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Turis vs Wholesale Helper
Turis ($249/mo/mo, vibe code 5/10) 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
$249/mo/mo
- MVP
- 2 weeks
- Full replacement
- 3-5 months, due to custom pricing matrix logic, EU VAT reverse-charge rules, and regional ERP integrations.
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
$2,268/mo
running both / year
$3,708/mo
our call
Start with Wholesale Helper — highest vibe code, weakest moat.
Turis
Turis is primarily a restricted access storefront featuring customer-tier pricing, matrix order sheets, and order export capabilities. Building the core portal and price rule engine with Cursor takes two weeks; maintaining local European ERP webhooks is the primary operational tax.
you can rebuild
- Password-gated B2B buyer portal and hidden digital catalog
- Customer-specific price lists and tiered quantity discount rules
- Matrix grid quick-order forms for bulk variant selection
- Minimum order quantity (MOQ) and order threshold enforcement
- PDF order summary and invoice generation
what you lose
- Turnkey native sync with regional European accounting software (Visma, e-conomic, Dinero)
- Self-serve buyer account registration and approval workflow UI
- Automated VIES API integration for EU reverse-charge VAT handling
- Pre-built multi-currency and multi-language wholesale checkout flow
- Managed maintenance of e-commerce platform API updates and webhooks
real moats
- Pre-built integrations with Nordic and European SMB accounting systems
- B2B buyer workflow and catalog familiarity across brand retail networks
- Turnkey handling of European B2B cross-border tax compliance
open source escape hatches
- Medusa MIT
- Saleor BSD-3-Clause
- WooCommerce GPL-3.0
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, Turis 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, Turis or Wholesale Helper?
Wholesale Helper at $60/mo/mo for a typical mid-market store. The gap between the two is about $2,268/mo a year.
What do I lose if I replace Turis?
Turnkey native sync with regional European accounting software (Visma, e-conomic, Dinero) Self-serve buyer account registration and approval workflow UI Automated VIES API integration for EU reverse-charge VAT handling
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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