Wholesale
Crate vs Faire
A wholesale customer portal or a marketplace for discovery?
Crate gives your wholesale customers a login, custom prices and a place to reorder. Faire is also a marketplace where retailers discover brands. Decide whether your immediate need is serving your existing accounts or finding new retail buyers.
Written by Crate. Reviewed September 29, 2026. Based on our product and the providers' published information, not a hands-on test of their services.
Why choose Crate
Choose Crate when you already have wholesale customers and want your own ordering workflow, standalone or connected to Square, Shopify or Clover.
When Faire may fit better
Choose Faire when retailer discovery through its marketplace matters to your business. Faire Direct also supports orders from customers you bring yourself.
Compare the details.
Compare the workflows, limits and costs that matter to your business.
| Topic | Crate | Faire |
|---|---|---|
| How customers find you | A branded customer portal for your wholesale accounts. | A marketplace where retailers discover brands, plus Faire Direct links for customers you bring. Source |
| Commercial model | Wholesale starts at $50/month. Check plan allowances and separate processing costs. | Faire lists 15% commission on marketplace orders, plus a $10 new-customer fee on opening orders. Faire Direct orders have 0% commission. Processing fees still apply. Source |
USD subscription prices reviewed September 29, 2026. Payment processing and purchased shipping labels are separate. Crate Wholesale pricing.
Where Crate makes the difference.
Compare costs by how each customer finds you. Faire Direct and marketplace orders have different fees. A subscription comparison alone does not value the new buyers a marketplace may introduce.
Check it against your business.
- Are you trying to reach new retailers or simplify orders from existing accounts?
- What will each channel cost at your typical order size?
- Which customer pricing and repeat-order workflow do your buyers need?
How Crate connects
Keep the catalog you already maintain.
Your products are already in Square, Clover or Shopify. Connect that catalog to Crate instead of manually creating a second product list. Manage wholesale visibility, unlimited price lists and customer-specific prices in Crate while keeping your existing POS or online store.
- Square
- Bring in the Square catalog. Use Square invoices and linked payment updates when Square is selected for invoicing.
- Clover
- Bring in Clover products and inventory. Use Crate or another supported invoice system; Clover invoice and payment sync are not part of this connection.
- Shopify
- Bring in the Shopify catalog. Use draft-order invoice checkout and linked payment updates when Shopify is selected for invoicing.
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Sources and approach
This comparison is published by Crate. Buyer-fit recommendations are our assessment. We link to official product and pricing pages so you can check the details. An unverified capability is not treated as an unavailable one. Product names identify the services being compared; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.