Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Shipping software with great shipping rates, print shipping labels & track orders.
| Descartes XPS Ship | Globe Pickup Points & Shipping | |
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Streamline all your shipping with direct label printing and enable pickup points for 65+ carriers.
| Metric | Descartes XPS Ship | Globe Pickup Points & Shipping |
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| Rating | 2.8 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | 13 | ★ 128 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free trial available |
| Built for Shopify | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 4 tiers | 2 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | — | 2 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 7 supported |
| Listed since | Dec 2016 | Feb 2024 |
Based on the data on this page, Globe Pickup Points & Shipping is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 5.0★ vs Descartes XPS Ship's 2.8★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
Pricing entry tiers: Descartes XPS Ship at Free plan available, Globe Pickup Points & Shipping at Free trial available. Check each app's tier structure for the capacity limits you actually need before deciding — the headline number is the same shape, but the gating shape per tier (seats, usage volume, integrations) varies.
Globe Pickup Points & Shipping has the larger user base (128 reviews vs 13), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Descartes XPS Ship's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to Globe Pickup Points & Shipping; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Descartes XPS Ship's 13-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Globe Pickup Points & Shipping's broader-but-shallower coverage.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical Shopify App Store listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: Descartes XPS Ship audit • Globe Pickup Points & Shipping audit
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| Keyword | Descartes XPS Ship | Globe Pickup Points & Shipping |
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| pickup point management | Not ranked | #1 |
| pickup points | Not ranked | #1 |
| pickup and delivery points | Not ranked | #3 |
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Both Descartes XPS Ship and Globe Pickup Points & Shipping offer paid plans only. Descartes XPS Ship starts at Free plan available; Globe Pickup Points & Shipping starts at Free trial available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Globe Pickup Points & Shipping has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 128 reviews) compared to Descartes XPS Ship (2.8★ from 13 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Globe Pickup Points & Shipping holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 2.8★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. Globe Pickup Points & Shipping has the deeper published review base (128 vs 13), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
Descartes XPS Ship typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (13 reviews). Globe Pickup Points & Shipping typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (128 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Descartes XPS Ship and Globe Pickup Points & Shipping both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Descartes XPS Ship" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
