Lindyship vs DropStream – Automated eCommerce Fulfillment

Lindyship is the bridge between your SureCart store and your shipping platform. Push orders manually from the Orders tab to your platform’s incoming queue. When you ship the parcel, the tracking number comes straight back to SureCart and the built-in fulfillment email fires with no copy-pasting tracking numbers. Supported platforms Sendcloud: push to parcel queue, HMAC webhook, tracking writeback Shippo: push to orders queue, HMAC webhook, tracking writeback ShipStation: push to orders queue, HMAC webhook, tracking writeback Packlink PRO: push to shipment queue, secret-token webhook, tracking writeback How it works A customer completes a paid order in your SureCart store. You push the order manually from the Orders tab to your chosen shipping platform. You process the shipment inside that platform’s dashboard. Lindyship does not generate labels or compare rates. The platform sends a tracking webhook back to your site. The plugin writes the tracking number to SureCart and marks the order as fulfilled. Key features Single platform selection: choose one shipping platform to connect with. Manual push: push orders individually from the Orders tab when you’re ready to ship. Automatic retry: failed pushes are retried up to 3 times over 24 hours before being marked permanently failed. Sync log: every push attempt, webhook delivery, and tracking writeback is recorded with full HTTP request/response capture available for debugging. Diagnostics tab: one-click health checks for PHP, OpenSSL, SureCart connection, DB table, cron schedule, sender address, and webhook reachability. Test push: send a synthetic order end-to-end to verify your credentials and webhook without a real customer. Credentials encrypted at rest: all API keys and secrets are AES-256 encrypted in the database. What this plugin does NOT do It does not generate shipping labels, compare carrier rates, or provide a checkout rate widget. All of that lives inside your shipping platform’s dashboard. This plugin is purely the data bridge. External services This plugin connects to external shipping platform APIs in order to push order data and receive tracking updates. All communication happens server-to-server; no customer data is sent to the plugin author’s servers. Sendcloud – https://sendcloud.com/ * Used for: pushing orders to the Sendcloud parcel queue and receiving tracking webhooks. * Data sent: order number, customer shipping address, line items, weight, dimensions. * When: each time you manually push an order to Sendcloud from the Orders tab. * Terms of service: https://www.sendcloud.com/terms-conditions/ * Privacy policy: https://www.sendcloud.com/privacy-policy/ Shippo – https://goshippo.com/ * Used for: pushing orders to the Shippo orders queue and receiving tracking webhooks. * Data sent: order number, customer shipping address, line items, weight, dimensions. * When: each time you manually push an order to Shippo from the Orders tab. * Terms of service: https://privacy.goshippo.com/policies?name=terms-of-use * Privacy policy: https://privacy.goshippo.com/policies?name=privacy-notice ShipStation – https://www.shipstation.com/ * Used for: pushing orders to the ShipStation orders queue and receiving tracking webhooks. * Data sent: order number, customer shipping address, line items, weight, dimensions. * When: each time you manually push an order to ShipStation from the Orders tab. * Terms of service: https://www.shipstation.com/terms-of-service/ * Privacy policy: https://www.shipstation.com/privacy-policy/ Packlink PRO – https://pro.packlink.com/ * Used for: pushing orders to the Packlink PRO shipment queue and receiving tracking webhooks. * Data sent: order number, customer shipping address, line items, weight, dimensions. * When: each time you manually push an order to Packlink PRO from the Orders tab. * Terms of service: https://support-pro.packlink.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360010011480-Terms-and-Conditions-of-pro-packlink-com-site * Privacy policy: https://support-pro.packlink.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360010011560-Privacy-Policy SureCart – https://surecart.com/ * Used for: reading order details and writing back tracking numbers/fulfillment status. * Data sent: order ID (for retrieval), tracking number and carrier (for writeback). * When: each time you manually push an order (read), and when a tracking webhook is received (writeback). * Terms of service: https://surecart.com/terms-and-conditions/ * Privacy policy: https://surecart.com/privacy-policy/

DropStream Automates Your Order Fulfillment process DropStream is the leading provider of ecommerce fulfillment integrations, allowing merchants to automate the process of fulfilling their sales orders. DropStream automates 3 main processes: Automatically send orders to your fulfillment center or shipping solution Automatically send tracking numbers back to WordPress, notifying shoppers that their package is on the way Automatically update product inventory levels, keeping your online store updated with accurate available quantities DropStream offers two core products: DropStream (http://getdropstream.com/) PackageBee (http://packagebee.com/) Depending on your integration needs, you are able to you use one or the other. Contact DropStream to find out which product is best for you. (http://getdropstream.com/contact) See what others say about DropStream We were hampered by data entry work-arounds, until DropStream tore down the technical wall that stood between us and our customers. — Clay Clarkson, Whole Heart Ministries DropStream is a useful capability that gives us greater flexibility in meeting our fulfillment requirements. The service was easy to set up and has been very reliable. — Scott Madsen, National Imports LLC Get Started With Your Free 14-day Trial DropStream is actively integrated with thousands of fulfillment providers in North America and Europe, giving you tremendous flexibility on where to send your sales orders. You can see a [list of desitnation systems: (http://support.getdropstream.com/customer/en/portal/articles/2847048-currently-supported-warehouse-systems-wmss-imss-erps-?b_id=2404)] on our website. Don’t know the system used by your fulfillment center? Contact us and we’ll confirm whether we currently support the system or if we can add support for it for you.