QuickSell helps you share catalogues. Catafy helps you run wholesale from one.

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Quick verdict: Catafy vs QuickSell

Both products replace PDF forwards and photo dumps with a shareable digital catalogue. The difference is what happens after the link is opened. QuickSell is built around simple catalogue sharing for small sellers. Catafy is built around B2B ordering: who is allowed in, which price they see, what minimums apply, what you learn from their visit, and how the order is confirmed without anyone typing on WhatsApp.

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What each platform is built for

QuickSell’s core job is to turn a set of product photos into a catalogue link that can be shared on WhatsApp. It is popular with small sellers because the setup is fast and the buyer experience is familiar. That focus is also its ceiling: the product is optimised for one seller, one price, and buyers who browse and message back.

Catafy starts from the wholesale workflow instead. A catalogue is a price list with rules — who may see it, at what rate, with what minimum, and with what follow-up. That is why Catafy ships with OTP-gated access and seller approval, buyer-specific price lists, MOQ and minimum order amount, live visitor tracking, centralised notifications across WhatsApp, SMS, email and push, and a branded Android, iOS and web app. The same product master also runs the B2C storefront, invoicing and POS.

In short: QuickSell answers “how do I share my products?”. Catafy answers “how do I run trade selling from a catalogue?”. If your question is the first one, either works. If it is the second, the comparison is not close.

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Catafy vs QuickSell for wholesalers

A wholesaler needs three things a plain catalogue does not give: a rate per buyer, a minimum per SKU, and a way to keep unverified people out. On Catafy the buyer verifies by phone OTP, you approve the number, and they see the price list assigned to their group. MOQ and minimum order amount are enforced at checkout, and repeat orders reuse the buyer’s history instead of a fresh photo exchange.

• Private, semi-private or public catalogues — choose per catalogue whether browsing is open, prices need OTP, or the whole thing is invite-only.
• Price lists per buyer group — retailer, distributor and export rates on the same product without three catalogues.
• MOQ and MOA — per product and per order, applied automatically.
• Set and variant ordering — full size sets or colour runs in one line.
• Screenshot protection — shield designs and rates from being forwarded.

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Catafy vs QuickSell for manufacturers

Manufacturers sell through dealers and distributors and need to control the release of new designs. With Catafy a new collection can be shared as a private catalogue to approved dealers only, each dealer sees negotiated rates, and the head office watches live which dealer opened which product and for how long. Catalogue access approval messages go out automatically on WhatsApp from your own number.

QuickSell can share the same collection as a link, but the link is the same for everyone who receives it, pricing is not segmented by account, and there is no seller-side approval step. For a manufacturer whose designs are the asset, that gap matters more than any other feature on this page.

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Catafy vs QuickSell for distributors

Distributors run multiple brands, hundreds of retailers and a field team. Catafy supports one product master with separate catalogues per brand or retailer segment, shareable collections for a route or season, plan-based team seats so reps share and take orders under their own login, and a dashboard that shows visitor activity and orders across the whole team. Order status updates go out on WhatsApp, SMS, email or push without a rep typing them.

The decisive question is team size. One person and thirty retailers can work from a simple catalogue link. Five reps and three hundred retailers need role-based access, per-segment pricing and automated confirmations — otherwise the WhatsApp inbox is the bottleneck again.

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Feature-by-feature comparison

The table below lists what Catafy includes and what to verify on a live QuickSell account before deciding. Feature sets change — check the competitor’s current plan page rather than relying on a third-party summary.

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Buyer experience: what your retailer actually sees

On both platforms the buyer taps a link on WhatsApp and the catalogue opens in the browser — no download. The divergence starts at pricing. On Catafy a private catalogue asks for a phone number and OTP, shows the buyer their assigned rate card, warns inline when a quantity is below MOQ, and confirms the order with an automatic WhatsApp message from your business number. A branded app is available for buyers who want a home-screen icon and push updates, but it is never required.

Test it with two real buyers before deciding — one comfortable with apps, one not — and see how far each gets on both platforms without calling you.

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Analytics: view counts vs buyer intelligence

A view count tells you the link was opened. Wholesale follow-up needs more: which retailer opened it, which products they lingered on, whether they added to cart and abandoned, and when. Catafy’s live analytics show visitor activity in real time by buyer and product, with sessions, drop-offs and abandoned-cart value, so reps call the buyer who spent four minutes on a new range rather than the whole list.

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WhatsApp and notification automation

Catafy connects your own WhatsApp Business number through the Whaaty messaging API, so order placed, dispatched, delivered, OTP and catalogue-access messages go out under your brand. The same events can also trigger SMS, email and app push notifications from one central settings screen — useful when a buyer misses a WhatsApp message or your team wants an email trail.

When comparing, ask whether messages are sent from your number or from a shared app number, whether channels other than WhatsApp exist, and whether the templates are yours to edit.

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Moving from QuickSell to Catafy

Migration is a data and workflow task, not a technical one. Catafy’s bulk Excel import accepts names, SKUs, categories, variants, custom attributes and embedded images, and the onboarding call included on every plan covers the mapping with your team.

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   Export products from QuickSell

   Download your product list as Excel or CSV and gather images in a folder named by SKU or product name.

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   Define buyer groups and price lists

   List the segments you sell to — retailer, distributor, export — with the rate and MOQ for each.

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   Bulk import into Catafy

   Map columns, import with images and attributes, and spot-check twenty products for variants and prices.

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   Set catalogue mode and access

   Choose public, private or semi-private, enable OTP verification and approve buyers as they verify.

5. 5

   Connect WhatsApp, notifications and payments

   Link your WhatsApp Business number via Whaaty, pick SMS / email / push events, and connect Razorpay, PayU or PhonePe.

6. 6

   Share the new link and retire the old one

   Announce on WhatsApp with a one-line OTP instruction, keep both links live for two weeks, then switch off the old catalogue.

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Pricing: Catafy vs QuickSell

Catafy pricing is flat and public. Every plan includes unlimited orders, online payments with zero transaction fees from Catafy, and a 7-day free trial with no card required. Prices below are per month on annual billing, exclusive of 18% GST. Mobile, email and WhatsApp OTP login options for buyers are included on Growth and Scale; Starter uses a single login type.

Compare on effective annual cost for your real usage: the product count you will reach in a year, how many team members need logins, whether private catalogues or OTP login sit on a higher tier, and whether any percentage is charged on online payments. Check QuickSell’s current pricing page directly — plans change, and live numbers beat a quoted figure.

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When QuickSell is the right choice

If you are a solo seller with one price for everyone, no minimum quantities, and buyers who message you to order, QuickSell is a perfectly sensible tool and switching would cost more than it saves. Stay, and revisit when buyer-specific pricing, access control or manual order confirmations become a weekly problem.

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How to decide in ten minutes

• Do at least two buyer groups pay different prices for the same product?
• Do you ever refuse or renegotiate orders because they are too small?
• Would it hurt if your catalogue link was forwarded to a competitor?
• Does anyone on your team follow up based on who viewed what?
• Do you type order confirmations by hand on WhatsApp today?
• Do more than one person need to share catalogues and take orders?
• Do you want your own theme, domain and app rather than the tool’s branding?
• Do you bill walk-in customers from the same stock?

Three or more yes answers: Catafy will pay for itself in hours saved and wrong orders avoided. Fewer: keep the lighter tool for now.

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Related reading

• Best QuickSell alternative for wholesalers →The full switching guide
• B2B catalogue features →Private pricing, MOQ, OTP access
• Live analytics →Real-time buyer and product tracking
• WhatsApp automation →Order updates from your own number
• B2B catalogue best practices →How wholesalers structure catalogues that convert
• Catafy vs Dukaan →If you are also weighing a storefront builder