Comparison: Teamco vs Shopify Plus B2B
Employee purchasing without the Shopify Plus price tag
Shopify Plus B2B is a powerful wholesale platform — but it wasn't built for employee purchasing with budgets and approval workflows. Teamco was.
Get B2B Features for 13x LessThe cost difference is dramatic
Teamco
$0 – $499
/month
Full features from day one. 30-day free trial.
Shopify Plus B2B
$2,300+
/month
Minimum Shopify Plus plan. B2B features included.
What Shopify Plus B2B does well
Shopify Plus is a comprehensive platform built for large-scale commerce.
- Company profiles with payment terms
- Price lists and volume discounts
- Draft order creation for sales reps
- Vaulted credit cards for B2B accounts
- Custom checkout experience
- Headless commerce capabilities
What Shopify Plus B2B doesn't have
For employee purchasing programs, Shopify Plus B2B leaves significant gaps.
- Per-employee spending budgets with real-time tracking
- Three-role approval hierarchy (Employee → Buyer → Admin)
- Magic link login — employees log in without passwords
- Clothing size profiles per employee
- 15-language employee portal and emails
- CSV bulk import with validation wizard
- Buy-for-others (Buyers ordering on behalf of employees)
- Budget override routing with approval trail
What Teamco adds on top
Teamco is purpose-built for the employee purchasing use case that Shopify Plus doesn't fully address.
Per-employee and per-group monthly/annual budgets
Full approval workflow with edit-before-approve
Magic link email login — zero password friction
Size profiles for workwear and apparel
15 languages with per-employee preference
Automated email system (10 types, customizable templates)
3-step CSV import wizard with validation
Reporting and analytics in the employee portal
Feature comparison
| Feature | Teamco | Shopify Plus B2B |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $0–$499/mo | $2,300+/mo |
| Employee spending budgets | Yes — per employee & group | No |
| Approval workflows | Yes — 3-role hierarchy | No |
| Magic link login | Yes — password-free | No |
| Size profiles | Yes — top, bottom, shoe | No |
| Language support | 15 languages | Shopify store languages |
| CSV employee import | Yes — with validation wizard | Limited |
| Buy for others | Yes — Buyers order for others | No |
| Custom email templates | Yes — 10 types, fully customizable | Limited |
| Self-service employee portal | Yes — full self-service | Basic customer account |
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