Summary
Get MarkdownIs aliexpress.com legit and trustworthy? Truth score 72 out of 100, high truth signals: 7 of 10 public checks clear, 1 to be cautious about, 2 for information. Legitimacy confidence: high. Customer satisfaction: mostly dissatisfied.
We read its terms page. Its website address was registered 20 years ago, and is locked against transfer to someone else. It is among the 1,000 most-visited sites on the internet (Cloudflare Radar). Google Safe Browsing shows no malware or phishing warnings for its website. Be cautious: its 187,000 reviews on Trustpilot average only 2.0 stars out of 5. Its 8,143 reviews on SmartCustomer average only 2.3 stars out of 5. Its 3,511 reviews on Reviews.io average only 1.4 stars out of 5. Businesses with many customers get complaints, and the number says more about reach than conduct. The Better Business Bureau rates it D-, a low grade, for: Failure to respond to 1,480 complaint(s) filed against business. Of its 1,487 complaints closed in three years, 5 were resolved to the customer's satisfaction. We could not find an email address or a phone number.
Important context: Truth Signal weighs public evidence about this business. A high score means strong evidence that the business is established and legitimate, not a promise that every purchase will go well. A low score means the evidence is thin or raises concerns, not that the business is a scam.
Positives
- We read its terms page.
- Its website address was registered 20 years ago.
- It is among the 1,000 most-visited sites on the internet (Cloudflare Radar).
- Google Safe Browsing shows no malware or phishing warnings for its website.
Be cautious
- An excellent number of independent reviews (187,000 on Trustpilot), but it falls short with only 2.0 stars out of 5.
- A large number of independent reviews (8,143 on SmartCustomer), but it falls short with only 2.3 stars out of 5.
- A large number of independent reviews (3,511 on Reviews.io), but it falls short with only 1.4 stars out of 5.
- The Better Business Bureau rates it D-, and does not accredit it; 5 of its 1,487 complaints closed in three years were resolved to the customer's satisfaction.
Not found
- Email address information was not found from our checks.
- Phone number information was not found from our checks.
How to check if aliexpress.com is legit
1 be cautious · 7 clear · 2 for informationTo check if aliexpress.com is legit yourself, look at the same public records we did: the company register, who owns the web address and since when, customer reviews, visitor numbers, how long the site has existed, social profiles, malware lists, data breaches and email security. Each row below shows what that record says about aliexpress.com; open a row to see the facts and the source to check them yourself. Step by step: how to know if a shopping site is legit.
Company detailsBased in the US; serves France, India and the US · BBB rating D-For information
- The Better Business Bureau rates it D-, and does not accredit it; 5 of its 1,487 complaints closed in three years were resolved to the customer's satisfaction
- Where the company is based
- US
- Why we believe that
- its Better Business Bureau profile is a US listing
- Which countries the company serves
- France, India, US
- Why we believe that
- $ prices on its homepage, it publishes pages for 1 countries (hreflang), its delivery page says it ships to France, its delivery page says it ships to India
- Better Business Bureau profile
- Found
- BBB rating
- D-
- BBB accredited
- No
- BBB complaints closed in three years
- 1,487
- BBB complaints closed in twelve months
- 446
- BBB complaints resolved to the customer's satisfaction
- 5
- BBB complaint types
- Product Issues: 592, Delivery Issues: 490, Service or Repair Issues: 291, Sales and Advertising Issues: 40, Order Issues: 28, Customer Service Issues: 24, Billing Issues: 23
- BBB customer reviews
- 428
- BBB reasons for rating
- Failure to respond to 1,480 complaint(s) filed against business
- BBB business started
- 16 Apr 2006
- BBB file opened
- 6 Dec 2006
Domain registrationIts website address was registered 20 years agoClear
- Its website address is locked against being transferred to someone else
- Domain age
- 20 years
- Domain transfer lock enabled
- Yes
Website detailsWe read its terms pageClear
- HTTPS enabled
- Yes
- Contact email or contact form available
- Not found
- Contact phone number found
- Not found
Quoted word for word from aliexpress.com.
- Who you're buying from
- “Such as your company registration number, , company name, registered address, opeartion address, telephone, email, registration authority, tax number (VAT), taxpayer identification numbers (TIN), registration date, registration certificate, articles of corporation, Legal Representative/Director/UBO’s Information or other related information (where applicable).” Terms page
Customer reviewsTrustpilot 2.0 stars from 187,000 reviews · SmartCustomer 2.3 stars from 8,143 reviews · Reviews.io 1.4 stars from 3,511 reviewsBe cautious
- Rated 1.4 stars out of 5 from 3,511 reviews on Reviews.io
- Rated 2.3 stars out of 5 from 8,143 reviews on SmartCustomer
- Rated 2.0 stars out of 5 from 187,000 reviews on Trustpilot
| Platform | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Trustpilot | 2.0 out of 5 | 187,000 |
| SmartCustomer | 2.3 out of 5 | 8,143 |
| G2 | Not found | |
| Capterra | Not found | |
| Reviews.io | 1.4 out of 5 | 3,511 |
| Feefo | Not found |
- Independent review platforms
- 3
- Reviews.io rating
- 1.4 out of 5
- Reviews.io review count
- 3,511
- SmartCustomer rating
- 2.3 out of 5
- SmartCustomer review count
- 8,143
- Trustpilot rating
- 2.0 out of 5
- Trustpilot review count
- 187,000
Visitor trafficIt is among the 1,000 most-visited sites on the internet (Cloudflare Radar)For information
- Real people visited its website in 24 of the last 24 months (Google Chrome usage data)
- Real people have visited its website since February 2021 or earlier
- Popularity among Chrome users
- top 1,000 sites
- First known user traffic
- Feb 2021 or earlier
- Months with real traffic, of the last 24
- 24
- Traffic pattern
- sustained
- Rank jump in the last 12 months
- none
- Rank drop in the last 12 months
- none
- Popularity across the internet
- top 1,000 sites
Web history and authorityThe Internet Archive first saved a copy of its website 17 years agoClear
- Website archive history
- 17 years
- Wikipedia page
- yes
Social presenceIt is on 4 social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X); the largest audience is 10,000,000 followers on InstagramClear
Malware and phishingGoogle Safe Browsing shows no malware or phishing warnings for its websiteClear
- Malware or phishing threat status
- None
Data breach historyNo known data breach involving the companyClear
- Known data breaches found
- 0
Domain and email securityIts email is protected: mail forged in its name is blockedClear
- MX records
- Yes
- SPF record
- Yes
- DKIM key
- Yes
- DMARC record
- Yes
- DMARC policy
- reject
- Certificate issuer
- GlobalSign nv-sa
- Certificate type
- OV
- Certificate expires
- 3 Dec 2026
- Nameservers
- ns1.alibabadns.com
ns2.alibabadns.com - Address
- 47.246.75.137
47.246.111.53
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