Compare Top Multi Vendor App

Getting Started

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A mature multi-vendor marketplace solution


• Shipturtle is a full-stack tool to build multi-vendor B2C/B2B/C2C marketplaces, white labeled, offering monthly updates and full backup on leading cart platforms like Shopify & Woocommerce.
• Shipturtle is built for scale and syncing large vendors with features like vendor connect, bulk listing management, integrated shipping, invoicing, and automatic payouts.
• Moreover, configurable Vendor dashboards let you work with offline vendors + more connectors like Squarespace and Magento. It comes with out-of-box functionalities to meet complex marketplace functionalities such as bookings, rentals, hyperlocal services, or C2C models.
• Shipturtle has all the capabilities to become the next Amazon Seller Central.

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Powerful synchronization but what more?


• Primarily for inventory management across different stores
• While they have comprehensive integrations for Shopify, it is severely limiting/non-existent to do business with vendors on other carts like Magento, Squarespace, and Woocommerce.
• When you think of a marketplace plugin, you refer to Amazon Seller Central. However, Syncio marketplace is a misnomer as it lacks essential workflows like onboarding, vendor control, etc.
• Syncio offers limited merchant control, making it unsuitable for small sellers or businesses requiring advanced features. Moreover, the lack of vendor dashboards makes it unsuitable to work with vendors who do not have their own websites.
• Further, its focus on inventory synchronization restricts its capabilities for handling complex marketplace functionalities such as bookings, rentals, hyperlocal services, or C2C models.

Vendor Management

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Empowering vendors with self-service tools


• Extremely powerful Vendor management dashboard comprising of Vendor onboarding, detailed analytics, custom vendor permissions, customer chat, reviews, and mobile access.
• The VENDOR CONNECT feature gives Marketplaces a two-way ability to sync with the vendor's feeds on Shopify, Amazon, etc. Inventory is kept in sync, orders are pushed to their OMS, and listings are updated automatically.

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Store-based approach


• Syncio primarily focuses on inventory and product synchronization between stores rather than comprehensive vendor management.
• While it doesn't offer dedicated vendor dashboards or tools like Shipturtle, Syncio can be adapted to manage vendors to a certain extent through its store connection features.

Product Management

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Comprehensive product management for scalability


• Vendors can tailor product fields, create single or bulk listings, and utilize templates for consistency.
• Automatic inventory updates and quick edit options enhance efficiency.
• Approval flows maintain quality control. Support for product variants, mandatory fields, and private label products.
• Subscription and booking product options.

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Basic attribute sync


• Allows for real-time syncing of product attributes like title, description, images, tags, and more between source and destination stores.
• Offers options to hide or show synced products on the destination store.
• Can sync product variants, including price, inventory, and other attributes.

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End-to-end order and shipping management


• Shipturtle offers extensive features for customizing checkout, order management, and shipping. Complete Automation, and integrations with order management systems and shipping services. Shipment tracking, invoicing, pickup facility, and returns management. Detailed change logs at Order and Product levels offer traceability. Comprehensive invoicing and taxation functionalities, catering to both marketplaces and drop shippers.

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Basic order forwarding and status updates


• Syncio is not designed as a comprehensive order management solution.
• Syncio can automatically forward orders placed on the destination store to the source store for fulfillment.
• After the source store fulfills the order, Syncio can update the order status and tracking information on the destination store.
• However, Syncio does not push payments or sync shipping settings between stores.
• Syncio's limitations extend to vendors without shipping capabilities, hindering its suitability for smaller businesses.

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Four level commission


• Any payment gateway can be used on the website giving the ability to choose and negotiate costs.
• Payouts via Stripe and Paypal.
• Robust rules-based engine where the commission can be set based on product, vendor, category, or globally. Flexibility to treat product price, taxes, shipping, and discounts separately.
• The payout can be controlled to factor in delivery, returns, and refunds.

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Two level commission


• Payouts can be activated only by the destination store on Shopify.
• You can set commission on two levels only: store and product level.
• Syncio will automatically calculate and distribute revenue based on predefined percentages for each store involved in an order.
• Further, Syncio lacks integrated invoicing and taxation features, crucial for compliance and financial management.

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One-stop shop multi-vendor solution


• Shipturtle charges $88 per month on its enterprise plan and allows upto 10,000 product sync.
• Add another $15 - $30 for advanced Vendor Store Sync features.
• Shipturtle offers a comprehensive suite of tools for managing a diverse vendor base.
• Within the same monthly plan, Shipturtle offers modules out-of-box to sync stores & create a fully-fledged multi-vendor marketplace.

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Pricing vs value delivered


• Syncio charges $129 per month on their enterprise tier plan. It only allows upto to 10,000 products to sync.
• The Destination store pays the subscription fee, while the Source store runs on a free plan.
• Syncio is more expensive. The vendor limitations significantly restrict its applicability to various marketplace models & hinder its ability to accommodate a wide range of sellers.

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• Covers all essential aspects of marketplace operations.
• Handles a large number of vendors and products.
• Provides robust tools for vendor onboarding and management.
• Offers flexibility to tailor the marketplace to specific business needs.
• Connects with various payment gateways, shipping carriers, and other tools.

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• Popular Shopify app trusted by 10,000+ merchants.
• Users love the UI/UX of Syncio.
• Syncio should be categorized as a store-to-store inventory synchronization tool rather than a comprehensive marketplace platform.
• Lacks comprehensive vendor management and marketplace features.