Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Connect Australia Post account to your store. Display live rates at checkout & print shipping Labels
| PluginHive Australia Post Ship | Octava Shipping Rates | |
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Create shipping labels directly from orders. Connect USPS, UPS, ShipStation and Amazon Buy Shipping.
| Metric | PluginHive Australia Post Ship | Octava Shipping Rates |
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| Rating | 5.0 ★ | — |
| Total reviews | 143 | 0 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | — | — |
| Pricing tiers | 1 tier | ★ 4 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Jul 2019 | Mar 2026 |
Based on the data on this page, PluginHive Australia Post Ship is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 5.0★ vs Octava Shipping Rates's 0.0★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
Pricing entry tiers: PluginHive Australia Post Ship at Free plan available, Octava Shipping Rates at Free plan 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.
PluginHive Australia Post Ship has the larger user base (143 reviews vs 0), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Octava Shipping Rates'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 PluginHive Australia Post Ship; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Octava Shipping Rates's 0-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than PluginHive Australia Post Ship'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: PluginHive Australia Post Ship audit • Octava Shipping Rates audit
| Keyword | PluginHive Australia Post Ship | Octava Shipping Rates |
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| rates | #23 | Not ranked |
| rates by | #23 | Not ranked |
| shipping rates | #24 | Not ranked |
Both PluginHive Australia Post Ship and Octava Shipping Rates offer paid plans only. PluginHive Australia Post Ship starts at Free plan available; Octava Shipping Rates starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
AppRanks cannot separate these two on rating, because neither publishes one. PluginHive Australia Post Ship does carry the larger published review base (143 vs 0). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. PluginHive Australia Post Ship has the deeper published review base (143 vs 0), 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.
PluginHive Australia Post Ship typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (143 reviews). Octava Shipping Rates typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (0 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. PluginHive Australia Post Ship and Octava Shipping Rates 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 Octava Shipping Rates" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
