Best Shopify WMS in 2026: 5 options compared

A Shopify warehouse management system (WMS) runs everything between a Shopify order and a shipped box: receiving, bin locations, picking, packing, labels and counts. Shopify tracks how many units you have at each location. A WMS tracks which bin they are in and guides your team to them.

This guide compares five WMS options Shopify brands evaluate most: SKUSavvy, ShipHero, ShipStation, Extensiv and PULPO WMS. We make SKUSavvy, so read it with that in mind; every claim about the others links to the vendor's own pages.

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

What a Shopify WMS should do

• Help place purchase orders based on moving average order volume and lead time from the vendor

• Receive purchase orders and returns, detect differences in quantity ordered vs. delivered

• Help to allocate inventory around to bin locations in the warehouse

• Organize the warehouse storage locations, pick bins, staging areas, and other areas

• Track replenishment and issue bin to bin replenishment within the warehouse

• Issue and accept transfers from other warehouses (cross-docking)

• Manage information on customers, products, bin locations, inventory quantities, orders, employees, vendors, packaging material, kits

• Connect with your store channels through eCommerce sites (Shopify, WooCommerce, Big Commerce etc.) or EDI

• Batch orders for efficient pick pack

• Assemble pick routes and track inventory picked

• Handoff picked orders to packaging stations with detail on package sizes, order details

• Provide shipping validation and purchase labels autonomously

• Connect with conveyance and in-line shipping hardware

• Provide barcodes and printing services

• Manage employee efforts and productivity

• Directed and undirected work to employees

How to judge a Shopify WMS

The Shopify connection

Look for a two-way sync of products, orders, inventory and fulfillments that updates in real time, supports more than one store if you have them, and handles Shopify POS if you sell in person.

The warehouse floor

Check bin locations, barcode scanning on the devices your team already has, batch picking, put-away, replenishment and cycle counts. Ask to see a pick on a phone, not a slide.

Cost as you grow

WMS pricing is per user, per order, per shipment or a flat plan. Price your own volume for next year, count the users you need in peak season, and ask about setup fees and contract length.

The best Shopify WMS options compared

1. SKUSavvy: best for in-house Shopify fulfillment

SKUSavvy is built for Shopify brands that run their own warehouse. The whole floor runs on a phone or tablet with a 3D map of the warehouse, and pricing is published with unlimited users.

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. ShipHero: best for a full WMS across many channels

ShipHero is a full WMS with a native iOS app, 3PL billing and direct integrations with most marketplaces. Pricing is by quote.

Best for: Brands and 3PLs that want a full WMS with a native iOS app and direct marketplace integrations.

Strengths

• Native iOS app for picking, put-away and cycle counts on iPhone and iPad

• Direct integrations with Shopify, Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Etsy, WooCommerce, BigCommerce and more

• 3PL billing and a white-label client portal

• Rate shopping, batch picking and optimized picking routes

• Lots, expiry dates, serial numbers and kits

• A fulfillment subsidiary, LVK, if you want to outsource instead

Limits

• No prices on the current website; you need a sales quote

• The software terms renew for one year automatically and fees are non-refundable

• Mobile app listed for iOS only

Starting price: Quote only. An older ShipHero landing page lists $1,995/month for brands and $2,145/month for 3PLs.

3. ShipStation: best for shipping-first sellers

ShipStation is shipping software with inventory features that grow by plan. It suits sellers whose main need is labels, with bin locations and lot tracking on top.

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).

4. Extensiv: best for 3PLs and warehouse networks

Extensiv, formerly 3PL Central, sells separate products for 3PL warehouses, billing, order management and multi-warehouse networks.

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.

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

PULPO is a cloud WMS with unlimited orders on every plan, a browser-based layout tool and Android scanning apps.

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).

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 your current system 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 your current system 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 your current system. 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 your current system to Shopify, so only one system updates stock.

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.

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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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