Dropship from US suppliers, without the sponsored rankings.
Most "best dropshipping supplier" lists are ranked by commission. We test each platform with a real store, place real orders to US addresses, and print which ones pay us next to every result.
What we cover
Everything between your store and your customer's door.
Guides for people starting or growing a store that sells to US customers, focused on suppliers that stock and ship from inside the United States.
Supplier comparisons
Side by side tests of the main platforms: product range, where suppliers ship from, pricing plans and what a first order really costs.
Shipping times, measured
We place test orders to US addresses and record how long they take, instead of repeating the delivery estimates on sales pages.
Store setup guides
Step by step walkthroughs for connecting a supplier to a Shopify store, with screenshots from our own test account.
What we measure
Every test order, logged from click to doorstep.
Sales pages quote best case delivery. We record what actually happens on a normal order, so you know what your own customers will see.
- Landed costProduct price, shipping and platform fees on one line.
- Days to deliveryFrom order placed to parcel delivered, taken from the tracking.
- Packaging and brandingWhether the parcel arrives neutral, branded, or with supplier invoices inside.
- Support and returnsHow fast a real question gets answered, and what a return involves.
- Order placed on the supplier platform
- Supplier confirmed and label created
- In transit to a US test address
- Delivered, days counted from the tracking
Illustration of the log we keep for every test order.
The comparison
First up: four platforms, tested the same way.
These are the platforms new store owners ask about most. Results go live here as each test finishes. Nothing below is a ranking yet.
| Platform | What we are testing | Pays us? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
SSpocket | US and EU supplier range, a test order to a US address, Shopify setup | Applied | Testing |
DDSers | Supplier sourcing, order automation, a test order to a US address | No | Testing |
ZZendrop | US fulfilment options, pricing plans, a test order to a US address | No | Testing |
CCJdropshipping | US warehouse stock, shipping options, a test order to a US address | No | Testing |
"Pays us" shows whether we earn a commission when you sign up through our link. It changes whenever an affiliate relationship starts or ends, and it never changes a platform's position in our results.
How we test
The same four steps for every platform.
Whether a platform pays us or not, it goes through exactly the same process.
- Open a real accountWe sign up like any new store owner, on the plan most beginners would choose.
- Connect a test storeWe link the platform to a Shopify test store and import real products.
- Place real ordersWe order to US addresses and log the cost, the tracking and the days to delivery.
- Publish the numbersResults go up with the date tested, so you can see how current they are.
Who pays us
Our rankings are not for sale.
Some links on this site are affiliate links. If you sign up to a platform through one of them, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
That is why every comparison shows a "Pays us" column. A platform that pays us is not ranked higher for it, and a platform that pays us nothing can still come out on top. The same author runs The Quiet Web, which ranks VPNs the same way.