Spocket vs Big Cartel

Two e-commerce tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	SpocketSpocket	Big CartelBig Cartel
In one line	US and EU dropshipping suppliers plugged into your store	Simple store for artists and makers, free up to 5 products
Starting price	From $39.99/mo	Free
Six-person team	$39.99/mo	$0/mo
On $10,000 of card sales	No card payments	Your own card processor
Plans	Starter $39.99/mo (25 products); Professional $59.99/mo or $24/mo billed annually; Empire $99.99/mo or $57/mo annually; Unicorn $299.99/mo or $79/mo annually	Gold free (5 products); Platinum $15/mo (50 products, custom domain); Diamond $30/mo (500 products, abandoned-cart emails); 20% off yearly ($12/$24); no Big Cartel selling fees, card processing about 2.9% + 30¢
Pricing model	Free trial	Free tier
Free trial	7 days	7 days
Users	Unlimited	Not listed
Both connect to	No shared connections on record.
Also connects to	None in our catalog	Mailchimp, Omnisend
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people	Just me · 2–10 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	None listed	None listed
Live chat	Every plan	Plans not stated
Support hours	Live chat: 24/7 · Email: 24/7	Live chat: 24/7 · Email: 24/7
Incidents posted	We found no public status page for Spocket.	Big Cartel has a public status page. Status page
Capterra score	2.6 / 5 from 41 reviews	4.2 / 5 from 16 reviews (few reviews)
Trustpilot score	4.2 / 5 from 10,667 reviews	4.7 / 5 from 441 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	30	70
Fit: Restaurant or café	5	15
Fit: Service business	5	20
Fit: Agency or studio	10	15
Fit: Trades or contractor	5	10
Fit: Online store	80	85
Why people pick it	Faster shipping than overseas suppliers Branded invoicing	Free plan and no selling fees Quick to set up
Where it falls short	Monthly fee plus product margins Catalog is smaller than AliExpress	Product caps of 5, 50, and 500 Abandoned-cart emails only on the $30 plan
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. Card sales costs include the plan price and card fees at US rates, at a $75 average sale. How we calculate prices

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