BuyingGroupPro vs Churning Tracker

BuyingGroupPro and Churning Tracker both track buying group orders, send tracking numbers to the groups and help you reconcile payouts. BuyingGroupPro is built only for buying group resellers. Churning Tracker covers the whole churning hobby (credit cards, sign-up bonuses, card benefits, points, manufactured spending and a marketplace), and buying groups are one part of it.

Short answer

• Choose BuyingGroupPro if buying groups are your business. It connects to Deal & Runner, USA Buying Group and CloseOut NJ, asks the groups for your payouts, keeps a commitments ledger and has iPhone and Android apps.
• Choose Churning Tracker if you want one tool for cards, points and buying groups, or if you sell to MVP Buying Group, PowerBuy Network, Big Deal Points, Buy Get Paid or U Buy We Pay, which BuyingGroupPro does not connect to. Its paid plans also cost less.

Side by side

Where BuyingGroupPro is stronger

• Payout requests. BuyingGroupPro asks BuyingGroup.com and USA Buying Group for ACH payouts and requests checks from the 8 other supported groups when you have money to collect.
• The groups only it connects to. Deal & Runner, USA Buying Group and CloseOut NJ.
• Phone apps. The iPhone and Android apps push an alert for a payout problem, a payment that does not match or a new deal, with Send tracking and Mark paid buttons.
• Email from more providers and more stores. Email sync works with Gmail, Google Workspace, iCloud, Yahoo and AOL, and it reads Amazon and Walmart emails too.
• Deals on the free plan. The deal feed is free on every plan. Deal alert rules are unlimited on Pro.
• Commitments. The commitments ledger shows every unit you promised a group, how many you bought and the deadline.

Where Churning Tracker is stronger

• The whole hobby in one place. Credit cards, sign-up bonuses, card benefits, points and manufactured spending sit next to buying groups, with a marketplace.
• Price. Enthusiast is $15 a month and Whale is $50 a month. BuyingGroupPro Pro is $29 a month.
• Groups BuyingGroupPro does not connect to. MVP Buying Group, PowerBuy Network, Big Deal Points, Buy Get Paid and U Buy We Pay.
• Faster email sync on paid plans. Every 4 hours or every 15 minutes. BuyingGroupPro syncs your inbox daily, and you can click Sync Now at any time.
• Carrier tracking with delivery and delay updates, and API access, on paid plans.

Questions

Is BuyingGroupPro a Churning Tracker alternative?

Yes, for buying group resellers. BuyingGroupPro does the same buying group work (orders, tracking, deals and payouts) and adds payout requests, a commitments ledger and phone apps. It does not track credit card sign-up bonuses, card benefits or points balances.

Which one is cheaper?

Churning Tracker. Its paid plans are $15 and $50 a month, or $12 and $40 a month billed annually. BuyingGroupPro Pro is $29 a month or $278 a year, and Concierge is $99 a month or $950 a year. Both have a free plan.

Do both connect to BFMR and BuyingGroup.com?

Yes. Both connect to BFMR, BuyingGroup.com, BuyersForPoints, Buy Get Rewards, Earn From Buying, MaxOut Deals, Points 4 Days, Points CashBack and UEarnPoints. Only BuyingGroupPro connects to Deal & Runner, USA Buying Group and CloseOut NJ. Only Churning Tracker connects to MVP Buying Group, PowerBuy Network, Big Deal Points, Buy Get Paid and U Buy We Pay.

Can I use BuyingGroupPro on my phone?

Yes. BuyingGroupPro has an iPhone app and an Android app with push alerts. Churning Tracker has no app in the App Store or Google Play.

Can I move from Churning Tracker to BuyingGroupPro?

Yes. Export your orders from Churning Tracker as a CSV file and import the file into BuyingGroupPro. CSV import is free on every BuyingGroupPro plan, reads your own column names and shows every row before it saves anything. See CSV import. Then connect your inbox and your buying groups so new orders come in on their own.