each post to the correct account. The same settlement, posted with the right cost structure per order type.
Do I need to cancel Link My Books before testing Webgility?
No. Run Webgility against a sandbox QuickBooks or Xero file while Link My Books stays live. Post a full month of activity, compare both outputs with your accountant, then decide. Free onboarding handles the setup.
Test side by side. Keep Link My Books running during the test.
Point Webgility at a sandbox QuickBooks or Xero file. Post a full month of Amazon and Shopify orders with per-order detail. Compare the output with your accountant. No cancellation required — free onboarding covers the setup.
Talk to Our Experts →- Link My Books keeps running during the test
- Sandbox QuickBooks or Xero for side-by-side comparison
- Maps to your existing chart of accounts
- Free onboarding on every plan
- Typical setup: under an hour
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