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Difference between E-Commerce and E-Business

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1. E-Commerce : E-Commerce refers to the performing online commercial activities, transactions over internet. It includes activities like buying and selling product, making monetary transactions etc over internet. Internet is used for E-commerce. Websites and applications (apps) are required for e-commerce. it is mainly connected with the end process of flow means connected with the end customer. 

Examples of E-Commerce are online retailers like amazon, flipkart, Myntra, paytm mall, seller of digital goods like ebooks, online service etc. 

Activities of E-Commerce are :

  • Buying and selling product online
  • Online ticketing
  • Online Payment
  • Paying different taxes
  • Online accounting software
  • Online customer support

2. E-Business : E-Business refers to performing all type of business activities through internet. It includes activities like procurement of raw materials/goods, customer education, supply activities buying and selling product, making monetary transactions etc over internet. Internet, intranet, extranet are used in e-business. Websites, apps, ERP, CRM etc are required for e-business. 

Examples of E-Business are e-commerce companies and its various internal business activities, auction site, classified site, software and hardware developer site etc. 

Activities of E-Business are :

  • Online store setup
  • Customer education
  • Buying and selling product
  • Monetary business transaction
  • Supply Chain Management
  • E-mail marketing

Difference between E-Commerce and E-Business :

S.No. E-COMMERCE E-BUSINESS
01. E-Commerce refers to the performing online commercial activities, transactions over internet. E-Business refers to performing all type of business activities through internet.
02. E-Commerce is a narrow concept and it is considered as a subset of E-Business. E-Business is a broad concept and it is considered as a superset of E-Commerce.
03. Commercial transactions are carried out in e-commerce. Business transactions are carried out in e-business.
04. In e-commerce transactions are limited. In e-business transactions are not limited.
05. It includes activities like buying and selling product, making monetary transactions etc over internet. It includes activities like procurement of raw materials/goods, customer education, supply activities buying and selling product, making monetary transactions etc over internet.
06. It usually requires the use of only a website. It requires the use of multiple websites, CRMs, ERPs that connect different business processes.
07. It involves mandatory use of internet. It involves the use of internet, intranet or extranet.
08. E-commerce is more appropriate in Business to Customer (B2C) context. E-business is more appropriate in Business to Business (B2B) context.
09. E-Commerce covers outward/external business process. E-Business covers internal as well as external business process/activities.

Last Updated : 22 Jun, 2022
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