Vigilante is a browser extension that spots when the product you're viewing is being dropshipped or marked up — and links you straight to the original source listing, so you can buy direct and keep the difference.
You shop the way you always do. Vigilante does the checking.
Browse any online store. When a product page loads, Vigilante checks it — and again at cart and checkout.
Using product images and identifiers, Vigilante recognizes when an item is dropshipped or resold above its source price.
It shows the original source listing and the real price. You decide: buy direct to save, or stay with the store for faster shipping and easier returns.
A real match from our pipeline: a sunset projection lamp sold on a dropship storefront for $39.95 — and listed by its source seller for $8.74. Most of the sticker price is markup.
Every row is a product a store was selling and the same item at its source, confirmed the same way: the store's product photo is the same file that sits on AliExpress. Not every gap is big. We list the small ones too.
| No. | Item | Store | Store price | Source price | Markup | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Mesh breathable lumbar support | B | $12.99 | $2.17 | 5.99× | Same photo file |
| 02 | Memory foam wedge pillow | B | $14.99 | $3.84 | 3.90× | Same photo file |
| 03 | Magnetic posture brace | B | $24.99 | $6.85 | 3.65× | Same photo file |
| 04 | Unisex posture corrector | B | $19.99 | $8.16 | 2.45× | Same photo file |
| 05 | Heat therapy back brace | B | $39.99 | $19.94 | 2.01× | Same photo file |
| 06 | Minimalist white ceramic plate | A | $39.95 | $28.80 | 1.39× | Same photo file |
| 07 | Blue ceramic pitcher | A | $49.95 | $37.34 | 1.34× | Same photo file |
| 08 | Pregnancy support belt † | B | $12.99 | $12.20 | 1.06× | Same photo file |
† Not every gap is worth it. At 1.06×, the store's faster shipping and easier returns may be worth the 79¢. You decide.
Same photo file — the store's product image is byte-for-byte the file hosted on AliExpress's own image server. Anyone can check it.
Prices — recorded July 2026. Source prices are item prices, before shipping. Prices drift. The card itself only quotes a price checked in the last 30 days; otherwise it says “cheaper at source” and shows no number. We never invent a number.
Stores — store A sells home goods, store B sells back supports. Names withheld.
We only show a source when we're confident it's the same product — and we're upfront about how we make money.
Source links are based on shared product images and identifiers — not guesswork — so you see real matches, not look-alikes.
We never invent a number.
It sends two things: the page address and the product's barcode number. Not the price you're paying, not your cart, not your card, not the rest of your browsing. Open your network tab and check — that's the whole request.
We don't track your browsing, build a profile, or sell data.
Vigilante checks the moment a product page loads — and again at cart and checkout. One look as the page settles, then it's out of the way unless something's wrong.
When you buy through some of the source links Vigilante surfaces — including AliExpress affiliate links — we may earn a small commission. This never changes the price you pay, and we only show a source we believe is genuinely cheaper. Every recommendation discloses the affiliate relationship right on the card. That's the whole model: we win when you save.
Add Vigilante to your browser and start seeing the real price as you shop — free, and no account required.
Add to Chrome — it's freeInstalling shows a permission prompt about reading site data — every shopping extension needs it.
Vigilante looks for signs a page is selling something: a product, a cart, a checkout. If it finds none, it stops there and sends nothing. When it does check, it reads the product's public details and sends our lookup service two things:
We don't track your browsing, build a profile, or sell data.
Questions, a markup worth sharing, or a store that slipped past us? Come hang out with other shoppers in our Discord.