Migration guide: Shopify
SparkLayer to Crate
Crate Growth is $80/month for up to 50 active buyers. SparkLayer Growth is $149/month and includes 100 B2B orders. Crate gives every buyer a branded portal on your own domain, with no order cap in the price.
SparkLayer adds B2B ordering on top of your Shopify store. Crate gives your wholesale buyers their own portal connected to the same Shopify catalog, so your products stay where they are.
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Why businesses pick Crate over SparkLayer
- Pay by buyers, not orders. SparkLayer's plans include 50, 100 or 150 B2B orders a month. Crate Starter is $50/month and Growth is $80/month, however many orders those buyers place.
- A store-like portal buyers log in to, on your own custom domain, instead of wholesale tucked into your Shopify theme.
- Per-customer prices and private-label products that only the customers you choose can see.
- Standing orders (Growth), so a cafe sets the same order every week, changes it or skips a week from their account.
- Invoices with payment terms through Shopify, QuickBooks Online or Crate, and roaster tools built in: roast weekdays, order cutoffs and a production sheet.
SparkLayer may still fit if you want wholesale to live inside your Shopify theme and ordering stays small.
Cost: SparkLayer vs Crate
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| SparkLayer Starter (50 B2B orders/month) | $49/month |
| SparkLayer Growth (100 B2B orders/month) | $149/month |
| SparkLayer Pro (150 B2B orders/month) | $299/month |
| Crate Starter (up to 10 active buyers) | $50/month |
| Crate Growth (up to 50 active buyers, standing orders, invoicing) | $80/month |
| Crate Plus (more than 50 active buyers) | $150/month |
SparkLayer lists Starter at $49/month with 50 B2B orders, Growth at $149/month with 100 orders and Pro at $299/month with 150 orders.[1]
Card payments carry no Crate fee. ACH on Crate invoices is 0.5%, capped at $5.
See Crate plansSwitching is quick: four steps
Crate imports your Shopify, Square or Clover catalog, and reads customer and product spreadsheets in any column layout. Run both tools side by side until it looks right.
- 01
Connect your store or upload products
Connect Shopify, Square or Clover and your catalog syncs into Crate, variations included. No store? Upload a product spreadsheet with a name and price for each item.
- 02
Upload your customer list
Upload the customer export as a CSV, in whatever column layout your old tool produced. Crate matches the columns for you. Each wholesale account needs a business name and an email. Choose their payment terms, such as Net 30, as you import.
- 03
Set each account's prices
Recreate your price lists and individual customer prices in Crate. Send us your price export and we will help you set them up.
- 04
Invite buyers when you are ready
Run both tools side by side while you check prices. When it looks right, send each buyer an invite to their portal. They set a password and order from their own portal.
Keep in mind
- Keep SparkLayer running until every buyer has signed in to Crate once.
- If you use SparkLayer sales agents, set up those team members in Crate before you switch.
What to export from SparkLayer
| Data | How to get it |
|---|---|
| Products | Nothing to export. Connect your Shopify store to Crate and the catalog syncs. |
| Customers | Export customers from Shopify (Customers, then Export). The CSV includes each customer's company.[3] |
| Price lists | SparkLayer documents uploading prices by CSV. Keep the files you uploaded, or ask SparkLayer support for a current export.[2] |
| Orders | Your wholesale orders are Shopify orders, so their history stays in Shopify.[4] |
How SparkLayer maps to Crate
| In SparkLayer | In Crate |
|---|---|
| Price list | Price sheet or customer tier |
| Customer-specific price | Individual customer product price |
| B2B customer tag | Wholesale customer account |
| Quick order form | Customer portal catalog and reorder |
Sources
- 1. SparkLayer pricing
- 2. SparkLayer docs: price uploads
- 3. Shopify: export customers
- 4. Shopify: export orders
Based on each provider's published information on the review date, not a hands-on test. Plans and features change, so check with the provider.
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Nice Coffee Roasters, a Shopify roaster in Los Angeles, on running wholesale with Crate.
From Shopify merchants
“Any roaster or whoever asked if they should switch to Crate, I would say yes, 100%.”
Doug Meils, owner and head roaster, Nice Coffee Roasters
4.8 out of 5 on G2 (2 reviews)“User friendly, constantly getting better, easy and amazing customer service. Also, saved us some money.”
Doug M., Owner/head roaster, Nice Coffee Roasters, review on G2
“It stands inbetween software that costs 10x more, and software that does very little. Crate does a LOT for the money, and helps me run my business efficiently.”
Elliott K., Director, small business, review on G2