Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce vs DropStream – Automated eCommerce Fulfillment

Trusted by 70,000+ WooCommerce stores worldwide. Advanced Shipment Tracking (AST) helps WooCommerce store owners add tracking numbers to orders and automatically share them with customers — reducing “Where is my order?” support tickets and keeping shoppers informed from checkout to delivery. When you ship an order, your customer instantly gets a tracking link in their order email and on their My Account > Orders page. No external accounts, no complex setup, no monthly fees. HPOS Compatible · WooCommerce Block Checkout Compatible · 1010+ Carriers · Free & Open Source Why 70,000+ Stores Choose AST Whether you ship 5 orders a day or 5,000, AST fits into your workflow: Add Tracking Numbers Easily — Add one or multiple tracking numbers per order directly from the Edit Order page or the orders list. “Shipped” & “Partially Shipped” Statuses — Rename the default WooCommerce “Completed” status to “Shipped” and use “Partially Shipped” for split shipments, so customers always know what’s going on. Customizable Tracking Widget — A responsive tracking display appears in order emails and on the My Account > Orders page. Customize colors, layout, and content with a live preview customizer. 1010+ Shipping Carriers Worldwide — Predefined tracking links for USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL, Royal Mail, Australia Post, Canada Post, Delhivery, ePacket, Yodel, La Poste, Correos, Japan Post, China Post, and hundreds more. View the full carrier list. Shipment Tracking REST API — Let third-party shipping services, ERPs, and label generators push tracking data to your orders via the WooCommerce REST API. API documentation. Bulk CSV Import — Upload a CSV file to add tracking numbers to hundreds of orders at once. Perfect for high-volume stores and dropshippers. CSV import guide. Works with the Shipping Tools You Already Use — Compatible with ShipStation, WooCommerce Shipping, Ordoro, Royal Mail Click & Drop, Sendcloud, Printful, AliExpress dropshipping, and other major shipping label generators. HPOS & Block Checkout Ready — Fully compatible with WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage (custom order tables) and the new Cart and Checkout blocks. PayPal Tracking Foundation — AST structures your tracking data correctly so it can sync with PayPal (automated sync available in AST PRO). Built for Performance — Lightweight, optimized code with zero measurable impact on site load times. How It Works Install and activate AST. Select your default shipping carriers from the settings page. Add a tracking number to an order — manually, via CSV, or through the REST API. AST automatically includes the tracking info and a “Track” link in the order email and the customer’s My Account page. That’s it. No complex setup, no external accounts required. Works With Your Existing Plugins AST is tested and compatible with popular WooCommerce plugins, including shipping label generators, email customizers (Kadence, YayMail, WP HTML Mail), custom order number plugins, multi-vendor solutions (Dokan, WCFM), SMS notification plugins, and PDF invoice tools. Full compatibility list Automate Tracking Updates with TrackShip Want to go beyond adding tracking numbers? TrackShip for WooCommerce monitors your shipments in real time across 1010+ carriers and proactively notifies your customers at every stage — in transit, out for delivery, and delivered. With TrackShip you can: Reduce “Where is my order?” inquiries with automatic delivery updates via email and SMS. Offer a branded tracking page on your store instead of sending customers to carrier websites. Automate order status updates based on actual shipment events. Analyze shipping performance and delivery times. Learn more about TrackShip Need More Power? Try AST PRO AST PRO adds features built for high-volume and multi-channel stores: Shipping Service Integrations — Built-in connections with ShipStation, WooCommerce Shipping, Ordoro, Royal Mail Click & Drop, Sendcloud, Pirate Ship, Stamps.com, Printful, and more. Fulfillment Dashboard — Manage all shipments from a centralized dashboard. Item-Level Tracking — Assign tracking numbers to individual order items and quantities. Custom Email Templates — Enhanced, responsive email notifications with the built-in tracking widget. Auto-Detect Carriers — Automatically identify the shipping carrier based on the tracking number format. Custom & White-Labeled Carriers — Define your own shipping carriers with custom names, logos, and tracking URLs. Automated CSV Import via FTP/SFTP — Schedule recurring bulk imports. PayPal Tracking Sync — Automatically export tracking data to PayPal to reduce disputes and release payment holds. Stripe Tracking Sync — Automatically sync tracking to Stripe transactions. Priority Support — Get faster, dedicated assistance. Get AST PRO Translations AST is fully translatable and already available in English, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Norwegian, Russian, Swedish, Turkish, Bulgarian, Danish, Spanish, French, Greek, Portuguese (Brazil), and Dutch. Want to help? Submit a translation. Documentation & Support Step-by-step setup guides, tutorials, and developer code snippets are available in the AST documentation. Need help? Visit the support forum. More Plugins by Zorem TrackShip for WooCommerce — Real-time shipment monitoring and delivery notifications. SMS for WooCommerce — Send SMS order notifications to customers. Zorem Local Pickup Pro — Local pickup and store pickup for WooCommerce. Explore all plugins at zorem.com.

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.