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Nutrition Faktor

900% B2B growth and 175% less admin. SparkLayer allowed us to grow our business to offer everything we wanted

Mike Bires

Founder and CEO, Nutrition Faktory
Paleo Ridg

24-hour set-up and 140% time savings. We thought we’d be able to go live in a week, but it was all done in a day.

Will Green

Director of Sales, Paleo Ridge
Nature's Path

10x B2B growth and 400% AOV increase. We’ve transformed how we serve B2B customers and seen 10x growth.

Deanne Gee-Wing

eCommerce Manager, Nature's Path

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SparkLayer vs Shopify B2B

A Shopify B2B free tier alternative for growing wholesale brands.

SparkLayer gives wholesale brands a complete B2B portal with a free plan — no monthly fee, no credit card, and no Shopify Plus required. Shopify's included B2B covers the basics. SparkLayer adds the advanced wholesale capabilities it doesn't include.

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SparkLayer versus Shopify B2B
Kenro
Spongelle
Kimbo
Darts Corner
Green & Wilds
Fable England
Wrap Magazine
Eco Flow
Slumber Pod
Relais & Chateaux
Mesauda
Slumber Pod
Miura Golf

Why wholesale brands choose SparkLayer over Shopify's native B2B

Shopify's native B2B features are a genuine starting point for brands adding wholesale. As your trade channel grows into rep-assisted ordering, negotiated pricing, and connected fulfilment, here is where SparkLayer goes further.

  • SparkLayer Benefits

    Built for B2B from day one.

    Shopify's native B2B features are useful, but they were built as an extension of a retail platform. SparkLayer was built exclusively for B2B wholesale from the ground up — every feature, from buyer account management to rep ordering and quoting, was designed around how wholesale actually works, not adapted from a DTC tool after the fact. SparkLayer holds a 4.9-star rating from 362+ reviews and is trusted by 3,500+ wholesale brands.

  • SparkLayer Benefits

    A free plan, not just included features.

    Shopify's B2B features are included in your existing paid plan — not free in the traditional sense. SparkLayer's free Basic plan is genuinely free with no monthly fee, no time limit, and no credit card required. It includes up to 3 price lists, up to 5 B2B orders per month, self-serve ordering, pricing rules, quick reorder, order history, company accounts, and a range of B2B payment methods.

  • SparkLayer Benefits

    What Shopify's native B2B doesn't include.

    Shopify's native B2B covers company accounts, up to 3 catalogues, net terms, and volume discounts. It does not include a Sales Agent Portal for rep-assisted ordering, a Quoting Engine for negotiated pricing, an AI Intelligent Cart for automated purchase order processing, or a Discount Engine for complex B2B pricing rules. These gaps exist on every Shopify plan, including Plus.

  • SparkLayer Benefits

    Works on every Shopify plan, no Plus required.

    SparkLayer works on Shopify Basic, Grow, and Advanced with no Plus upgrade required. Your existing Shopify store, products, checkout, and retail setup remain untouched. SparkLayer layers the wholesale capabilities Shopify's native B2B does not cover directly onto the store you already run.

Shopify's included B2B is a solid place to start. SparkLayer is what a wholesale operation grows into — a complete B2B platform built to scale your business.

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Shopify B2B free tier versus the SparkLayer free plan.

Trusted by 3,500+ brands worldwide, SparkLayer is a top-rated Shopify app built specifically for B2B, delivering advanced wholesale functionality in one unified platform.

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Features Comparing Shopify's included B2B against SparkLayer's free Basic plan Shopify B2B Shopify B2B SparkLayer SparkLayer

Monthly fee

 Included in Shopify plan from $39/month $0, no credit card required

Order limit

 No cap Up to 5 B2B orders per month on the free plan

Company accounts and buyer login

 Included Included

B2B catalogues

 Up to 3 Up to 3 (referred to on SparkLayer as price lists)

Volume discounts

 Included Included

Net payment terms

 Included Included

Wholesale ordering portal

 Basic Fully branded B2B ordering portal

Sales Agent Portal

 Not available on any Shopify plan Available on paid plans from $49/month

Quoting Engine

 Not available on any Shopify plan Available on paid plans from $49/month

You keep the Shopify store you already run, and simply layer on the complete B2B experience your wholesale operation needs with SparkLayer.

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Customer success stories.

Discover brands using the SparkLayer B2B eCommerce platform.

"SparkLayer couldn’t have been easier to setup. B2B ordering has been on our roadmap for years, but we’ve never been able to justify the budget or time required. SparkLayer allowed us to get B2B ordering up and running in a matter of weeks with very little technical effort, and negligible cost. We were so impressed with SparkLayer that we immediately decided to launch B2B ordering in the US and are currently working on doing the same in Australia."
Teapigs

Reece Downey,

Head of eCommerce
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"Everyone at Living Proof has said that SparkLayer is easy to use and looks beautiful, and they love having all this information at their fingertips. It was very time-consuming having to manually do things before, and it’s reduced the opportunity for error as there is less manual input needed."
Living Proof

Sarah Sorrentino

Sales Operations
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"When I came across Spark Layer I genuinely thought it was too good to be true, because it solved 99% of these pain points via an app utilising our existing D2C website assets. Even when the team were helping us to complete installation it felt like there had to be a catch... but it never came. I genuinely can't believe how good this solution is, offering brands an easy way to service their B2B customers without having to build anything new."
Two Dudes

Tomas Tappin

Co-Founder
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"The Sparklayer platform provides a turnkey Shopify solution granting the merchant an array of wholesale/bulk order functionality not available through the standard Shopify B2B channel. Using a cloned version of our Shopify theme, the Sparklayer team layered their wholesale-specific code into the purchasing interface, cart, and checkout of our Shopify theme, allowing Fresh Clean Tees to launch wholesale.freshcleantees.com with no additional development work. Sparklayer provided 10-star support throughout the entire process."
Dan Silverman, Senior eCommerce Product Manager, Fresh Clean Tees

Dan Silverman

Senior eCommerce Product Manager
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"Being able to offer a Shopify website experience to our B2B customers is a real game changer for our business. The end users are provided with a MUCH improved UX, our internal team can maintain the site with ease, and moving forward we look forward to benefiting from the ever evolving SparkLayer functionality. I highly recommend this app!"

Ed Smith

IT Director
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Frequently Asked Questions.

Is Shopify B2B actually free?

Shopify's B2B features are included in every paid plan at no extra cost. There is no standalone free B2B tier — the features are bundled into plans starting at $39/month (Basic). SparkLayer's Basic plan is genuinely free with no monthly fee, no time limit, and no credit card required.

Can I get B2B features on Shopify without paying for Plus?

Yes. Since April 2026, core B2B features are available on Shopify's Basic, Grow, and Advanced plans at no extra cost. SparkLayer also works on all Shopify plans with no Plus upgrade required, and SparkLayer's free plan adds a complete B2B portal on top of any Shopify plan including Basic.

What does the Shopify B2B free tier include?

On all paid Shopify plans, B2B features include company profiles, up to 3 custom catalogues, volume discounts, quantity rules, net payment terms, vaulted credit cards, and a B2B checkout. There is no Sales Agent Portal, no quoting engine, and no AI-powered order capture on any Shopify plan.

What does SparkLayer add that Shopify's free B2B tier does not cover?

SparkLayer adds over 100 B2B features, including a Sales Agent Portal for rep-assisted ordering, a Quoting Engine for negotiated pricing, an AI Intelligent Cart for automated purchase order processing, unlimited B2B catalogues, and native ERP integrations. None of these are available on any Shopify plan, including Plus. See the full SparkLayer comparison to Shopify.

What happens when I outgrow the free plan?

When your order volume grows beyond 5 orders a month, paid plans start from $49/month with a 14-day free trial. You keep everything from the free plan and unlock unlimited price lists, sales agent ordering, advanced discounts, and ERP integrations.

Ready to go beyond Shopify's native B2B?

Start with SparkLayer's free plan and launch a branded wholesale portal without Shopify Plus. Upgrade whenever your business is ready.

Shopify B2B vs SparkLayer

Why SparkLayer is the best Shopify B2B free tier alternative

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