Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Aliexpress Dropshipping, Temu Dropshipping & Alibaba Dropshipping. Printfy Alixpress, Ali express.
| Alibaba & AliExpress Dropship | Faire | |
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| Metric | Alibaba & AliExpress Dropship | Faire: Buy Wholesale |
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| Rating | 3.6 ★ | ★ 4.9 ★ |
| Total reviews | 167 | ★ 1.2k |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing tiers | 4 tiers | — |
| Listed features | 3 | ★ 5 |
| Featured placements | — | 3 |
| Languages | 20 supported | 9 supported |
| Listed since | Sep 2024 | Sep 2023 |
Based on the data on this page, Faire: Buy Wholesale is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 4.9★ vs Alibaba & AliExpress Dropship's 3.6★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
Pricing entry tiers: Alibaba & AliExpress Dropship at Free plan available, Faire: Buy Wholesale at Free plan available. Check each app's tier structure for the capacity limits you actually need before deciding — the headline number is the same shape, but the gating shape per tier (seats, usage volume, integrations) varies.
Faire: Buy Wholesale has the larger user base (1,249 reviews vs 167), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Alibaba & AliExpress Dropship's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to Faire: Buy Wholesale; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Alibaba & AliExpress Dropship's 167-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Faire: Buy Wholesale's broader-but-shallower coverage.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical Shopify App Store listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: Alibaba & AliExpress Dropship audit • Faire: Buy Wholesale audit
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| Keyword | Alibaba & AliExpress Dropship | Faire |
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| dropshipping | #28 | #129 |
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Both Alibaba & AliExpress Dropship and Faire: Buy Wholesale offer paid plans only. Alibaba & AliExpress Dropship starts at Free plan available; Faire: Buy Wholesale starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Faire: Buy Wholesale has the higher average rating (4.9★ from 1,249 reviews) compared to Alibaba & AliExpress Dropship (3.6★ from 167 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Faire: Buy Wholesale holds the higher average rating (4.9★ vs 3.6★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. Faire: Buy Wholesale has the deeper published review base (1,249 vs 167), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
Alibaba & AliExpress Dropship typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (167 reviews). Faire: Buy Wholesale typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (1,249 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Alibaba & AliExpress Dropship and Faire: Buy Wholesale both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Alibaba & AliExpress Dropship" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
