Pirate Ship vs. ShipperHQ

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Pirate Ship
Score 9.9 out of 10
N/A
Pirate Ship is a shipping solution presented by the vendor as an ecommerce ordering solution with cheap rates for USPS shipping.N/A
ShipperHQ
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
ShipperHQ is designed to streamline the shipping process for eCommerce businesses. This platform gives eCommerce businesses the power to set their own shipping rates and delivery options.N/A
Pricing
Pirate ShipShipperHQ
Editions & Modules
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Essentials Plan
Contact Vendor
month
Standard Plan
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month
Pro Plan
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month
Enterprise
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month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Pirate ShipShipperHQ
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$250 hour
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Pirate ShipShipperHQ
Considered Both Products
Pirate Ship
Chose Pirate Ship
Pirate Ship is the best for USPS shipping labels, hands down.
Chose Pirate Ship
We use Skubana for our inventory management; given that all our orders pass through it, it makes sense for us to generate our shipping labels there as well. That said, Pirate Ship is way simpler to use, has fewer technical issues, and gets you shipping rates that Skubana can't …
Chose Pirate Ship
Pirate Ship has a much easier & simpler user interface. They also offer better options for small/low-volume businesses. I thought Stamps.com was a rip-off because of all the "extras" such as paper and scales you had to purchase from them to even get started. I am thrilled to …
ShipperHQ
Chose ShipperHQ
We only used BigCommerce's native real-time quote generator before this and it was only for international rates. ShipperHQ was able to help us get quickly set up with real-time rates for all FedEx services. I haven't looked into any alternatives.
Chose ShipperHQ
USPS only allows you to use their services (obviously). It was sluggish and often offline. The shipsaver insurance saves us money. We had to guess shipping costs for items instead of entering their weights and sizes ahead of time. It integrates with our e-commerce site. Glad we …
Chose ShipperHQ
Honestly, we have not had to use any alternative software to provide live shipping rates, so I do not have any experience with other products to compare it to. ShipperHQ was included with our BigCommerce Enterprise package, and we have been using them ever since without issue. …
Features
Pirate ShipShipperHQ
Online Storefront
Comparison of Online Storefront features of Product A and Product B
Pirate Ship
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Ratings
ShipperHQ
10.0
Ratings
24% above category average
Website integration00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
eCommerce Business Management
Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Product A and Product B
Pirate Ship
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Ratings
ShipperHQ
8.0
Ratings
0% below category average
Shipping00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Custom functionality00 Ratings5.90 Ratings
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User Ratings
Pirate ShipShipperHQ
Likelihood to Recommend
9.9
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8.9
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Likelihood to Renew
-
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10.0
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Usability
-
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8.0
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Support Rating
9.5
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10.0
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User Testimonials
Pirate ShipShipperHQ
Likelihood to Recommend
If you need mailing labels, Pirate Ship is cheap, very organized and creates SCAN forms for USPS
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We like ShipperHQ for what it is which is-- more or less a live shipping rate calculator. It works well in our BigCommerce platform. But unfortunately, it lacks the shipping management ability to print labels and manage shipments and orders. This makes us have to use a third-party shipping app. This isn't the end of the world, but it would be much easier if we could just do it all from one place.
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Pros
  • Great user interface--fun and modern, easy to navigate, pre-populated addresses, and never any "downtime"
  • Pricing is competitive--they even offer discounts for certain purchases, which is better than the post office!
  • Saves templates for efficiency--I send a lot of very similar packages, and it saves my preferences so I don't have to make selections every time.
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  • ShipperHQ makes providing live shipping rates fairly easy.
  • It also integrates pretty seamlessly into our BigCommerce platform.
  • It requires little to no maintenance. There are other third-party apps that we've used that require constant supervision, but ShippHQ is a set it and forget type app.
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Cons
  • Bulk refunds can take a while
  • Not many complaints, it's wonderful
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  • It doesn't always send emails on manually entered orders.
  • It would be nice to be able to see each order as you click on it when processing batch labels to be sure you have the right ones.
  • It should automatically update when new orders come into Big Commerce.
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Likelihood to Renew
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I give ShipperHQ a 10/10 because the software does exactly what it says, and has a rock-solid support team to help get everything set up. The features are pretty easy to use and implement.
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Usability
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I'm not giving a 10/10 because I did need a little hand-holding to get through the initial setup. Overall, it's not that difficult to use once you understand how to apply custom dimensional rules.
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Support Rating
I have reached out via phone, email, and chat, and they always help out immediately! Also, they even changed their credit card category to shipping for me so I could receive 3x points through one of my business credits when I purchase through them. They are truly the best ever!
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Their support is the primary reason I elected to purchase a premium. They helped a lot with the initial set up.
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Alternatives Considered
Pirate Ship is the best for USPS shipping labels, hands down.
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USPS only allows you to use their services (obviously). It was sluggish and often offline. The shipsaver insurance saves us money. We had to guess shipping costs for items instead of entering their weights and sizes ahead of time. It integrates with our e-commerce site. Glad we have it now.
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Return on Investment
  • Given that it's free to use, the price can't be beat!
  • Automatically get rates comparable to USPS negotiated shipping rates.
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  • shipping is more streamlined
  • administration is easier
  • employees can use easily
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