VENDR vs · For game stores
VENDRvsCrystalCommerce

CrystalCommerce costs $700 to start. VENDR costs nothing.

CrystalCommerce has served game stores for years with inventory, a POS, a hosted webstore and a big catalog. It starts with a set-up fee and a monthly plan, plus 2.5% of online sales.

At a glance

What it does well

A long-running store platform with a hosted webstore.

What it costs: CrystalCommerce

$599.99 set-up, then $99/mo; 2.5% of online sales, 0% on POS and buylist

CrystalCommerce pricing, read Oct 30, 2026

What it costs: VENDR

$0 a month; 1% on sales rung through VENDR

VENDR Pro adds detailed rules.

Where it differs

The same tests on every page

“Not published” means we couldn't find it on their site; tell us and we'll update it.

Test CrystalCommerce
  • Free to run the register

    VENDR: $0 a month; 1% on sales rung through VENDR

    CrystalCommerce: $599.99 set-up + $99/mo

  • No cap on how much you stock

    VENDR: No item limit

    CrystalCommerce: Not published

  • Prices from completed sales

    VENDR: Completed sales only; a listing never decides a price

    CrystalCommerce: “Automated pricing”; method not published

  • Prices updated through the day

    VENDR: Every 3 hours for new releases and movers; daily for everything else

    CrystalCommerce: Not published

  • Each condition priced from its own sales

    VENDR: Near Mint to Damaged, each its own market

    CrystalCommerce: Not published

  • Buy offers from your own rules

    VENDR: Your rules price the stack, cash and trade, one press

    CrystalCommerce: Buylist

  • Cost on every card, profit by show

    VENDR: Every lot costed; profit by period and by show

    CrystalCommerce: Not published

  • Team with per-person permissions

    VENDR: Invites, roles, permissions per person, activity

    CrystalCommerce: Not published

  • Sell without stickers

    VENDR: One QR code per table, priced live — early access

    CrystalCommerce: Not published

  • Events, memberships and a website

    VENDR: Events, memberships, marketing and your site — 2027

    CrystalCommerce: Premium webstore

Why sellers switch to VENDR

  • Start without a set-up fee
  • Prices you can see the basis of, through the day
  • Every lot costed

Sources

Prices and plans change. Every figure is dated; if one has moved, the linked source is the truth.

Questions

What does CrystalCommerce cost?
$599.99 set-up, then $99/mo; 2.5% of online sales, 0% on POS and buylist, as CrystalCommerce publishes it (read Oct 30, 2026).
Is VENDR a good CrystalCommerce alternative?
CrystalCommerce has served game stores for years with inventory, a POS, a hosted webstore and a big catalog. It starts with a set-up fee and a monthly plan, plus 2.5% of online sales. VENDR's inventory and register are free; VENDR Pro adds detailed buy and sell rules.
Where do VENDR's prices come from?
Completed sales — what copies actually sold for, never what's listed — with every printing and condition its own market. New releases and the cards moving most are repriced every three hours, everything else daily.

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