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Customer reviews: ShipStation

Develop by Shopify

Reviews (570)

Overall rating
3.9

What Merchants Think

Overall, merchants have mixed feelings about ShipStation. It receives praise for its functionality in streamlining shipping processes across multiple platforms, but it is also criticized for technical issues and poor customer service. Many users appreciate its user-friendly interface, efficient order management, and the time it saves them in the shipping process, while others report frequent bugs, billing issues, and lose faith in its support system.

Key Strengths

  • Seamless integration with multiple sales platforms (e.g., Shopify, Etsy)
  • User-friendly interface that enables efficient order management
  • Automation features that save time and streamline the shipping workflow
  • Ability to manage multiple sales channels on one platform
  • Helpful customer service, usually via specific representatives who go above and beyond

Common Concerns

  • Poor customer service and support response times
  • Buggy and sometimes unreliable app performance
  • Billing issues, including overcharging and unauthorized charges
  • Troubles with specific integrations, such as with Shopify
  • Concerns about recent decreases in app reliability compared to past performance

Final Thoughts

ShipStation is highly valued for its ability to integrate multiple sales platforms and automate shipping processes, saving time and effort for businesses. However, frequent technical issues and criticism of customer support have diminished its reputation among some users. For those who come to rely on its functionalities, it is a powerful tool, though prospective users should be cautious and aware of its limitations.

EnviroEquine

Dec 18, 2025  on Shopify

I had the pleasure of working with Chelly during the on boarding process. I would like to say thank you for your patience, and help for setting me up for success with this platform.

Rendales Merchandise

Dec 16, 2025  on Shopify

ShipStation is amazing! I have relied on them to print affordable return shipping labels, since that option is currently not available to me in Canada. They are also a more affordable alternative option to Shopify shipping. So far, so good.

The Vet's Dog

Dec 11, 2025  on Shopify

I worked through the implementation process for ShipStation with Chelly Bell. She has been very helpful giving tips on navigating as well as setting up specific setting for our application. She is very knowledgeable about the product and has a good sense of humor. Thanks Chelly!

Baraka Impact

Dec 09, 2025  on Shopify

We had our onboarding call with Chelly today for our new ShipStation setup, and I have to say it was one of the best onboarding experiences I’ve ever had. We’ve been using ShipStation in our Canadian store for over five years, and somehow she still managed to show us things we never knew existed. Her knowledge was impressive, but what really stood out was how she shared it. Chelly brought a warm, genuine, human touch to the entire session while still being completely professional. Every question we had was answered clearly and confidently, and she never made us feel rushed. Instead, she encouraged us, made learning easy, and kept the whole experience positive and enjoyable. It’s rare to come across someone who brings that mix of expertise, kindness, and energy to their work. Chelly did, and we’re truly grateful. Highly recommend her — she made a real difference for us today.

The Logsmith

Dec 09, 2025  on Shopify

This app has been game changing for our business. Fast, automated & makes 0 mistakes. Gets rid of human error and slow delivery service portals. Andrej from support is so helpful - set up a call to help us automate our shipping rules and products. Thank you so much!

Street Aero

Dec 04, 2025  on Shopify

They will incorrectly overcharge you for a shipment 6 months ago, then claim its bast the dispute window when you reach out to them about it, they literally stole thousands

Brooke Romney Writes

Dec 04, 2025  on Shopify

ShipStation has been the perfect system for our e-commerce business with a limited number of tangible SKUs we ship to customers in the US and Canada. The software is user friendly and very affordable compared to all of the other systems I reviewed. The onboarding process was awesome. Chelly Bell was my account rep and my weekly calls with her resolved every issue and question I ever had. Thanks ShipStation and Chelly!

Topped Toys

Nov 24, 2025  on Shopify

Shipstation has a stranglehold on shipping, so I still use them for some things. But they are exceedingly bad. For example, 19 days ago Shipstation changed international shipping defaults so that I am now covering duties and taxes for international shipments. But, they did not notify me or my team of this setting being defaulted to "on" all the time. The result is that I have accidentally incurred massive costs that were meant to be paid by my customers and that I did not account for. I'm still waiting on invoices to come in from my couriers to see what the total loss is. I contacted their support and they showed me how to turn this off. But when I asked about why it was set to on for 19 days, and why no one notified me of this critical change to defaults; the best I got was an apology. I wonder how many users are unwittingly incurring these fees. The setting is burried well below the customs declaration in an area with obscure an infrequently used settings, so I suspect that many users are not aware.

Rogue Transfers

Nov 18, 2025  on Shopify

We loved Shipstation until the tariffs came into play. Having no way to upload customs documents for our CUSMA/USCMA compliant items is a total deal breaker. We tried to be patient and wait for a solution but they have done nothing about it when most of their competitors have.

The Booze Outlet

Oct 28, 2025  on Shopify

Switching to ShipStation has been the best decision we’ve made this year. The platform is incredibly versatile, user-friendly, and easy to navigate. It gives us full visibility and control over all our shipping needs. We’re very satisfied with the experience, and their customer support has been excellent!

Suitably

Oct 28, 2025  on Shopify

Shipstation has a lot of Shopify connectivity. They also have great customer service who have always been helpful with letting me know what options our companies have, based on the service levels they purchase from Shipstation & Shopify

www.usanico.com

Oct 28, 2025  on Shopify

If given the option, I would immediately discontinue using ShipStation. The platform suffers from persistent bugs and an ineffective support team that consistently fails to resolve reported issues. In recent experience, even basic functionality—such as real-time synchronization with Shopify—frequently ceases without warning. No alerts or notifications are provided when sync failures occur, forcing users to detect problems reactively, often the following day. Manual intervention is then required to restore synchronization. Overall, ShipStation delivers a highly unreliable and poorly maintained software solution that falls far below acceptable standards for e-commerce integration tools.

Defender Distribution

Oct 10, 2025  on Shopify

ShipStation is THE WORST. I don't know if there are alternatives, but I loathe them to my bones. When you have an issue, you chat with someone that is EASL and each chat response takes 13-24 minutes. EACH RESPONSE. So when you have to chat for help, the roundrip costs you ALL DAY and the prize at the end is zero resolution to the problem because all they're doing is reading through the help documentation, which is where you started. SO MUCH HATE FOR SHIPSTATION. UGH.

COEX 3D

Oct 08, 2025  on Shopify

Update: Justin worked to get this resolved, and Shipstation has now refunded the amount charged. I will continue to use Shipstation. Their software glitched (reviewed and admitted by the support staff), which removed a decimal point. This resulted in a customs charge being drawn from our bank account of almost $6000 instead of $60. They refuse to rectify or return the money.

Electron Colloidal

Oct 06, 2025  on Shopify

Beware, Beware, Beware! This morning, I added $550 to my ShipStation balance to purchase shipping labels for our orders. Shortly after, the company triple-charged our account, taking an additional $1,100. I reached out to their support team and provided proof of the unauthorized charges — each transaction clearly lists ShipStation in the description. Now, Shopify is investigating them for these unauthorized withdrawals. After further review, I discovered that other businesses have also been affected by ShipStation overcharging their accounts.

The Main Street Exchange

Oct 02, 2025  on Shopify

We have been happy with ShipStation so far. The setup process wasn't too complicated, and it has been a nice upgrade from Stamps.com. It is a nice option for larger businesses that have outgrown Stamps.

Milkbar Breastpumps

Sep 29, 2025  on Shopify

I cancelled our service more than 3 weeks ago and Shipstation continue to charge my credit card without my authority. Very buggy would not recommend using this as a shipping platform at all. Support is overseas and script based and they aren't able to resolve issues which cause delay in shipping orders.

Dagood Letterboxes

Sep 29, 2025  on Shopify

Actually really good. Had a lot of concerns and been struggling with a shipping provider before I gave it a test (second time in 2 years). Aakriti did a great job onboarding us. Big influence on us to stay and configure all setting with this app.

COEX 3D

Sep 22, 2025  on Shopify

Thier software glitched (reviewed and admitted by the support staff) which removed a decimal point. This resulted in a customs charge being drawn from our bank account of almost $6000 instead of $60. They refuse to rectify or return the money.

Māla Girl

Sep 19, 2025  on Shopify

We are just getting started with Shipstation and our onboarding and support with Chelly was a 10 out of 5 stars. Chelly was extemely knowledgable and patient to help even the non techy side of us!

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