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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    inkFrog

    Score5.9 out of 10
    N/AinkFrog headquartered in Phoenix provides auction management and ecommerce listing software for vendors selling through major ecommerce platforms (e.g. Amazon, eBay, etc.).

    $11

    per month 300 listings

    Spree

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/ASpree Storefront is a modular, open source e-commerce platform with a large community, comprehensive API and integration features right out of the box. Spree is comprehensive enough for large ecommerce stores and easy enough for small online merchants.N/A
    Pricing
    inkFrogSpree
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0
    10 listings
    Small
    $11
    per month 300 listings
    Basic
    $19
    per month 1500 listings
    Professional
    $29
    per month Unlimited listings
    Entrepreneur
    $49
    per month Unlimited listings
    Premium
    $79
    per month Unlimited listings
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    Pricing Offerings
    inkFrogSpree
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    inkFrogSpree
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of inkFrog and Spree
    Feature
    inkFrog
    8.3
    3 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Spree
    5.6
    4 Ratings
    33% below category average
    Product catalog & listings9.02 Ratings4.44 Ratings
    Product management6.53 Ratings5.04 Ratings
    Bulk product upload8.73 Ratings7.34 Ratings
    Branding9.01 Ratings3.73 Ratings
    Mobile storefront9.62 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Product variations5.53 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Website integration7.43 Ratings5.94 Ratings
    Visual customization8.73 Ratings9.33 Ratings
    CMS10.01 Ratings3.02 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of inkFrog and Spree
    Feature
    inkFrog
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Spree
    5.2
    4 Ratings
    38% below category average
    Checkout user experience9.01 Ratings5.14 Ratings
    Abandoned cart recovery00 Ratings5.34 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of inkFrog and Spree
    Feature
    inkFrog
    9.4
    2 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Spree
    9.1
    4 Ratings
    8% above category average
    eCommerce security9.42 Ratings9.14 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of inkFrog and Spree
    Feature
    inkFrog
    7.8
    2 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Spree
    4.2
    4 Ratings
    59% below category average
    Promotions & discounts5.42 Ratings4.03 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations9.01 Ratings4.23 Ratings
    SEO9.01 Ratings4.43 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of inkFrog and Spree
    Feature
    inkFrog
    6.4
    3 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Spree
    6.1
    4 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Multi-site management5.01 Ratings5.12 Ratings
    Order processing4.73 Ratings5.74 Ratings
    Inventory management5.23 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Shipping7.03 Ratings5.44 Ratings
    Custom functionality10.02 Ratings9.34 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Shopify
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Shopify
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    inkFrogSpree
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.9
    (3 ratings)
    7.4
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    inkFrogSpree
    Likelihood to Recommend
    inkFrog
    Inkfrog is a useful upload tool for adding stock from your website to eBay and now also to Amazon, although we don't sell via the latter and we only list to eBay UK. I think it works better as an upload tool than an all-in-one eBay shop management tool and some tasks are easier to do directly on eBay itself. eBay also offers insights - such as offering trending prices - that Inkfrog doesn't. However it is useful in terms of being able to bulk adjust item pricing to include the cost of eBay selling fees. Inkfrog is probably ideal if you have a recognisable product to sell - with our offering it struggles with mapping shop categories (we use lots of sub and sub-sub-categories). Certain listing capabilities cannot be reproduced, such as quantity discounts, and I've never got to grips with mapping products with options and variations, so a lot is left out of our full inventory. Ultimately you will still need to find some time in your day to manage your eBay store - Inkfrog is not 100% reliable sometimes. Inkfrog will also take some of your time and a lot of patience, but ultimately is a huge timesaver for uploading products so it is worthwhile.
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    Spree Commerce
    Spree is a great solution if you have a highly customized business idea and need a very robust eCommerce solution to support your very creative and detailed sales methods. Because it's an open source platform, there are a ton of ways that his platform can be customized to meet virtually any business idea that you can dream up. With that said, the platform requires dedicated development support to make sure everything is stable and supported at all times.
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    Pros
    inkFrog
    • inkFrog handles product variants really well. Their platform pulls the SKUs and information directly from BigCommerce and then lets me easily customize each variant with different pictures which is really helpful.
    • It also makes adding multiple listings very easy. Since it imports the item specifics and description directly from BigCommerce I don't have to go through each listing one by one and I can just bulk upload our products onto eBay.
    • inkFrog also lets me set different templates for shipping, or profiles from different items and then I can apply those in bulk to items which saves a huge amount of time since I don't have to go through every item and change specifics.
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    Spree Commerce
    • Quick and easy access, nice interface when logging in.
    • Access to customer's info, easy to change user names and passwords when issues arise with login.
    • Easy to use for the most part - a lot of ways to search for information regarding customer's info.
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    Cons
    inkFrog
    • The pre-built themes are really bad. Thankfully we don't have to use them and created our own.
    • The other issue regarding these themes is that they are locked behind a paywall and are a premium feature; subpar themes should not be charged to consumers.
    • InkFrog also connects with other marketplaces that we also sell on, such as Amazon. Unfortunately, it does not work as well with other marketplaces as it does with eBay, which is a shame since we would prefer to have it all in one place.
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    Spree Commerce
    • For the ATS portion, ability to download applicants would be helpful
    • We have to use our developers to change some simple things on the web format
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    Alternatives Considered
    inkFrog
    We looked at Sellbrite. We really liked Sellbrite in view of its glowing reviews and integration with Etsy. However we didn't fully trial the program so I am not able to comment here more than to say that Inkfrog is by far the most economical option. We currently pay around $10 per month, whereas Sellbrite is nearly $50.
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    Spree Commerce
    I don't want to knock other products but let's say that the more famous shopping carts, although they have great functionality off the peg, are limited in terms of branding ability and further customisation. Invariably you get a site which looks and feels like many others. This will suit many companies as a low cost option which is very competent. However the fully customisable front end that we need, and will continue to develop, is not possible with these turn-key solutions.
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    Return on Investment
    inkFrog
    • Overall inkFrog has had a positive impact. It has really freed up huge amounts of time that would be normally spent manually managing eBay listings one by one.
    • It also has had a very positive impact by using the inventory management which again frees up huge amounts of time since I don't have to go through and manually manage all of our listings. We also do not oversell items anymore which is a giant plus.
    • inkFrog's template customization has also really really helped by making our listings much more aesthetically pleasing and more professional looking which builds a lot of trust with our eBay customers.
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    Spree Commerce
    • Decent plugin ecosystem
    • Easily add and manage new products
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