The alternative is that it is a few pieces of software designed to work in conjunction with Shopify's platform and outside of that it is worthless. So I assume that if you don't tell us then there must be something you don't want us to understand. Your hiding something.
Vendorlink is a standalone platform. They do leverage a few components from Shopify plus a suite of other accessories. None of which restricts the platform.
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