Shipmate review (2026): is it worth £69 a month?
Multi-carrier parcel label software for UK and Ireland sellers
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Shipmate report card
Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for UK Shopify shipping labels
Shipmate prints UK and international labels from the major UK carriers inside Shopify, with workflow rules, tracking sync and customs documents. It starts at £69 a month, plan tiers and limits are not published, and everything is billed in USD.
Who Shipmate is for
- Fits if you run a Shopify store in the UK or Ireland
- Works for stores that print labels from several UK carriers
Who Shipmate is not for
- Pricey if you ship little, as it starts at £69 a month
- Skip it if you are not on Shopify, as no other platform is confirmed
- Tight if you want a free plan or trial, as none is described
- Watch out: plan tiers and limits are not published
- Watch out: charges are billed in USD, and the vendor's own site blocks automated reads
Why Shipmate gets a 1.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for moneyFrom £69 a month on the Shopify listing, with additional charges possible. That is far above the category's middle at $19 and its dearer quarter at $34.99.
- FFree plan and trialThe Shopify listing says free to install, but charges may apply and no free plan or trial is described.
- CFeaturesMulti-carrier labels, workflow rules, tracking sync and customs documents. Plan tiers and limits are not shown, and only Shopify is confirmed.
- CEase of useNo store rating is on record. It is a Shopify app with carriers and rules to connect.
- CPlatforms and integrationsA Shopify app for UK and Ireland merchants, with DHL, DPD, Parcelforce, Royal Mail and UPS. No other platforms confirmed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from its Shopify App Store listing on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/shipmate#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/shipmate.svg" alt="Shipmate: 1.4 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Shipmate stands among shipping software
Shipmate's GPA of 1.4 is higher than 0 of the 80 other shipping software we grade, and level with 1.
It stands best on ease of use (C, above 1 of 80) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at about $92.45 a month, against a middle price of $19.99 for the category: 29 of the 35 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 31 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 81 shipping software we grade, cut by the letter each got. Shipmate’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 80, level with 9
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 80, level with 34
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 80, level with 57
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 80, level with 72
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 1 of 80, level with 18
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 43 shipping software. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Shipmate, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Shipmate you would be making discounted carrier rates and labels, which take an agreement with each carrier. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 79 of the 80 other shipping software grade higher. It costs $1,109.43 a year.
What you could make
- Reports: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Discounted carrier rates and labels, which take an agreement with each carrier.
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
What this rests on. Shipmate’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Shipmate?
Shipmate is multi-carrier shipping software for merchants in the UK and Ireland. It prints UK and international parcel labels from carriers such as DHL, DPD, Parcelforce, Royal Mail and UPS, in single or bulk runs, and syncs tracking back to the store. Every account includes a branded tracking portal.
Worth knowing
- Only a starting price (from £69 a month) could be read; plan tiers and limits are not published on pages that could be fetched.
- The vendor's own site refused automated reads, so details come from its Shopify App Store listing, which also says charges are billed in USD.
- Built for UK and Ireland merchants; the listing is for Shopify and no other platforms are confirmed here.
Key features
- Multi-carrier labels
- Print UK and international parcel labels for orders from all connected carriers, individually or in bulk.
- Workflow rules
- Manage parcel information with workflow functionality, shipping rules and carrier selection.
- Tracking sync
- Tracking data is sent back to Shopify so customers get accurate updates, and each account has a branded tracking portal.
- Customs and packing documents
- The Shopify listing lists customs documents, packing slips and shipping analytics among its features.
- Shopify app
- The Shopify plugin gives access inside Shopify to all the carriers and delivery services a Shipmate account provides.
Shipmate pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Shipmate is a paid product, starting at £69 per month.
- Starts at
- £69 per month
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Entry plan | £69per month and up | Starting price on the Shopify listing; plan names and limits are not shown there. Additional charges may apply. |
Read from apps.shopify.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Shipmate before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Shipmate have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Shipmate is listed for Web.
Does Shipmate have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Shipmate is listed for Web.
Is Shipmate open source?
Shipmate is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.