Is Lazada more expensive than Shopee? Which platform is better to join?

It is very difficult to operate an e-commerce platform nowadays, and the competition between platforms is very fierce. Therefore, more and more entrepreneurs are setting their sights on cross-border e-commerce platforms. Among the cross-border e-commerce platforms, several are old platforms with good development. So, is Lazada’s fee more expensive than Shopee?

1. Is Lazada’s fee more expensive than Shopee’s?

Lazada's fees are more expensive than Shopee's. The total deposit for Lazada is 3,000 RMB. When a Chinese cross-border merchant opens a store, stores in six Southeast Asian countries are opened by default. The deposit is collected at the merchant level, and a merchant only needs to pay the deposit once.

There is no charge for opening a store on the Shopee e-commerce platform. The platform does not charge a deposit or security deposit, but three months after opening the store, you need to pay the platform a commission for the sale of goods. The commission is calculated based on the store level. It is basically very simple to open a Shopee store. Basically, as long as there is no problem with the information, it will be 100% approved, so you don’t have to waste money looking for an online store to open a store on your behalf.

2. Which platform is better to join?

Both platforms have their own characteristics. Shopee has a site with very large traffic, which is Taiwan. In the Southeast Asian market, the overall traffic of Lazada is relatively large. Of course, if Shopee includes the Taiwan site, then the traffic of Shopee is very huge. Then the platform strategies of the two platforms are also different. Lazada takes a high-end form route, attaches great importance to sellers being able to highlight their own brands, and also emphasizes product pictures. The platform of Shopee is like Taobao in China. It mainly emphasizes the price advantage and the display of pictures in various styles.

The two major platforms mainly sell daily necessities, electronic products, and fashion products, because each platform targets the same group of people. Many of the platform's users are women, so when choosing products, you are choosing your store's sales.

In summary, Lazada is more expensive than Shopee. Shopee has more traffic than Lazada. In terms of operation difficulty, Shopee is easier, and the operation background is also in Chinese interface, which is easier to understand.