Comparison
Softminal B2B Suite vs WholesaleX
WholesaleX is one of the newer all-in-one wholesale plugins, and its free tier is genuinely generous — role-based pricing, quotes and bulk ordering without paying. The difference is the organisational layer: net terms, a credit ledger and spend controls, which it does not document.
Side by side
What each plugin covers, taken from their own documentation on the date below. Anything we could not confirm says “Not documented” rather than a dash — a dash would mean they do not have it, which is a claim we have not earned.
Pricing and catalogue
Customer groups with their own prices
- Softminal B2B Suite
- Included
- WholesaleX
- Role-based dynamic pricing
Quantity break / tiered pricing
- Softminal B2B Suite
- Included
- WholesaleX
- Included
Hide prices from guests
- Softminal B2B Suite
- Included
- WholesaleX
- Included
Per-group catalogue visibility
- Softminal B2B Suite
- Included
- WholesaleX
- Private store / catalogue mode
Accounts and organisations
Trade registration with approval
- Softminal B2B Suite
- Included
- WholesaleX
- Included
Company accounts with sub-users
- Softminal B2B Suite
- Included
- WholesaleX
- Subaccounts (add-on)
Spend limits and order approval chains
- Softminal B2B Suite
- Included
- WholesaleX
- Not included
Payment and selling
Net payment terms
- Softminal B2B Suite
- Included
- WholesaleX
- Wallet / store credit, not net terms
Credit limits and customer statements
- Softminal B2B Suite
- Included
- WholesaleX
- Not included
Request a quote
- Softminal B2B Suite
- Included
- WholesaleX
- Request a Quote add-on, with buyer–seller messaging
Tax exemption
- Softminal B2B Suite
- Included
- WholesaleX
- Included
EU VIES VAT validation
- Softminal B2B Suite
- Included
- WholesaleX
- Not included
Bulk order form
- Softminal B2B Suite
- Included
- WholesaleX
- Included
PDF invoices
- Softminal B2B Suite
- Included
- WholesaleX
- Not included
Platform
Read REST API
- Softminal B2B Suite
- Included
- WholesaleX
- Not included
Outbound webhooks
- Softminal B2B Suite
- Included
- WholesaleX
- Not included
Everything above in one plugin
- Softminal B2B Suite
- Included
- WholesaleX
- Core plugin plus paid add-ons (Request a Quote, Subaccounts, Wallet, Conversations, Bulk Order)
Importer that reads another B2B plugin’s data
- Softminal B2B Suite
- Included
- WholesaleX
- Not included
| Feature | Softminal B2B Suite | WholesaleX |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing and catalogue | ||
| Customer groups with their own prices | Included | Role-based dynamic pricing |
| Quantity break / tiered pricing | Included | Included |
| Hide prices from guests | Included | Included |
| Per-group catalogue visibility | Included | Private store / catalogue mode |
| Accounts and organisations | ||
| Trade registration with approval | Included | Included |
| Company accounts with sub-users | Included | Subaccounts (add-on) |
| Spend limits and order approval chains | Included | Not included |
| Payment and selling | ||
| Net payment terms | Included | Wallet / store credit, not net terms |
| Credit limits and customer statements | Included | Not included |
| Request a quote | Included | Request a Quote add-on, with buyer–seller messaging |
| Tax exemption | Included | Included |
| EU VIES VAT validation | Included | Not included |
| Bulk order form | Included | Included |
| PDF invoices | Included | Not included |
| Platform | ||
| Read REST API | Included | Not included |
| Outbound webhooks | Included | Not included |
| Everything above in one plugin | Included | Core plugin plus paid add-ons (Request a Quote, Subaccounts, Wallet, Conversations, Bulk Order) |
| Importer that reads another B2B plugin’s data | Included | Not included |
When WholesaleX is the better choice
WholesaleX is a strong, modern all-in-one wholesale plugin, and its free version covers more than most. If your buyers are trade customers who need role-based pricing, a request-a-quote flow with messaging, and a bulk order form, it does that well and you can get a long way without paying. The case for moving is the same as everywhere on this page — when the buyer becomes an organisation that needs net terms, a credit limit with statements, and spend controls.
Softminal B2B Suite is the better fit when the buying side is an organisation rather than a person — several people ordering under one company account, spend limits, net terms, quoting. That layer is what the rest of this page is comparing.
If you do decide to move
The importer is in the free plugin, so you can bring your groups, customers and price rules across and check them before you spend anything. It runs as a dry run first and never writes back to WholesaleX's data, so keeping it installed and deactivated is a working rollback plan.
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