Mobile Apps x Virto Commerce
B2B enterprises that need a dedicated mobile app for buyers, field teams, or distributors can build one on top of Virto Commerce’s xAPI layer without duplicating commerce logic on the device. The app consumes pricing, catalog, orders, and account data through the same GraphQL and REST interfaces as any other frontend, keeping commerce logic in one place regardless of how many channels consume it.
About Mobile Apps in B2B Commerce
Native and hybrid mobile apps give B2B buyers a dedicated, optimized ordering experience on iOS and Android devices. For enterprises where buyers order frequently, manage large accounts on the go, or need device-specific capabilities beyond what a mobile browser provides, a dedicated app is a meaningful channel investment.
For B2B field sales, route delivery, and distributor scenarios, mobile apps often serve operational workflows, scanning barcodes, capturing signatures, accessing account data offline, that require deeper device integration than a browser-based experience provides.
How Virto's Architecture Supports Mobile App Development
Virto Commerce’s headless, API-first architecture means any mobile frontend can connect to the same commerce backend as the web storefront. Native iOS and Android apps, as well as hybrid frameworks like React Native or Flutter, consume Virto’s xAPI GraphQL and REST interfaces for all commerce data and operations, catalog, pricing, inventory, cart, orders, and account management.
Because all commerce logic stays in Virto’s platform rather than being duplicated on the device, pricing rules, account structures, and catalog configurations are consistent across the storefront, portal, and mobile app from a single source.
The mobile app integration approach generally covers:
- Native iOS and Android apps consuming Virto’s xAPI for catalog, pricing, and order data
- Hybrid frameworks as alternatives to maintaining separate native codebases
- Device-specific capabilities: barcode scanning, offline data caching, push notifications, biometric authentication
- Account-specific pricing and catalog access through the same Contracts and permissions model used by other channels
- Order placement and account management through Virto’s standard order and account APIs
Implementation Approach
Virto Commerce integrates with enterprise systems through a combination of APIs, middleware, and integration accelerators — designed to reduce implementation effort while preserving the flexibility that enterprise-specific workflows require.
Key considerations: native versus hybrid framework, which device capabilities are required, whether offline data caching is needed, how the mobile app’s authentication model maps to Virto’s account and permissions structure, and whether the app serves buyers, field sales teams, or both.
Use Cases
Giving distributors a dedicated mobile ordering app
Distributors who order frequently need fast access to their account-specific catalog and pricing on mobile. The app surfaces the same contracted pricing and approved catalog as the web storefront, optimized for mobile-first ordering workflows through Virto’s xAPI.
Distributors order through a dedicated mobile experience that reflects their account terms accurately, without navigating a browser-based storefront on a small screen.
Equipping field sales teams with a mobile order entry tool
Field sales reps visiting customers need to present catalogs, configure orders, and capture customer approvals on a mobile device. A native app built on Virto’s xAPI gives the rep access to live pricing, inventory, and account data, and can cache that data locally for low-connectivity environments.
Field sales teams have a purpose-built mobile tool for order capture that connects directly to Virto’s commerce platform, eliminating manual order transcription after the visit.
Supporting route delivery and warehouse workflows through a mobile interface
Route delivery and warehouse teams need mobile access to order data, delivery schedules, and inventory. A native app built on Virto’s APIs can surface that operational data and support barcode scanning, signature capture, and other device-specific workflows.
Operational teams work from a mobile interface built on the same Virto platform as the buyer-facing commerce experience, without maintaining a separate operational data system.