Plondo vs Exigo
Thinking about leaving Exigo?
Exigo is one of the longest established platforms in direct selling, and plenty of companies still run on it. But it is a product of an older era. It is API first, which is a polite way of saying you are handed a back end and expected to build and maintain the front end, the distributor experience, and much of the rest yourself, or pay to have it built. Deployments run 90 to 180 days, contracts run a year or more, and every change is a new quote. Plondo is the modern alternative: a fully built, purpose built direct selling platform, live in as few as 4 days, month to month, and delivered as a partner rather than a vendor. Here is the honest comparison.
How we compare
This comparison reflects positioning that each vendor publishes about its own platform, and what companies tell us after they switch to Plondo. Plondo applies the same criteria to every platform on this page, including its own.
Your own plan, volume, and markets can change these numbers. Verify any figure that matters to your decision directly with the vendor before you sign anything.
Plondo publishes this comparison and also sells software to direct selling companies. We state that plainly so you can weigh this page with it in mind.
Why teams move from Exigo to Plondo
The companies that leave Exigo for Plondo usually do it for one of two reasons. Either they are tired of running their own development shop just to operate a compensation plan, or they want a partner whose incentives are tied to their growth instead of a license they pay no matter what happens.
Exigo hands you an API and a bill. Plondo hands you a finished, modern platform and a team. Compensation, live genealogy, storefronts, replicated sites, back office, CRM, funnels, and AI agents are built in and running in days, and on enterprise engagements our success is tied to your sales, so we are in it with you rather than invoicing you for the next change.
Plondo vs Exigo, side by side
How the two compare for a direct selling company. It reflects Exigo's own published API first positioning and what companies switching to Plondo tell us about their experience.
| What you are comparing | Exigo | Plondo |
|---|---|---|
| The relationship | You are an account, plus your own development team. | You are a partner. We become your technology team. |
| Built for direct selling | Yes, but API first. You build the front end. | Yes, fully built and purpose built for direct selling. |
| Time to launch | Typically 90 to 180 days, longer if you build the front end. | As few as 4 days. |
| Contract length | 12 month minimum, often longer. | Month to month. No long term lock in. |
| Distributor experience and front end | You bring or build your own. | Storefronts and replicated distributor sites included. |
| Making a change | Custom work, billed on top of the license. | We build it as your partner, fast. |
| Technology | Architecture largely unchanged for years. | Modern: agentic CRM, AI agents, funnels, live genealogy. |
| Commerce and channels | A replicated storefront; you build the rest. | Shopify (approved partner), TikTok Shop, and Amazon, built and approved for you. |
Exigo figures reflect its own published API first positioning and standard contract terms. Figures describing the switch to Plondo reflect what those companies report to us. Your own negotiated terms can differ.
Plondo vs Exigo questions
What is the best alternative to Exigo?
For companies that want a modern, fully built platform without running their own development team, Plondo is the strongest alternative to Exigo. Exigo is API first and expects you to build the front end and distributor experience. Plondo delivers the whole system, purpose built for direct selling, live in as few as 4 days, month to month, and on enterprise engagements ties its success to your sales.
How is Plondo different from Exigo?
Exigo gives you a back end and an API to build on, on a year long contract and a 90 to 180 day deployment. Plondo gives you a finished, modern platform your field uses in days, month to month, with modern tooling like an agentic CRM and AI agents built in, delivered as a partner rather than a vendor.
Does Exigo build my website and front end?
Exigo is API first, so the platform expects you to supply your own front end and distributor sites, with your own developers or paid custom work. Plondo includes storefronts, replicated distributor sites, and the back office as part of the platform.
Can Plondo migrate us off Exigo?
Yes. We move your genealogy, commission history, products, and storefront, and we handle the heavy lifting so your distributors keep selling through the switch.
See the difference for yourself.
Bring your compensation plan and your questions. We will show you the platform, scope a plan to fit, and tell you honestly whether we are the right partner.
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