Comparison
Both help ecommerce sellers get products from China to customers, but they are built for different businesses. CJ Dropshipping is a dropshipping platform with a large product catalogue and 3PL services. 24F is an operator for brands with their own products: it designs, sources, directs manufacturing, handles registrations, stores and ships, with software it builds itself.
CJ facts summarized from CJ's own public pages, read on 4 October 2026.
| Dimension | 24F | CJ Dropshipping |
|---|---|---|
| Business model | An operator for brands: 24F designs, sources, directs manufacturing, handles GTIN, FDA and VAT registrations, stores and fulfills. Your contract is with 24F. | A dropshipping platform with a product catalogue and sourcing, plus 3PL warehousing and fulfillment for sellers' own stock. |
| Inventory | Your own branded stock, made to your specification or bought from your manufacturer, held by SKU. Every quotation states the MOQ. Samples and pilot orders are welcome and encouraged, so you can check quality before you scale. | You can sell from its catalogue without buying stock first. Private inventory and 3PL storage are also offered. |
| Warehouses | Stock is held and shipped to customers worldwide. 24F ships from 4 warehouses in China (Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Yiwu and Hangzhou), plus partner warehouses in the UK, the US and Australia. | Its 3PL page states 10+ warehouses across North America, Europe and more, including China. |
| Sales channels | Shopify: orders arrive in 24F automatically and tracking is written back. Clients sell mainly on Amazon, TikTok Shop and Shopify. | Lists many platforms, including Shopify, eBay, WooCommerce, Etsy, TikTok Shop, Temu, AliExpress, Lazada and Shopee. |
| Pricing model | One all-in DDP price per order: pick and pack, shipping, duties, taxes, customs clearance, final-mile delivery and tracking. The same rates for every client, published in the shipping calculator. | Product cost plus itemised logistics fees (shipping, inbound, outbound, storage, labelling and add-ons) that vary by warehouse and route, set out in a published fee schedule. |
| Quality, lost parcels and insurance | Orders are quality-checked before they ship. A lost parcel is reshipped free of charge, automatically. Every package is insured up to US$600 against damage or destruction. | Not covered in the CJ pages reviewed. |
| Tracking and branding | Brand-first tracking page and tracking API, tracking written to Shopify, alerts on key shipments, and custom branding and packaging. | Custom packaging, logos, stickers, thank-you cards, bags and labels, with order and tracking sync to connected stores. |
| Software | Five free workspaces built in-house: Fulfillment, Accounting, Upgraded Analytics, ACR for chargebacks and AI Customer Support, on the web and as a Windows app. | An order, sourcing and catalogue platform with an API, a browser extension and mobile apps. |
| Support | AI employees around the clock, with people on standby, including weekends and holidays. Reach 24F on WhatsApp or by email. | Offers sourcing agents, with free and paid tiers. |
| AI and MCP | The 24F MCP lets Claude or ChatGPT run every workspace and action with scoped, logged keys. AI employees pre-check orders, answer customers, prepare chargeback evidence and keep the books. | Not covered in the CJ pages reviewed. |
| Registrations | 24F registers your GTINs (barcodes) and handles your FDA and VAT registrations. | Not covered in the CJ pages reviewed. |
Choose 24F when you have found a product that sells, or know what you want made, and you want it to become your own branded product: designed, sourced, made under 24F's direction, registered, stored and shipped by one company that is accountable to you.
Choose 24F when you want a predictable cost per order. The all-in DDP price covers everything from pick and pack to the customer's door, every client pays the same rates, and you can check them in the public shipping calculator before you talk to us.
Choose 24F when you want the back office handled too: the five workspaces, the AI employees and the 24F MCP are free for clients, and they work directly on your store, ad, bank, shipment and support data.
Before you commit, verify us: open the Explore preview, run your SKU through the shipping calculator and compare it with the same weight and destination elsewhere, ask for a call, and start with a sample or a small pilot order. Samples and pilot orders are welcome. See how 24F works.
CJ Dropshipping is a dropshipping platform: you can sell from its large catalogue without buying stock, and it also offers 3PL warehousing. 24F is an operator for brands with their own products: it designs, sources, directs manufacturing, handles GTIN, FDA and VAT registrations, stores and ships your branded stock, and gives you free software built in-house.
It depends on the product, weight and destination. 24F publishes one all-in DDP price per order in its shipping calculator, the same for every client. CJ prices the product plus itemised fees that vary by warehouse and route. Compare the total for the same SKU, weight and destination.
Yes. If you have a product that sells, 24F can have it made to your specification or work with your current manufacturer, receive the stock by SKU and fulfill orders from your store automatically.
A lost parcel is reshipped free of charge, automatically. Every package is insured up to US$600 against damage or destruction.
No. 24F does not sell from a shared catalogue. It sources and makes products for your brand, or works with stock you already own.
CJ Dropshipping's facts are summarized from its own public pages, read on 4 October 2026; check them for current details. 24F's facts are from this site, its shipping calculator and its Terms of Use. CJ Dropshipping is a trademark of its owner; 24F is not affiliated with it.
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