# Intuitive Shipping review (2026): is it worth $70 a month? > Checkout shipping rate rules for Shopify and BigCommerce Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Intuitive Shipping is a shipping rate calculator for Shopify and BigCommerce stores. A rules engine decides which rates appear at checkout and what they cost, using flat, table-based or dimensional rates and live carrier quotes. It does not print labels; fulfillment stays with the store platform or another app. - **Category:** Shipping Software - **Made by:** Intuitive Shipping - **Website:** https://intuitiveshipping.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want labels printed, because it does not print any. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Intuitive Shipping is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $70 per month for 500 orders. - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** 15-day free trial of live mode; sandbox mode is free and does not count toward it. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | 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. | Read from https://intuitiveshipping.com/pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Intuitive Shipping before buying. ## Key features - **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. ## Good for - Shopify and BigCommerce stores with complicated shipping rules - Stores that want to charge shipping by packed box size - Sellers who print labels elsewhere and only need checkout rates ## Worth knowing - 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Intuitive Shipping decides which shipping rates show at checkout and what they cost, using flat, table or box-size rules and live carrier quotes. It starts at $70 a month, does not print labels, and only runs on Shopify and BigCommerce. - **Value for money: D.** $70 a month for 500 orders, against $19 in the middle for the category. Even the 2,000-order step is $150, and the plans differ only by order allowance. - **Free plan and trial: C.** Free sandbox mode with no time limit and a 15-day live trial. The listing does not say whether the trial needs a card. - **Features: C.** Does its one job of checkout rates fully, with unlimited rules and carriers. It is a smaller job, though: no labels, no tracking. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. You build the rules, boxes and carrier connections before any rate appears. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web app for Shopify and BigCommerce, with ShipStation, Starshipit and SparkLayer links. Two store platforms only. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Intuitive Shipping's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among shipping software - Intuitive Shipping's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 31 of the 80 other shipping software we grade, and level with 10. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 20 of 80) and worst on value for money (D, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $70 a month, against a middle price of $19.99 for the category: 26 of the 35 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 12 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/shipping ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Intuitive Shipping you would be making checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It costs $840 a year. - You could not: Checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you. - You could not: Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Shopify, BigCommerce, ShipStation, Starshipit, SparkLayer **Tags:** Online store, Workflow automation ## Alternatives - [ShipperHQ](https://toolgpa.com/tools/shipperhq): Checkout shipping rates, rules and delivery dates. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/intuitive-shipping-vs-shipperhq) - [Advanced Shipping Rules](https://toolgpa.com/tools/advanced-shipping-rules): Shopify app for custom shipping rates and carrier rules. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/advanced-shipping-rules-vs-intuitive-shipping) - [Shippo](https://toolgpa.com/tools/shippo): Multi-carrier shipping app and API, priced by labels a month. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/intuitive-shipping-vs-shippo) - [ShipStation](https://toolgpa.com/tools/shipstation): Shipping software for online sellers, priced by shipments a month. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/intuitive-shipping-vs-shipstation) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://intuitiveshipping.com/pricing - https://intuitiveshipping.com - https://intuitiveshipping.com/faq - https://intuitiveshipping.com/features - https://intuitiveshipping.com/carriers - https://intuitiveshipping.com/integrations Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/intuitive-shipping Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).