Head-to-head
AliExpress vs CJDropshipping
Same formula. Same 8 dimensions. No thumb on the scale. Here's how these two dropshipping suppliers stack up on SupplierSpy's transparency-weighted benchmark.
AliExpress
100M+ products. The dropshipping OG.
#8
80/100
Huge CatalogParent on NYSE
VS
CJDropshipping · winner
China sourcing + US warehouses.
#7
81/100
1688/Taobao SourceUS WarehousesFree Plan
Overall winner
CJDropshipping takes it — #7 at 81/100 vs #8 at 80/100. That's a 1-point gap, with CJDropshipping winning 5 of 8 dimensions to AliExpress's 3. China sourcing with US warehouses. CJPacket carrier cuts delivery time when you need it fast.
Key stats, side-by-side
💰 Pricing
AliExpress:
Free plan
Starts Per-product
No platform fee. Prices are retail-marked versions of wholesale.
Free plan
Starts Per-product
No platform fee. Prices are retail-marked versions of wholesale.
CJDropshipping:
Free plan
Starts $0
Prices include CJ markup over 1688 source prices.
Free plan
Starts $0
Prices include CJ markup over 1688 source prices.
🚚 Shipping origins
AliExpress:
China primarily
China primarily
CJDropshipping:
China · US warehouses · EU warehouses
China · US warehouses · EU warehouses
🏛️ Business disclosure
AliExpress:
Public via parent (Alibaba Group)
Public via parent (Alibaba Group)
CJDropshipping:
Private company
Private company
🌍 HQ country
AliExpress:
China
China
CJDropshipping:
China
China
Dimension-by-dimension
AliExpress
CJDropshipping
72
Pricing transparencyweight 18
76
✓
82
✓
Business transparencyweight 16
60
70
Shipping clarityweight 12
80
✓
80
Public reviewsweight 20
88
✓
100
✓
Product rangeweight 10
95
95
✓
Access & onboardingweight 10
92
65
Support track recordweight 8
80
✓
80
Store integrationsweight 6
88
✓
Higher score highlighted in cyan. Full methodology at /how-we-score.