Head-to-head
AliExpress vs Doba
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 · winner
100M+ products. The dropshipping OG.
#8
80/100
Huge CatalogParent on NYSE
VS
Overall winner
AliExpress takes it — #8 at 80/100 vs #14 at 72/100. That's a 8-point gap, with AliExpress winning 4 of 8 dimensions to Doba's 3 (1 tied). 100M+ products. The starting line for most dropshippers. Shipping is slow unless you pay for premium tiers.
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.
Doba:
Starts $29.99/mo
14-day free trial.
Starts $29.99/mo
14-day free trial.
🚚 Shipping origins
AliExpress:
China primarily
China primarily
Doba:
Global (varies by supplier)
Global (varies by supplier)
🏛️ Business disclosure
AliExpress:
Public via parent (Alibaba Group)
Public via parent (Alibaba Group)
Doba:
Private company
Private company
🌍 HQ country
AliExpress:
China
China
Doba:
United States
United States
Dimension-by-dimension
AliExpress
Doba
72
Pricing transparencyweight 18
72
82
✓
Business transparencyweight 16
60
70
Shipping clarityweight 12
72
✓
80
✓
Public reviewsweight 20
75
100
✓
Product rangeweight 10
88
95
✓
Access & onboardingweight 10
60
65
Support track recordweight 8
72
✓
80
Store integrationsweight 6
82
✓
Higher score highlighted in cyan. Full methodology at /how-we-score.