TradeCatalog vs Shopify B2B
Trade pricing, with a clear choice.
TradeCatalog gives existing trade accounts a focused catalogue with their own prices. Shopify combines retail and B2B in its store platform. Choose around your customer agreements and the store you already run.
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Free catalogue for 100 products · Advanced trade pricing on Pro for US$39 a month · Your whole team included
The practical differences
Compare the work you do.
Published pricing
Shopify Basic is £25 GBP/month on monthly billing or £19/month billed yearly. Plus starts at £1,800 GBP/month on a three-year term or £1,950 on a one-year term; variable platform and payment fees can apply. Native B2B is available below Plus, with catalogue limits. These are published UK prices, not currency conversions.
Checked 27 September 2026. Competitor figures stay in the published currency; the currency selector changes TradeCatalog’s subscription price only. View official sources →
| What you need | TradeCatalog | Shopify B2B |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Free for 100 products; Pro US$39/month for your business. Whole team included. | Basic: £25 GBP/month, or £19 billed yearly. Plus: from £1,800/month on a three-year term. |
| Individual account pricing | Whole-account discounts on Free; brand and category rules, price books and negotiated item prices on Pro. | Catalog-based pricing. Direct company and location catalog assignment requires Plus. |
| Catalogue limits | One searchable range: 100 products on Free, unlimited on Pro. Unlimited trade customers on both. | Basic, Grow and Advanced: 3 active catalogs across B2B markets. Plus: unlimited. |
| Quantity pricing | Minimums and order increments; quantity-break setup on Pro. | Quantity rules and volume prices. |
| Team access | Unlimited team members on Free and Pro. | Basic has no additional staff accounts. Grow: 5; Advanced: 15; Plus: unlimited. |
| Store and checkout | Private trade portal with your usual invoicing and terms, plus optional Stripe payments on Free and Pro (0.5% TradeCatalog fee plus Stripe fees). | A Shopify storefront supporting B2B and retail, with checkout and its wider commerce tools. |
Based on the official documentation linked below. Features and plans can change.
Why choose TradeCatalog?
Keep each agreement.
Put customer discounts and agreed item prices in one workspace. Your customers see only their own account prices.
Bring the whole team.
Invite everyone managing the range, prices and incoming orders. Team access is included on Free and Pro.
Start from your price list.
Import CSV or Excel and invite buyers. A separate Shopify store subscription is not required.
Choose for your business
Pick the right amount
of software.
Choose TradeCatalog if…
You sell to established trade accounts, need different prices for each customer and want a standalone portal with your whole team included.
Consider Shopify B2B if…
You already run Shopify, need retail and wholesale together, or need checkout, volume pricing and the Shopify app ecosystem. Basic may be enough when its catalog model fits.
Read their documentation →Switching over
Switch in
three steps.
- Import your products.
Upload CSV, Excel or a PDF price list, match the columns and check every row before anything is saved.
- Set account prices.
Add a whole-account discount on Free. Use Pro for negotiated item prices, price books and pricing rules.
- Invite your buyers.
Give customers a link to search, check their prices and send orders.
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Free, or one Pro plan for your whole business.
Start free.
Put your trade pricing on Pro.
Keep a simple catalogue on Free. Choose Pro when customers need negotiated prices, different price books or planned price rises. Try every Pro feature for 14 days, with no card.
Free
US$0/ month, forever
- Up to 100 products; each variant counts, including hidden and inactive items
- Unlimited team members, trade customers and buyer logins
- Orders, reorder and unlimited order requests
- Standard prices and a whole-account discount or markup
- Product images and spreadsheet imports
- Claude connector and other connected AI apps, including ChatGPT
For a simple range with Standard prices and a discount or markup for each account. Free never expires. Your customers always use it free.
Start freePro
US$39/ month
- Everything in Free
- Customer price books, negotiated prices and pricing rules
- Bulk changes, scheduling and customer price-change emails
- Unlimited products
- WooCommerce and API integrations
- Staff roles, regions and sales reps
- Branded PDF price lists
- Your branding, portal address and custom domain
Keep customer agreements in one place and schedule price rises without preparing a separate list for every buyer. One subscription covers your whole team. Or US$390 a year: two months free. Billed in USD. Tax added where it applies. Cancel any time.
A few useful answers
Before you switch.
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Does Shopify B2B cost about £2,000 a month?
That is close to the UK Shopify Plus price: from £1,800 a month on a three-year term or £1,950 on a one-year term. But B2B is no longer exclusively a Plus feature. Basic, Grow and Advanced support limited B2B catalogs too.
Is TradeCatalog always the cheaper option?
No. Shopify Basic has a lower advertised UK subscription price. Compare the account-pricing model, staff access and store functionality you actually need. TradeCatalog includes unlimited team members and whole-account discounts on Free. Pro adds customer price books, negotiated prices and pricing rules.
Will TradeCatalog sync with my Shopify store?
The Shopify app has been submitted for review and is not publicly available yet. Shopify CSV imports work on every plan today. WooCommerce product and availability sync is available on Pro. Neither connection transfers store orders or themes.
Does this replace my invoicing or accounting software?
No. Customers send order requests and your team confirms availability and the final total. Keep your own invoicing and account terms. Free and Pro also offer optional Stripe payments after you confirm the total, for a 0.5% TradeCatalog fee plus Stripe fees.
Can my team manage the catalogue together?
Yes. Invite your team to the same business workspace. Each person has their own sign-in. Team members manage products, prices, customers and orders. Owners also manage team access and billing. Customers have separate buyer access.
Can my customers order from their other suppliers in the same place?
Yes. A buyer whose other suppliers also use TradeCatalog signs in once and searches all of them together, by product, category or brand, with each supplier’s price for their account. They fill one basket and send it together: each supplier gets its own order. No supplier sees another supplier’s prices or orders.
What does the monthly plan cover?
A new workspace starts with 14 days of Pro and no card. After that, Free includes 100 products and unlimited team members, trade customers, buyer logins and orders, with no expiry. Pro adds advanced trade pricing, unlimited products and API integrations for one business price. You pay in GBP, USD, EUR, AUD or CAD, depending on where you are; tax is added at checkout where it applies.
Sources & review
Reviewed 27 September 2026. This comparison is written by TradeCatalog. Check the provider’s current documentation before choosing.