The short answer
ShipBob publishes storage from $5 a bin a month and its receiving rate, but its per-order fee comes only in a quote. Among 3PLs that publish every per-order fee, our rules pick Amplifier at every volume from 50 to 2,500 orders a month (postage billed on top) and Fulfyld at 50 and 250 orders (delivery included). ShipMonk publishes no amounts at all.
Our pick, per order volume
Same rules as our 3PL comparison: a US warehouse, a minimum your volume meets, then the lowest full monthly bill from published prices. Postage-on-top and delivery-included prices are judged apart.
Postage billed on top
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For 50 orders a month, 250 orders a month, 1,000 orders a month or 2,500 orders a month · must have a warehouse in your country, a minimum your volume meets
Our pick
Amplifier
- 50 orders a month: $255 a month
- 250 orders a month: $837 a month
- 1,000 orders a month: $2,900 a month
- 2,500 orders a month: $7,100 a month
Lowest cost, and it has a warehouse in your country and a minimum your volume meets.
Why not the others?
Left out: Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) US, Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) US (fulfils only its own marketplace's orders); 4 others (delivery is included in its price).
Missing a must-have: Fulfillrite, Shipfusion (misses: a minimum your volume meets).
Can't confirm here (a must-have or the full price isn't published): Shopify Fulfillment Network (3PL partner directory), ShipBob, ShipMonk, Red Stag Fulfillment, ShipHero Fulfillment (now LVK), Rush Order Inc, eFulfillment Service (EFS), Saltbox, ShipNetwork, Stord (incl. former Ware2Go by UPS), Ryder E-commerce Fulfillment (formerly Whiplash), Easyship Fulfillment, ShipTop, Fulfillrite, Shipfusion.
How we picked
Pick and pack for single-item orders plus fixed monthly fees and minimums, before storage, receiving and postage, at regular-season rates. Our pick is the lowest cost option that has every must-have; within 10% of it, no contract, faster payouts and longer support hours win. Payment from a provider never changes it. How we pick
Delivery included in the price
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For 50 orders a month or 250 orders a month · must have a warehouse in your country, a minimum your volume meets
Our pick
Fulfyld
- 50 orders a month: $399 a month
- 250 orders a month: $1,995 a month
Lowest cost, and it has a warehouse in your country and a minimum your volume meets.
Why not the others?
Left out: Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) US, Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) US (fulfils only its own marketplace's orders); 17 others (postage is billed on top).
Can't confirm here (a must-have or the full price isn't published): Amazon Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF) US, Flexport eCommerce Fulfillment, Simpl Fulfillment.
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For 1,000 orders a month or 2,500 orders a month · must have a warehouse in your country, a minimum your volume meets
Our pick
None with a full price
No option publishes every must-have with a full price.
Lowest cost: Amazon Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF) US
- 1,000 orders a month: $8,456 a month
- 2,500 orders a month: $21,140 a month
Cheapest overall. It doesn't publish whether it meets this must-have: a minimum your volume meets.
Why not the others?
Left out: Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) US, Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) US (fulfils only its own marketplace's orders); 17 others (postage is billed on top).
Can't confirm here (a must-have or the full price isn't published): Amazon Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF) US, Flexport eCommerce Fulfillment, Simpl Fulfillment, Fulfyld.
How we picked
The fulfillment fee with delivery included, for single-item orders (8+ to 12 oz package), plus fixed monthly fees and minimums, before storage and receiving, at regular-season rates. Our pick is the lowest cost option that has every must-have; within 10% of it, no contract, faster payouts and longer support hours win. Payment from a provider never changes it. How we pick
Also has a warehouse in your country and a minimum your volume meets, but publishes no full price at that volume
- 50 orders a month: eFulfillment Service (EFS), Flexport eCommerce Fulfillment, ShipMonk, Simpl Fulfillment
- 250 orders a month: eFulfillment Service (EFS), Flexport eCommerce Fulfillment, Fulfillrite, ShipMonk, Simpl Fulfillment
- 1,000 orders a month: eFulfillment Service (EFS), Flexport eCommerce Fulfillment, Fulfillrite, Fulfyld, ShipMonk, Simpl Fulfillment
- 2,500 orders a month: eFulfillment Service (EFS), Flexport eCommerce Fulfillment, Fulfillrite, Fulfyld, Shipfusion, ShipMonk, Simpl Fulfillment
From each provider's own pages: a US warehouse it names, and a stated minimum at or below the volume (or no order minimum, or a minimum in dollars). Providers that state neither are left off, not ruled out. How we pick
ShipBob vs ShipMonk
Neither publishes its main per-order fee, so the comparison is what each one does publish, and what you’ll need to ask for:
| Fee | ShipBob ↗ | ShipMonk ↗ |
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| Per-order fee | Quote only | Quote only |
| Storage | $5 a bin per month; $10 a shelf per month; $40 a pallet per month | Not published |
| Receiving | $40 first 2 hours of receiving per Warehouse Receiving Order (WRO); USD 45.00/hour after | Not published |
| Monthly minimum | Not published | monthly minimum = monthly order volume x first-item pick fee, less 20% |
| Setup fee | Charged, amount not published | Charged, amount not published |
| Software and store connections | Free | Not published |
| Contract | No fixed term in the public ToS; merchant may terminate any time with no balance owing | Account can be closed for any reason with 30 days' written notice |
| Warehouses | 50+ global locations incl. several in Greater Toronto (Brampton, Etobicoke, Woodbridge, ON) | US (FL, NV, TX, PA and others) + 1 Canada (Brampton, ON) + UK + Czech Republic |
Checked ShipBob Oct 26, 2026, ShipMonk Oct 26, 2026.
ShipBob is the more open of the two on paper: its storage and receiving rates are public. ShipMonk publishes one useful rule instead: your monthly minimum is your monthly order volume times your first-item pick fee, less 20%. Ask both for a quote on the same order profile, then put the numbers side by side in the calculator.
We compare published prices, not service quality, so we don’t rate either company. ShipBob’s full published fee list is on ShipBob pricing.
ShipMonk pricing
ShipMonk’s pricing page lists what it charges for, not how much. Its custom quote, in its own words, "will outline platform, onboarding, and any add-on technology fees specific to your business needs." Its terms let you close your account with 30 days’ written notice, and returning your stock is billed at its standard pick and pack rates.
ShipHero pricing
ShipHero’s own fulfillment service now runs as LVK, and shiphero.com/fulfillment opens LVK’s site. ShipHero itself sells warehouse management software, which LVK says its network runs on; that software isn’t a 3PL and isn’t priced here.
What LVK publishes: a $500 a month tech fee on top of your fulfillment fees, and a default receiving fee of $0.31 a unit unless your agreement sets another rate. Pick and pack is set per account. To leave, its terms ask for 90 days’ notice and a penalty fee set in your signed agreement, so read that clause before you sign.
Every alternative, side by side
Our 3PL comparison lists every provider we track with its minimum, per-order fee or “quote only”, setup fee and warehouses. Under about 500 orders a month, start with 3PLs that take small businesses.
Get told when these prices change
Providers change fees with little notice. Alerts start soon, and we'll send nothing else.
Common questions
What is the best alternative to ShipBob?
It depends on your volume. Our rules use only prices a 3PL publishes. With postage billed on top, Amplifier has the lowest full monthly bill at every volume from 50 to 2,500 orders. With delivery included, Fulfyld does at 50 and 250 orders. Well-known rivals like ShipMonk and Red Stag only quote.
Is ShipMonk cheaper than ShipBob?
No one can tell from public prices: neither publishes its per-order fee. ShipBob publishes its storage and receiving rates; ShipMonk publishes no amounts at all, only how it works out your monthly minimum. Ask both for a quote on the same order profile and compare them fee by fee.
What does ShipMonk charge?
Its pricing page names its fee types, such as pick and pack, receiving and returns, without amounts. It does publish how it sets your monthly minimum: your monthly order volume times your first-item pick fee, less 20%. Its terms let you close your account with 30 days' written notice.
How much does ShipHero cost?
ShipHero's own fulfillment service now runs as LVK, which charges a $500 monthly tech fee and sets pick and pack fees per account. ShipHero itself sells warehouse management software; LVK says its network runs on it. That software's pricing isn't covered here.