JTL: From the community, for the community

The two founders, Januschand Thomas Lisson, have always enjoyed working for a community. They started out as game programmers in the 1990s. They made the games available for free over the then fledgling Internet. Feedback from players has been incorporated, new features added, always with an ear to the user.

When a magazine wanted to offer one of these games on their CD, a company name was needed. They took their initials and the name was set. One of these games even still exists in Computerbild’s games archive: Trommy

JTL as application software

The games became more complex, more volunteers were found to work on them, and one of those volunteers gave the go-ahead. He asked them to write him a program to make it easier for him to invoice for his eBay sales. In Excel, that would be too much work. The foundation for JTL-Wawi was laid. The two sat down to it, finished the software in their usual manner uploaded it to various download portals.

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Overwhelming feedback on JTL

In the days and weeks that followed, their email inboxes nearly burst. Their invoicing program was very well received and the community was already very active at that time. Positive feedback, suggestions for improvement and feature requests all came in hand and the Lisson brothers were happy to take it all on board. Much was implemented more or less quickly, until one day the eBay interface was added.

Long programming time for quick sale

The eBay interface was incredibly extensive at the time. Since the brothers could both only program in their spare time, many months went by before the interface was finally ready for use. This also enjoyed great popularity and the number of auctions via the combination Wawi and eBay interface quickly cracked the 50,000 mark.

When the two found a similar interface, they saw that there was some money to be made. So they offered their interface for small money and most of the users went for it. Of course, user feedback has always been important here as well, as this continues to provide the basis for their work.

The JTL fans offer support in the forum

Support needed more and more people, so a support forum was created. Those who had become more proficient with JTL-Wawi volunteered to help others in the forum around the clock. Of course, Janusch and Thomas Lisson were always there as well, but of course much more requests can be handled this way. The forum continues to be very actively used, offering newbies, switchers, and experienced users good tips, support, and a respectful tone.

Proposals are still accepted

Good tips and suggestions are taken and evaluated, as they have been since the beginning of game programming. Frequently requested changes and new features are added to the JTL Issue Tracker. Anyone can view this open ticket system and get a taste of what might be coming soon. Registered users can vote on the features listed. The more points a feature gets, the more likely it is to be implemented.

The JTL universe has grown significantly

Things are really taking off in 2015. JTL-Wawi 1.0 is released and a month later JTL-Workflows and JTL-Packing Table are added to cover more business cases. Shipping processes are accelerated, more customers are added and also more and more JTL service partners. The partners had been taking care of customer concerns around Forum for some time, so the introduction of official service partners was the next logical step.

Good support through strong JTL service partners

The JTL service partners, to which we also belong, help with all problems around JTL software. We have also supported JTL products before, but since 2015 we have also been an official service partner. We help with planning, installation, employee training and the pitfalls during operation. We have experts from all areas of eCommerce on board to provide all-round support for your business.

You will receive an all-round carefree package from us, from installation to hosting, design and search engine optimization to the optimal equipment of your warehouse. You can then conveniently sell through your store and also through online marketplaces like Amazon or eBay. All from one software.

Why should I use JTL software?

Many products are free for a user without being limited in function. So it is possible to test a lot of the software on a large scale before you need more licenses. The licenses for additional employees etc. are very cheap and far below the standard.

Here you will find an overview of the most important products:

JTL-Wawi

The free enterprise resource planning with enterprise functions. Whether you manage a few hundred or many thousands of items, it doesn’t matter. As long as the server is sufficiently equipped, JTL-Wawi does everything and is still customizable.

JTL Workflows

Extends JTL-Wawi with functions that react to certain events. Thus, there are almost no limits to the functions of JTL-Wawi. With enough creativity and sometimes a little programming skill, you can also control many processes outside of merchandise management based on events in the software. An introduction and more info can be found in the official JTL Workflows Guide.

JTL WMS

A complete, comprehensive warehouse management system. The first license is free of charge and the software, like Wawi, can be used without any functional limitations. Create storage areas, divide them into zones to allow, for example, only employees with limited working capacity to work at a comfortable working height for them or to exclude areas from online trading. With the free app, you connect JTL-WMS to a smartphone, which you can use for faster picks and inventories.

You can find more information on our JTL WMS page.

JTL Shop 4

An extensible online store that works perfectly with JTL-Wawi. JTL-Wawi provides the data basis and automatically aligns itself with the store. The store is of course responsive and thus mobile-optimized. The perfect basis for further SEO optimizations (
more about JTL SEO
).

JTL Service Partner

JTL-Software-GmbH is a provider of versatile software for online trading. With more than 20,000 customers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, JTL is one of the leading manufacturers of e-commerce solutions in the DACH region.

The company’s core product is the free merchandise management system JTL- Wawi. Users benefit not only from a seamless connection to the in-house online store software JTL-Shop. JTL also ensures the marketplace connection of eBay and Amazon accounts to Wawi with mature, deeply integrated interfaces. If you want to use third-party store systems, you can conveniently integrate them into JTL-Wawi with the free JTL Connectors. The powerful warehouse management JTL-WMS rounds off the comprehensive