Head-to-head
AliExpress vs Spocket
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 #10 at 77/100. That's a 3-point gap, with AliExpress winning 3 of 8 dimensions to Spocket's 5. 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.
Spocket:
Starts $39.99/mo
7-day free trial.
Starts $39.99/mo
7-day free trial.
🚚 Shipping origins
AliExpress:
China primarily
China primarily
Spocket:
US · EU · Brazil · India
US · EU · Brazil · India
🏛️ Business disclosure
AliExpress:
Public via parent (Alibaba Group)
Public via parent (Alibaba Group)
Spocket:
Private company
Private company
🌍 HQ country
AliExpress:
China
China
Spocket:
Canada
Canada
Dimension-by-dimension
AliExpress
Spocket
72
Pricing transparencyweight 18
74
✓
82
✓
Business transparencyweight 16
58
70
Shipping clarityweight 12
88
✓
80
Public reviewsweight 20
86
✓
100
✓
Product rangeweight 10
82
95
✓
Access & onboardingweight 10
62
65
Support track recordweight 8
82
✓
80
Store integrationsweight 6
88
✓
Higher score highlighted in cyan. Full methodology at /how-we-score.