The 4 best ShipHero alternatives in 2026

ShipHero is a full warehouse management system (WMS) with a native iOS app, 3PL billing and direct integrations with most marketplaces. Teams look for a ShipHero alternative for a few common reasons: its prices are quote-only, its software terms renew yearly, its mobile app is listed for iOS only, or they need less (or something different) than a full mid-market WMS.

Below are four alternatives, what each is best for, and what each costs at 1,000, 5,000 and 15,000 orders a month. We make SKUSavvy, so we list it first, but every vendor gets its strengths, its limits and a source for each claim.

Last verified: October 2026. Vendors change plans and prices often, so confirm current terms with each vendor before you buy.

ShipHero alternatives at a glance

ShipHero is included as the baseline.

1. SKUSavvy: best for in-house Shopify fulfillment

SKUSavvy is a Shopify WMS for brands that run their own warehouse, back room or retail stock room. The whole floor (receiving, put-away, picking, packing, shipping and counts) runs on a phone or tablet with a 3D map of the warehouse.

Best for: Shopify brands that pick, pack and ship from their own warehouse.

Strengths

• A 3D map of your warehouse that put-away, picking and cycle counts all use

• Runs in the browser on any phone or tablet, with the camera or a Bluetooth scanner

• Unlimited users, published pricing and a 30-day trial with no credit card

• Two-way Shopify sync across multiple stores, including Shopify POS

• Lots, expiry dates, serial numbers, kitting, replenishment and cycle counts

• Shipping labels and rate shopping with your own carrier accounts

• 3PL billing with rate cards, invoices and a client portal

Limits

• Built around Shopify: other marketplaces connect through Shopify, not directly

• No iOS or Android store app; the app runs in the browser and installs to the home screen

• QuickBooks Online syncs through a $50/month add-on; no Xero or NetSuite integration

• Migration runs on CSV imports, not a one-click importer from another WMS

Starting price: $179/month, includes the first 249 orders.

2. ShipStation: best for shipping-first sellers

ShipStation is shipping software first. Its inventory features (bin locations, lot tracking, mobile picking) grow with the plan, and the most warehouse-heavy ones need Premium.

Best for: Sellers who mainly need multi-carrier shipping with light inventory tracking.

Strengths

• Low entry price and a 30-day trial with no credit card

• Mobile app on iOS and Android

• Bin locations (area, unit, shelf and bin) that print on packing slips

• Lot tracking and bundles on Standard and up

• Multi-carrier shipping, its core product

Limits

• Purchase orders, scan to receive, forecasting and pick to tote need the Premium plan

• No pick route optimization listed

• Users capped by plan: 3, 10 or 15

• 3PL Manager links client accounts, but no 3PL billing is listed

• Price rises with every label, including return labels

Starting price: From $14.99/month (Starter, 50 shipments).

3. Extensiv: best for 3PLs and warehouse networks

Extensiv, formerly 3PL Central, sells a family of products for 3PLs and brands: a 3PL WMS, billing, order management, a network manager and small parcel shipping.

Best for: 3PLs and multi-warehouse networks that need EDI and full 3PL billing.

Strengths

• Software built for 3PLs, with EDI and GS1-128 labels

• Billing Manager with automated charging, a rate builder and a client portal that pushes invoices to QuickBooks

• Serial, lot and expiration tracking, suggested put-away and replenishment

• Network Manager for order routing across many warehouses

• Small Parcel Suite for rate shopping and high-volume labels

Limits

• No published prices; demo and quote only

• Several separate products to combine for a full setup

Starting price: Quote only. Extensiv Order Management lists "starts at $400 a month" on Shopify.

4. PULPO WMS: best for flat pricing at high order volume

PULPO is a cloud WMS with unlimited orders and SKUs on every plan, founded by engineers who met in Karlsruhe, with operations in Europe and the Americas.

Best for: Warehouses on Shopify or other carts that want flat pricing with unlimited orders.

Strengths

• Flat monthly price with unlimited orders and SKUs

• Unlimited warehouses on the Power plan

• Browser-based tool to draw zones, shelves and bins

• Batch, multi-order and cluster picking with route optimization

• Lots, expiry dates and serial numbers

• 3PL plan with billing and a client portal, and a 60-day money-back guarantee

Limits

• Users and store connections are capped; an extra user is €225 a month

• Billed annually

• Android app only

• Shipping runs through Sendcloud or ShipStation, not built in

Starting price: $590/month (Power plan, 3 users, 1 store connection).

When to stay on ShipHero

• Your team depends on ShipHero's native iOS app.

• You need direct integrations with many marketplaces, not a Shopify-first setup.

• You may outsource fulfillment. ShipHero's subsidiary LVK is a 3PL that runs on ShipHero's WMS.

• The system works and the price fits. Switching a live warehouse always costs time.

If you do leave, check your renewal date first: ShipHero's software terms renew for one year automatically unless you give 30 days' written notice.

Cost at 1,000, 5,000 and 15,000 orders a month

Monthly software cost before postage, from each vendor's published pricing.

• SKUSavvy: computed with the calculator on the SKUSavvy pricing page. Every order that enters SKUSavvy counts, including purchase orders, transfers and POS orders.

• ShipStation: published plan prices for 1,000, 5,000 and 15,000 shipments a month, paid monthly. Each label, including return labels, counts as a shipment. Purchase orders and pick to tote need Premium. Starter stops at 5,000 shipments.

• PULPO WMS: the Power plan includes unlimited orders, so the price is flat. It is billed annually and includes 3 users and 1 store connection.

• ShipHero and Extensiv: neither publishes prices, so you need a quote.

• Carrier postage is extra with every vendor.

How to choose

Whatever you pick, run a real trial or a demo on your own data: receive a purchase order, put it away, pick a batch and ship it. That shows more than any feature list.

How to migrate from ShipHero to SKUSavvy

SKUSavvy imports from CSV files and the Shopify sync. There is no one-click importer from another WMS, so plan a short parallel run.

1. Pick a cutover window. Choose a slower week and keep ShipHero running while you set up, so orders keep shipping.

2. Start a trial and connect Shopify. Products, orders and inventory sync both ways. See the Shopify connection guide.

3. Build your warehouse map. Draw shelves and bins in the layout editor so put-away, picking and counts all use the same map.

4. Export inventory from ShipHero. Export on-hand quantities by bin location, with lots, expiry dates or serial numbers if you track them, as a CSV file.

5. Import into SKUSavvy. Import inventory, bin barcodes, kits, vendors and open purchase orders from CSV, then print bin labels.

6. Connect your carrier accounts and test labels on a few orders.

7. Count, then cut over. Cycle count your fastest movers, then switch picking and packing to SKUSavvy. Turn off inventory sync from ShipHero to Shopify, so only one system updates stock.

8. Cancel on your renewal date. Give ShipHero written notice at least 30 days before the renewal date in your agreement.

Want help? Optional managed implementation costs $2,750 plus $250 a month for support, and covers data imports, the warehouse map, bin labels and the Shopify connection.

Sources

Every claim about another vendor on this page comes from the vendor's own website, help center or app listing, unless a different source is named.

Last verified: October 2026. Vendors change plans and prices often, so confirm current terms with each vendor before you buy.

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