Wholesale comparison
Crate vs OrderEase
A wholesale portal from $50/month with a free trial, not $500 plus setup.
By the Crate teamUpdated
The short answer
- Crate publishes its prices: $50/month to start, $80/month with standing orders and invoicing, and a 14-day free trial.
- OrderEase starts at $500/month plus a setup fee and has no trial.
- Crate also reads your Square or Clover catalog, which OrderEase does not list.
Why pick Crate
- A tenth of the starting price. Crate Starter is $50/month and Growth is $80/month. OrderEase starts at $500/month, and says setup plus subscription is your total cost. Source
- Try it before you pay. Crate has a 14-day free trial and you set it up yourself. OrderEase says there is no free version or trial; you get a product tour, a demo and a quote. Source
- Square and Clover catalogs, not just Shopify. Crate imports Square, Clover and Shopify products. OrderEase's integrations page lists Shopify, WooCommerce and many ERPs, but not Square or Clover. Source
- Buyers run their own standing orders. On Crate Growth, buyers keep a weekly, 14-day or 28-day order and change, skip or pause it from their portal. OrderEase describes order history, saved lists and buy again, not scheduled repeat orders. Source
- Built for roasters. Set roast weekdays with an order cutoff banner, show the roast date on every order, and print a production sheet PDF that sums orders by SKU.
Where OrderEase may still fit: if you take EDI orders from retailers such as Costco or UNFI, need orders pushed into an ERP like NetSuite or Sage, or have field reps taking orders offline.
What it costs at 10 and 50 accounts
| Accounts | Crate | OrderEase |
|---|---|---|
| About 10 accounts | Starter: $50/month, 14-day free trial | From $500/month plus a setup fee that depends on your configuration. No trial. |
| About 50 accounts | Growth: $80/month, with standing orders and invoicing | From $500/month plus setup; the price rises with order volume, order sources and connected systems. |
Crate and OrderEase, side by side
| Topic | Crate | OrderEase |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Starter $50, Growth $80 and Plus $150 a month, published. | Starting at $500/month plus a setup fee. The price depends on order volume or sales value, order sources, connected systems and automation. The page does not name a currency; OrderEase is based in Barrie, Ontario. Source |
| Trial and setup | 14-day free trial; you connect your catalog and invite buyers yourself. | No free version or trial. Standard onboarding is included; EDI, ERP and complex workflows get a separately quoted implementation package. Source |
| Catalog connections | Import products from Square, Clover or Shopify. | Lists Shopify (two-way products, inventory, customers and orders), WooCommerce, GoDaddy and POS systems such as NCR Counterpoint. Square and Clover are not listed. Source 1 Source 2 |
| Accounting and ERP | QuickBooks Online connection, or send the invoice as a Square invoice or from Crate. | QuickBooks Online and Enterprise, Xero, Sage 50, 100 and 300, NetSuite, Dynamics 365, Acumatica and more. OrderEase says your ERP stays the system of record. Source |
| Repeat orders | Growth at $80/month lets buyers keep a weekly, 14-day or 28-day standing order and change, skip or pause it. | Order history, saved lists and buy again. Scheduled repeat orders are not described. Source |
| Order intake | Buyer portal, orders your staff enter at each customer's price, and an inbox for orders that arrive by email or text. | Portal plus EDI with about 40 retailers, PDF and CSV purchase orders from email, marketplaces and an offline sales rep app. Source 1 Source 2 |
Keep the catalog you already have
Crate brings in your Square, Clover or Shopify catalog, so there is no second product list. Invoice through Square, Shopify, QuickBooks Online or Crate.
Already on OrderEase? Read the step-by-step switch guide.
Questions
- How much does OrderEase cost?
- OrderEase's pricing page says "Starting at $500/month" plus a setup fee that depends on your configuration, and that there is no free version or trial. It does not name the currency, and OrderEase is a Canadian company, so confirm USD or CAD on your quote. Crate is $50, $80 or $150 a month with a 14-day free trial.
- Does OrderEase work with Square?
- Square is not on OrderEase's integrations page, and neither is Clover; Shopify and WooCommerce are. Crate imports your Square, Clover or Shopify catalog and keeps each wholesale account's prices in Crate.
- Can buyers set up standing orders?
- On Crate Growth at $80/month, yes: a buyer keeps a weekly, 14-day or 28-day order and changes, skips or pauses it from the portal. OrderEase's portal page describes order history, saved lists and buy again.
Sources
Published by Crate from OrderEase's published information, not a hands-on test. No affiliation or endorsement is implied.
- OrderEase pricing
- OrderEase integrations
- OrderEase B2B customer portal
- OrderEase Shopify integration
- OrderEase sales rep order taking app
Other comparisons
See Crate with your catalog
Connect Square, Shopify or Clover, set each account's prices and send buyers their login. Plans start at $50/month.
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