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ElkSend alternative for Shopify e-invoicing

Last updated 3 September 2026

ElkSend does the job Zeppol does: it turns a Shopify order into a structured e-invoice and puts it on a network. It is on sale today, it is cheap, and on two networks it reaches further than we do. This page says where it wins and where it does not, with a source and a date against every claim.

What ElkSend is

ElkSend is a Shopify app by Midori Virtuality OÜ, listed as "ElkSend e-Invoicing" with the tagline "Sends Peppol, Nemhandel, KSeF e-invoices from orders". It launched on 19 November 2025 and carries a 5.0 rating from a single review. It generates the e-invoice from order data, sends it, tracks the send status per order and lets you download the XML. A storefront extension gathers company details on the order status and thank you pages, so a buyer who forgot to give you a company identifier at checkout can still supply one. You can turn auto-send on, or keep a manual Send button. Checked on its Shopify App Store listing on 3 September 2026.

Pricing is a free plan at 0 dollars with 10 e-invoice sends to start, and a Standard plan at 19 dollars a month with 100 e-invoice sends each month, delivery status tracking and priority support. The Standard plan says you can buy extra sends at any time. What those extra sends cost is not published on the listing, so if your volume runs past 100 documents a month you are budgeting against a number you cannot see yet. Checked on the listing on 3 September 2026.

Their own site, elksend.com, leads on something broader: "Peppol e-invoicing integration for your ERP or in-house system". It names Peppol and Nemhandel. It publishes no pricing, names no access point provider, and says nothing about archiving, invoice numbering or emailing the invoice to the buyer. The Shopify app is one surface of a wider integration business. Checked at elksend.com and elksend.com/support on 3 September 2026.

What Zeppol is

Zeppol is a Shopify app for the EU e-invoicing mandates, Germany first, built for the B2B sending obligation that starts in January 2027. It turns an order into an EN 16931 invoice as Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 UBL, checks it against the European rules and the German national ones, gets the VAT right including reverse charge and VIES validation, and delivers it over a certified Peppol access point, keeping the handover receipt. Email delivery of the same EN 16931 document is a first class channel rather than a fallback, because Germany prescribes no transmission channel and plenty of buyers are not on Peppol.

Zeppol is Peppol only. It is not a route into Poland's KSeF, Italy's SdI, Spain's certified platform system or Denmark's Nemhandel, and the country pages on this site say so rather than listing those countries as supported.

Zeppol and ElkSend, side by side

Rows marked "not described" mean exactly that: we could not find the claim on ElkSend's public pages on 3 September 2026. It does not mean the app cannot do it. Check with them before you decide.

Where ElkSend is the better choice

Three situations, and they are not edge cases.

• You invoice into Denmark or Poland. Its listing says it sends over Nemhandel and KSeF as well as Peppol. Neither of those is reachable through a Peppol access point: KSeF is a national clearance platform with its own FA(3) XML structure and its own API, and Nemhandel is separate Danish infrastructure. A Peppol only app cannot cover them, and we would rather say so than sell you a gap.
• You need something running this month. ElkSend has been installable since 19 November 2025. Zeppol is in early access for the January 2027 wave. If your obligation is already live, an app you can install today beats a better app you cannot.
• Your volume is low and you want a price you can budget. 19 dollars a month for 100 sends is a number you can put in a spreadsheet. If you send a handful of B2B invoices a month, the free plan may carry you for a while.

Where Zeppol is the better fit

• Germany is your problem, and it starts in January 2027. Zeppol checks the German national rules as well as the European ones, not just the shared EN 16931 core.
• You need to prove what happened. A refused invoice should tell you which rule refused it, by its rule id, before it leaves. Zeppol blocks the send at that point rather than handing a broken document to the network and letting the rejection come back later, or not at all.
• Your buyers are not all on Peppol. Germany prescribes no transmission channel, so an EN 16931 document emailed to the buyer is a compliant delivery. Zeppol treats email as a channel in its own right, with the same document, rather than as a consolation prize.
• You want one number series and one archive. Zeppol owns the invoice number and the archive of record, so the document you sent and the document you keep are the same document.

Questions worth asking either of us

• Which network does the document actually travel on for each country you list?
• What does a send cost once the included ones are used?
• What happens when the invoice fails validation, and do I see which rule failed?
• Who owns the invoice number, and where is the archive of record?
• If the buyer is not reachable on the network, does anything reach them at all?

Frequently asked questions

This page is general information for Shopify merchants, not legal or tax advice, and is not affiliated with or endorsed by ElkSend or Midori Virtuality OÜ. Every claim about ElkSend was read from its public Shopify App Store listing and its own website on 3 September 2026 and can change at any time. Check their listing for what is true today, and confirm your own obligations with a qualified tax adviser.