Wholesale
Crate vs Flexnet
Wholesale ordering from $50/month. Flexnet starts at $405.
Crate starts at $50/month for wholesale ordering on your existing Square, Clover or Shopify catalog. Flexnet starts at $405/month for its broader roastery platform. If you need customer ordering and pricing, Crate lets you add them without paying for a full roastery system.
Written by Crate. Reviewed September 19, 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 want to improve customer ordering while keeping the production tools you already use. Your existing catalog is the starting point, and the wholesale subscription is published upfront.
When Flexnet may fit better
Flexnet is worth considering when you want to bring production planning, CRM, sales and wholesale ordering into a roastery-focused system.
Compare the details.
Compare the workflows, limits and costs that matter to your business.
What both offer: Both offer customer-specific prices and a branded ordering site. Flexnet also lists Square and Shopify integrations.
| Topic | Crate | Flexnet |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly subscription | Starter: $50/month. Growth: $80/month, including standing orders, invoicing and payment collection. | Starts at $405/month before taxes. Pricing increases with the volume of coffee roasted. Source |
| Customer portal availability | Available now, with published walkthroughs of customer ordering. | Storefront is labeled Beta on the vendor's product page. Source |
USD subscription prices reviewed September 19, 2026. Payment processing and purchased shipping labels are separate. Crate Wholesale pricing.
Where Crate makes the difference.
Crate Starter costs $355 less per month than Flexnet's published starting subscription. Crate Growth, including standing orders and invoicing, is $325 less per month. Flexnet includes broader production and CRM tools; Crate is the lower-cost choice when wholesale ordering is what you need. Growth includes invoicing and payment collection for $80/month, with processing separate.
Check it against your business.
- Can I use the products I already maintain in my POS or online store?
- What will I pay for my buyer count and required features?
- Can each customer get their agreed prices without a higher-tier plan?
- Which product changes sync, and which wholesale settings do I manage separately?
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.