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B2B Wave vs Wholesale Helper
B2B Wave ($499/mo/mo, vibe code 6/10) vs Wholesale Helper ($60/mo/mo, vibe code 8/10). Wholesale Helper is the easier one to rebuild yourself — here is what you lose either way.
B2B
$499/mo/mo
- MVP
- 1 week
- Full replacement
- 3-6 months, driven by ERP bi-directional sync and complex tier/override price engines
B2B
$60/mo/mo
- MVP
- 1 weekend
- Full replacement
- 3-6 weeks, accounting for theme integration, edge cases in Shopify Functions, and multi-currency handling.
easier to rebuild
get the build prompt →price gap / year
$5,268/mo
running both / year
$6,708/mo
our call
Start with Wholesale Helper — highest vibe code, weakest moat.
B2B Wave
A private portal with custom price lists and quick-order matrix forms is easy to build using modern full-stack frameworks. You only pay for B2B Wave to avoid maintaining sync logic with legacy accounting software like QuickBooks, Xero, or Sage.
you can rebuild
- Gated customer login portal and account approval workflow
- Customer-specific price lists and tiered quantity discounts
- Matrix quick-order grid for high-volume SKU entry
- Sales rep ordering portal with customer impersonation
- Minimum order quantities (MOQ) and custom currency overrides
what you lose
- Out-of-the-box bi-directional sync with QuickBooks, Xero, and Sage
- Built-in PDF invoice generation and automated email dispatches
- Turnkey sales rep commission assignment and basic reporting
- Pre-configured customer registration and credit line approval dashboard
- Managed cloud hosting for wholesale catalog uptime
real moats
- Pre-built integrations with legacy accounting software and ERPs
- Operational lock-in on customer purchasing workflows
- Multi-tenant customer data structures tuned for complex pricing matrices
Wholesale Helper
Wholesale Helper's features reduce down to mapping Shopify customer tags to price override matrices. Using modern Shopify Functions for cart discounts and Theme App Extensions for bulk order forms, a custom implementation replaces the monthly app fee while removing third-party script bloat.
you can rebuild
- Tag-based wholesale price overrides and percentage discounts
- Tiered volume and quantity break pricing rules
- Bulk order grid interface for multi-variant SKU additions
- Collection and page gating based on logged-in customer tags
- Minimum purchase quantity and order value enforcement per customer group
what you lose
- Turnkey theme installer that injects scripts into non-OS 2.0 themes
- Out-of-the-box non-technical UI for CSV import/export of price lists
- Dedicated customer support for resolving third-party theme JavaScript conflicts
- Pre-built fallback mechanisms for legacy draft-order checkout workflows
- Zero-maintenance updates when Shopify alters store Admin UI standards
real moats
- Extensive library of legacy theme integration handlers
- Pre-bundled app ecosystem (Pricing, Order Form, Lock Manager)
- No-code admin interface for merchants lacking developer resources
Questions people ask
Which is easier to rebuild with AI, B2B Wave or Wholesale Helper?
Wholesale Helper. It scores 8/10 on vibe code with a moat of 1/10, so an AI-assisted MVP takes about 1 weekend and a full replacement about 3-6 weeks, accounting for theme integration, edge cases in Shopify Functions, and multi-currency handling..
Which one costs less, B2B Wave or Wholesale Helper?
Wholesale Helper at $60/mo/mo for a typical mid-market store. The gap between the two is about $5,268/mo a year.
What do I lose if I replace B2B Wave?
Out-of-the-box bi-directional sync with QuickBooks, Xero, and Sage Built-in PDF invoice generation and automated email dispatches Turnkey sales rep commission assignment and basic reporting
What do I lose if I replace Wholesale Helper?
Turnkey theme installer that injects scripts into non-OS 2.0 themes Out-of-the-box non-technical UI for CSV import/export of price lists Dedicated customer support for resolving third-party theme JavaScript conflicts
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