ShipStation rates 4.3 across 630 Shopify reviews, the weakest score among the major shipping platforms. The complaints cluster on pricing changes and on the Shopify sync rather than on label printing itself.
10 alternatives ranked · Shipping · minimum 120 reviews to qualify
| # | App | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EZLabel: Australia Post ShipFree planAustralia Post MyPost Business shipping labels made easy | 5 | 813 |
| 2 | PH Ship Rate & Track for FedExOfficial FedEx Certified shipping app - use your FedEx account, negotiated rates & automate shipping | 4.9 | 622 |
| 3 | PH MultiCarrier Shipping LabelRates, Label & Tracking - UPS, FedEx, Amazon Shipping, USPS, Australia & Canada Post, PostNord, etc. | 4.9 | 619 |
| 4 | PluginHive Australia Post ShipConnect Australia Post account to your store. Display live rates at checkout & print shipping Labels | 5 | 144 |
| 5 | MyGLS ProfessionalFree planCreate Unlimited GLS labels without any limitation. (GLS Eastern Europe) | 5 | 124 |
| 6 | Address Validator AddressHeroFree planNever again wrong addresses, missing house numbers, or incorrect PO boxes with address validation | 4.9 | 213 |
| 7 | netParcelFree planSave on UPS, Purolator, DHL, Canada Post and More! + Real-Time Duties Calculator. Proudly Canadian. | 4.9 | 169 |
| 8 | Pirate Ship: CheapARR ShippingFree planSave your booty on UPS & USPS shipping with Pirate Ship's pre-negotiated discounts. | 4.9 | 164 |
| 9 | ShipandcoFree planCreate shipping label & commercial invoice. Simple user interface helps you ship your orders faster. | 4.9 | 145 |
| 10 | All In One Australia Post ShipFree planAustralia Post MyPost Business: bulk shipping labels, tracking & fulfilment in two clicks. | 4.9 | 122 |
Selected from Shopify’s own Shipping sub-category, so the comparison is like-for-like. The one-line descriptions are each vendor’s App Store tagline, quoted as written.
There is no single drop-in replacement, which is why this list is broader than most. What you want depends on your carriers, and the honest answer for a US merchant differs from the one for an Australian merchant.
Be careful in this category. Shipping covers label printing, rate rules, tracking and returns, and apps that look interchangeable in a list solve genuinely different problems.
Ranking method, the review floor and how paid placement is kept separate are explained once on how ranking works. Short version: review data sets the order, money never does.