FAIRE AGENCIES
The Prosper Lab vs Faire Growth Agency: Services Comparison
Both agencies specialize in Faire. One is built around audits and advice from people who run their own shops. The other is built to run your account and bring in new retailers every month.
The Prosper Lab vs Faire Growth Agency comes down to what you need next from the Faire marketplace. Faire Growth Agency is the stronger fit if you want a low-cost monthly audit or advice your own team will act on. The Prosper Lab is the stronger fit if you sell a CPG product and want a team of Faire experts to run the account and contact new retailers for you every month.
We are The Prosper Lab, so read this knowing which side we’re on. Everything about Faire Growth Agency below comes from its public website as of November 2026. Check its site for current terms before you decide, since search engines can show older versions of pricing pages.
The short version
The Prosper Lab | Faire Growth Agency | |
|---|---|---|
Best for | CPG brands that want Faire run for them and new retailers added | Brands that want audits or strategy, or flat-fee management |
Lowest-cost way in | Manage: $1,500/month plus 3.5% of Faire sales | Monthly audit from $79/month |
Full management | $1,500 to $2,500/month plus 3.5% of Faire sales, or $3,000/month for a 3-month launch with no commission | $2,500/month, no commission listed |
Commitment | 3-month initial term, then month to month | 2-month minimum on management, then month to month. Audits renew monthly |
Retailer outreach | Up to 1,000 independent retailers contacted every month on outreach programs | Lead generation and Faire Direct strategy are listed. No monthly volume is published |
Reporting | Weekly performance reports and monthly strategy calls | Monthly reporting and strategy calls |
Who they serve | CPG brands | Gift, home decor, apparel, beauty, food, pet, outdoor and lifestyle brands |
Published track record | 300+ brand clients, 5,000+ retailer accounts activated, $10M+ in Faire shelf value managed | $4M+ in Faire sales and two shops of its own in the top 7% of their categories |
Where Faire Growth Agency is strong
Faire Growth Agency’s best argument is that it sells on Faire itself. It says it runs two Faire shops of its own, with more than $4M in Faire wholesale sales and 10,000+ orders. Its founder also has 15+ years in wholesale, including managing sales reps and working trade shows. If you value advice from fellow Faire sellers who have competed on the same playing field you have, that background is real and useful.
It’s also easy to start small. A monthly storefront and SEO audit starts at $79, with ready-to-use product titles and descriptions to help your product listings show up in search results, and you can cancel anytime. Consulting is $499 for four 60-minute calls. A wholesale business with a capable in-house person can get a lot from that, and very little agency work for small businesses is priced that low.
Its pricing is simple too. Management is listed at $2,500 a month with no commission mentioned, so on those terms the fee doesn’t rise as your sales do.
Where The Prosper Lab is different
The biggest difference is outbound sales and retailer acquisition. On our outreach programs we contact up to 1,000 independent retailers every month, including small stores and local retailers, and we handle the list, the messaging, the follow-up and the sample coordination. New accounts come in through Faire Direct wherever possible, which is the 0% commission lane: each retailer gets a direct link to your shop, so their opening order and the new orders after it carry no Faire commission. See exactly what our Faire services include.
Faire Growth Agency lists lead generation, retailer growth strategy and Faire Direct strategy in its management plan, but it doesn’t publish how many retailers it contacts or who does the sending. If new customers are your main goal, ask that question directly on the discovery call. Ask how many retailers get contacted each month, who writes and sends the messages, who handles samples, and who owns customer service and retailer relationships after the first order.
The second difference is focus and breadth. Independent retail for CPG is all we do, across food, beverage, beauty, wellness and home. We’ve served 300+ independent brands as clients, so our benchmarks come from many categories and account sizes rather than a few shops. Faire Growth Agency works across a wider set of consumer brands and categories, and the two case studies on its site are accessory brands. If you sell food or supplements, ask to see work in your category, from us or anyone else, so you know you’ve found the right fit.
The third is how often you hear from your team. Our clients get weekly performance reporting and a monthly strategy call, so you can track measurable growth week to week. Faire Growth Agency’s management plan lists monthly reporting and strategy calls.
What working with The Prosper Lab looks like
A specialty chocolate brand handed us its Faire account in June 2025 on our Manage plan, with no outreach. We took over the daily work: product listings, campaigns, promotions, retailer messages and a monthly plan built around the brand’s busiest seasons. Every week the team gets a performance report, and every month starts with a strategy call.
Here is how the account has done since:
$1.17M in Faire sales in our first 12 months, up 70% from $687K in the 12 months before we started.
2026 has already passed all of 2025. Sales through October were $1.13M, compared with $1.02M for the whole of last year. October 2026 was the brand’s best month on record at $168K.
450 new retail accounts from January to October 2026. Its reorder rate stayed between 49% and 52% all year, so about half its customers keep coming back.
Faire Direct retailers spend more. From July to October, their average order ranged from $689 to $1,793, compared with $445 to $736 across all orders.
That’s the kind of steady, measurable growth we work toward with every brand. Results vary by product and category, and we’ll show you numbers from brands like yours on the discovery call.
What each one costs
Flat fee against fee plus commission changes with your sales. Here is the monthly cost of each management option at three sales levels, using published rates. Our Grow plan includes retailer outreach as an additional service, and Manage does not.
Monthly Faire sales | The Prosper Lab Manage | The Prosper Lab Grow | Faire Growth Agency Management |
|---|---|---|---|
$10,000 | $1,850 | $2,850 | $2,500 |
$30,000 | $2,550 | $3,550 | $2,500 |
$50,000 | $3,250 | $4,250 | $2,500 |
Below roughly $28,600 a month in Faire sales, our Manage plan costs less than a flat $2,500. Above that, the flat fee is cheaper on price alone. Our commission means we earn more when your Faire sales grow, which ties our pay to sustainable growth rather than one strong month. Faire’s own commission still comes out of your wholesale prices either way: 25% plus a one-time $10 on a new customer’s first order, 15% on reorders from a repeat customer and 0% on Faire Direct orders. The Faire site lists the current rates, and our step-by-step guide to Faire fees explains how those add up.
How to choose
Choose Faire Growth Agency if you have someone in-house to make changes to your Faire storefront and product details, you mainly want a monthly plan, or you want a flat management fee at higher sales volume.
Choose The Prosper Lab if you make a CPG product, nobody on your team has time for Faire, and you want active outreach bringing in new retailers plus a strategic roadmap for sustainable wholesale growth.
Start with an audit either way if you aren’t sure Faire is worth a monthly retainer next to your other sales channels yet.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Faire Growth Agency cost?
Its website lists monthly audits from $79, consulting at $499 and full management at $2,500 a month with a 2-month minimum.
Does The Prosper Lab charge commission?
Our Manage and Grow plans charge 3.5% of Faire sales on top of the monthly fee. Our 3-month Launch program has no commission.
Which agency is better for new Faire brands?
Both take brands that are new to Faire or launching new products on it. Our Launch program is a 3-month, hands-on start for a new wholesale brand. An audit from Faire Growth Agency costs far less if you’ll do the work yourself.
Can a Faire agency guarantee sales?
No, and you should be wary of any agency that says it can. Both of us say so plainly.
Is either agency part of Faire?
No. Faire is an online wholesale marketplace, and both of us are independent companies that Faire doesn’t run. We each work inside the Faire ecosystem as independent experts, not as Faire staff.
What to do next
Write down the one thing you most need from Faire in the next six months: a cleaner storefront with stronger product photography, more reorders or more new retailers. Then ask any agency, including The Prosper Lab, how it delivers that one thing, how it fits with your other retail channels, and how you’ll see the results. Our current plans are on the pricing page.
