Honest comparison

Apex Applications vs Aura

Aura is a dedicated repricing platform with automation, analytics and integrations, and a seller who wants a focused repricing workflow should evaluate it on its own terms. Apex Gold, which is in beta and included on Pro, is a repricer that sits inside the suite that produced the numbers it prices against: floors computed from your real fees, connected to the purchase orders and P&L those prices feed. Know how Apex Gold moves prices before you compare: Prices change when you run your strategies from Apex. Repricing automatically the moment a competitor changes price is built but not switched on yet.

Read more about Apex Gold, or see what a plan includes, and how the Buy Box is won.

7 days free, then $149 a month, plus tax where applicable. Card required, nothing charged until day 8. Cancel any time before then.

A reseller's week, and who covers it

ResearchBuy & POPriceFulfillBooks
Apex
Research: covered, 122M+ products
Buy & PO: covered, POs + restock
Price: partly covered, Gold (beta, Pro)
Fulfill: partly covered, Red (beta)
Books: covered, Profit and loss
Aura
Research: not covered or not verified
Buy & PO: not covered or not verified
Price: covered, repricing platform
Fulfill: not covered or not verified
Books: partly covered, repricing analytics

Filled = does the job · light cells = partly, with the caveat shown · dashed empty cell = not covered, or not verified

Apex Applications compared with Aura. Each cell says Included, Not included, Not verified, or states the detail.
FeatureApex ApplicationsAura
What it isSourcing, purchasing and profit; repricer on Pro (beta)Dedicated repricing platform
Entry pricePro $299/mo, repricer on every listing (beta)$47/mo, rising to $97 / $197 / $297Their pricing page
Free trial7 days, card required14 days, no card
Repricing automationBeta, on Pro: prices change when you run your strategiesIncluded
Break-even floors from your own fee dataOn Pro (Apex Gold, beta)Not verified
Floors set by ROI, margin or profit goal in bulkOn Pro (Apex Gold, beta)Not verified
Purchase orders and restock planningIncludedNot verified
Catalog scanning against the marketplaceIncludedNot verified
Profit and loss from your own storeIncludedRepricing analytics
Tier limitsStarter 2,000 listings, up to $10K/mo in revenue; Pro 50,000 and no sales ceilingCompare tier limits, not entry price alone

Monthly price, side by side

Aura entry$47

Lowest of four tiers; check the limits on it

Apex Pro$299

Repricer on every listing (beta). Apex Red by invitation.

Aura top tier$297

Repricing platform

Prices from goaura.com/pricing

app.apexapplications.io
Apex Green master catalog of supplier products grouped by vendor

The repricer is one tab. The POs it protects and the P&L it feeds are the tabs beside it.

Which one fits you

Choose Aura if…

  • Repricing is the one job you are buying software for, and you want a platform built around only that.
  • You want to try it without handing over a card first. Aura's trial is 14 days and takes none.
  • Its tier limits fit your listing count more cheaply than a suite you would not use.

Choose Apex if…

  • You want price floors derived from your own landed costs and fees rather than min/max fields you calculate yourself.
  • The prices, the purchase orders and the profit report should be the same system, so a floor and a reorder decision cannot disagree.
  • You would rather one subscription covered sourcing, buying, pricing and books than assemble them (pricing is on Pro).

Start a 7-day trial

Repricing is one decision inside a loop: buy, price, restock, bank. Apex runs the loop.

Start my 7-day trial

7 days free, then $149 a month, plus tax where applicable. Card required, nothing charged until day 8. Cancel any time before then.

Beginner $49.99/mo, Starter $149/mo, Pro $299/mo (repricer on Pro, beta).

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Competitor prices come from the vendor's own pricing page, linked beside each price. A price we have not rechecked within 90 days is replaced by that link. Other competitor details come from public pages and independent reviews (Aura pricing). Aura changes its features and prices on its own schedule, so check its site for current terms. Apex details come from the Apex app itself. Aura is a trademark of its owner; no affiliation.