10 Best B2B Wholesale Marketplaces in 2026 (Compared)

B2B wholesale marketplaces let retailers buy stock in bulk to resell, and let brands sell in volume. For US and international independent retail, Faire leads; in Europe, Ankorstore; for sourcing manufactured goods at scale, Alibaba. To run your own wholesale marketplace instead of renting one, a Shopify app like Garnet launches one in days.

One warning before the list, because this category has a graveyard. Tundra, Handshake, and Abound were all major wholesale platforms a few years ago, and all three are gone or absorbed. Fees and even whole marketplaces change fast here, so the "which shut down" section below is as useful as the recommendations. Verify current status before you build a sales channel around any single platform.

This page stays tight to wholesale, the buy-to-resell relationship: a shop owner stocking shelves, or a brand selling by the case. For the wider picture, including procurement platforms, supplier directories, and Amazon Business, see our roundup of the top B2B marketplaces for small businesses. If you are new to the model, start with what a B2B wholesale marketplace is.

Wholesale is having a moment, too. In JOOR's fashion data, 52% of brands now call wholesale their most profitable channel, ahead of both physical and online direct retail, and average order-to-ship time fell from 263 days in 2019 to 102 days in 2024. Faster, more profitable wholesale is why these platforms keep growing.

B2B wholesale marketplaces at a glance

Ten platforms that are actually trading in 2026, grouped by where they have real density. Confirm current fees before you commit, since wholesale terms change often.

Marketplace	Region served	Wholesale type	Standout term for buyers
Faire	US + international	Buy finished goods to stock a shop	Net-60 terms, free returns on opening orders
IndieMe	US + Canada	Juried handcrafted goods	250,000-plus vetted handmade products
JOOR	US HQ, 150 countries	Fashion, luxury, home wholesale	Digital linesheets and reorder tools
Ankorstore	Europe (25+ countries)	Buy finished goods to stock a shop	Net-60 terms, free opening-order returns
Creoate	Europe / UK	Independent and sustainable brands	Low minimums, 60-day payment
Orderchamp	Europe (Netherlands)	Curated home, beauty, food	Low order minimums, flexible terms
Alibaba	Global (Asia supply)	Source manufactured goods to resell	Trade Assurance payment protection
DHgate	Global (China supply)	Small resale orders, dropshipping	Low minimum order quantities
Global Sources	Global (HK supply)	Verified electronics and hardgoods	Supplier verification, trade shows
Garnet	Build your own	Run your own wholesale marketplace	Own the buyer relationship and terms

Notice the split. The first six are places to buy finished goods and resell them; the next three are where you source manufactured stock from factories. They solve different problems, and most operators end up using one of each rather than all nine.

Best B2B wholesale marketplaces in the US

The US wholesale scene runs on curated marketplaces that pair independent brands with independent retailers. These are the US-based B2B wholesale marketplaces most small shops meet first.

Faire

Faire is the default US wholesale marketplace, and the one most small retailers and brands try first. It connects over 100,000 retailers and 50,000 brands across 30-plus countries. Retailers get net-60 payment terms and free returns on opening orders, which takes most of the risk out of trying a new brand. Brands list free and pay a commission on the orders Faire sends them. It is strongest in home, gift, food, and apparel. Since 2023 it is also Shopify's recommended wholesale channel, so if you sell on Shopify the buyer and seller apps plug in directly.

IndieMe

IndieMe is the handcrafted corner of US wholesale, connecting juried artists in the US and Canada with retailers. It lists more than 250,000 handmade wholesale products, every artist reviewed before joining. If you make jewelry, ceramics, stationery, or other genuinely handmade goods, it is a smaller, more curated room than Faire, with buyers who specifically want handcrafted stock rather than mass-produced lines.

JOOR

JOOR is the wholesale platform for fashion, and it is the largest of its kind. It links 13,300-plus brands with 380,000-plus retailers across 150 countries, running on digital linesheets, virtual showrooms, and reorder tools built for seasonal buying. It leans premium and designer rather than gift-and-home, so a boutique buying apparel and accessories will find labels here that a general wholesale marketplace never carries. Access is invitation and application based on the brand side.

Best wholesale B2B marketplaces in Europe

Europe's wholesale market grew up fast around a few well-funded, curated platforms. If you sell to European boutiques, concept stores, or florists, this is where the wholesale B2B marketplace Europe searches lead.

Ankorstore

Ankorstore is Europe's answer to Faire and the biggest wholesale marketplace on the continent. It reached unicorn status in two years and now serves more than 200,000 retailers with 25,000-plus brands across 25 countries. Retailers get net-60 terms and free returns on first orders; brands list free and pay per order. For a European independent shop, it is the first wholesale marketplace to try.

Creoate

Creoate is a London-based wholesale marketplace with a sustainability tilt. It connects independent retailers with roughly 6,500 brands and a buyer base of 50,000-plus shops, leaning into eco-conscious and independent lines. Retailers get 60-day payment terms and low minimums, which makes it a lower-risk way to test unfamiliar brands. Strongest in the UK and Western Europe.

Orderchamp

Orderchamp is a Dutch wholesale marketplace built around low order minimums and repeat buying. It carries more than 7,000 brands in curated categories like home decor, beauty, and food, with order-management and reordering tools aimed at small shops that restock often. Payment terms are flexible, and the low minimums make it friendly to a first wholesale order.

Global wholesale marketplaces for sourcing

The three below are a different job: sourcing manufactured goods from factories to resell, rather than buying finished retail-ready lines. We cover these in more depth in the top B2B marketplaces roundup, so here is the short version for wholesale buyers.

Alibaba

Alibaba is the largest B2B marketplace in the world by supplier count, and the default for sourcing manufactured goods from Asia. You negotiate directly with factories, and Trade Assurance holds payment until goods arrive as described. Minimum order quantities range from a modest test run to a full container. The trade-off is due diligence: supplier quality is uneven, so vetting is on you.

DHgate

DHgate is a China-based marketplace built for small orders. Minimums are low, many suppliers support dropshipping, and prices often sit below Alibaba on consumer categories. That makes it a cheap way to test a product before committing capital. Order samples first; quality control and shipping times are the usual weak spots.

Global Sources

Global Sources is a Hong Kong-based marketplace pairing an online catalog with well-known trade shows, and it leans hard on supplier verification. It is a common choice for sourcing electronics, hardware, and hardgoods from vetted Asian suppliers where quality assurance matters more than the lowest price.

B2B wholesale marketplaces that shut down

This is the section other listicles skip, and it is the one that saves you a wasted month. Several platforms that ranked on "best wholesale marketplace" lists as recently as 2022 no longer exist. If a guide still recommends them, it is out of date.

• Tundra ran a commission-free model from 2017 and shut its marketplace down in 2023, citing unsustainable margins. Its successor, Wholesale Co-Op, folded in early 2024.
• Handshake, Shopify's own wholesale marketplace, was quietly retired in 2023 after Shopify invested in Faire and named it the recommended wholesale channel. The old help pages linger, but it no longer takes brands or orders.
• Abound was a major Faire competitor with tens of thousands of brands. It pivoted to a drop-shipping model (Droply), then was acquired by Carro in 2024 and folded into Carro's cross-store selling app. It no longer operates as an independent wholesale marketplace.

The pattern is worth internalizing. Wholesale marketplaces run on thin margins and heavy competition, and even well-funded ones get acquired or close. That is the strongest practical argument for owning your own channel, which is the next section.

How to run your own B2B wholesale marketplace

Joining a marketplace gets you buyers fast, but you rent the relationship and hand over a cut of every order. Build your own when you want to keep that margin, set your own commission and payment terms, and never wake up to a shutdown email like Tundra's or Handshake's sellers did. A distributor digitizing its catalog, a brand aggregating complementary makers, or a trade group pooling members are all classic reasons to run a private wholesale marketplace rather than join a public one.

You do not need a custom build for it. Garnet Marketplace, a Shopify multi-vendor marketplace app, adds the supplier layer on top of a marketplace on Shopify: vendor accounts, catalog syncing, order splitting, per-vendor commissions, and automated payouts. Suppliers who already run a Shopify, WooCommerce, or PrestaShop store connect their catalog and it flows in automatically; those without one upload through a portal or CSV. Shopify's native B2B tools handle the wholesale side, price lists, minimum orders, and net terms, so most of the trading rules are configuration rather than code.

Real B2B stores already run this way. The Vocal Market, founded in the Netherlands by a DJ with over 50 million streams, runs a B2B and B2C marketplace where 100-plus vocalists sell acapella vocals to producers and creators, with large audio files delivered through a storage integration and one-click validation for the marketplace team. It replaced a previous multi-vendor app that could not flex to its needs.

For the wholesale-specific setup, net terms, tiered pricing, MOQs, and quotes, our step-by-step guide to build your own B2B marketplace walks through it, and the B2B marketplace software page details the operator features. Garnet starts at $19/month plus your Shopify plan, with split payments through Stripe, Mollie, PayPal, or Airwallex.

How we chose these B2B wholesale marketplaces

This roundup is written by the team behind Garnet, so treat our own entry with the skepticism it deserves: it is the build-your-own option, not a place to source stock, and we listed it as exactly that.

We only included platforms confirmed to be actively trading in July 2026, which is why Tundra, Handshake, Wholesale Co-Op, and Abound sit in the shut-down section instead of the main list. We judged the rest on four things a wholesale operator cares about: who it connects you with, the real cost of joining and selling, the region where it has genuine buyer density, and the terms that reduce risk, like net-60 payment, free opening-order returns, or supplier verification. Named figures come from each platform's own reporting or reputable industry sources. Wholesale marketplaces update fees and features often, so confirm current terms before you build a channel around any one of them.

Two rules from watching operators do this. Depth beats breadth: two marketplaces where your buyers already are will out-earn six you barely maintain. And sourcing marketplaces and selling marketplaces are different jobs, so the right pick depends on which side of the wholesale transaction you are on.

FAQ

What is a B2B wholesale marketplace?

A business-to-business (B2B) wholesale marketplace is an online platform where retailers buy stock in bulk to resell, and brands or manufacturers sell in volume. It differs from a general B2B marketplace by focusing on the buy-to-resell relationship, with wholesale pricing, minimum order quantities, and trade terms like net-60 payment.

What is the best B2B wholesale marketplace in the USA?

Faire is the most-used B2B wholesale marketplace for US independent retailers, connecting over 100,000 retailers with 50,000 brands. For handcrafted goods, IndieMe is a juried US and Canada option, and JOOR leads fashion wholesale. For sourcing manufactured goods to resell, Alibaba and DHgate reach the widest supplier base.

What is the best wholesale B2B marketplace in Europe?

Ankorstore is the largest wholesale B2B marketplace in Europe, serving independent retailers across 25-plus countries with net-60 terms and free opening-order returns. Creoate and Orderchamp are strong alternatives, both curated for independent European retail with low minimums and flexible payment terms.

Are B2B wholesale marketplaces free to join?

For buyers, sourcing is almost always free: Faire, Ankorstore, Alibaba, and DHgate cost nothing to browse and order. Brands usually list free and pay a commission per order the marketplace brings them, or pay for supplier membership tiers on sourcing platforms like Alibaba and Global Sources.

Which B2B wholesale marketplaces have shut down?

Several once-prominent wholesale marketplaces have closed. Tundra shut down in 2023, its successor Wholesale Co-Op closed in early 2024, Shopify retired Handshake in 2023 after investing in Faire, and Abound was absorbed into Carro and its drop-shipping platform Droply. Verify any marketplace is still trading before building a channel around it.