Advanced Shipping Rules vs ShipperHQ (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Advanced Shipping Rules grades higher than ShipperHQ: 2.2 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Advanced Shipping Rules grades higher on value for money and the free plan. ShipperHQ grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Advanced Shipping Rules
Shopify app for custom shipping rates and carrier rules
ShipperHQ
Checkout shipping rates, rules and delivery dates
Which one is for you
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 ShipperHQ if
- Fits if you sell bulky or freight items and need rates worked out at checkout
- Works for stores shipping from several warehouses or dropshippers
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if flat-rate shipping already does the job
- Tight if you have more than 200 orders a month, since that's the Essentials cap
- Pricey if you need 4 carriers or 20 rules: Standard is $350 a month
- Watch out: prices come from the Shopify App Store, and the company's own plans page showed no prices or an Essentials plan
- Watch out: advanced features are limited per plan and human support starts on Advanced
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAAdvanced Shipping RulesFair | 1.8GPAShipperHQWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BLite is $9 a month, inside the cheapest quarter for shipping tools ($11 and under). Useful parts sit higher: package settings from $29, postal-code sub-zones from $59. | D$75 a month for 200 orders against a category middle of $20. The plan with 4 carriers and 20 rules is $350, which is far above the middle. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 7-day free trial in live mode and free, unlimited testing in test mode. No free plan after that. | D15-day free trial on Shopify plans, and the listing doesn't say whether it needs a card. No free plan. |
| Features | CRates by product group, carrier and rule-based rates, print-on-demand rates, blended rates and zone restrictions. Hide or Show conditions are missing on Lite, and customs and sub-zones need dearer plans. | CCheckout rates, rules, multiple origins and delivery dates. It covers that one job, but Essentials allows 2 carriers, 5 rules and 1 origin. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You build the rate rules yourself inside Shopify. | CNo store rating on record. You build the shipping rules yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | CShopify only, with UPS, FedEx, USPS, Canada Post, Printful, Printify and Pixels rates. Web admin; no desktop or phone app. | BWeb, with Shopify, BigCommerce, Adobe Commerce, Magento and UPS, FedEx, USPS and DHL on the list. |
| Best for | custom shipping rates on Shopify | shipping rates and delivery dates at checkout |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Advanced Shipping Rules and ShipperHQ. How we grade
Price against what you get
Advanced Shipping Rules starts at $9 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. ShipperHQ starts at $75 a month and scores 2.3.
ShipperHQ scores higher, and starts $66 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other shipping software on the chart, 13 score higher than Advanced Shipping Rules for less, and 12 score higher than ShipperHQ for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Advanced Shipping Rules also covers workflow automation, online store, print on demand and dropshipping.
- ShipperHQ also covers dashboards.
At a glance
| Advanced Shipping Rules | ShipperHQ | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $9 per month | $75 per month for up to 200 orders |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial in live mode; free, unlimited testing in test mode. | 15-day free trial on Shopify plans |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Bambri | ShipperHQ |
| Price read from | advancedshippingrules.com | apps.shopify.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
ShipperHQ
- Prices were read from the Shopify App Store listing; plans on other platforms may differ.
- Each plan caps carriers, rules, origins and monthly orders, and advanced features are limited per plan.
- The company's own plans page showed Standard, Advanced and Enterprise but no prices or Essentials plan.
- A free Shipping Health Check is offered, but it is a review service rather than a plan.
Key features
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.
ShipperHQ
- Live and custom carriers
- Real-time rates from 50+ small package and LTL freight carriers, plus table, flat and free rates.
- Shipping rules
- Discounts, surcharges and restrictions by product, location, cart value and customer group.
- Dimensional packing
- Picks boxes for multi-item carts so rates reflect real package size and weight.
- Delivery dates
- Shows dates that account for lead times, cutoff times and blackout days.
- Multi-origin and pickup
- Rates from several warehouses, plus in-store pickup locations.
- LTL freight
- Live rates from LTL carriers for heavy and oversized goods.
Plans
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.
ShipperHQ
Essentials$75
per month for up to 200 orders
2 carriers, 5 shipping rules, 1 advanced feature and 1 origin, with AI-powered support.
Standard$350
per month for up to 1,000 orders
4 carriers, 20 shipping rules, 3 advanced features and 4 origins.
Advanced$600
per month for up to 2,000 orders
6 carriers, 50 shipping rules, 4 advanced features, 8 origins and human support.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom feature and order limits, enterprise-only features, strategy consulting and expert setup.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Advanced Shipping Rules or ShipperHQ?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Advanced Shipping Rules is cheaper to start with: $9 a month, against $75 a month for ShipperHQ. Advanced Shipping Rules starts at $9 per month, and ShipperHQ starts at $75 per month for up to 200 orders.
Which has a free plan, Advanced Shipping Rules or ShipperHQ?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Advanced Shipping Rules nor ShipperHQ has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.