Pepper Vs. BlueCart

Pepper vs. BlueCart

Choosing an eCommerce or order automation provider is an important step for independent distributors.

Pepper encourages shopping behaviour for your customers so you can increase order size and saves more time for busy sales reps than any other provider in the space.

Here are just a few of the reasons why we believe Pepper is a better alternative to BlueCart.

Sell More Now

The largest network of independent food distributors use Pepper to boost basket size and strengthen customer relationships.

Ease of Use

A well-designed app with order guides and powerful search capabilities

Pepper
Modern, intuitive app designed for distributors and operators alike. Over 70% of Pepper orders are completed in under 5 minutes.

BlueCart BlueCart provides a functional ordering platform, though its interface can feel more traditional and may require a longer learning curve.

Integration

Successful ordering has to work with many systems

Pepper
Pepper has integrated with over 50 ERP systems, with over a dozen successful installations of NECS, Produce Pro, Quickbooks, AS400, and many other operations.

BlueCart
BlueCart takes an “all-in-one back-end” approach, which can work for smaller businesses but offers fewer direct ERP integrations for larger distributors.

Personalization

Digital tools that make your brand recognizable and stand out against the competition.

Pepper
100% branded to your business. Your customers download your app, not ours.

BlueCart
Customers use the BlueCart-branded app - a marketplace-style model that works well for some but doesn’t reinforce your brand.

Promotion & Advertising Capacities

A supplier marketplace can ensure operators always pay the lowest price for items.

Pepper
Pepper’s ad modules and AI tools (cross-sell alerts, churn alerts, co-pilot, recommendations) boost drop size and unlock new revenue streams.

BlueCart
BlueCart provides basic catalog browsing and ordering features but has limited promotional and AI-driven capabilities.

AI Powered Growth Tools

Technology should help you sell more, not just take orders.

Pepper
Pepper gives distributors advanced growth tools like digital promotions, AI-powered cross-sell and upsell alerts, churn prevention, and vendor-funded advertising modules - all designed to increase order size and unlock new revenue streams.

BlueCart
BlueCart delivers reliable ordering functionality with a simpler setup, though it does not offer AI tools and offers fewer options for customization, integrations, and long-term scalability.

Sales Rep Tools

Your go-to-market platform should empower your sales team.

Pepper
DSR Connect by Pepper allows reps to edit prices, prospect in any market, and keep up with alerts and opportunities for all of their clients.

BlueCart
BlueCart is primarily built for operators, with fewer features for distributor sales reps beyond order entry.

Product Content

Buyers want products with pictures and descriptions.

Pepper
SALT is a dedicated product library with over 18 million attributes, supported by a team that work on product content, brand outreach & AI catalog mapping for dynamic content. This is a free tool embedded in Pepper’s AI functionality.

BlueCart
BlueCart offers standard support and implementation resources, with a leaner service model.

Customer Support

When trouble arises, you’ll want someone you trust.

Pepper
Pepper offers a personalized support team for each customer, exclusively focused on meeting your unique business needs and challenges.

BlueCart
BlueCart has support that’s available during regular business hours for general questions and to request assistance.

Your Growth is Our Priority

Pepper has the tools, features, and integrations you need to be successful.
Volume based promotions and pricing

Holistic sampling qualifications and ad process
Peak price protection
Product segment based filtering
Cross-sell / Upsell alerts
Rebate / Promo badging
Customer churn alerts
Item churn alerts
AI powered Chatbot
Yelp integration (Prospect Finding)
Planogram Support
AI-based order automation
Offline mode
Keyboard shortcuts
Price visualizations
GP% calculations
Essential items workflow
Credit / Overdue payment tracking
Meal ticket integration
Barcode scanning
Honeywell / Cipherlab Integration
Batch tag printing

The largest network of independent food distributors use Pepper to boost basket size and strengthen customer relationships.

Testimonials

“To this day - I have had not one complaint about our app. I hear our customers say that it's better than Sysco and some of the other big broad-liners. It's a testament to you guys on how well your product is - I love Pepper.”

Scott Davis, COO Mr. Greens

“Pepper’s promo tool drives more sales, creates an opportunity for more marketing money from vendors, and surfaces new items to our customers. The success of the campaign was an eye-opener to the effectiveness of digital promotions over our traditional methods.”

Mary Laddusaw, Director of Sales for Henry’s Foods

“It is truly refreshing to find a product that is actually designed for our line of business, that does everything we could have wished for, is user friendly, and isn’t just patchwork over an existing ERP that was designed for a different business need and somehow made to work.”

Aaron Bloom, Bermuda General Agency

Get in touch with our team and get a demo today!

Come see why hundreds of independent food distributors have chosen Pepper to power their eCommerce needs.