Shopify app comparison · updated Aug 25, 2026
ShipStation Orders & Inventoryvs
Shippo
Compare ShipStation Orders & Inventory and Shippo for Shopify shipping using current ratings, review activity, pricing, features, and OngoingAI-observed adoption.
ShipStation
ShipStation Orders & Inventory
Centralize orders, inventory, & returns for everywhere you sell, sync warehouses, automate workflows
- Rating
- 4.30
- Reviews
- 630
- Review growth · 30d
- +5 · +0.8%
- Pricing
- Free trial available
- Years on Shopify
- 15
- Stores observed
- No footprint yet
Shippo
Shippo ‑ Simplified Shipping
Ship every order from one place. Save up to 90% off retail shipping rates and automate the busywork.
- Rating
- 4.20
- Reviews
- 283
- Review growth · 30d
- +0 · +0.0%
- Pricing
- Free plan available
- Years on Shopify
- 12
- Stores observed
- No footprint yet
What stands out
- Ratings
- ShipStation Orders & Inventory higher (4.30 vs 4.20)
- Review growth
- ShipStation Orders & Inventory faster (+0.8% vs +0.0%)
- Review depth
- ShipStation Orders & Inventory 2.2× more reviews
- Adoption
- Not comparable yet
Head-to-head
The signals, side by side.
Each row reads straight from the live App Store listing and OngoingAI’s census. The Difference column states the gap — not a buyer recommendation.
| Dimension | ShipStation Orders & Inventory | Shippo | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.30 | 4.20 | ShipStation Orders & Inventory +0.10 |
| Reviews | 630 | 283 | ShipStation Orders & Inventory 2.2× |
| Review growth · 30d | +5 · +0.8% | +0 · +0.0% | ShipStation Orders & Inventory faster |
| Listed pricing | Free trial available | Free plan available | Not directly comparable |
| Years on Shopify | 15 | 12 | ShipStation Orders & Inventory +3y |
Which fits your requirements?
Choose by what you actually need.
Choose ShipStation Orders & Inventory if…
- You need barcode scanning
- You need pick lists
- You need delivery date
- A higher App Store rating is a priority
Choose Shippo if…
No distinguishing strengths in the measured dimensions.
Tied to observable requirements only — listed capabilities, ratings, review growth, adoption and price. It doesn’t assert usability or support quality.
Feature differences
56% of listed capabilities overlap.
These apps cover largely the same ground. The decision material is what each lists that the other doesn’t.
ShipStation Orders & Inventory only
14
- Barcode scanning
- Pick lists
- Delivery date
- Multi-language
- Returns and exchanges
- Automated refunds
- Manual refunds
- Exchanges
- Store credit
- Automated approvals
- Return portal
- Custom policies
- Shipping labels
- Analytics
Shippo only
0
Nothing Shippo lists that ShipStation Orders & Inventory doesn't.
Show 18 shared capabilities
- Shipping
- Label creation
- Label customization
- Bulk printing
- Address validation
- Packing slips
- Customs documents
- Return labels
- Shipping insurance
- Shipping rules
- Order sync
- Carrier selection
- Shipping rates
- Real-time tracking
- Branded tracking page
- Email notifications
- Order updates
- Shipping analytics
Scope
What this comparison measures.
What it measures
Shopify App Store ratings, review counts and 30-day review growth, listed pricing and capabilities, category data, and OngoingAI-observed storefront adoption for ShipStation Orders & Inventory and Shippo.
What it doesn’t
Hands-on usability, customer-support quality, deliverability, merchant sentiment from review text, or revenue impact. We draw a sharp line around what we can observe.
Methodology
Where the numbers come from.
Ratings, review counts, pricing, and categories come from the live Shopify App Store listing, refreshed daily. Review growth compares the observed snapshots across the trailing 30-day window. “Stores observed” and the platform split come from OngoingAI’s weekly storefront census — the real stores running each app, not the listing’s claimed totals. Comparison generated Aug 25, 2026.
See who’s switching — as it happens.
Track app adoption on live ecommerce stores. Find merchants running ShipStation Orders & Inventory or Shippo, follow stack changes, and see when a store installs, removes, or replaces an app.