3,000
Dropship orders a day for Palmetto State Armory, through one centralized system.
Why dealers move their distributor stack to Flxpoint.
Distributor rules live in the connectionSet once per distributor
Firearms distributors often run firearms and accessories through separate accounts. Spark’s guidance is to duplicate the vendor, giving each copy its own credentials, markups and options, because, in its words:
Vendors like RSR will not fulfill both types from the same account.Spark Shipping help center
Flxpoint builds those rules into the distributor connection. Lipsey’s restricted brands go to your dealer account, and Zanders firearms and accessories go out as separate orders, without a second vendor to maintain (Flxpoint firearms).
FFL details are checked before the PO goes outIncomplete orders wait for review
Spark says the FFL a buyer selects can travel with the order when you use a supported checkout and FFL plugin (Spark firearms FAQ). Flxpoint goes a step further before anything reaches a distributor: it flags firearms and serialized parts such as lower receivers by rules on each source, checks the license number, expiration date and dealer address, and holds an order with missing details for review instead of sending it.
When a cart mixes a firearm with accessories, the accessories ship to the buyer right away and the firearm routes to the dealer once its details are complete, in the format each distributor requires. Flxpoint supports your FFL workflow, and your team still owns the compliance decisions.
GunBroker and Guns.com from one catalogExisting listings come with you
Both platforms connect to GunBroker. Flxpoint imports the GunBroker listings you already have, publishes new fixed-price or auction listings in bulk from your distributor catalog, suggests the right GunBroker category with AI category mapping, and delists an item when stock reaches zero. GunBroker orders arrive with the FFL dealer details attached, and the same catalog also feeds Guns.com, BigCommerce, WooCommerce and Magento.
Pricing that doesn’t climb with every order3,000 orders a month on Business
Spark’s published plans include 200, 1,500 or 5,000 orders a month and charge 39 cents for each order past that, with 3, 5 or 10 vendor integrations and $25 a month for each extra vendor (Spark pricing). Flxpoint Business is $799 a month, or $699 a month billed annually, with 3,000 orders, 8 source connectors and 2 channel connectors included (Flxpoint pricing). Under about 2,000 orders a month Spark’s list price is usually lower, so the calculator below runs both at your numbers.
A team that builds and watches the feedsEvery plan gets an implementation specialist
Every Flxpoint plan includes a dedicated implementation specialist who maps your distributor connections and checks them before you go live (pricing FAQ). After launch, our integration team monitors your connections over API, EDI, FTP or CSV and steps in when a distributor changes a feed.
Spark Shipping and Flxpoint, side by side for an FFL dealer.
Both platforms automate inventory, pricing, order routing and tracking between distributors and your channels. The table shows where they differ for a firearms dealer.
Spark ShippingFlxpoint
Prebuilt firearms distributorsRSR, Sports South, Lipsey’s, Zanders, Chattanooga, Kroll, Crow, Big Rock, Hicks and others. Davidson’s is listed as coming soon.RSR, Lipsey’s, Sports South, Zanders, Chattanooga, Kinsey’s, Bill Hicks, Crow, Iron Valley, Orion and 2nd Amendment Wholesale. Davidson’s connects for catalog and inventory.
Firearms and accessories from one distributorSet up as two vendor entries with separate credentials and markups.Distributor account rules handled in the connection, such as Lipsey’s dealer account and Zanders split orders.
FFL detailsSelected FFL can accompany the order through a supported FFL plugin.License number, expiration and dealer address checked before the PO; incomplete orders held for review.
Mixed cartsSplits the order and sends the firearm to the chosen FFL.Accessories ship right away; the firearm routes to the dealer once its details are complete.
Firearms marketplacesGunBroker and Weapon Depot.GunBroker, with existing listings imported and AI category mapping, and Guns.com.
Published price$299 for 200 orders, $499 for 1,500 or $1,399 for 5,000, plus 39¢ per extra order.$799 a month, or $699 billed annually, for 3,000 orders. Pro includes 5,000.
A distributor that isn’t prebuiltFree self-setup for CSV, XML or email; $999 done-for-you setup per API or EDI vendor.CSV, FTP and SFTP at no extra charge; custom and EDI builds scoped up front by our integration team.
Read from Spark’s firearms page, pricing page and help center, and from Flxpoint firearms and pricing, on October 27, 2026. Check both before you decide.
Price both platforms at your own order volume.
Move the sliders to your numbers. The calculator picks Spark’s cheapest published plan for your volume and compares it with Flxpoint Business, using list prices with prebuilt distributors, before onboarding and SKU add-ons. Nothing you enter leaves this page.
What you’d pay each month.
Flxpoint billing
Over a year$0
The move plan, in five steps.
Your implementation specialist sets the dates and our team does the mapping. Spark stays live until every test order passes, so there is no day without orders.
Collect credentials for every distributor account
Who: YouList each distributor you buy from and ask your rep for the API or FTP credentials Flxpoint will use, for both the firearms and the accessories account where your distributor keeps them apart. For Lipsey’s, have your dealer and dropship account details ready.
Export what Spark knows about your catalog
Who: YouPull your markups by distributor and product type, the category and brand filters on each vendor, your product links, your FFL plugin settings and the states you don’t ship to. Export your GunBroker listing IDs too, so listings carry over instead of being relisted.
Map it once in Flxpoint
Who: Our teamYour specialist connects each distributor, rebuilds your pricing rules, flags firearms and serialized parts on each source, sets your routing priorities, such as lowest total cost or a preferred distributor, and imports your existing GunBroker listings.
Run both side by side and test four orders
Who: You and our teamKeep Spark live while Flxpoint syncs stock and cost, compare a sample from every distributor, then place these test orders:
- An accessory onlyShips straight to the buyer
- A firearm with a complete FFLPO goes to the distributor, to the dealer
- A mixed cartAccessory ships now, firearm routes to the dealer
- A firearm with a missing FFL detailOrder is held for review, nothing is sent
Cut over, then watch the first week
Who: Our teamSwitch order routing to Flxpoint and turn off the Spark connections on the same day, so no distributor receives the same purchase order twice. Review the first week of FFL holds, purchase orders and tracking together. Spark’s pricing page lists no contract term, so check your billing date before you cancel.
Our integration team builds the connections and keeps watching them after launch.
The pre-move checklist
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Before your first call
Export from Spark Shipping
Before you switch off Spark
Firearms and outdoor retailers already run on Flxpoint.
Black Patch Performance, an automotive retailer, made the same move from Spark Shipping and now manages 500,000+ SKUs on Flxpoint (case study).
$300M
In additional product value once Rifle Supply’s catalog was centralized.
100%
Of Pro Sportsman’s dropship fulfillment runs automatically on Flxpoint.
58%
Increase in dropship revenue for Realtree running on Flxpoint.
4.7/5
Average rating across 100+ reviews on G2
- 300+ customers
- 100+ pre-integrated suppliers
The fact that you can book a call with a physical person makes everything so much easier.
Great Multi-Source, Multi-Channel Dropship Management
Very Comprehensive Product For Automation
Must Have Software for Drop Shippers