Insight & assistance
Research, sourcing & dropshipping
Research finds what to sell, sourcing finds who supplies it, and dropshipping fulfills without holding stock.
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Research
| Tool | Answers |
|---|---|
| Top products & trends | What sells right now per channel and category. |
| Keyword & competitor analysis | Which terms and sellers dominate a niche. |
| Saturation gauge | How crowded the niche already is. |
| Risk assessment | Fees, returns and policy risks before you commit. |
| Seasonality chart | When demand peaks during the year. |
| Profit calculator | Net margin after fees, shipping, tax and cost. |
Top products & trends
- Answers
- What sells right now per channel and category.
Keyword & competitor analysis
- Answers
- Which terms and sellers dominate a niche.
Saturation gauge
- Answers
- How crowded the niche already is.
Risk assessment
- Answers
- Fees, returns and policy risks before you commit.
Seasonality chart
- Answers
- When demand peaks during the year.
Profit calculator
- Answers
- Net margin after fees, shipping, tax and cost.
Note
Research tools are included with the Professional plan and higher and do not draw AI credits. Sourcing AI actions (RFQ drafting, offer analysis, idea generation) have their own small per-action credit costs — see Subscriptions & billing.
Product tracker
- Track a product to watch its price and stock over time.
- Tracked products are capped by plan: 10 on Essential, 50 on Professional, unlimited on Enterprise.
- Untrack when the test is over; history stays for comparison.
- Tracker updates run on schedule in the background.
Sourcing
- 1
Describe the need
Sourcing → new request with product, quantities and target price.
- 2
Collect offers
Generate RFQs, parse supplier replies and compare landed cost per offer.
- 3
Decide
Promote the winner to a product or a dropshipping supplier.
Dropshipping
- Link a sales product to an AliExpress supplier product.
- Auto-order places the supplier order on each sale and stores the AliExpress ID on your order; each auto-order costs AI credits (4 on Professional, free on Enterprise).
- Supplier stock and tracking update periodically in the background (within hours, not minutes); failures surface in Needs attention.
- Dropshipping pages need Owner, Admin, Manager or the Dropshipping role, and the Professional plan or higher.