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Shopify's native B2B is enough if your buyers fit into companies, three or fewer catalogs cover your price groups, and you need no quotes, hidden prices or application checks. Add BSS B2B Solution when you price by customer tag, need more than three price groups, or want registration forms with approval, tax ID checks and order rules.
We make BSS B2B Solution, so weigh our view accordingly. Every Shopify statement below comes from a Shopify page we read on October 4, 2026, cited with a number that links to the source list. Every BSS statement follows our review of the app against its code and user guides, and where they disagree we follow the code. Prices come from shopify.com/pricing and the App Store listing.
Where a Shopify page does not describe a feature, we say so instead of writing it as absent. Where we could not verify something, such as how a BSS rule combines with a native catalog price for the same buyer, we say that too. This page is due for a re-check by January 2, 2027. Found an error? Use the contact page.
Start from your buyers and your price groups, not from the feature list.
Native B2B is split in two columns because the plan tiers differ in only a few rows. Each Shopify cell carries a source number. Each BSS cell names the plan that unlocks the feature, and the separate BSS app where the feature lives in BSS B2B Lock or BSS B2B Quote.
| Feature | Native: Basic, Grow, Advanced | Native: Plus | BSS B2B Solution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Companies and permissions | Yes. Companies with locations, each with its own addresses, payment terms, tax settings and buyer roles.[1][7] | Same. | No company records. Rules target a customer tag or named customers; company-location targeting is available. Location targeting: Advanced and up |
| Sign-in and who sees B2B prices | Buyers sign in with email and a one-time PIN. Only logged-in B2B customers see B2B prices.[8] | Same. | Rules match logged-in customers by tag, name or customer ID, so a buyer needs no company record. Free: 1 rule Hub: Wholesale pricing |
| Wholesale applications | Company account requests through the free Shopify Forms app.[8][3] | Same. | Registration form with 10 field types, approve or reject, optional auto-approve, tags on approval. Approval creates a customer, not a company. Free: 1 form. Multi-step: paid Hub: Customer onboarding |
| Tax ID checks | A tax ID per company location. For UK and EU addresses using Shopify Tax, the VAT number is validated automatically.[7] | Same. | Live check as the applicant types: EU VAT, UK VAT, ABN, India GST. Blocks submit only when the field is required. Paid plans. US EIN: Platinum Hub: Tax and compliance |
| Group or customer prices | Catalogs assigned to B2B markets, up to 3 active across all B2B markets.[1] | Unlimited catalogs, and catalogs assigned directly to a company or location.[1][14] | Custom Pricing by customer, tag or product. Priority 0 to 99 settles conflicts between rules of the same type; lower wins. Free: 1 rule Hub: Wholesale pricing |
| More than three price groups | Capped at 3 active catalogs.[1] | No cap.[1] | Price List: price points per buyer group, managed in the app, not in Shopify catalogs. It wins over Custom Pricing on the same variant. Platinum Hub: Wholesale pricing |
| Volume price breaks | Up to 10 price breaks per product, applied per variant. Once a break applies, catalog discounts no longer do.[11] | Same. | Quantity break tiers stacked on top of the Custom Pricing or Price List price. Free: 1 simple rule Hub: Wholesale pricing |
| Minimums, maximums, increments | Quantity rules per variant, re-validated in checkout.[11] | Same. | Order Limits (minimum or maximum amount or quantity) and Quantity Increments, enforced by storefront scripts, not at a direct checkout link. Advanced and up Hub: Order rules and terms |
| Payment terms | No terms (default), Net 7, 15, 30, 45, 60 or 90, due on fulfillment, or a fixed date on single draft orders. Set per company location.[12] | Same. | Due on receipt or fulfillment, Net 7, 15, 30, 60, 90, end-of-month types and custom periods, applied to a draft order. Logged-in customers, named customers or tags. No Net 45 preset. Advanced and up Hub: Order rules and terms |
| Deposits, saved cards, reminders | Vaulted cards, ACH (US only) and payment reminders on every plan. Payment is not captured automatically when terms expire.[1][12] | Adds deposits, partial payments and payment requests per fulfillment.[1][12] | Not offered. BSS uses Shopify's payment features. Native only |
| Draft orders, PO numbers, reorders | Draft order to invoice, checkout to draft, PO numbers and easy reorders.[1] | Same. | Manual Orders let staff build an order for a customer with pricing rules, discount codes, shipping rate, tax exemption and payment terms. Order Limits and Quantity Increments are not applied. Advanced and up Hub: Order rules and terms |
| Quick order list and CSV upload | Quick order list on every plan. Shopify lists CSV order upload as a third-party app use case.[1][3] | Same. | In BSS B2B Quote, a separate app: a quick order page and CSV or XLSX upload that merges duplicate SKUs. BSS B2B Quote Hub: Quick order and RFQ |
| Request for quote | Not a native feature. Shopify lists quoting workflows as a third-party app use case.[3] | Same. | In BSS B2B Quote: you edit price, shipping and expiry, and a logged-in buyer approves by email, which creates a draft order and an invoice. BSS B2B Quote Hub: Quick order and RFQ |
| Hide prices from guests | Not described on the B2B pages we read. Shopify points to third-party apps to lock parts or all of a store. A blended store cannot be gated.[3][4] | Same. | In BSS B2B Lock, a separate app: hide prices and Add to cart, lock products, collections and pages by tag, passcode or login. BSS B2B Lock Hub: Access control |
| Tax exemption | Set per company location: collect tax, don't collect, or collect unless exemptions apply.[7] | Same. | The buyer enters a tax ID on the cart page and the app creates a tax-free draft order. It is not entered in Shopify checkout, and if the draft order fails the buyer is taxed at normal checkout. Advanced and up Hub: Tax and compliance |
| Currency and Markets | B2B markets set currency, taxes, discounts and catalogs per group. Contextual checkout and storefront need Advanced or Plus.[13][1] | Same, with contextual checkout and storefront.[1] | Rules can target a Shopify Market. Multi-currency is a display conversion at Shopify's rate; checkout stays in the store or Markets currency. Display: Advanced and up Hub: Wholesale pricing |
| Discounts | Automatic discounts and codes apply on top of catalog prices. A B2B market limits a discount to B2B customers.[10] | Same. | Discount Code and BOGO rules apply after price rules. Per the BSS user guide, Shopify automatic discounts do not work alongside Custom or Volume Pricing. Advanced and up |
| Shipping and payment methods | Choose methods for B2B buyers. Shopify's checklist points to its free Checkout Blocks app to hide, rename and reorder methods and to set order limits.[9][3] | Same. | Shipping Rate and Extra Fee rules for targeted customers. An extra fee is a separate fee line. Advanced and up |
| Sales staff and POS | Sales staff permissions on every plan.[1] | Same. | Shopify POS: staff tap the B2B Price tile to apply Custom Pricing, Price List and Quantity Break prices. Not automatic. Platinum |
| Automation and APIs | Shopify Flow with B2B objects, B2B APIs, ERP integrations and custom headless storefronts.[1][6] | Same. | Auto Tag rules tag customers on registration and order events (no automatic untag). Public API for pricing rules and forms. Built for Online Store 2.0 themes. Auto Tag: paid. API: Platinum |
| Express checkout | Shop Pay, Apple Pay, Google Pay and Amazon Pay are not compatible with B2B orders.[2] | Same. | Buy it now is hidden while rules are active, and express checkout or direct links can skip BOGO, discount code and extra fee rules. Theme-level behavior |
| If you uninstall | Nothing to uninstall: native B2B is part of Shopify.[5] | Same. | Rules, forms and Price Lists live in the app, so prices built on them stop applying; customer tags and orders it created stay in Shopify. Our reading of the data model: test on a development store. All plans |
| Cost | Included at no extra cost on Basic, Grow, Advanced and Plus.[2][14] | Included. Plus starts at $2,300 per month.[15] | Free, then $29 (Essential), $49 (Advanced) and $99 (Platinum) per month. See the cost section |
Check the rows that matter to you on your own store: BSS B2B Solution is free on development stores, so you can test the rules before you pay.
Get BSS B2B SolutionNative cells follow Shopify's pages as read on October 4, 2026. Where a Shopify page does not describe a feature, we say so instead of writing it as absent. Row links go to the matching hub in the Shopify B2B guide.
A fair comparison says where an app is not needed. Native B2B is enough, and the better choice, in these cases.
For a few dozen companies, create each as a company, set its payment terms and tax settings, and assign one of three catalogs. Buyers sign in with a one-time PIN and see their own prices, with no app and no extra bill.
Net 7 to Net 90 including Net 45, quantity rules and up to 10 price breaks per product are on every plan. Quantity rules are re-validated in checkout, which is stricter than a storefront script.
Unlimited catalogs, deposits and partial payments cover customer-level pricing and payment structure natively. Add an app only for what is missing: quotes, CSV upload, locking or an application flow.
Draft orders, invoices, PO numbers, easy reorders and sales staff permissions are on every plan, so a sales-rep-led business can run on native alone.
These are the gaps we know of, so you do not find them after installing.
The two systems do not share a data model, so the clean way to combine them is to decide, for each buyer group, which one owns the price.
A native B2B buyer is a customer attached to a company location in the Shopify admin, who signs in with a one-time PIN and sees catalog prices. A tag-based buyer is an ordinary Shopify customer with a tag such as "wholesale". BSS rules find that buyer by tag, name or customer ID, so the buyer needs no company, location or catalog.
Registration forms collect the application, you approve it, and the customer is tagged. Pricing rules, Net Terms, tax exemption and order limits then target that tag. This suits retail and wholesale on one store, a long tail of small buyers, and more price groups than three catalogs allow.
Large accounts can stay as companies on native catalogs, terms and tax settings. BSS can still target a named customer or, on Advanced and up, a company location. Do not assume a BSS rule and a native catalog price combine for the same buyer: we have not verified how they stack, so test a cart as that buyer.
BSS B2B Quote's quick order page and quote carts use BSS B2B Solution prices for customers who do not use native B2B. BSS B2B Lock hides prices and pages until a tag or login matches. Both are separate, optional apps.
Native B2B adds no fee to your Shopify plan, so the comparison is your plan against your plan plus an app.
| Setup | Monthly cost | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Basic, native only | $19 billed yearly, $25 billed monthly | Companies, 3 catalogs, terms, quantity rules, volume breaks |
| Basic plus BSS B2B Solution Essential | $48 ($19 + $29), Basic billed yearly and BSS billed monthly | Adds volume pricing by tag, registration with approval and auto-tagging |
| Grow plus BSS B2B Solution Advanced | $98 ($49 + $49), Grow billed yearly and BSS billed monthly | Adds net terms, order limits, tax exemption and multi-currency display |
| Advanced plus BSS B2B Solution Platinum | $398 ($299 + $99), Advanced billed yearly and BSS billed monthly | Adds price lists, POS tile and Public API |
| Shopify Plus, native only | From $2,300 | Unlimited catalogs, direct company catalogs, deposits, partial payments |
Shopify prices are from shopify.com/pricing, read on October 4, 2026. BSS prices are from the App Store listing as of October 4, 2026; BSS B2B Solution has a free plan and a 14-day free trial on paid plans. The listing shows 4.9 out of 5 from 1,187 reviews.[15][16]
The sums are list prices before tax and other apps, and they compare cost, not capability. Advanced plus Platinum costs less than Plus but gives no unlimited native catalogs, deposits or partial payments. Shopify also notes that B2B and D2C orders can carry different variable platform fee rates.[2] BSS plan details are on the pricing page.
Steps for a store with native companies in place. The times are our estimates for a small catalog.
Mark each group as company-based or tag-based and count the price groups. Three or fewer on companies may mean you need no app yet.
About 30 minutes
BSS B2B Solution is free there. Rebuild one rule and one form first.
About 30 minutes
Decide whether native catalogs or BSS rules price each group. Do not price one group in both until you have tested the result.
About 20 minutes
Pick a tag such as "wholesale", add pricing rules that target it, then build the registration form that applies the tag on approval. Approval creates a customer, not a company.
60 to 120 minutes
Net Terms, Tax Exempt and Order Limits need Advanced. Test each as a tag-based buyer, including a direct checkout link.
About 60 minutes
Place a test cart as a company buyer and as a tag-based buyer. Check price, terms, tax and minimums, then Buy it now and express checkout. Add BSS B2B Quote or Lock only when a real gap appears.
About 60 minutes
Going the other way, from a BSS price rule to a native catalog, is smaller: create the catalog, assign it to a B2B market, set up the company, then switch off the BSS rule so the buyer is not priced twice.
Steps 2 to 5 are where BSS B2B Solution does the work. Start on a development store, where it is free.
Get BSS B2B SolutionNeither option covers everything. These are the limits that most often decide the choice.
Install it free on a development store, rebuild one price group as a tag rule and compare the cart with your native catalog. Add BSS B2B Lock or BSS B2B Quote only if you need hidden prices, quotes or CSV ordering.
Also: BSS B2B Lock and BSS B2B Quote.
Not always. Native B2B is included on Basic, Grow, Advanced and Plus and covers companies, up to three catalogs, volume breaks, quantity rules and net terms. You need an app for quotes, CSV order upload, hidden prices, registration with tax ID checks, tag-based pricing or more than three price groups.
It adds no fee to your plan. Shopify says B2B features are included on Basic, Grow, Advanced and Plus at no additional cost, though B2B and D2C orders can have different variable platform fee rates. Your Shopify plan is listed at $19 per month billed yearly on Basic and from $2,300 per month on Plus.
No. Since April 2026 Shopify has been rolling out native B2B to Basic, Grow and Advanced. Plus keeps unlimited and direct company catalogs, deposits and partial payments. If you need none of those, a lower plan works.
Pricing rules by customer tag or named customer, price lists beyond three catalogs, registration with approval, automatic tags and tax ID checks, plus net terms, order limits and tax exemption by tag. Quotes, quick order and hidden prices are in the separate BSS B2B Quote and Lock apps.
It runs alongside them but does not create or manage them. BSS rules target tags, named customers and, on Advanced and up, company locations. Approving a registration creates a customer with tags, not a company, so you create companies in the admin.
We have not verified how a BSS rule combines with a native catalog price for the same buyer, so do not rely on stacking. Give each buyer group one pricing owner and test a cart as that buyer.
No. Shopify re-validates native quantity rules in checkout. BSS Order Limits and Quantity Increments run in the storefront, so a buyer who opens a checkout link directly can skip them. Use native quantity rules where strict enforcement matters.
BSS B2B Solution has a free plan with limits, and paid plans are $29 (Essential), $49 (Advanced) and $99 (Platinum) per month, with a 14-day free trial on paid plans and 10% off yearly billing. Native B2B adds no fee beyond your Shopify plan: $19 per month billed yearly on Basic, $49 on Grow, $299 on Advanced, and from $2,300 on Plus. BSS prices are as of October 4, 2026.
Native companies, catalogs and payment terms are part of Shopify and are not affected. Prices built on BSS rules and Price Lists stop applying, while customer tags and orders it created stay in Shopify. This is our reading of the data model, so test on a development store first.
Facts about Shopify come from Shopify's own pages, read on the date shown. Facts about BSS come from the App Store listing, the BSS user guides and our review of how the app behaves. If a Shopify limit changes, this page changes with it.
