# Our best Shopware plugins for electronic invoicing

> ZUGFeRD and XRechnung following EN 16931, proforma and ERP sync: our ranked selection of Shopware e-invoicing plugins — starting with the sentence that catches most stores out.

- Page: <https://www.datafirefly.com/en/solutions/shopware/invoicing-compliance/>
- Language: en
- Last updated: 2026-07-14
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## A PDF is not an electronic invoice

That's the sentence that catches most stores off guard. A PDF invoice emailed to a customer is a _digital document_ — not an electronic invoice in the sense of the standard. **An e-invoice is structured: XML, machine-readable, following EN 16931.** XRechnung or ZUGFeRD.

## And in Germany you already have to be able to receive one

The obligation to receive structured domestic B2B invoices is already in force. The obligation to _issue_ them arrives in stages over the following years — and whoever starts then, starts under time pressure.

## Shopware doesn't produce this on its own

The store knows the order, not the format. Without an extension, your B2B customers get a PDF their accounting system cannot read — and will eventually not be allowed to accept.