How-To Guide · 2026

How to Find the Same Item Cheaper on Another Website

3 min read

Most online products are not unique to the store selling them. The "exclusive" fitness gear on that boutique Shopify site is the same generic item available on Amazon under a different brand name for half the price. Here is how to find the cheaper version every time.

Manual method 1: Find the actual brand and model

Scroll past the marketing copy. Find the product specifications, manufacturer name, model number, or SKU. Once you have those, search them on Amazon, Walmart, or Google Shopping. Real example: a "Body Power SF-BH6507 Dip Station" sold on a fitness boutique for $156 is the same product as "Sunny Health & Fitness SF-BH6507 Dip Station" on Amazon for $59. The model number gives it away every time.

Manual method 2: Reverse image search

Right-click the product image → "Search image with Google." If the same photo appears on AliExpress, Alibaba, or other wholesale sites, the store is dropshipping a generic item at a heavy markup. The wholesaler price is often a fraction of what you are about to pay.

The fast method: just use BetterPrice

The manual methods work, but you have to remember to do them on every purchase. Most people do not. BetterPrice does it automatically. The moment you land on a product page, it identifies the brand and model, checks Amazon and other major retailers, and flags any cheaper alternatives - in under a second. No copy-pasting, no reverse image searching, no manual work. Free, no account.

Categories where this saves the most

Fitness equipment. The biggest markups in online retail. Generic gear sold under boutique brands routinely costs 2–3x more than the same item on Amazon.

Kitchen and home. Cookware, organizers, small appliances - all heavily marked up by boutique storefronts.

Health and wellness. Massage tools, posture correctors, sleep gadgets - sold direct-to-consumer at insane markups via influencer marketing.

Generic electronics. Cables, cases, chargers, Bluetooth gear - commodity products with wildly different prices across stores.

The bottom line

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Frequently asked questions

Why is the same product cheaper elsewhere?

Because most products are not unique. Small Shopify stores buy from the same wholesalers as Amazon - they just mark them up 2–3x to pay for ads, branding, and conversion-optimized landing pages. The product is identical.

Does reverse image search actually work?

Usually. Right-click the product photo → "Search image with Google." If the same image shows up on AliExpress, Alibaba, or wholesale sites, you are looking at a dropshipped product marked up massively.

What is the fastest way?

Install BetterPrice. It checks every product page automatically and tells you instantly if the same item is cheaper elsewhere. No copy-pasting model numbers, no reverse image searching, no manual work.