# ShipWise review (2026): is it worth it? > Multi-carrier shipping software for high-volume shippers Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. ShipWise, formerly DesktopShipper, is multi-carrier shipping software for e-commerce brands, 3PLs and enterprise shippers in North America. It is offered as a web app, an API and an on-premises edition, with rate shopping, automation rules and an analytics product. Pricing is quote-based. - **Category:** Shipping Software - **Made by:** ShipWise (since 2004) - **Website:** https://www.shipwise.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Not for you if you want a price: the page asks for a consultation. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing ShipWise's current pricing could not be confirmed from its own site. ## Key features - **Rate shopping:** Compares parcel or LTL freight rates in real time for each order, and the web app uses a single order grid for both. - **Carrier discounts:** Offers discounted carrier rates through its API integrations, with the vendor citing up to 84% off standard rates and no minimum volume. - **Automation and routing rules:** A no-code rules engine routes orders to carriers and automates label generation and tracking updates. - **Multi-client profiles for 3PLs:** Per-client carrier accounts, markup rules and automated client billing, with API access for clients that integrate directly. - **Intelligence:** A separate analytics product for shipping reports and parcel auditing, aimed at spotting hidden costs across carriers. ## Good for - E-commerce brands shipping 10,000 to 200,000 packages a month - 3PLs that bill several clients for shipping - Enterprises that need an on-premises option next to a web app ## Worth knowing - No prices are published; the pricing page asks for a consultation and says price depends on setup complexity, custom development and chosen add-ons. - The vendor positions it for mid-market and enterprise volumes, not for occasional sellers. - It serves shippers sending from North America. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 1.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. ShipWise is shipping software with rate shopping, carrier discounts, routing rules and multi-client profiles for 3PLs. The pricing page asks for a consultation and says the price depends on setup complexity, custom development and add-ons. It serves shippers sending from North America. - **Value for money: C.** No price is published; it is sold through a demo or a quote, so it sits in the middle by default. The pricing page asks for a consultation. - **Free plan and trial: F.** No free plan and no trial are listed, so nothing is free to try. - **Features: C.** Rate shopping, carrier discounts, automation rules, multi-client 3PL profiles and analytics. It serves shippers sending from North America only. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. It starts with a consultation and custom setup. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web app with Shopify, Amazon, Walmart, NetSuite, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Manhattan Associates connections. No desktop or phone app. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from ShipWise'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 - ShipWise's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 12 of the 80 other shipping software we grade, and level with 18. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 20 of 80) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/shipping ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace ShipWise 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: 50 of the 80 other shipping software grade higher. - You could make: Reports: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: Discounted carrier rates and labels, which take an agreement with each carrier. - 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, Amazon, Walmart, NetSuite, SAP Cloud ERP, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Manhattan Associates **Tags:** Shipping labels, Workflow automation, Reports, Public API ## Alternatives - [ProShip](https://toolgpa.com/tools/proship): Enterprise parcel shipping software for high-volume shippers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/proship-vs-shipwise) - [ShipStation](https://toolgpa.com/tools/shipstation): Shipping software for online sellers, priced by shipments a month. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/shipstation-vs-shipwise) - [ShipHawk](https://toolgpa.com/tools/shiphawk): Shipping automation and warehouse software for ERP users. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/shiphawk-vs-shipwise) - [ShipWorks](https://toolgpa.com/tools/shipworks): Windows shipping software for warehouses and high-volume sellers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/shipwise-vs-shipworks) - [ShipStation API (ShipEngine)](https://toolgpa.com/tools/shipengine): Shipping API with rate shopping, labels and tracking. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/shipengine-vs-shipwise) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.shipwise.com - https://www.shipwise.com/pricing - https://www.shipwise.com/about - https://www.shipwise.com/products/web-app - https://www.shipwise.com/products/intelligence Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/shipwise Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).