Advanced Shipping Rules vs Intuitive Shipping (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Advanced Shipping Rules if

• Fits if you run a Shopify store and need rates that vary by product group, zone or carrier
• Works for a print-on-demand shop that wants Printful or Printify rates at checkout

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you are off Shopify: it runs only there
• Tight if you use Lite: Hide or Show conditions are not included
• Watch out: Shopify must have real-time carrier rates, free on yearly billing or $20 a month a la carte
• Watch out: package settings, customs and duties need Standard, and sub-zones need Pro
• Watch out: the Shopify listing shows prices in the visitor's currency

Pick Intuitive Shipping if

• Fits if your Shopify or BigCommerce shipping prices follow messy rules
• Works for stores that charge by packed box size and print labels elsewhere

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want labels printed, because it does not print any
• Not for you if you are on Shopify Starter or Basic, as third-party calculated rates are not available there
• Pricey if your order count is low: $70 a month buys 500 orders, and extra orders are $0.30 each
• Watch out: the setup help called White Glove starts at $499 and comes only with the $450 Enterprise plan
• Too light for any store on another platform, as only Shopify and BigCommerce are supported

Advanced Shipping Rules

• It runs only on Shopify, and the vendor says Shopify must have the real-time carrier rates feature, which is free on yearly billing or $20 a month a la carte.
• Hide or Show conditions are not on Lite, and package settings, customs and duties need Standard or above.
• Sub-zones by postal code require the Pro plan or higher.
• The Shopify App Store listing shows prices in the visitor's currency; the figures here are the vendor's dollar prices.

Intuitive Shipping

• Runs only on Shopify and BigCommerce; it does not print labels, which are handled by the store platform or another app.
• On Shopify it needs third-party calculated shipping rates, which are not available on the Starter or Basic Shopify plans.
• The monthly order allowance is the only difference between the first three plans; extra orders cost $0.30 each.
• The White Glove setup service starts at $499 and is included only in the Enterprise plan.

Advanced Shipping Rules

Rates by product group

Different shipping rates for different groups of products, such as dropship vendors, small and heavy items, or free-shipping products.

Carrier and rule-based rates

Uses real-time rates from UPS, FedEx, USPS and Canada Post, or builds rates by price, weight or item count with range tables.

Print-on-demand rates

Integrates with Printful, Printify and Pixels shipping rate APIs and combines them with rates for your own products.

Blended rates

When an order mixes product groups, blending rules can discount, make free or combine each group's rate. Blending rules start on the Standard plan.

Zone and method restrictions

Prevents certain products from being ordered to certain zones, or hides shipping methods for some products. Pro adds postal-code sub-zones.

Intuitive Shipping

Conditional rate rules

A conditions engine decides when each shipping rate appears at checkout, based on factors such as the cart, the products and the destination.

Dimensional rates with SmartBoxing

Packs each order virtually into the fewest and smallest boxes and prices shipping from the result, by volume, weight, points or quantity.

Carrier rates and delivery dates

Pulls live carrier rates, rate-shops several carriers, sets backup rates for an outage, and shows delivery dates using lead times and carrier cut-offs.

Branded checkout options

Lets a store rename its shipping options and add custom descriptions, such as holiday deadlines or a free shipping threshold.

Rate blending and free shipping triggers

Sets how rates from different rule sets are combined, and defines member-specific costs and free shipping thresholds.

Advanced Shipping Rules

• Lite$9

  per month

  2 product groups, 1 blended rate, unlimited methods and rules except Hide or Show conditions; Printful, Printify and Pixels rates.

• Standard$29

  per month

  5 product groups, 2 blended rates, package settings, dual-layer dropship, customs and duties, and blending rules.

• Pro$59

  per month

  20 product groups and 3 blended rates, plus sub-zones based on postal code ranges.

• Unlimited$99

  per month

  The same features as Pro, with unlimited product groups and blended rates.

Intuitive Shipping

• Growth$70

  per month for 500 orders, billed every 30 days

  500 orders included, then $0.30 per extra order. Unlimited rules and carriers, email support.

• Business$150

  per month for 2,000 orders, billed every 30 days

  2,000 orders included, then $0.30 per extra order. Same features as Growth.

• Professional$300

  per month for 5,000 orders, billed every 30 days

  5,000 orders included, then $0.30 per extra order. Same features as Growth.

• Enterprise$450

  per month for 10,000 orders, billed every 30 days

  10,000 orders included, then $0.04 per extra order. Adds a dedicated account manager, priority support and the White Glove setup service.