Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Growing brands trust ShipMonk's 3PL platform to master their shipping and fulfillment operations.
| ShipMonk | Order Fulfillment | Spaceship | |
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| Metric | ShipMonk | Order Fulfillment | Spaceship: Shipping Automation |
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| Rating | 4.4 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 101 | 5 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free to install | Free to install |
| Built for Shopify | — | — |
| Pricing tiers | 1 tier | 1 tier |
| Listed features | 3 | ★ 4 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Dec 2017 | Nov 2022 |
Based on the data on this page, Spaceship: Shipping Automation is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 5.0★ vs ShipMonk | Order Fulfillment's 4.4★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
Pricing entry tiers: ShipMonk | Order Fulfillment at Free to install, Spaceship: Shipping Automation 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.
ShipMonk | Order Fulfillment has the larger user base (101 reviews vs 5), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Spaceship: Shipping Automation'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 Spaceship: Shipping Automation; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — ShipMonk | Order Fulfillment's 101-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Spaceship: Shipping Automation'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: ShipMonk | Order Fulfillment audit • Spaceship: Shipping Automation audit
| Keyword | ShipMonk | Order Fulfillment | Spaceship |
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| order fulfillment | #7 | Not ranked |
| order management fulfillment | #20 | Not ranked |
| order fulfillment automation | #21 | Not ranked |
| customer service automation | Not ranked | #63 |
| customer support automation | Not ranked | #65 |
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Both ShipMonk | Order Fulfillment and Spaceship: Shipping Automation offer paid plans only. ShipMonk | Order Fulfillment starts at Free to install; Spaceship: Shipping Automation starts at Free to install. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Spaceship: Shipping Automation has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 5 reviews) compared to ShipMonk | Order Fulfillment (4.4★ from 101 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Spaceship: Shipping Automation holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.4★). 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. ShipMonk | Order Fulfillment has the deeper published review base (101 vs 5), 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.
ShipMonk | Order Fulfillment typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (101 reviews). Spaceship: Shipping Automation typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (5 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. ShipMonk | Order Fulfillment and Spaceship: Shipping Automation 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 Spaceship: Shipping Automation" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
