Today there are so-called giant stores that act almost as monopolists in their field. These are the largest trade centers where thousands, hundreds of thousands of units of goods are sold. And these include, without any doubt, the Aliexpress store.
Analogue - is there one?
Platforms that would offer customers a huge selection of goods (mainly electronics) made in China are not difficult to find. There are a huge number of those today, all of them are engaged in sending goods around the world, mediating between a plant in some province of Guangzhou and an end client located in Russia, for example.
What is also characteristic is the growing popularity of such resources. Each of these portals collects a huge number of buyers. Thousands of people are ready to register on them and place orders. Such an “increased demand” for such products is achieved due to a very wide range and low prices, which cannot be offered by anyone analogue.
"AliExpress" in Russia also has a huge number of fans. In general, this platform is extremely popular all over the world.
Ordering guide
Buying online is very easy. Making an order in Chinese shops is even easier. It is enough to enter your address, decide on the name and configuration of the goods, clarify the payment details, and your package will be delivered directly in 3-4 weeks (depending on the delivery method and the region where you live). Perhaps the mandatory waiting period is the only disadvantage of Chinese sites. This makes it possible to save on transportation (such stores often mark “free shipping” in the settings), but waste a lot of time on receiving.
What would happen if some solution could be found on how to speed up the process without increasing the price of delivery services. And users, if we analyze a number of search queries, consider it an opportunity to find an analogue instead of "AliExpress". Obviously, it must be a store that is closer, or at least delivers faster and cheaper. Does such a service exist?
Largest stores
There are simply no services that could replace the AliExpress platform. At the moment, given the position in the market of the giant Ali itself, it is not worth counting on the fact that it can be pressed out. It's too big for any country's standards.peace. Millions of product turnovers and an ever-growing number of customers confirm this.
So does Aliexpress have an analogue? From the point of view of a standard, familiar purchase (for example, if we want to purchase an inexpensive action camera), there are many similar resources. Finding them is very easy - many are very popular and in demand. Here are the top three: DealExtreme, TinyDeal, GearBest. These resources, like Ali, sell various products made in China, which can be ordered anywhere in the world. Their prices may be similar, but there is one big difference in the model of operation of these services and Ali.
How AliExpress works and others
All the stores listed above are actually simple online shops. Their administration finds suppliers, draws up some agreements with them and sells goods on its own behalf. For example, the Russian Eldorado and Technosila are arranged in the same way, only we are talking about Chinese products that are most in demand in Russia, Europe and the West (accessories, electronics, household goods, etc.).
But in this article we are studying a slightly different model, according to which "AliExpress" works. It is much more difficult to find an analogue (especially in terms of the volume of goods). This resource is a platform where the buyer and the seller “meet”. The first is in search of a product that interests him, and the second puts all the trading positions that he has on display. Thus, one can seefor example, the same product offered at different prices on behalf of different plants and factories. Therefore, on AliExpress, you can choose what you are interested in.
If “Svyaznoy” can be called an analogue of DX (roughly speaking), then does our "giant" have an analogue? "AliExpress" in Russia is somewhat similar to the Avito board or the Tiu resource. On the latter, by the way, users are also searching for goods offered by sellers-companies.
Product specifics
As you can see, the level of AliExpress promotion has not yet been beaten by any Russian store. Even the quality of goods, as a rule, on the Chinese resource will be higher, and the price will remain more affordable than in the case of the Russian version. Do you need such an analogue?
Moreover, all accessories and electronics are made in China. This means that the Russian analogue of "AliExpress" would sell what came from China earlier. Then, the question is, what is the point of looking for analogues in our country? It's easier to buy directly…
We can say that this is the specificity of the goods sold on the "AliExpress" resource. It is possible to create an analogue of such a store in Moscow, but the products for it will still have to be delivered from there, which automatically increases the cost of such things. So, there is no point in this.
Language barrier
Of course, those people who do not speak English experience certain difficulties in working with AliExpress. It is on it that there are descriptions inthe base version of the resource. However, there should be no difficulties with this - the Chinese site also has a "Russian" counterpart. "AliExpress" has different language versions.
Ad titles can be automatically translated using Google Translate. At first glance, this may seem like a set of unrelated words, but in fact, after a certain period of time (during which various goods will be ordered), you will get used to and begin to understand well what the seller wanted to say.
Descriptions of lots submitted in English can also be translated into Google Translate (on an individual basis). Thus, everything is provided, and you simply will not need to look for an online store, an analogue of "AliExpress".
Speed delivery
Second, besides language, is the question of how you can get your product faster. And there are several ways to do this. Firstly, you can order not free shipping via AirMail, but more expensive, but fast shipment via DHL, EMS or TNT. All these and many other ways will be available in the menu on the product page. The price of transportation will start from 30-40 dollars (depending on the volume of goods). Then you will receive your parcel in a couple of days.
There is more information for those who are interested in similar sites-analogues. "Ali Express" is a place where resellers often buy goods. You can buy something more expensive from them, but without having to wait for delivery. So you stayin a win, since you can receive the goods almost on the same day. Then you just need to look for stores that sell what you are interested in. And don't think about Chinese AliExpress.
Conclusions
Thus, let's start with the fact that there is no analogue of the "Ali" site in principle. It is the only site of its kind in the world. No matter how hard you try, it is not so easy to find a similar analogue in Russia. AliExpress is (in its way) a unique platform.
But you can solve the problems associated with the remoteness of the base in a different way. For example, use automatic translation of website pages. If you wish, you can open Google Translator in parallel and see all the words indicated by the seller. So there is no need to look for an analogue. "AliExpress" in Russian may well justify your requests.
Finally, another important point is the speed of delivery. You can overcome it - order through intermediary firms in Russia, which may already have stocks of goods to solve such problems. If you are ordering something not too specific, then this method may be suitable. Finally, you can always overpay more, but order the goods through the delivery service, which will take much less time.
Are you still hoping to find an analogue? "AliExpress" is too unique and individual platform, therefore, alas, there is no really competitive resource for it yet. This company is too strong a monopolist.
