Punchout Central vs POWR: Wholesale Orders
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 6, 2026 for Punchout Central, Nov 9, 2026 for POWR.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Punchout Central 5.0 from 2 reviews and POWR 4.8 from 29 reviews.
- Only POWR lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $500/month for Punchout Central and $11.99/month for POWR.
- Punchout Central lists 4 features POWR’s listing doesn’t mention, including Applications, Dashboard, Drag-and-drop editor.
Head to head
Build wholesale forms, applications, orders & registrations
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Starter
- · 1 PunchOut Buyer Connection
- · Add Multiple Buyers to One Store
- · Buyer-specific Collections
- · End-to-End Transaction Tracking & Report
- · Free Onboarding for first PunchOut Buyer
- · Manage Multiple Stores from One Central
Growth
- · Complementary Onboarding Support
- · Everything in Starter, Plus
- · Priority Ticket Support
- · Up to 4 Buyer PunchOut Connections
Scale
- · Everything in Growth, Plus
- · Free Onboarding up-to 7 buyers
- · Priority Phone Support
- · Up to 7 PunchOut Buyer Connections
Free
- · 24/7 email support
- · 25 submissions/mo
- · 6 form fields
- · Autoresponder
- · Includes submissions dashboard
- · Instant alerts
Starter
- · 24/7 email support
- · Add a rating element
- · All of Free +
- · Enable reCAPTCHA to prevent spam
- · Remove POWR branding
- · Undo/Redo edits
Pro
- · 100 form fields
- · 1000 submissions/mo
- · 5 email admins
- · All of Starter +
- · File upload
- · Integrate w/ Mailchimp, Klaviyo, Google
Business
- · All of Pro +
- · Unlimited email admins & orders
- · Unlimited form fields
- · Unlimited submissions
- · Unlock all 60+ POWR apps
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featurePunchOut Central connects Shopify and Shopify Plus stores to enterprise procurement systems through cXML and OCI PunchOut. Connect one store to multiple buyers or manage multiple stores and buyer connections from one central dashboard. Assign collections to each buyer, track transactions from PunchOut to invoice, and turn approved POs into store orders.
Grow your wholesale customer base with easy order sheets you can create in minutes. POWR Wholesale Orders makes creating custom wholesale order forms for your website easy without coding, and they are synced with Shopify customers. Whether it's a simple order, a complex bulk order, or a vendor registration, you can build it with the POWR B2B Wholesale Order.
- Track sessions, orders, and invoices easily
- Simulate and order flows for testing
- Configure clients, APIs, and cXML integrations
- Accept payments: Single payments, subscriptions, donations + more
- Multi-step form: Use conditional logic for creating longer complex orders
- Sync contacts: Auto-saved contacts with Shopify Customers & Mailchimp
- Autoresponder: Instant email reply to new wholesale order customers
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  Punchout Central |  POWR |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 60 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | +2 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 2 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Services, Food, Beverages & Tobacco |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, United Kingdom, Australia |
Reviews
| Measure | Punchout Central | POWR |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★(ahead) | 4.8 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 2 | 29(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Punchout Central | POWR |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $500/month | $11.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 15 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Punchout Central | POWR |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #21 in Forms |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Mar 10, 2026 | Jul 8, 2014 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Punchout Central | POWR.io |
FAQ
Punchout Central and POWR: common questions
- Is Punchout Central or POWR cheaper?
- Only POWR lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $500/month for Punchout Central and $11.99/month for POWR. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, Punchout Central or POWR?
- On the Shopify App Store: Punchout Central 5.0 from 2 reviews and POWR 4.8 from 29 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Punchout Central lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Applications, Dashboard, Drag-and-drop editor, Form limits. POWR lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Custom CSS, Orders. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Nov 6, 2026 for Punchout Central, Nov 9, 2026 for POWR; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Nov 6, 2026 for Punchout Central, Nov 9, 2026 for POWR. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.