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3PL cost calculator: what fulfillment costs at your volume

Monthly cost for every provider that publishes its rates, worked out from their own pages. Add a quote you got to see it beside them.

Updated Oct 20 · Ian Chang i

Updated October 20, 2026 How we check prices Published by Ian Chang

Lowest published total at these inputs: $700/mo before postage (Amplifier); $1,621/mo with delivery (Fulfyld).

Amazon's holiday fulfillment fees run Oct 15 to Jan 14; holiday storage rates run Oct to Dec. The season switch applies both, so from Oct 1 to 14 and Jan 1 to 14 one of them is off. Postage is never added to a provider that bills it separately.

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These prices already cover the shipping label. Compare them with each other, not with the list below.

  • Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) USWalmart orders only

    $690 /mo

    $3.45 per order

    • Fulfillment, delivery included: 200 orders × 1 × $3.45 per unit (billed as 1 lb after Walmart adds 0.25 lb packaging and rounds up, its ≤ 1 lb row)$690.00
    • Bills storage by cubic feet, so storage is not in this total.

    Not in this total: Returns: $4.70 per unit return processing fee, ≤ 1 lb (charged when the return is not Walmart at fault). Add-ons per unit: apparel, hazmat, items under $10 and oversize (see Walmart's fee page). not published: receiving.

    Included at no charge: packaging (packaging materials included in the fulfillment fee).

    Checked Oct 26, 2026 · their pricing

    Visit Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) US

  • Simpl Fulfillment

    From $1,430 /mo

    $7.15 per order

    • Fulfillment, postage included: 200 orders × ($7.00)$1,400.00
    • Storage: 10 × $3.00 (its lowest bin rate)$30.00
    • Its "from" price (per order flat, from (weight-tiered); includes 3 picks, packaging AND postage). Heavier or bulkier orders cost more.

    Not in this total: not published: returns.

    Included at no charge: receiving (standard receiving (guideline-compliant inbound)); packaging (standard packaging).

    Checked Oct 22, 2026 · their pricing

    Visit Simpl Fulfillment

  • Fulfyld

    $1,621 /mo

    $8.11 per order

    • Fulfillment, postage included: 200 orders × ($7.98)$1,596.00
    • Storage: 10 × $2.50 (its lowest bin rate)$25.00

    Not in this total: Receiving: $40 per hour after the first 2 free hours. Returns: $3.50 first item returned, plus $0.50 per additional item.

    Included at no charge: packaging (standard packaging included in the per-order rate).

    Checked Oct 26, 2026 · their pricing

    Visit Fulfyld

  • Amazon Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF) USOrders from any channel

    $1,735 /mo

    $8.67 per order

    • Fulfillment, delivery included: 200 orders × 1 × $8.38 per unit (Small Standard: 8+ to 12 oz, standard 3-day speed, holiday peak)$1,676.00
    • 3.5% fuel and logistics-related surcharge on MCF US fulfillment fees from May 2, 2026$58.66
    • Bills storage by cubic feet, so storage is not in this total.

    Not in this total: Surcharge: 5% surcharge for blocking Amazon Logistics as carrier (waived until Jan 14, 2027). Surcharge: 100 to 200% remote area surcharge (AK, HI, Guam, PR, VI): 100% standard-size, 200% bulky and extra-large. not published: receiving, returns.

    Checked Oct 26, 2026 · their pricing

    Visit Amazon Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF) US

  • Flexport eCommerce Fulfillment

    At least $5,000 /mo

    • Topped up to its minimum: $5,000 minimum monthly fulfillment spend; shortfall charged as the difference$5,000.00
    • Per-order fee: quote only.
    • Bills storage by cubic feet, so storage is not in this total.

    Not in this total: Returns: $3 per unit return-to-sender processing fee (per-unit inspection fee for customer returns not published). not published: per-order fee.

    Included at no charge: receiving (standard inbound receiving included in the fulfillment rate (floor-loaded container unloading is extra)); packaging (standard packaging material included in the fulfillment rate).

    Checked Oct 22, 2026 · their pricing

    Visit Flexport eCommerce Fulfillment

Fulfillment fees, postage extra

You pay the carrier on top of these. See what a label costs in the cheapest way to ship.

  • Amplifier

    $700 /mo

    $3.50 per order

    • Pick and pack: 200 orders × ($2.05 + 1 × $0.90 per item)$590.00
    • Storage: 10 × $1.00 (its lowest bin rate)$10.00
    • $100 a month account fee$100.00

    Not in this total: Receiving: $45 per hour (receiving/warehouse labour). Returns: $2 per return, plus $0.50 (the page does not say what the $0.50 is for).

    Checked Oct 26, 2026 · their pricing

    Visit Amplifier

  • Saltbox

    From $949 /mo

    $4.75 per order

    • Pick and pack: 200 orders × (1 × $3.00 per pick)$600.00
    • $349 a month membership$349.00
    • Its "from" price (from, per pick (managed Saltbox Fulfillment)). Heavier or bulkier orders cost more.
    • Storage: $10 per pallet per day (daily flex storage), not in this total.

    Not in this total: Receiving: $10 per package over the Scale allowance of 100 packages + 10 pallets/month. not published: returns.

    Checked Oct 22, 2026 · their pricing

    Visit Saltbox

  • ShipCalm

    $2,000 /mo

    $10.00 per order

    • Pick and pack: 200 orders × ($2.65 + 1 × $0.95 per item)$720.00
    • SKU fee: 10 SKUs × $1.45 per week × 52 ÷ 12$62.83
    • $89 per week platform fee (Essentials DTC, mandatory), times 52 weeks over 12 months$385.67
    • Topped up to its minimum: $6,000 a quarter minimum on its rate sheet, shown as a third per month$831.50
    • Bills storage by cubic feet, so storage is not in this total.

    Not in this total: Receiving: $39.50 per ASN received, plus per pallet or per carton. Returns: $4.95 per item returned (inspected and restocked).

    Checked Oct 22, 2026 · their pricing

    Visit ShipCalm

  • ShipBob

    At least $50 /mo

    Our sum: 10 bins × $5.00 published bin rate. Not a ShipBob price.

    • Storage: 10 × $5.00$50.00
    • Per-order fee: quote only.

    Not in this total: Receiving: $40 first 2 hours of receiving per Warehouse Receiving Order (WRO); USD 45.00/hour after. not published: per-order fee, returns.

    Included at no charge: packaging (standard packaging).

    Checked Oct 26, 2026 · their pricing

    Visit ShipBob

  • Fulfillrite

    At least $459 /mo

    • $59.99 per month account fee$59.99
    • Minimum: $399 monthly pick-and-pack minimum (~140 orders)$399.00
    • Per-order fee: quote only.
    • Storage rates not published.

    Not in this total: not published: per-order fee, receiving, returns, storage.

    Checked Oct 22, 2026 · their pricing

    Visit Fulfillrite

  • ShipHero Fulfillment (now LVK)

    At least $500 /mo

    • $500 a month tech fee$500.00
    • Per-order fee: quote only.
    • Storage rates not published.

    Not in this total: Receiving: $0.31 default receiving per unit if not set in the agreement (also USD 3.60/carton, USD 10.82/pallet). not published: per-order fee, returns, storage.

    Checked Oct 26, 2026 · their pricing

    Visit ShipHero Fulfillment

Totals add only the fees each provider publishes, at the rates on its own pages on the date shown. Providers that publish no prices are listed below the calculator with their stated minimums.

What this calculator can and can’t tell you

It prices 11 providers, because only 5 of the 23 we track publish a full rate card. Totals leave out anything a provider doesn’t publish, and each card lists what’s missing. Prices that include delivery stay apart from fees with postage on top; mixed together, the postage-extra 3PLs would look cheaper than they are.

That postage depends on weight and distance. Price a label in the cheapest way to ship, and check the billed size in the dimensional weight calculator, since 3PLs pass postage through on billable weight.

Two worked examples from published rates

  • Amplifier, one item, up to 100 shipments a month: $2.15 shipment fee plus $0.95 item fee = $3.10 per order, before packaging and postage. Add its $100 monthly account fee.
  • Amazon MCF, one unit, 8+ to 12 oz, standard 3-day speed: $8.17 outside the holiday peak, $8.38 from Oct 15 to Jan 14, delivery included. Both are before Amazon’s 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge.

Fulfyld also publishes a real invoice beside its rates: median $10.93 all-in per shipment (postage included) across 3,322 shipments for one brand, shown on its pricing page.

Pallet, shelf and bin storage costs

Published storage rates, as each provider states them. Sizes differ by provider, so compare within a row type.
ProviderRateAs published
Per pallet
ShipBob $40 per pallet per month (prorated daily) · source
Simpl Fulfillment $40 per pallet per month · source
Amplifier $30 per standard pallet per month · source
Amplifier $45 per climate-controlled (HVAC) pallet per month · source
Fulfyld $32 per pallet (48x40x60 in) per month, starter rate · source
Saltbox $10 per pallet per day (daily flex storage) · source
Per shelf
ShipBob $10 per shelf per month (prorated daily) · source
ShipBob $7.50 per small shelf per month (Yorkville, IL only) · source
Simpl Fulfillment $15 per shelf per month · source
Per bin
ShipBob $5 per bin per month (prorated daily) · source
Simpl Fulfillment $3 per small bin per month · source
Simpl Fulfillment $5 per large bin per month · source
Amplifier $1 per small bin per month · source
Amplifier $2 per standard bin per month · source
Fulfyld $2.50 per small bin (18x6x6 in) per month, starter rate (0-250 orders/mo) · source
Fulfyld $4 per regular bin (18x10x11 in) per month, starter rate · source
Fulfyld $6 per X-large bin (24x16x16 in) per month, starter rate · source
Per cubic foot
Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) US $0.78 per cubic foot per month, standard-size, Jan-Sep (base; utilization ratio below 22 weeks) · source
Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) US $2.40 per cubic foot per month, standard-size, Oct-Dec (base; utilization ratio below 22 weeks) · source
Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) US $0.56 per cubic foot per month, oversize, Jan-Sep (base) · source
Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) US $1.40 per cubic foot per month, oversize, Oct-Dec (base) · source
Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) US $0.44 to $1.88 storage utilization surcharge per cubic foot per month, standard-size, added to base (22-28 weeks $0.44 up to 52+ weeks $1.88) · source
Amazon Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF) US $0.78 per cubic foot per month standard-size Jan-Sep; $2.40 Oct-Dec (same as FBA) · source
Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) US $0.75 per cubic foot per month, Jan-Sep · source
Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) US $0.75 per cubic foot per month, Oct-Dec: $0.75 for items stored up to 30 days; add $1.50 for items stored more than 30 days · source
Flexport eCommerce Fulfillment $0.81 per cubic foot per 30 days, Jan-Sep ($0.027/cu ft/day), minimum $0.10 per DSKU per day · source
Flexport eCommerce Fulfillment $2.40 per cubic foot per 30 days, Oct-Dec ($0.08/cu ft/day), minimum $0.10 per DSKU per day · source
ShipCalm $0.19 per cubic foot per week · source

Providers that only quote

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Common questions

How much does a 3PL cost per order?

Among providers that publish rates, ShipCalm charges $2.65 per order plus $0.95 per item, and Amplifier $2.15 per shipment plus $0.95 per item at up to 100 shipments a month, both before postage. Monthly fees and minimums can matter more than the per-order fee at low volume, which is why the calculator adds them.

What is a pick and pack fee?

It's what a 3PL charges to pull your items off the shelf and pack them into a box for one order. Some charge per order plus a fee per extra item; Amazon MCF charges per unit and lowers the per-unit fee as the order gets bigger. Postage is usually billed on top.

How much does pallet storage cost at a 3PL?

On published rate cards, a standard pallet costs $30 a month at Amplifier, $32 at Fulfyld and $40 at ShipBob and Simpl Fulfillment. Amazon and Walmart charge by cubic foot instead, with higher rates from October to December.

What are typical 3PL fees?

Most 3PLs bill a pick and pack fee per order, often a fee per extra item, monthly storage, receiving when your stock arrives, and many add a monthly minimum or account fee. Postage is usually billed on top. Most quote these rather than publishing them; the calculator totals the ones that are published.

Why does the calculator show some providers as 'at least'?

Those providers publish a minimum or a monthly fee but not their per-order fee. We show the part they publish and mark the rest as quote only, rather than guessing a typical price.