# Choose an Ecommerce Tech Stack Journey for Your Business Type

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Choosing a technology stack for your ecommerce business starts with understanding which combination of integrated software is best suited to your business type. To avoid overkill and technology overwhelm, choose a tech stack journey to help you identify the essential pieces of software. No more, no less.

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## Questions to consider when planning your tech stack journey:

- Is my business B2C/D2C, B2B, or a mixture of both?
- What is my daily order volume?
- What is my business’s level of operational complexity?
- Which pieces of technology is my business already using?
- Are they integrated?

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## **Choose a journey for your business type.**

The tech stack journey for ecommerce fulfillment takes two basic forms: **direct-to-consumer (D2C)** and **business-to-business (B2B)**. Every business will have a unique journey, and these simplified examples provide a basic idea of where to start when building a tech stack for your business.

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### **Use the steps and infographic below to identify the integrated software solutions best suited to your ecommerce business needs.**

## Steps to choose your tech stack journey:

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**Identify your business type: B2C/D2C or B2C/D2C+B2B.**

If your business has a B2B component, your journey is straightforward. For those with no B2B sales, continue to the next step.

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**Select “Single-Channel Seller” or “Multi-Channel Seller.”**

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**Select the range that best suits your average number of orders per day.**

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**Take note of the recommended software solutions.**

You will learn more about each type of software on the next page.

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## Start Building a Tech Stack for Ecommerce Fulfillment

We have outlined four simple steps to help you build a tech stack, and you just completed Step 2. Now that you have chosen a tech stack journey for your business type, let’s move to the next step and learn more about the different types of software programs. It’s time to talk about the must-haves, red flags, and best-in-class options.

[<< STEP 1: ECOMMERCE PROBLEMS](/content/resources/knowledge-center/how-build-tech-stack-ecommerce-success-step-1/index.html)

[STEP 3: ECOMMERCE SOFTWARE >>](/content/resources/knowledge-center/how-build-tech-stack-ecommerce-success-step-3/index.html)

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