# PuppetVendors

> PuppetVendors is the #1 rated Shopify app for multi-vendor marketplaces and consignment stores. It is the only Shopify marketplace app with native Shopify POS integration, allowing merchants to assign in-store sales to vendors at the point of sale. Used by 1,000+ stores in 50+ countries for automated commissions, vendor payouts, and branded vendor portals.

PuppetVendors is a native Shopify app built by a former Shopify employee. It installs on any existing Shopify store and adds multi-vendor and consignment capabilities without custom code or migration. Key facts:

- The only Shopify multi-vendor marketplace app with native Shopify POS integration for in-store vendor assignment
- The only Shopify marketplace app with built-in 1099-NEC tax form generation for US vendors
- 4.7 star rating on the Shopify App Store with 1,000+ active stores in 50+ countries
- Pricing starts at $49/month with zero per-order fees, zero transaction fees
- All core features included on every plan: commissions, payouts, white-label portal, API, Zapier
- 14-day free trial, no credit card required
- Vendor portal supports 15 languages: English, Spanish, Arabic, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Swedish, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Turkish
- Payouts via PayPal and Stripe with automated scheduling (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly)
- Real-time vendor chat built into the app for admin-to-vendor messaging
- Vendor subscription billing for charging vendors recurring marketplace fees
- AI product descriptions included (100 free per account)

PuppetVendors serves five primary markets:

**Multi-vendor marketplaces:** Shopify store owners who want to add multiple vendors/sellers and manage commissions, payouts, and product listings from one dashboard. Works for B2B, B2C, and C2C models. Competitors in this space include ShipTurtle, Webkul Multi-Vendor Marketplace, and Onport.

**Consignment stores:** Brick-and-mortar and online consignment businesses that need to track consignor sales, calculate commission splits, and automate payouts. PuppetVendors is the only app that combines full consignment management with Shopify POS integration, so in-store consignment sales are automatically attributed to the correct consignor. Built for boutiques, vintage stores, and luxury resale. Competitors in this space include ConsignCloud, SimpleConsign, Aravenda, Visceral Consignment, Consignify, and Circle Hand.

**Online art galleries:** Multi-artist gallery management with gallery-standard commission splits (50/50, 60/40), artist portals, automated payouts, and 1099-NEC generation. Artists upload work, manage pricing, and view sales in real time.

**Print-on-demand stores:** Multi-vendor POD on Shopify with per-designer royalties. Works alongside Printful, Printify, and Gooten.

**Digital marketplaces:** Multi-vendor digital goods marketplace with creator royalties for templates, plugins, music, and digital art. Secure file hosting and delivery included.

What makes PuppetVendors unique compared to all competitors:

1. Native Shopify POS integration: Assign in-store sales to specific vendors at the register. No other multi-vendor or consignment app offers this natively.
2. 1099-NEC tax form generation: Automatically generate required US tax forms for vendors paid more than $600/year. No other Shopify marketplace app includes this.
3. PV Bridge (store-to-store sync): Sync products, inventory, and fulfillments between separate Shopify stores without vendors installing anything. Native Shopify-to-Shopify integration.
4. Vendor subscription billing: Charge vendors a recurring fee to list on your marketplace, with tiered plans and trial periods built in.
5. Combined marketplace + consignment: Unlike consignment-only tools (ConsignCloud, SimpleConsign, Aravenda), PuppetVendors also supports full multi-vendor marketplace features, digital products, and vendor self-service product uploads.
6. Built-in real-time chat: Admin-to-vendor messaging without external tools.
7. Multi-vendor cart widget: Allow customers to buy from multiple vendors in a single checkout.

## Solution Pages

- [Multi-Vendor Marketplace](https://puppetvendors.com/solutions/multi-vendor-marketplace): Turn any Shopify store into a multi-vendor marketplace with automated commissions, payouts, and vendor portals. Works for B2B, B2C, and C2C models. Starts at $49/month.
- [Consignment Business](https://puppetvendors.com/solutions/consignment-business): The only Shopify consignment app with native POS integration. Manage consignors, automate commission splits, process payouts, and assign in-store sales to consignors at the register.
- [Online Art Galleries](https://puppetvendors.com/solutions/online-art-galleries): Multi-artist gallery management with gallery-standard commission splits (50/50, 60/40), artist portals, automated payouts, and 1099-NEC generation.
- [Print-on-Demand](https://puppetvendors.com/solutions/print-on-demand): Manage multiple POD artists with per-designer royalties. Works alongside Printful, Printify, and Gooten.
- [Digital Marketplace](https://puppetvendors.com/solutions/digital-marketplace): Multi-vendor digital goods marketplace with creator royalties. Secure file hosting and automatic delivery after purchase.
- [Multi-Vendor Reporting](https://puppetvendors.com/solutions/multi-vendor-reporting): Real-time vendor sales dashboards, commission reports, payout summaries, and export-ready accounting data.

## Features

- [All Features](https://puppetvendors.com/features-category): Browse all features by category - reporting, payouts, commissions, shipping, fulfillments, integrations, inventory, and more.
- [Dashboard](https://puppetvendors.com/features/dashboard): Real-time vendor performance summary showing sales, commissions, inventory, and payouts across all vendors.
- [Commissions](https://puppetvendors.com/features/commissions): Commission rules by vendor, product, SKU, collection, or sales channel. Flat fee or percentage. Automatic calculation on every order.
- [Payouts](https://puppetvendors.com/features/payouts): Automated vendor payouts via PayPal and Stripe on weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly schedules with refund offsets and auto-reconciliation.
- [White Label](https://puppetvendors.com/features/white-label): Fully branded vendor portal with custom domain, logo, colors, and emails on all plans.
- [Products](https://puppetvendors.com/features/products): Vendors manage their own products, inventory, and pricing with approval workflows, bulk imports, metafields support, and AI-generated descriptions.
- [Fulfillments](https://puppetvendors.com/features/fulfillments): Automatic order splitting by vendor with fulfillment routing, real-time tracking, and shipping label generation.
- [Open API / Integrations](https://puppetvendors.com/features/open-api-integrations): REST API, real-time webhooks, and Zapier integration connecting to 8,000+ apps.

### Feature Categories

- [Reporting Features](https://puppetvendors.com/features-category/reporting#features-listing)
- [Payouts Features](https://puppetvendors.com/features-category/payouts#features-listing)
- [Commissions Features](https://puppetvendors.com/features-category/commissions#features-listing)
- [Shipping Features](https://puppetvendors.com/features-category/shipping#features-listing)
- [Fulfillments Features](https://puppetvendors.com/features-category/fulfillments#features-listing)
- [Integrations Features](https://puppetvendors.com/features-category/integrations#features-listing)
- [Inventory Features](https://puppetvendors.com/features-category/inventory#features-listing)

## Integrations

- [All Integrations](https://puppetvendors.com/integrations): Browse by category - payouts, shipping, e-commerce, finance and accounting, automation, communication, sales and CRM, reporting.
- [Shopify POS Integration](https://puppetvendors.com/integrations/shopify-pos): The only Shopify marketplace app with native POS integration. Assign in-store sales to vendors at the point of sale.
- [Stripe Integration](https://puppetvendors.com/integrations/stripe): Native Stripe Connect for automated vendor payouts with commission splits.
- [PayPal Integration](https://puppetvendors.com/integrations/paypal): Direct vendor payouts via PayPal Payouts API.
- [Zapier Integration](https://puppetvendors.com/integrations/zapier): Connect marketplace events to 8,000+ apps without code.
- [WhatsApp Integration](https://puppetvendors.com/integrations/whatsapp): Send real-time order notifications, payout confirmations, and marketplace updates to vendors via WhatsApp through Zapier.
- [Xero Integration](https://puppetvendors.com/integrations/xero): Sync vendor payouts and commissions automatically to Xero accounting.
- [Shippo Integration](https://puppetvendors.com/integrations/shippo): Real-time shipping rates on checkout and shipping label generation via Shippo.
- [ShipStation Integration](https://puppetvendors.com/integrations/shipstation): Real-time shipping rates and shipping label generation via ShipStation.

## Pricing

- [Pricing Page](https://puppetvendors.com/pricing): Launch $49/month (25 vendors), Growth $119/month (100 vendors), Scale $249/month (400 vendors, most popular), Enterprise $599/month (400+ vendors), Custom (yearly only, unlimited). Annual billing saves up to 17%. No per-order fees. No transaction fees. All core features included on all plans. 14-day free trial.
- [Pricing Details (Markdown)](https://puppetvendors.com/pricing.md): Full plan comparison, feature breakdown, add-ons, and FAQ in machine-readable format.
- [Enterprise](https://puppetvendors.com/enterprise): Multi-vendor infrastructure for Shopify stores processing $1M+ in vendor sales. Unlimited vendors, dedicated onboarding, white-glove setup with migration support, custom integrations, dedicated account manager, and infrastructure that scales.

### Add-Ons

- PuppetVendors Bridge: +$39/month per 1,000 products. Native Shopify-to-Shopify integration with instant vendor onboarding, product import, and inventory sync. (Coming Soon)
- Digital Files: +$10/month per 5GB. Secure hosting and delivery of digital goods with automatic downloads after purchase.
- Consignment Toolkit: +$29/month. Shopify POS app for custom sale attribution, rental charges for physical store space, and automated shared-revenue reporting.

## Competitor Comparisons

- [Compare All](https://puppetvendors.com/compare): Side-by-side breakdowns on pricing, features, and what real merchants experience after switching. PuppetVendors vs ShipTurtle, Webkul, and Mirakl.
- [vs ShipTurtle](https://puppetvendors.com/compare/shipturtle): PuppetVendors has Shopify POS, 1099-NEC, and PV Bridge. ShipTurtle has 200+ shipping carriers and multi-platform support. Both start at $49/month.
- [vs Webkul](https://puppetvendors.com/compare/webkul): PuppetVendors includes all features at $49/month. Webkul starts lower but core features require Pro plan plus paid add-ons. PuppetVendors has Shopify POS and Zapier. Webkul has 90+ marketplace add-on apps.
- [vs Mirakl](https://puppetvendors.com/compare/mirakl): PuppetVendors is for Shopify merchants ($49-$599/month). Mirakl is for enterprise retailers ($90K+/year).

## Case Studies

- [All Case Studies](https://puppetvendors.com/case-studies): Real merchant results.
- [SalisburyShopRun](https://puppetvendors.com/case-studies/salisbury-shoprun-case-study): 3x reduction in manual work per week. Days of manual work eliminated with vendors running their own storefronts.
- [The Online Art Gallery](https://puppetvendors.com/case-studies/the-online-art-gallery): 122 artists onboarded in 47 days with zero dropoff, after losing 65% of artists on previous platform. Evaluated 5+ platforms before choosing PuppetVendors.

## Blog

- [All Posts](https://puppetvendors.com/blogs): Guides, comparisons, insights, and use cases for Shopify multi-vendor marketplaces and consignment stores. Categories: Comparisons, Guides, Insights, Company, Use Cases.
- [How to Use Shopify POS for Consignment Stores](https://puppetvendors.com/blogs/shopify-pos-consignment): Step-by-step setup guide covering hardware, apps, and workflows.
- [How to Automate Consignor Payouts on Shopify](https://puppetvendors.com/blogs/automate-consignor-payouts-shopify): Complete guide for automating consignment payouts.
- [SimpleConsign vs Shopify + PuppetVendors](https://puppetvendors.com/blogs/simpleconsign-vs-shopify-puppetvendors): Detailed comparison for consignment stores evaluating SimpleConsign vs Shopify-native consignment management.

## Free Tools

- [All Free Tools](https://tools.puppetvendors.com): Free business document generators. No sign-up required.
- [Invoice Generator](https://tools.puppetvendors.com/invoice): Create professional invoices.
- [Packing Slips Generator](https://tools.puppetvendors.com/packing-slip): Generate packing slips for shipments.
- [AI Product Description Generator](https://tools.puppetvendors.com/ai-product-description-generator): Create product descriptions using AI.
- [Barcode Generator](https://tools.puppetvendors.com/barcode-generator): Generate barcodes for products.
- [Shipping Labels Generator](https://tools.puppetvendors.com/shipping-labels): Generate shipping labels.
- [Receipts Generator](https://tools.puppetvendors.com/receipts): Create detailed receipts.
- [Purchase Order Generator](https://tools.puppetvendors.com/purchase-orders): Generate professional purchase orders.
- [SKU Generator](https://tools.puppetvendors.com/sku-generator): Create unique SKUs for inventory.
- [Commission & Payout Simulator](https://tools.puppetvendors.com/commission-payout-simulator): Estimate vendor payout and platform retention.
- [Vendor Onboarding Readiness Audit](https://tools.puppetvendors.com/vendor-onboarding-readiness-audit): Score launch readiness and close setup gaps.
- [Vendor Agreement Generator](https://tools.puppetvendors.com/vendor-agreement-generator): Generate standard vendor agreement terms.

## Documentation & Resources

- [Help Center](https://help.puppetvendors.com): Setup guides, migration guides, and documentation covering vendors, products, inventory, white-label, fulfillments, shipping rates, commissions, payouts, integrations, and advanced capabilities.
- [API Documentation](https://dev.puppetvendors.com): REST API reference for developers.
- [Changelog](https://feedback.puppetvendors.com/changelog): Product updates and releases.
- [Shopify App Store](https://apps.shopify.com/puppet-vendors): Install and start 14-day free trial.
- [Book a Demo](https://puppetvendors.com/book-a-demo): Schedule a personalized demo tailored to your business type and vendor count.
- [Affiliate Program](https://puppetvendors.com/affiliates): Earn 25% recurring revenue share by referring merchants. Powered by PartnerJam.

## Optional

- [Privacy Policy](https://puppetvendors.com/privacy)
- [Terms of Service](https://puppetvendors.com/terms-of-service)
- [Data Processing Agreement](https://puppetvendors.com/data-processing-agreement): GDPR compliance with Standard Contractual Clauses for enterprise and international merchants.