AutoDS Pricing in 2026: The Real Monthly Cost for an eBay Store

Quick answer: AutoDS pricing for an eBay store starts at $26.90 a month for Import 200, but that plan has no price and stock monitor. Monitoring starts on Starter 400 at $49.90 a month, and Advanced 800 is $86.90. Annual billing takes 25% off the plan price. Automatic ordering costs extra: the Orders Processor add-on is $9.90 a month, and every automated order also uses auto-order credits that cost $0.20 to $0.50 each depending on the package. Plan limits count product variations, not listings, and each selling channel needs its own plan.

Our pick for eBay-only sellers: Ecomli. Its plans are flat monthly prices with unlimited active listings, from $29 a month, and the $99 Pro plan includes Basic Auto Ordering with no per-order credits. Ecomli publishes this guide and competes with AutoDS, so read our pick with that in mind. Every AutoDS figure below comes from AutoDS's own pricing page and help centre, checked in September 2026.

• The entry plan doesn't monitor suppliers. Import 200 imports products, and the price and stock monitor begins on Starter 400.
• Limits count variations. A product in 3 sizes and 3 colors uses 9 of your plan's slots.
• Auto-ordering has two costs. A monthly add-on plus credits consumed per automated order.
• Every extra channel is a separate subscription, even when you sell the same products on both.

AutoDS eBay Plans and Prices (as of Sep 2026)

AutoDS prices each selling channel separately, and the eBay plans are named after their variation limit. These are the eBay plan prices on AutoDS's pricing page, in US dollars. The annual column is the monthly equivalent when you pay for a year upfront.

Import 200 is described on the plan card as a product importer for 200 products, with a research tool, draft manager and order manager. Starter 400 adds the importer with price and stock monitor, bulk importing, AI SmartEdit for titles and descriptions, and unlimited store integrations on the same channel. The larger tiers keep the same features and raise the limit.

AutoDS's first three days cost $0.99 on a new subscription, according to the pricing page header, and its help centre says upgrading during that period ends it and charges the full price of the new plan straight away. DSM Tool has also moved into AutoDS: dsmtool.com/pricing now redirects to AutoDS's pricing page, so former DSM Tool users are shopping from this same sheet. Our guide to DSM Tool alternatives covers that switch.

How AutoDS Counts Your Plan Limit: Variations, Not Listings

This is the detail that surprises most eBay sellers. AutoDS's subscription help article says each plan includes a total variation limit, meaning the maximum number of active product variations your account can hold. A variation is any unique combination of attributes such as size and color, so a product with 3 sizes and 3 colors counts as 9 variations. The limit covers all published products across every store connected to your account.

In practice, a 400-variation plan holds 400 single-variation listings, or about 44 listings of a 3-by-3 apparel item. Phone cases sold across a dozen models, clothing in several sizes and anything with color options fill a plan far faster than its name suggests. Count your real variations before you pick a tier.

The limit also shapes downgrades. AutoDS's plan change article says upgrades take effect immediately with the price difference charged at once, while downgrades wait until the next billing cycle. Before you move to a plan with a lower variation limit, your usage has to fit inside it, so you may need to remove products first.

The Add-Ons and Credits Behind the Sticker Price

Several jobs sellers assume come with an automation tool are billed separately at AutoDS. These are the add-ons listed on the pricing page:

The Orders Processor is only half the ordering cost. AutoDS's auto-order credits article explains that credits pay for each automated action, and you need the Orders Processor enabled before credits can be used at all. An order placed through your own buyer account or through Fulfilled by AutoDS uses 1 credit. Adding a tracking conversion service such as BlueCare Express or QTrack raises that to 1.33 credits, and Tracking Generator to 2.

Credits don't expire while your account is active, and every new account gets five free credits to test with. If your balance drops below 1 credit, the next automated order fails, so keep a buffer. The help article also notes that AutoDS adds sales tax at checkout in the UK, some US states, Canada and Australia.

What an eBay Store Really Pays for AutoDS

Here is how those pieces add up for three eBay stores on monthly billing. Each example uses the credit package that fits the order volume and assumes 1 credit per order, with no tracking conversion service.

A 300-variation store that orders from suppliers by hand. Import 200 is too small and has no monitor, so the working plan is Starter 400 at $49.90 a month.

The same store with 100 auto-ordered orders a month. Starter 400 at $49.90, plus the Orders Processor at $9.90, plus a 100-credit package at $39.90, comes to $99.70 a month.

A 700-variation store with 300 auto-ordered orders a month and a VA. Advanced 800 at $86.90, the Orders Processor at $9.90 and VA Access at $14.97 come to $111.77. Three hundred credits at the 1,000-credit package rate of $0.22 add $66, for a working total of $177.77 a month.

Per tracked variation, a full Starter 400 works out to about $0.12 a month and a full Advanced 800 to about $0.11, before add-ons and credits. A plan you only half fill costs twice as much per variation, which is why picking the tier for the catalog you will run in six months matters more than the entry price.

None of that is unreasonable for what the software does. It is simply a different number from the $26.90 that most write-ups lead with. The gap widens with order volume, because credits scale with every order, and with catalog growth, because each tier step is a new monthly price. If that 700-variation store adds 150 more variations, it crosses into Advanced 1.2K at $101.90. Our roundup of eBay dropshipping software pricing puts these numbers next to other tools.

AutoDS vs Ecomli: Monthly Cost for an eBay-Only Store

Ecomli prices by monthly product imports instead of variations, and every plan has unlimited active listings. Starter is $29 a month (1,000 imports, one eBay account, manual ordering). Pro is $99 (5,000 imports, Basic Auto Ordering, Basic Auto Pruner, image templates). Scale is $199 (10,000 imports, Advanced Auto Ordering, Advanced Auto Pruner with automatic relisting, three eBay account seats and one VA seat). Ordering on Pro and Scale uses no per-order credits. Here are the same three stores side by side:

The honest reading is that the answer changes with the store. For a seller who places supplier orders manually, Ecomli Starter costs less and has no listing cap. At 100 automated orders the two land within a dollar, though AutoDS's add-on can place orders without a click while Ecomli's no-click ordering starts on Scale. At the largest profile AutoDS costs about $21 less a month. That gap closes as orders grow, because each AutoDS order uses a credit, and as the catalog grows past 800 variations, because Ecomli has no variation limit. AutoDS's annual billing also cuts its plan prices by 25%, while Ecomli bills monthly only.

Tracking conversion is an add-on on both sides, so it sits outside the table. At AutoDS it adds 0.33 credits per order with BlueCare Express or QTrack. At Ecomli, Tracking Conversions uses Aquiline credits at 1 credit per conversion, sold as 100 credits for $20 a month or an instant 100-credit pack for $30.

What AutoDS Does Better, and Where Ecomli Fits

AutoDS is the broader platform. Its plan cards say it supports over 25 suppliers across the US, EU, UK, Australia and China, and it connects to Amazon, Etsy, Facebook, Shopify, TikTok Shop, Wix and WooCommerce as well as eBay. It offers Fulfilled by AutoDS, where AutoDS places orders with its own buyer accounts, and its Orders Processor can run orders through your buyer account without a click.

Ecomli is narrower on purpose. It is a non-API browser extension for eBay dropshippers that works through the eBay seller account already signed in to your desktop Chrome browser, so there is no API connection to authorize. eBay is its only selling channel, and Amazon and AliExpress are its only supplier sources. In return it gives eBay sellers:

• Product Hunting, which researches an eBay seller's sold history or current listings and matches the products to Amazon or AliExpress. A match is a starting point, not proof of profit.
• Stock Monitoring on every plan, which updates eBay price and quantity or ends out-of-stock items by your rules, and holds a listing unchanged when a supplier read fails.
• Auto Ordering without per-order credits. On Pro you click Auto Order and Ecomli places the supplier order in your own browser. On Scale, once you turn it on, Advanced Auto Ordering runs on Ecomli's servers and places the supplier order for new eBay orders without a click, as long as each order is within your buying limits (a maximum purchase price and a maximum loss).
• Safety Shield, which screens products, AI copy and the eBay draft for flagged brands and restricted items before publishing. It is a checkpoint, not a guarantee.
• Unlimited active listings on every plan, so variations never push you up a tier.

AutoDS suits sellers on several channels, sellers who want suppliers beyond Amazon and AliExpress, and anyone who wants Fulfilled by AutoDS or annual billing. Ecomli suits sellers who dropship on eBay only from Amazon or AliExpress, carry many variations, or want flat ordering costs. It doesn't suit multichannel stores, and its browser-run tasks need a desktop browser open while they run. For a wider comparison, see our guide to AutoDS alternatives for eBay sellers and our operational AutoDS review.

How to Move From AutoDS to Ecomli

AutoDS is one of Ecomli's direct Migration sources, so you don't rebuild your store from scratch. Your listings stay live on eBay throughout:

1. Install the extension and sign in. Open desktop Chrome, sign in to your eBay seller account and to your Ecomli account.
2. Run Migration from AutoDS. Use AutoDS's export or SKU file, or its connected eBay listings. Ecomli maps each listing to its Amazon or AliExpress supplier, and rows it can't read are held for review so you can add the supplier link. Nothing is guessed.
3. Set your pricing and stock rules. Choose your markup, out-of-stock rule and price-change tolerance so Stock Monitoring can take over.
4. Turn on ordering and tracking. On Pro or Scale, set your buying limits for Auto Ordering, then choose a Tracking Conversions method for each store.
5. Cancel AutoDS once the listings are monitored. Our guide on how to cancel an AutoDS subscription walks through it.

Listings without an Amazon or AliExpress supplier stay on eBay but are not monitored. When you're ready, you can create an Ecomli account and start with Migration.

For the margin side, our guide to setting a repricer to defend your margin floor covers how pricing rules protect profit, and eBay's own selling fees page lists the final value fee that comes off every sale before software costs.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does AutoDS cost per month for an eBay store?

The eBay plans start at $26.90 a month for Import 200, which has no price and stock monitor. Starter 400 is $49.90 and Advanced 800 is $86.90, with larger tiers up to Master 10K at $435.90. Annual billing takes 25% off, bringing Starter 400 to $39.90 a month. Add $9.90 a month plus credits if you want automatic ordering.

Does AutoDS pricing include automatic ordering?

No. You need the Orders Processor add-on at $9.90 a month, and each automated order then uses auto-order credits, bought in packages from $0.50 down to $0.20 per credit. A standard order uses 1 credit, and adding tracking conversion raises it to 1.33. Ecomli includes Basic Auto Ordering on Pro and Advanced Auto Ordering on Scale with no per-order credits, always within your buying limits. Starter uses manual ordering.

Is AutoDS actually worth it?

It can be for sellers on several channels who want many suppliers or Fulfilled by AutoDS. For an eBay-only store, compare the working total, not the entry price: plan, Orders Processor, credits and any VA seat. If you dropship on eBay from Amazon or AliExpress, Ecomli is our pick, with unlimited active listings and flat monthly plans.

Is AutoDS better than Shopify?

They do different jobs. Shopify is a store platform where you build and host your own shop. AutoDS is automation software that connects to Shopify, eBay and other channels to import products and process orders. Many AutoDS users run it on a Shopify store, and each connected channel needs its own AutoDS plan.

How much can I earn from AutoDS?

No tool sets your earnings. What you keep depends on your products, supplier costs, eBay fees, returns, advertising and how much the software stack costs each month. Work out the margin per item after fees and subscription costs before you scale, and treat any income figure you see online as one seller's result, not a forecast.

Is there a free alternative to AutoDS?

A couple of tools have free plans that work with eBay. DSers Basic is free for up to 3,000 products but has no automatic price or inventory updates, which start on Advanced at $19.90 a month. PriceYak's free plan includes 100 repriced listings and 50 AutoOrders. Ecomli has no free plan: Starter is $29 a month with a 7-day money-back guarantee on your first payment.

Does AutoDS count variations or listings?

Variations. Each plan has a total variation limit across all published products in every connected store, and a product in 3 sizes and 3 colors counts as 9. Ecomli counts monthly product imports instead and has no cap on active listings.

Is annual AutoDS billing worth it?

Annual billing is 25% cheaper than monthly, paid upfront for the year. It makes sense once you know the tier fits your catalog and channel mix. Downgrades only take effect at the next billing cycle, so a year paid upfront on the wrong tier is hard to unwind. Run a month of real orders on monthly billing first.

What is the best AutoDS alternative for eBay sellers?

Ecomli is our pick for sellers who dropship on eBay only. It covers product research, AI-assisted listing, Stock Monitoring, Auto Ordering within buying limits and tracking conversion, with unlimited active listings from $29 a month. Sellers who need several channels or suppliers beyond Amazon and AliExpress may still be better served by AutoDS.

Sources

• AutoDS pricing (eBay plans and add-ons)
• AutoDS Help: Subscription plans, prices and variation limits
• AutoDS Help: Change your plan or add a selling channel
• AutoDS Help: Auto-order credits
• AutoDS Help: Supported selling channels
• DSers pricing and PriceYak pricing
• eBay Help: Selling fees

More on AutoDS from our blog: what AutoDS is and how it works, whether AutoDS is legit, the AutoDS Chrome extension for eBay, Zendrop vs AutoDS, ZIK Analytics pricing for research-only costs, and how to grow your eBay selling limits when your catalog outgrows your account. The automation overview on our homepage shows how Ecomli's features connect.

Every plan includes Product Hunting, AI listing tools, Stock Monitoring, Safety Shield, Tracking Conversions and the profit dashboard, with unlimited active listings. Compare Starter, Pro and Scale → Monthly billing in USD · 7-day money-back guarantee.