Key takeaways
- The core difference: iPeptides is an agency. Its team designs and develops a WordPress and WooCommerce store or a custom platform for you, around an agreed scope. Torva OS is a hosted platform you set up yourself, with the software maintained for you.
- Cost: iPeptides lists builds from $1,499 (WooCommerce) or $3,499 (custom), as planning guides rather than quotes; ongoing costs are not published. Torva OS has a $0 setup fee and costs $99, $199 or $399 a month.
- Time: iPeptides says a focused WooCommerce build may take a few weeks, and custom platforms longer. A Torva OS preview takes minutes, and a setup guide leads from subscription to go-live.
- Where each is strongest: iPeptides offers custom catalog work such as CAS and formula search, batch and expiry stock, wholesale tiers and ERP integration. Torva OS builds in pay-by-app payments, claim scanning, EasyPost batch shipping, affiliates and email automations.
- Last verified 2026-09-26 against ipeptides.bio. Corrections are welcome at hello@torvaos.com.
The short answer
Choosing between Torva OS (torvaos.com) and iPeptides (ipeptides.bio) is really choosing between a platform and a project. iPeptides, the peptide ecommerce division of WeTechPro, designs and builds a store for you, on WordPress and WooCommerce or as a custom platform, and offers SEO, email automation and growth work afterwards. Its site says it has supported more than 40 peptide and research-product brands.
Torva OS is a finished, hosted platform built only for research-supply and research peptide stores. You pick a theme, or on Growth and Command have Torva rebuild your current public site as a preview, then run products, orders, payments, shipping, email, affiliates and compliance tooling from one workspace. There is no build project to scope, and updates arrive without a developer.
Who each is best for
Both are reasonable routes to a research peptide store. They suit different situations.
- iPeptides is likely the better fit if you want a store designed around unusual requirements, such as technical search by CAS number or molecular formula, stock by batch, expiry and location, wholesale tiers, ERP or warehouse integration, or a WordPress site your team already knows. It also suits a brand that wants an agency for SEO and email after launch.
- Torva OS is likely the better fit if you want to start this week without a build project, prefer a predictable monthly price to a one-time build plus separate hosting and maintenance, want Zelle, Cash App or Venmo alongside cards, or want claim removal and continuous scanning of your copy built in.
- Either may be wrong for a store whose products are not lawful where it operates or ships. On both, you remain responsible for your products, claims and labelling.
Side by side: what you are buying
The tables below cover 24 questions in 5 groups. Every iPeptides cell is taken from iPeptides’s own public website and linked in the sources at the end of this page. “Not listed on their public site as of Sept 2026” means we could not find it on that site, which is not the same as saying iPeptides does not offer it: ask them directly.
| Torva OS | iPeptides | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Hosted, self-serve ecommerce software built only for research-supply and research peptide stores | A peptide website design and ecommerce development agency; the peptide division of WeTechPro |
| Store software | Torva OS itself, hosted and updated by Torva; one workspace (the Desk) runs the store | WordPress and WooCommerce, or a custom platform |
| Who builds the store | You do, from one of eight themes or, on Growth and Command, a rebuild of your current public site; Command adds a guided launch with a dedicated contact | The iPeptides team designs, develops and launches the site around a scope agreed with you |
| How you start | Self-serve: build and preview your store free at torvaos.com/start, no call and no card | A free strategy call or quote request; every final scope is confirmed in writing before work begins |
| Hosting | Included in the subscription | Not listed on their public site as of Sept 2026 |
Side by side: cost and terms
| Torva OS | iPeptides | |
|---|---|---|
| Up-front cost | $0 setup fee | From $1,499 (WordPress and WooCommerce) or $3,499 (custom platform); enterprise quoted individually; starting prices are planning guides, not binding quotes |
| Monthly cost | Core $99, Growth $199 or Command $399; the first 20 Command stores pay $799 for as long as they stay (founding offer, until October 15, 2026) | Not listed on their public site as of Sept 2026 |
| Time to a live store | A preview in minutes; after subscribing, a setup guide walks from business details to go-live | A focused WooCommerce build “may take a few weeks”; custom and enterprise platforms take longer, phased delivery |
| Contract | Monthly subscription; cancel to stop future payments | Fees, payment schedule, ownership and cancellation are set in a separate project agreement |
| Money-back guarantee | First subscription payment refunded in full within 30 days, no reason needed | Not listed on their public site as of Sept 2026 |
Side by side: payments
| Torva OS | iPeptides | |
|---|---|---|
| Card processing | Your own Stripe account (embedded onboarding, with Apple Pay and Google Pay); Authorize.net and NMI coming this week | Connects a card, ACH, eCheck, crypto or alternative provider that has approved your business model |
| Who owns the processor account | You do; Torva never holds merchant funds and takes no share of sales | Your provider: the store is configured around the provider that approved your business, and approval stays the provider’s decision |
| Zelle, Cash App and Venmo | Built in: your handle and QR code at checkout; the order waits as awaiting payment until you confirm receipt | Not listed on their public site as of Sept 2026 |
Side by side: research-store tooling
| Torva OS | iPeptides | |
|---|---|---|
| Certificates of analysis | Attached per product, shown on the product page and a documentation page | A batch-linked COA workflow for the certificates you supply |
| Age and research-use gate | 21+ research-use gate on every storefront, confirmed again before checkout (a self-declaration, not ID verification) | Age or eligibility gates “where required” |
| Compliance checks on your copy | Health and dosing claims removed at build; Torva Watch rescans catalog, storefront, email and affiliate content on every save; a policy reviewer | Research-use notices and disclaimer placement built into the site structure |
| Moving an existing store | On Growth and Command, Torva reads your current public site (WooCommerce, Shopify or custom) and rebuilds it as a preview; products import by CSV; COA files are attached by you | Migration from Shopify, Wix or WooCommerce, including products, customers, orders, COAs and a redirect map |
Side by side: running the store
| Torva OS | iPeptides | |
|---|---|---|
| Email marketing | Order emails on every plan; campaigns and automations on Growth and Command | Permission-based email automation, offered as a service |
| Affiliate program | Command: tracked links and codes, commission states, tiers and payout records | Not listed on their public site as of Sept 2026 |
| Shipping labels | Your own EasyPost account; batch shipping with pick lists; return labels | Not listed on their public site as of Sept 2026 |
| AI | Ask Torva assistant in the Desk; Claude connects through MCP (read on Growth, draft editing on Command) | Not listed on their public site as of Sept 2026 |
| Your data if you leave | Product CSV export at any time; developer API on Growth and Command; webhooks on Command | Ownership of project deliverables is set by each project agreement |
| Support after launch | The Help Center and Ask Torva on every plan; priority support on Growth; a guided launch and a dedicated contact on Command | 30-day post-launch support on the WooCommerce package; priority launch support on the custom platform; SEO and growth work offered separately |
| Look before you talk to anyone | A read-only Desk demo and eight theme demos, no sign-up | Live demos of selected client builds |
Cost: a one-time build or a subscription
The two price models are not directly comparable, so compare what each covers. iPeptides publishes starting points for the build: from $1,499 for WordPress and WooCommerce (including 30-day post-launch support) and from $3,499 for a custom platform, with enterprise projects quoted. It says final cost depends on catalog size, migration, integrations, custom features and timeline. We did not find published prices for hosting, maintenance after the support period, or its SEO and email services.
Torva OS has no build fee. The subscription ($99, $199 or $399 a month, or $799 for the first 20 Command stores, until October 15, 2026) covers hosting, security, updates and new features. Over twelve months that is $1,188, $2,388 or $4,788. With a WooCommerce build, add hosting, paid plugins and the time or retainer it takes to keep WordPress updated; use evaluate commerce platform cost to price both honestly.
Payments and COAs
iPeptides says it connects the store to a card, ACH, eCheck, crypto or alternative provider that has already approved your business model, and configures checkout, fraud tools and disclosures around it; approval stays the provider’s decision. Torva OS connects your own Stripe account (with Apple Pay and Google Pay; Authorize.net and NMI gateways are coming this week), and adds Zelle, Cash App and Venmo with a QR code and an awaiting-payment step you confirm in the Desk. Torva OS does not offer ACH. See Stripe for research peptide stores.
For documentation, iPeptides describes a batch-linked COA workflow for the certificates you supply, with batch numbers and reports attached to the products and batches they document. Torva OS attaches COAs per product and shows them on the product page and a documentation page. Neither verifies your lab results for you.
Moving an existing store
iPeptides plans migrations from Shopify, Wix or WooCommerce, covering products, customers, orders, COAs, batch data and a redirect map. On Torva OS Growth and Command, Torva reads your current public site and rebuilds it as a preview: products, photos, policies and the COAs published on your site come across with their lot numbers, and old product and page URLs are redirected automatically when you activate. Customers import by CSV from Shopify or WooCommerce; order history does not come across. Keep the old store live until the new one passes a full test order: see the migration cutover plan.
What Torva OS costs, in full
Torva OS is a monthly subscription with a $0 setup fee: Core $99 (up to 300 orders a month, 2 themes), Growth $199 (up to 750 orders, 6 themes, a rebuild of your current site, email automations and campaigns, customer accounts and a developer API) and Command $399 (unlimited orders, all 8 themes, affiliates, webhooks, a guided launch and a dedicated contact). As a founding offer, the first 20 Command stores pay $799 a month for as long as their subscription stays active; the offer ends on October 15, 2026 or when all 20 seats are taken, whichever comes first.
You can build and preview your store free at /start with no card. If you subscribe, the first subscription payment is covered by a 30-day money-back guarantee: ask within 30 days and it is refunded in full, with no reason needed. Payment-processing fees go to your own processor, not to Torva, and Torva takes no share of sales.
How to decide in an afternoon
Whichever way you lean, run the same short test before you commit money or months.
- Write down what you need in the first 90 days: products, payment methods, shipping volume, email and affiliates. Anything not on the list is not a reason to choose.
- Price the first year in full: up-front fees, monthly fees, hosting, plugins, support after launch and your own hours.
- Ask each provider who owns the processor account, the domain, the customer data and the code or store if you leave.
- Look at a real store or demo on your phone: open a product, its COA, the cart and checkout.
- Build a free Torva OS preview with your own brand and three real products, and compare it with what you would get from the alternative.
How this comparison was made
iPeptides facts were read from its home page (services, pricing and FAQ) and website terms on 2026-09-26. We did not buy a iPeptides service or see a private proposal, so anything agreed privately may differ from what the site publishes. Torva OS facts come from the product itself, including its plan catalog; where Torva lacks something, the table says so.
iPeptides is named here only to compare published facts; its name belongs to its owner, and Torva OS is not affiliated with it. Torva OS at torvaos.com is also not affiliated with torva.com or any other business named Torva. If anything here is out of date, email hello@torvaos.com and we will re-check and correct it.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Torva OS and iPeptides?
iPeptides is an agency that designs and builds a WordPress and WooCommerce store or a custom platform for you. Torva OS is a hosted ecommerce platform for research peptide stores that you set up and run yourself, with the software maintained by Torva.
How much does iPeptides cost compared with Torva OS?
iPeptides lists starting points of $1,499 for a WordPress and WooCommerce build and $3,499 for a custom platform, with final prices set by scope; ongoing costs are not published on its site. Torva OS has a $0 setup fee and costs $99, $199 or $399 a month, including hosting.
How long does each take?
iPeptides says a focused WooCommerce build may take a few weeks, with custom and enterprise platforms taking longer. On Torva OS you can build a free preview in minutes and follow a setup guide to go live after subscribing.
Can I take Zelle, Cash App or Venmo?
On Torva OS, yes: checkout shows your handle and QR code and the order waits until you confirm payment. iPeptides says it integrates card, ACH, eCheck, crypto or alternative providers that approved your business; it does not name pay-by-app services on its site.
Is Torva OS affiliated with iPeptides?
No. They are separate companies. This page compares published facts only, and every iPeptides fact links to its own website.
Sources
Preview your store on Torva OS — no card needed — or explore the Desk demo, the eight themes and the plans. Questions: hello@torvaos.com.
General information for merchants, not legal, tax or financial advice. Check the rules in your jurisdiction and with your providers.