Is QuickBooks Online more compatible with Shopify?

Topic summary

Main issue: After converting from QuickBooks Point of Sale (QB POS) to Shopify, the poster now uses QuickBooks Desktop (QBD). They have been unable to get any connector (integration app that syncs orders, inventory, and financial data) working between Shopify and QBD, resulting in a burdensome amount of manual data entry.

Key question: Is QuickBooks Online (QBO) more compatible with Shopify? The poster is considering switching to QBO to reduce or eliminate manual entry.

Status: No solutions, recommendations, or confirmations are provided in the excerpt. The discussion is unresolved, and the core compatibility question (QBO vs QBD with Shopify) remains open.

Summarized with AI on January 15. AI used: gpt-5.

I converted from QB POS to Shopify and currently use QB Dekstop, to date I have not been able to get the (or any) connector to work…Does Shopify work better with QuickBooks ONLINE? I can not maintain the amount of manual entry I have to do currently between Shopify and QB Desktop