The principle of Thieve.co is simple: to have a quick access to the best of Aliexpress. Let’s find out how it works.
Is this bet kept? That’s what I’ll try to see in this article “discovery” of Thieve and of the pro offer Thieve Supply 🙂
I really like the idea and if the products are good, it’s worth a look.
What is Thieve.co?
Thieve
A platform that lists the best products on Aliexpress. I use it to find niche ideas and see the latest trends.
The site is well done since access to the latest products does not require registration, but access to thousands of others does, while remaining free.
The latest AliExpress trending products as I write this article are the following:
Summer, which is what rotates every year at this time, plus a few new items like the Gatling Bubble Gun. To get free access to thousands of other products, all you have to do is register for free, nothing could be easier.
The products are listed by users, so it is important to make several checks, especially with the help of a Chrome plugin like Ali Tools.
For each product, Thieve provides an information sheet – very limited in the free version – but which already allows to see the selling price, a suggested title and all similar products.
For these ceramic vases, we also see that there are 108 likes:
This is a feature similar to social networks. From the moment you register, you can like products or even create collections to find them later.
Besides, the collections are all listed in the “Topics” page from the menu. You will find the collection “Hats”, “Jewelry” or even “Wooden decoration”, “LED products”…
The Tinder for Aliexpress
In addition to this catalog, Thieve.co integrates a rather fun and well seen feature: a Tinder-like application but to find winning products, trends or that you like.
It looks like this:
Left to swipe, right to validate. Depending on the number of times you swipe a product, you have chances to win prizes… original idea, isn’t it?
How to use Thieve Supply?
But all the interest of Thieve is its paid offer Thieve Supply. What else does it offer? That’s what we’ll see 😉
By paying (see pricing), Thieve gives you access to a product catalog only available to subscribers with full reports, as I’ll show you.
On top of that and depending on the plan you choose, you get access to premium products.
What is a premium product?
It’s products that have been reworked in a studio with professional photos and videos. So for any kind of store this kind of solution can be very useful:
- Ready-to-wear
- Fashion accessories
- Decoration
All those niches that need nice photos and videos. You can do it with Thieve Supply’s most expensive offer.
To build your product pages in the best possible way, Thieve also gives access to a product description written by copywriters and a photo gallery that you can use for your shop.
Thieve Supply’s catalog:
The search bar and the filters allow you to find your happiness. For each product there are 3 popularity indexes:
- Overall popularity
- Popularity among men
- Popularity among women
As well as a conversion score where the more green points, the more the product converts. However, this is still an estimate, so don’t take it literally.
I usually go there from time to time because even for niche ideas, this tool is great.
The Chrome extension to find suppliers
This extension is just great! It allows you to search for Aliexpress suppliers while browsing the web.
For example, when you visit a Shopify store, a “Find Suppliers” button appears on the product pages. Click on it to find suppliers that sell the product or similar products.
I tried it with one particular pair of shoes:
Supplier Find returns similar shoes and slippers sold on AliExpress. This works for all types of products, legal of course.
How much does Thieve’s paid offer cost?
The bulk of Thieve.co is available for free and that’s good. However, as I said, if you want to have access to information reserved for sellers and e-traders, you’ll have to get out your credit card.
Well not immediately, there is a trial period first!
Two paid plans are offered:
- Dropship: $15 per month (this is the one I use)
- Pro: 49$ per month
What is the difference between these two plans?
The Thieve Dropship offer gives access to the product catalog, descriptions, images, conversion and popularity scores with some limitations.
The Thieve Pro offer gives access to premium features, i.e. photos and videos shot in studio and some other features.
What do I think about Thieve.co?
Thieve is a great platform, and not only for merchants. I use it regularly to find shopping ideas, gift ideas.
The free version of the site is enough if you are going to use it for that. But if you want to use it for professional purposes for your online store, the paid version is more appropriate.
The extension is also great. You can use it to find the latest trends as well as to build a new wardrobe.
In short, my opinion of Thieve.co is positive, now it’s up to you to use it as long as you want!
