Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Streamline all your shipping with direct label printing and enable pickup points for 65+ carriers.
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Save your booty on UPS & USPS shipping with Pirate Ship's pre-negotiated discounts.
| Metric | Globe Pickup Points & Shipping | Pirate Ship: CheapARR Shipping |
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| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 4.9 ★ |
| Total reviews | 124 | ★ 180 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free trial available | Free to install |
| Built for Shopify | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 2 tiers | 1 tier |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | ★ 2 | 1 |
| Languages | 7 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Feb 2024 | Jul 2017 |
Globe Pickup Points & Shipping and Pirate Ship: CheapARR Shipping are evenly matched on rating (5.0★ vs 4.9★) — the differentiator comes down to pricing fit, feature breadth, and which app's interaction pattern suits your team's workflow.
Pricing entry tiers: Globe Pickup Points & Shipping at Free trial available, Pirate Ship: CheapARR Shipping at Free to install. 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.
Pirate Ship: CheapARR Shipping has the larger user base (180 reviews vs 124), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Globe Pickup Points & Shipping's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended evaluation path: install both apps' free tiers (where available) and run them in parallel on a small cohort for 7-14 days before committing. The data tables below show the per-feature breakdown — for most merchants the deciding factor will be a single integration or workflow detail that's hard to compare from listing pages alone.
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: Globe Pickup Points & Shipping audit • Pirate Ship: CheapARR Shipping audit
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| Keyword | Globe Pickup Points & Shipping | Pirate Ship |
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| label creation | #3 | #4 |
| ship | #14 | #1 |
| shipping | #16 | #3 |
| time tracking | #13 | #14 |
| shipping label printing | #8 | #23 |
Both Globe Pickup Points & Shipping and Pirate Ship: CheapARR Shipping offer paid plans only. Globe Pickup Points & Shipping starts at Free trial available; Pirate Ship: CheapARR Shipping starts at Free to install. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Globe Pickup Points & Shipping (5.0★, 124 reviews) and Pirate Ship: CheapARR Shipping (4.9★, 180 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
Globe Pickup Points & Shipping holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.9★). 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. Pirate Ship: CheapARR Shipping has the deeper published review base (180 vs 124), 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.
Globe Pickup Points & Shipping typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (124 reviews). Pirate Ship: CheapARR Shipping typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (180 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. Globe Pickup Points & Shipping and Pirate Ship: CheapARR 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 Globe Pickup Points & Shipping" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
