Head-to-head
AliExpress vs Yakkyo
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
Yakkyo · winner
Factory prices from 1688 — from a publicly listed company.
#1
92/100
#1 OverallPublicly Listed1688 DirectNo Markup
Overall winner
Yakkyo takes it — #1 at 92/100 vs #8 at 80/100. That's a 12-point gap, with Yakkyo winning 6 of 8 dimensions to AliExpress's 2. Only pure-play dropshipping platform publicly listed on a stock market. 1688 prices with zero markup. Not marketing — filed with a stock exchange.
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.
Yakkyo:
Free plan
Starts $0
Product price = exact 1688 source price. No platform markup. You see the factory cost.
Free plan
Starts $0
Product price = exact 1688 source price. No platform markup. You see the factory cost.
🚚 Shipping origins
AliExpress:
China primarily
China primarily
Yakkyo:
China (1688 factories direct) · EU warehouse (Italy)
China (1688 factories direct) · EU warehouse (Italy)
🏛️ Business disclosure
AliExpress:
Public via parent (Alibaba Group)
Public via parent (Alibaba Group)
Yakkyo:
Publicly listed
Market: Euronext Growth Milan
ISIN:
Audited annual report
Publicly listed
Market: Euronext Growth Milan
ISIN:
IT0005573966Audited annual report
🌍 HQ country
AliExpress:
China
China
Yakkyo:
Italy
Italy
Dimension-by-dimension
AliExpress
Yakkyo
72
Pricing transparencyweight 18
100
✓
82
Business transparencyweight 16
100
✓
70
Shipping clarityweight 12
88
✓
80
Public reviewsweight 20
84
✓
100
✓
Product rangeweight 10
94
95
✓
Access & onboardingweight 10
92
65
Support track recordweight 8
82
✓
80
Store integrationsweight 6
86
✓
Higher score highlighted in cyan. Full methodology at /how-we-score.