Last February, Forbes published an article on dropshipping and its advantages and shared that this market is expected to quadruple in value by the end of the decade to over $1 trillion.
So although it might seem like a crowded business due to how much it’s talked about it, it’s not. It’s a great opportunity for anyone looking to start a business.
And we don’t want you to lose that chance. That’s why today we gather two very popular dropshipping tools that will help you get on your feet and boost sales.
We’ll take a look at AutoDS and Spocket, compare their main features and pricing, and see which one is the best option for you.
AutoDS
AutoDS is an automated drop-shipping tool for your store. Besides helping you automate drop-shipping, it also finds you best-selling products to sell, explore private suppliers and more.
It offers multiple integrations including Amazon, eBay, Shopify and Facebook.
AutoDS was founded in 2016 and has locations worldwide, from America to Asia and Africa.
Spocket
Spocket is a drop-shipping tool that helps you find the best suppliers for US and EU products. It is AliExpress’s Official Preferred Dropshipping Partner.
Spocket was founded by Saba Mohebpour, who was featured this year in the Forbes ’30 Under 30′ List.
It aims to empower millions of other online entrepreneurs who want to get out of their 9–5 grind.
Key features
Selling platforms
If you are selling online, chances are AutoDS and Spocket integrate with your selling platform. You can connect the AutoDS app straight to your Shopify store, Amazon, eBay, Facebook, WooCommerce, Etsy and Wix. AutoDS also recently added TikTok Shop to this list, which gives them a huge leverage in the market.
If you are selling on TikTok, we highly recommend you check our TikTok plugins for WordPress post.
Almost all of AutoDS features are available for all platforms, except the AI store generator which is specifically designed for Shopify.
Spocket, on the other hand, has three more integrations than AutoDS. If you’re selling on Ecwid, Felex, AllExpress or Alibaba, you’re going to love Spocket. Currently, however, they are not integrating with TikTok.
Stock and Price Monitoring
AutoDS also offers Stock Monitoring. You can set the minimum product quantity and maximum shipping days to keep the products in stock as long as your supplier doesn’t exceed those settings.
In fact, they go the extra mile and offer Price Monitoring. With Automatic Price Automation, AutoDS maximizes your profit by raising your prices automatically for best-selling products and reducing them with discounts for products that don’t sell.
Although Spocket also offers some stock features, they aren’t as advanced as AutoDS’ and don’t offer the same level of automation.
Product research
The Product Research Tool helps your dropshipping business discover, source, research and import dropshipping products in no time. Inside the Winning Products Hub, you’ll find trending items with high ratings and a large number of reviews and rake in more sales.
Thanks to its Smart Filter System, you can also filter products by price, shipping, supplier, warehouse and more.
Another way to find products is through the TikTok Ads Spy tool. This trend discovery tool shows you popular product-related TikTok ads and videos. You can find your proven products based on engagement and conversion data.
Spocket ‘s product research tool isn’t as advanced as AutoDS’. It weekly automatically curates a trending list for you and you can filter products based on various criteria to align with your store’s theme.
Artificial Intelligence
AutoDS has two main AI tools: an AI writing assistant and an AI Shopify Store. The first one generates product titles and descriptions and you can adjust its tone and temperature.
The AI Shopify Store is a new feature that creates an optimized Shopify store that fits your business goals and is tailored to your chosen niche.
AI is also present in Spocket. DropGenius, their new AI-powered drop-shipping store builder, creates a store for you in 5 minutes.
DropGenius has a paragraph rewriter, an AI text generator and sentence rewriter tools so you can add the best descriptions with no effort.
Print on Demand
Both AutoDS and Spocket offer print-on-demand.
Print on Demand is a new AutoDS feature that allows you to create and sell custom-designed products directly through AutoDS.
Spocket’s feature lets you order product samples right from the dashboard in a few click so you can try the products yourself.
Product Sourcing
AutoDS has established its own warehouse to inspect products and quality before they are shipped from China. The warehouse also plays a role in shipping and delivery times.
The Product Sourcing feature also reduces the usually long Chinese supplier shipping and processing times since it processes the request within 24-48 hours.
Moreover, you’ll also be able to send messages directly to suppliers to resolve issues and thus ensuring better communication.
With Spocket, you can access over one million products that are currently trending, high-quality, and have a proven track record of sales. The AI technology also suggests products based on current trends and market demands, so you are always adding the products customers are actively looking for.
Like AutoDS, Spocket gives you the chance to chat directly with suppliers, however, this feature is only available in higher tiers.
Chrome Extension
AutoDS’ extension allows you to find trustworthy vendors in your region, as well as automate your order fulfillment process. It is free for everyone and easy to use. Simply select regions, suppliers and the product you want and done.
To see more of it in action, read our AutoDS review.
Spocket’s Chrome extension is called AliScrapper. It is a free tool that helps you streamline your AliExpress product imports and order fulfillment.
Languages supported
The Spocket app is available in 11 languages apart from English, including Chinese, Korean, Danish and Spanish. AutoDS, sadly, doesn’t seem to have multilingual support.
Support and resources
AutoDS has multiple learning resources: a blog, e-books, a podcast and courses. Its YouTube channel is updated pretty much daily.
It also offers a mentor program for users for $39.97 per month. You’ll often have live availability to your mentor but, if they are offline, you can leave them a ticket when you have a question to ask.
You can contact the support team by submitting a ticket and they will get back to you in 24 hours. There’s also a community on Discord that you can join for free.
As to Spocket, they have a blog, an Academy, statistics, a Help Center and a free guide for finding winning products.
Pricing
AutoDS offers three plans for each selling platform. Although there’s no free plan or trial, you can try any plan’s features for 14 days for $1. These are the prices for Shopify:
- Import 200: $19.90 per month. Import 200 products from all over the world and access the Smart Filter System.
- Starter 500: $29.90 per month. Import 500 products and access the AI writing assistant.
- Advanced 1K: $49.90 per month. Import 1K products and run all AutoDS automation tools in multiple stores.
If you need to import more products, you can customize your plan. For more than 100K, you’ll have to contact sales.
Spocket offers four premium plans and a 14-day free trial:
- Starter: $39.99 per month. Sell 25 unique products and have multiple stores.
- Pro: $59.99 per month. Access branded invoicing and chat with suppliers.
- Empire: $99.99 per month. Receive unlimited orders and get VIP chat support.
- Unicorn: $299.99 per month. Check out multiple orders at once.
AutoDS Pros and Cons
Pros
The first big pro of AutoDS is its pricing. As you can see above, its plans are significantly cheaper than Spocket’s, allowing beginners to start their drop-shipping business with a small budget.
Another notable advantage is TikTok. AutoDS is well-prepared for modern times and has made sure to offer a couple of TikTok tools for selling.
Cons
AutoDS isn’t available in other languages, making it impossible for non-English speakers to use it. It also doesn’t integrate with popular selling platforms like Alibaba.
Spocket Pros and Cons
Pros
Spocket’s support team is top-notch. Even in the sales stage, you can easily contact support and they reply super fast.
They also have relationships with thousands of suppliers, most of which are US and EU-based, which guarantees your products will be top-notch.
Cons
Spocket lacks the Stock and Pricing automation features that AutoDS offers and can save your life and time a bunch of times.
Verdict
AutoDS and Spocket have very similar features and both are great options for your dropshipping business.
If it comes to choosing one, it pretty much depends on which selling platform you are on and whether you speak English or not.
But still, I would go with AutoDS. They have been longer in the business and seem to be more up-to-date with trends.
Which one do you pick?
Tell us in the comments!
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