Brands Gateway vs Spocket (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Brands Gateway if

• Fits if you want to sell luxury fashion brands through your own store
• Works for sellers who can carry a high monthly fee

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you are starting out: $209 a month for 1 store
• Not for you if you want a refund, as the page gives none on subscriptions
• Tight if you run several stores, as support must be contacted for multiple
• Watch out: the page shows euros by default, and a Black Friday discount up to 60% shows before 27 November

Pick Spocket if

• Fits if you want US or EU suppliers rather than shipping everything from overseas
• Works for stores on Wix, Squarespace or Ecwid as well as Shopify

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you run several stores, as each needs its own subscription for all features
• Not for you if you sell on eBay or Amazon and don't want Empire at $57 a month billed yearly
• Skip it if you might cancel, as imported products and settings go at the end of the period, and a pause is allowed only once
• Tight if you start on Starter: $39.99 a month for 25 products, with no premium products and no yearly option
• Watch out: the free plan only browses, yearly plans are charged at signup with no trial, and listing prices exclude shipping

Brands Gateway

• Subscription covers one store only; the FAQ says to contact support for multiple stores.
• The page says it gives no refunds on any subscription package.
• The pricing page shows euros by default; the dollar figures here are the ones in its USD currency option.
• A Black Friday discount of up to 60%, shown on the page before 27 November, lowers these prices for a first term.

Spocket

• Product and shipping costs are paid per order at each supplier's listed price; Spocket's help center notes that listing prices do not include shipping.
• The free Basic plan only lets you browse products; pushing them to a store needs a paid plan.
• Unlimited orders, eBay and Amazon dropshipping need Empire ($57 a month billed annually); each connected store also needs its own subscription for all features.
• Cancelling removes all imported products and settings at the end of the paid period; pausing for a month instead keeps them, and is allowed once.

Brands Gateway

Luxury catalog

Over 46,000 products from 700+ brands across clothing, bags, shoes, accessories, watches, jewelry and sunglasses.

White-label shipping

The warehouse picks, packs and ships to your customer with your company name as sender.

Store connections

Shopify and Wix through their app stores; WooCommerce and Shift4Shop through the pricing page; custom stores via API or CSV.

Wholesale

Separate wholesale buying: stocklots, pre-order and clearance products for your own inventory.

AI launch guide

A process and set of prompts the site says help launch a fashion store in a weekend.

Free account

A free account with no card required lets you see products and prices before choosing a plan.

Spocket

US and EU supplier catalog

A catalog Spocket puts at 100 million+ products, with most suppliers based in the US and Europe for shorter delivery times, and categories from pet supplies to jewelry.

AliExpress and Alibaba sourcing

Alongside its own suppliers, Spocket imports products from AliExpress and Alibaba, with AliExpress dropshipping on every plan.

Store and marketplace connections

Push products to Shopify, WooCommerce, Wix, Squarespace, BigCommerce, Ecwid or Square; dropshipping on eBay and Amazon starts with Empire.

Order automation

Orders are fulfilled automatically with tracking, and Spocket watches suppliers' prices and stock to keep listings current. Bulk checkout, for paying many orders at once, is on Unicorn.

Premium products and branded invoices

From Professional up, plans add premium products, chat with suppliers and branded invoices that go out with each parcel.

AI store builder

Dropgenius, Spocket's AI store generator, builds a starter store filled with trending products.

Brands Gateway

• Grow$209

  per month for 1 store, billed monthly ($1,859 billed annually)

  Import and sell up to 1,000 products, a 1-on-1 onboarding call, support and 10 marketing images.

• Scale$289

  per month for 1 store, billed monthly ($2,899 billed annually)

  Up to 5,000 products, 5% off shipping costs, a dedicated account manager and 20 marketing images.

• Enterprise$799

  per month for 1 store, billed monthly ($8,069 billed annually)

  Unlimited products (46,000+), 10% off shipping costs, CSV export, REST API access and 100 marketing images.

Spocket

• Starter$39.99

  per month, billed monthly

  25 unique products, AliExpress dropshipping, several stores on one account, and 24/7 chat and email support. No premium products, and no annual option.

• Professional$24

  per month, billed annually ($59.99 billed monthly)

  250 unique products and 25 premium products, chat with suppliers, branded invoices and VIP chat support.

• Empire$57

  per month, billed annually ($99.99 billed monthly)

  10,000 unique and 10,000 premium products, plus eBay and Amazon dropshipping, unlimited orders and Spocket Academy.

• Unicorn$79

  per month, billed annually ($299.99 billed monthly)

  25,000 unique and 25,000 premium products, with everything in Empire plus bulk checkout.

Brands Gateway

• Other savings

  Black Friday discount

  Up to 60% off annual plans, renewing at the discount each year, and up to 30% off the first 3 months of monthly plans, for sign-ups before 27 November; needs a discount code from a free account.

• Annual discount

  Annual billing

  Annual totals are $1,859 (Grow), $2,899 (Scale) and $8,069 (Enterprise) against $209, $289 and $799 a month.

Spocket

• Annual discount

  Annual billing, "8 months off"

  Spocket's pricing page bills Professional at $24 a month yearly instead of $59.99, Empire at $57 instead of $99.99 and Unicorn at $79 instead of $299.99.