Zendrop is a Shopify dropshipping app whose price depends on how many products you link to its catalogue: $29 a month for 1 to 20 products, $49 for 21 to 100 and $79 for 101 or more. The free plan allows no linked products, so it lets you look around but not sell. That makes Zendrop predictable for a small, stable catalogue. It is not the cheapest way to start: DSers’ free plan covers up to 3,000 supplier products, and AutoDS charges $26.90 for 200 imports. Pick Zendrop if you want its catalogue and a flat fee tied to product count; check the numbers below first.
Prices are from Zendrop’s Shopify App Store listing as recorded in our app cost dataset, checked 28 Sept 2026. The listing says Zendrop bills you directly, not through your Shopify invoice.
What it costs
| Plan | Price a month | Linked products |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | None |
| Beginner | $29 | 1 to 20 |
| Pro | $49 | 21 to 100 |
| Plus | $79 | 101 or more |
Source: Zendrop listing, checked 28 Sept 2026. The listing showed 4.5 stars from 1,255 reviews on that date. Annual prices and trial length were not recorded from the listing, so they are not given here.
Cost per linked product, our arithmetic: Beginner works out at $1.45 a product when full (29 / 20), Pro at $0.49 (49 / 100), and Plus at $0.78 at 101 products, falling as you add more. The steps matter more than the averages: linking a 21st product takes the bill from $29 to $49, and a 101st from $49 to $79.
Zendrop against DSers and AutoDS on price
| Products you link | Zendrop | DSers | AutoDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 20 | $29 | Free (Basic, up to 3,000) | $26.90 (Import 200) |
| 21 to 100 | $49 | Free | $26.90 |
| 101 to 200 | $79 | Free | $26.90 |
| 201 to 500 | $79 | Free | $39.90 (Starter 500) |
| 501 to 1,000 | $79 | Free | $66.90 (Advanced 1K) |
DSers limits are from dsers.com/pricing (checked 2 Oct 2026); AutoDS and Zendrop prices from their listings (28 Sept 2026). The vendors count differently (Zendrop linked products, AutoDS imports, DSers supplier products), and DSers’ free plan excludes pricing rules and tracking pages, so the paid DSers Advanced plan at $19.90 is the fairer comparison if you need those. The full breakdown is in AutoDS vs Zendrop vs CJ vs DSers.
What the table shows: on subscription price alone Zendrop is never the cheapest of the three. Where it can still win is the product and shipping cost of the items you sell, which no plan table shows. Ask for quotes on your actual products and order a sample (sampling checklist) before deciding.
Who it fits
- Shopify stores with a small catalogue (under 20 or under 100 products) that want a fixed fee and will not cross a step soon.
- Sellers who already compared product costs and prefer Zendrop’s catalogue for their items.
Poor fit: anyone who wants to test many products cheaply (DSers’ free plan or AutoDS Import 200 cost less), or stores close to 20 or 100 linked products, where the next product raises the bill by $20 or $30.
If it fits, start with Zendrop and confirm the live plan prices at signup, since this page reflects the listing on 28 Sept 2026.
What we did not verify
Shipping times, supplier quality, product prices, support and the extra features Zendrop’s paid tiers include are not stated here: we could not read them from a first-party page for this review. Treat claims about them elsewhere as the vendor’s or the reviewer’s, and check them during setup. Search summaries of Zendrop’s own help centre, which we could not open, describe plans billed directly by Zendrop that differ from the listing (no Beginner tier, yearly prices for Pro and Plus) and a plan set by the peak number of linked products in a billing cycle; confirm which billing route and plan apply to you at signup. The plan price is one line of the bill; product cost, shipping, fees and ads matter more, see break-even ROAS.
Common questions
Is Zendrop free?
The listing has a free plan, but it allows no linked products, so you cannot fulfil orders through it. Selling starts at Beginner, $29 a month for up to 20 products.
Zendrop or AutoDS?
On listed price, AutoDS Import 200 ($26.90) covers 200 products while Zendrop’s $29 covers 20. See the AutoDS review for what its plans include.
Zendrop or CJ Dropshipping?
CJ is free to join and makes its money on product and shipping costs rather than a plan, so compare landed product cost, not subscriptions: see the CJ Dropshipping review.
Method: researched from Zendrop’s Shopify App Store listing (as recorded in our dataset on 28 Sept 2026) and DSers’ pricing page (2 Oct 2026); cost per product and the comparison table are our arithmetic. We did not use or test Zendrop.