Oberlo
Oberlo is a Shopify-owned dropshipping app for Shopify store owners. It imports products from AliExpress, lets sellers edit them, and sends orders to suppliers.
Oberlo is a Shopify-owned dropshipping app that lets Shopify store owners import products from AliExpress, edit them, and send orders to suppliers. Sellers can change product titles, images and prices before publishing, and they get notified when suppliers change inventory or prices.
The oberlo.com site also publishes dropshipping articles, a podcast and free tools such as a profit margin calculator and a business name generator. Oberlo works only with Shopify stores and AliExpress suppliers. It does not connect to eBay or Amazon.
Key features
- Import AliExpress products into Shopify stores
- Edit product titles, images and prices before publishing
- Send orders to AliExpress suppliers from the Shopify admin
- Inventory and price update notifications from suppliers
- Free articles and business tools on oberlo.com
FAQ
Oberlo is a dropshipping app owned by Shopify. Shopify store owners use it to import products from AliExpress suppliers, edit titles, images and prices, and publish them to their store. When a customer orders, the order is sent to the AliExpress supplier from the Shopify admin. Oberlo also notifies sellers when suppliers change stock or prices.
Shopify owns Oberlo. The app is built for Shopify merchants and sends orders to AliExpress suppliers from the Shopify admin. The oberlo.com site is run as a Shopify content property. It publishes dropshipping articles and a podcast, and it offers free business tools such as a profit margin calculator and a business name generator.
No. Oberlo is built only for Shopify stores and sources products from AliExpress suppliers. It does not list products on eBay or Amazon and does not sync orders from those marketplaces. Sellers who want to dropship on eBay or Amazon need a tool that connects to those marketplaces directly for listings, stock and orders.
The oberlo.com site offers free resources for people starting an online store. They include dropshipping articles, a podcast, a profit margin calculator and a business name generator. The profit margin calculator helps check whether a product price covers its costs, and the name generator suggests store names. All of them are free to use on the website.
DSers is a dropshipping app that imports AliExpress products into Shopify stores and sends orders to AliExpress suppliers. DSers announced a partnership with Oberlo in May 2022, and Shopify recommends DSers to merchants who dropship from AliExpress. Like Oberlo, it covers product import, product editing and supplier orders from one place.
DSers imports AliExpress products into Shopify and is the app Shopify recommends for this job. Other dropshipping apps often compared with Oberlo include Spocket, AutoDS, Zendrop, CJdropshipping and Dropified. They differ in supplier networks, shipping times and pricing, so compare them against the platforms you sell on. For eBay or Amazon dropshipping, check that the tool supports those marketplaces.
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