MPower vs commonsku

commonsku bills per user.
MPower bills per company.

Both platforms run the full distributor workflow: presentations, orders, electronic purchase orders, shops and invoicing. The difference is what happens to your bill as your team grows. Here is the side-by-side, using both companies' published pricing.

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Verified against both companies' published pricing pages. Last checked 23 September 2026.

Why distributors move to MPower

Grow the team without growing the software bill.

No per-seat pricing

Up to 10 users on All-in-One and unlimited users on Pro. Hiring a rep or adding a CSR does not change what you pay.

No seat lock-in

commonsku lets you remove seats only at renewal. On MPower users are not billed, so team changes never touch your contract.

Sales tax built in

Sales tax is calculated automatically from the ship-to address at checkout, so multi-state shops charge the right rate.

Side by side

MPower vs commonsku, feature by feature.

Two full distributor platforms, both with published pricing. The workflow is close; the pricing model is not.

CapabilityMPowercommonsku
How you are billedPer company Up to 10 users on All-in-One, unlimited on ProPer user $129 to $159 per user per month, 2 to 3 user minimum
Changing team sizeAny time Users are not billedAt renewal Seat removals and downgrades only at renewal
API and webhooksYes Published API documentation and a Zapier integrationEnterprise only API and webhook access on the custom-priced Enterprise plan
Sales taxYes Calculated automatically from the ship-to address at checkoutAdvanced plan Tax integrations listed on the Advanced plan
Company and pop-up storesYes Unlimited stores with start and end dates; 1.9% on web-store orders (1.5% on Pro)Yes Shops with a fee of 2.5% falling to 1% as each shop's lifetime sales grow
Electronic POs to suppliersYes Sent over PromoStandards to connected suppliersYes To Connected+ supplier partners
PresentationsYes Interactive, with client voting and one-click convert to orderYes Interactive presentations
Order management and CRMYes Orders, CRM, follow-ups and production in one applicationYes Orders, production tracking and client management
AIYes Supplier email parsed into order updates; Stripe-to-QuickBooks reconciliationYes AI product search
Supplier product dataYes 725K+ products over PromoStandards with per-supplier data-quality scoringYes ESP, SAGE and PromoStandards integrations
Published pricingYes Self-serve, no sales callYes Published for Essentials and Advanced

commonsku details are from commonsku.com pricing and product pages, last checked 23 September 2026.

What it actually costs

On commonsku every person on your team costs $1,393 a year. MPower does not charge per person.

Figures below use commonsku's cheapest plan with the annual discount, and assume every shop has already reached commonsku's lowest 1% fee. That is the most favourable case for commonsku, so these savings are a floor.

Your teamMPowercommonskuYou save
8 users
$400K store sales		$13,350$15,146$1,796/yr
10 users
$600K store sales		$17,150$19,932$2,782/yr
20 users
$1M store sales		$26,510$37,864$11,354/yr
30 users
$1.5M store sales		$34,010$56,796$22,786/yr
When commonsku is the cheaper buy. A small team running a mature shop programme pays less on commonsku, because its shop fee bottoms out at 1% while MPower's is 1.9%. The break-even is roughly five users at $150K of store sales, or seven at $400K. Below that, commonsku costs less. Two things push the other way: new shops start at 2.5% on commonsku, and its tax integrations need the $159 Advanced plan, so most real programmes cross over sooner.

Where MPower wins

  • No per-seat pricing. Up to 10 users on All-in-One, unlimited on Pro.
  • Team changes any time. commonsku removes seats only at renewal.
  • API without an enterprise contract. commonsku keeps API and webhooks on Enterprise.
  • Sales tax calculated automatically from the ship-to address.
  • AI that does back-office work. Supplier emails become order updates; Stripe payouts reconcile against QuickBooks.
  • SOC 2 Type 2, independently audited by Sensiba LLP.

How these are built. MPower All-in-One at $479.20/mo billed annually ($5,750/yr, up to 10 users) plus 1.9% on web-store orders; the 20- and 30-user rows use All-in-One Pro at $959.20/mo billed annually ($11,510/yr, unlimited users) plus 1.5%. commonsku Essentials at $129 per user per month less its 10% annual prepay discount ($1,393 per user per year), plus a 1% shop fee on the same store sales. Card processing applies on both and is excluded from both.

FAQ

Switching from commonsku, answered.

Is MPower cheaper than commonsku?
It depends on the size of your team. commonsku charges per user; MPower charges per company, with up to 10 users on All-in-One and unlimited users on Pro. Past roughly five to seven users, MPower costs less, and the gap widens with every hire. A very small team on mature shops can pay less on commonsku, and the cost table above shows where that line sits.
Does MPower send electronic purchase orders to suppliers?
Yes. Purchase orders are sent over PromoStandards directly to connected suppliers, and suppliers without a connection receive them by email.
Does MPower have shops like commonsku?
Yes. You can run unlimited company and pop-up stores, each with its own start and end date for accepting orders. MPower charges 1.9% on web-store orders (1.5% on Pro) and 0% on orders your team enters in the application.
When is the best time to switch?
Plan around your commonsku renewal date, since commonsku allows seat removals and downgrades only at renewal. Most distributors launch new stores on MPower first and move existing work across as programmes come up for renewal, running both during the overlap.
What comes across when I move?
Customer and contact records, order history and artwork files come across. Product data is rebuilt live from PromoStandards rather than copied, so it arrives current. Store designs do not transfer between platforms and are rebuilt, which the MPower store builder and templates make quicker.

commonsku pricing and plan details are taken from commonsku.com and were last verified on 23 September 2026. Pricing changes, so check current figures with each vendor before deciding.

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