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By ShipBob

3.7 out of 5 stars

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Users praise ShipBob's top-notch customer support, noting their responsiveness and helpfulness throughout the fulfillment process. (11 mentions)
Users commend the ease of use of ShipBob's platform, appreciating its intuitive design and efficient support channels. (9 mentions)
Users appreciate the exceptional support and features of ShipBob, making logistics management effortless and efficient. (6 mentions)
Users value ShipBob for its responsive and helpful customer service, making order fulfillment seamless and stress-free. (5 mentions)
Users commend ShipBob for its consistent reliability, timely deliveries, and exceptional customer support throughout their fulfillment journey. (5 mentions)
Users value ShipBob's efficient inventory management and real-time tracking, enhancing fulfillment and growth opportunities. (4 mentions)
Users experience clunky inventory management with limited reporting and control, especially affecting operations during peak seasons. (4 mentions)
Users report shipping issues with delays and unreliable logistics partners impacting their fulfillment experience significantly. (3 mentions)
Users desire more control over inventory management in ShipBob, especially during peak times and for specific orders. (2 mentions)
Users note limited features like clunky reporting and occasional fulfillment delays, impacting their overall shipping experience. (2 mentions)
Users feel the limited reporting in ShipBob restricts inventory control and impacts overall efficiency during peak times. (2 mentions)

Top Pros or Advantages of ShipBob

1. Customer Support
Users praise ShipBob's top-notch customer support, noting their responsiveness and helpfulness throughout the fulfillment process.
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Verified User
U

Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"Perfect to help scale your business"

What do you like about ShipBob?

We've found that our orders are consistently out on time (UK warehouse only at this stage), sometimes even going above and beyond, with orders being p

DF

Dawn F.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"Customer Service is great"

What do you like about ShipBob?

Savi is the best account rep. She always helps when issues arise

2. Ease of Use
Users commend the ease of use of ShipBob's platform, appreciating its intuitive design and efficient support channels.
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Verified User
U

Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

0.0/5

"Worst company in existence"

What do you like about ShipBob?

Quick onboarding, integrations work well. System UI is good

Ramu S.
RS

Ramu S.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4.5/5

"⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Great Customer Service and Continual Upgrades in Offerings to Services!"

What do you like about ShipBob?

Working with ShipBob has been a game-changer for our fulfillment strategy. Their platform is intuitive, reliable, and continuously evolving — we’ve se

3. Features
Users appreciate the exceptional support and features of ShipBob, making logistics management effortless and efficient.
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Ramu S.
RS

Ramu S.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4.5/5

"⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Great Customer Service and Continual Upgrades in Offerings to Services!"

What do you like about ShipBob?

Working with ShipBob has been a game-changer for our fulfillment strategy. Their platform is intuitive, reliable, and continuously evolving — we’ve se

Adam A.
AA

Adam A.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4.5/5

"ShipBob 3PL Experience"

What do you like about ShipBob?

The ease at which we can receive support. It wasn't always like this, but having multiple channels for support is great. Their dashboard and insights

4. Helpful
Users value ShipBob for its responsive and helpful customer service, making order fulfillment seamless and stress-free.
See 5 mentions

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Verified User
U

Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"Perfect to help scale your business"

What do you like about ShipBob?

We've found that our orders are consistently out on time (UK warehouse only at this stage), sometimes even going above and beyond, with orders being p

Verified User
A

Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"Great Service"

What do you like about ShipBob?

We've had a great experience with ShipBob! Their customer service is top-notch, always responsive and helpful. The system is also really easy to under

5. Reliability
Users commend ShipBob for its consistent reliability, timely deliveries, and exceptional customer support throughout their fulfillment journey.
See 5 mentions

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Verified User
U

Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"Perfect to help scale your business"

What do you like about ShipBob?

We've found that our orders are consistently out on time (UK warehouse only at this stage), sometimes even going above and beyond, with orders being p

Ramu S.
RS

Ramu S.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4.5/5

"⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Great Customer Service and Continual Upgrades in Offerings to Services!"

What do you like about ShipBob?

Working with ShipBob has been a game-changer for our fulfillment strategy. Their platform is intuitive, reliable, and continuously evolving — we’ve se

6. Inventory Management
Users value ShipBob's efficient inventory management and real-time tracking, enhancing fulfillment and growth opportunities.
See 4 mentions

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Verified User
U

Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"Perfect to help scale your business"

What do you like about ShipBob?

We've found that our orders are consistently out on time (UK warehouse only at this stage), sometimes even going above and beyond, with orders being p

Ramu S.
RS

Ramu S.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4.5/5

"⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Great Customer Service and Continual Upgrades in Offerings to Services!"

What do you like about ShipBob?

Working with ShipBob has been a game-changer for our fulfillment strategy. Their platform is intuitive, reliable, and continuously evolving — we’ve se

Top Cons or Disadvantages of ShipBob

1. Inventory Management
Users experience clunky inventory management with limited reporting and control, especially affecting operations during peak seasons.
See 4 mentions

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Verified User
A

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3.5/5

"A Solid Partner for Growing Businesses with Room to Improve"

What do you dislike about ShipBob?

While the core features are strong, there are still areas that feel clunky or limited. There’s room for improvement in the granularity of reporting—es

Verified User
U

Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"Perfect to help scale your business"

What do you dislike about ShipBob?

I would like to see more control over inventory. Should we have to put a batch on hold, I would like the ability to do it myself, rather than reach ou

2. Shipping Issues
Users report shipping issues with delays and unreliable logistics partners impacting their fulfillment experience significantly.
See 3 mentions

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Verified User
A

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3.5/5

"A Solid Partner for Growing Businesses with Room to Improve"

What do you dislike about ShipBob?

While the core features are strong, there are still areas that feel clunky or limited. There’s room for improvement in the granularity of reporting—es

DF

Dawn F.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"Customer Service is great"

What do you dislike about ShipBob?

I hate that On-Trac is used for shipping. They are awful. Since Shipbob added them we have had lost and damaged orders. Please get rid of them.

3. Limited Control
Users desire more control over inventory management in ShipBob, especially during peak times and for specific orders.
See 2 mentions

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Verified User
A

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3.5/5

"A Solid Partner for Growing Businesses with Room to Improve"

What do you dislike about ShipBob?

While the core features are strong, there are still areas that feel clunky or limited. There’s room for improvement in the granularity of reporting—es

Verified User
U

Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"Perfect to help scale your business"

What do you dislike about ShipBob?

I would like to see more control over inventory. Should we have to put a batch on hold, I would like the ability to do it myself, rather than reach ou

4. Limited Features
Users note limited features like clunky reporting and occasional fulfillment delays, impacting their overall shipping experience.
See 2 mentions

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Verified User
A

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3.5/5

"A Solid Partner for Growing Businesses with Room to Improve"

What do you dislike about ShipBob?

While the core features are strong, there are still areas that feel clunky or limited. There’s room for improvement in the granularity of reporting—es

Verified User
U

Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

0.0/5

"Worst company in existence"

What do you dislike about ShipBob?

Overcharging due to non transparent pricing. Lost stock, horrible horrible customer service with false promise over false promise. Zero trust.

5. Limited Reporting
Users feel the limited reporting in ShipBob restricts inventory control and impacts overall efficiency during peak times.
See 2 mentions

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Verified User
A

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3.5/5

"A Solid Partner for Growing Businesses with Room to Improve"

What do you dislike about ShipBob?

While the core features are strong, there are still areas that feel clunky or limited. There’s room for improvement in the granularity of reporting—es

Verified User
U

Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"Perfect to help scale your business"

What do you dislike about ShipBob?

I would like to see more control over inventory. Should we have to put a batch on hold, I would like the ability to do it myself, rather than reach ou

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Verified User in Apparel & Fashion
UA
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Effortless and all-encompassing User Experience!"
What do you like best about ShipBob?

ShipBob's support team is incredibly responsive and open to feedback and implementing new processes that help serve our business needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ShipBob?

None come to mind. Any issues we encounter and report on are shared promptly and usually amended. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Retail
UR
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Love using shipbob, extremely streamline process"
What do you like best about ShipBob?

Their customer support is excellent! Really enjoy how streamlined their process is from receiving our packages to sending it out. The onboarding process was also easy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ShipBob?

nothing! Their customer support is excellent! Really enjoy how streamlined their process is from receiving our packages to sending it out. The onboarding process was also easy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Yen Hsing C.
YC
Owner
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Pro can Cons"
What do you like best about ShipBob?

Support is very professional and replies to emails or chat within a reasonable time window. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ShipBob?

The pick-n-fulfill fee is 4 times more expensive than Amazon fulfillment center.

Pallet upload fee is expensive than other services we have being using.

Warehouse did not update system even the pallets were picked up for many days.

Duplicated wrong charges.

Need to make appointment for warehouse pick up / drop off, this causes extra time and additional fees. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Consumer Goods
UC
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"ShipBob is blatantly dishonest and rigged to rip you off - stay away!!!"
What do you like best about ShipBob?

Customer support tries, but when they are part of a dishonest organization, you won't get anywhere Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ShipBob?

When you sign up with these guys, you think it's a good alternative to Amazon, but it's not. As purely a holding warehouse, they are OK because rates are more transparent and easy to compare to others. But, use them for the fulfillment, and be prepared to be taken advantage of. They will charge you fees that are sometimes 300% more than Amazon, and guess what you can't do much about it because they are holding your goods. They impose additional "holiday fees'" (I'm sure it's all buried in the fine print because they always tell you it is) - their shipping rates are ridiculous compared to Amazon. I get it; we all expect to pay a little more than the rates Amazon negotiates with its partners, but not $14 vs. $5. They will do it until you say something - the first time they said, "oh, sorry about that - our mistake" and went back and adjusted the cost down a little. The next time I began to fulfill with them, the charges were even more, and i was told it was correct. Now fighting with them during the holiday season. There are also constant issues with their platform and service - mistakes make constantly. For me, its been a gigantic headache. Do yourself a favor and stay away from these guys unless you enjoy stress :). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Apparel & Fashion
AA
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"The worst company, read this before you try them!"
What do you like best about ShipBob?

I can not find what i like about them there is nothing that you can like about them Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ShipBob?

They overcharge on shipping and never tell you the true price of shipping + picking etc, they send big boxes to charge you more, the same package with Easyship or pirateship is $40 while they charged me $80, same dimensions same weight!

After this I decided to switch from them, so I created a B2B order on November 3, their SLA was 4 business days, after 3 business days I got an error on their end and contacted support and they said that something on their end is wrong.

After this they said we will send this to our Tier II, so what they did is rest the SLA and decided to keep even more my goods, they were finally able to pick and ship on November 17.

I tried to contact them many times on the phone and they answered only 3 times during 2 weeks and when I told them to connect me with the manager they said that she is in a meeting, while after 4-5 days she finally replied and just told me that she was out of office, while on phone they said 2 days she is in a meeting.

Their support is mostly Indian and support does not know what they are doing.

After they shipped them they just told me that accidentally they did not shipped some goods that were on that order!

So during this time I was not able to sell any product because the support was not replying to me for 4-5 days and all I could hear was Sorry and accidentally. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

NW
Owner
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"The WORST decision I've ever made"
What do you like best about ShipBob?

There is nothing I think they do well. The sales pitch is the best part. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ShipBob?

I have nothing nice to say, these guys make me regret outsourcing. Pricing isn't competitive, all communication is bot scripted or feels like it. The WRO system doesn't actually work. I have to merge all my products again every time I add a new channel. They lost $3000 in product, signed for it, and told me to "go back to my manufacturer." The over simplified system is confusing, the help pages don't answer questions, help isn't available to the average user, "live" help is only available twice a week in a group setting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ryan F.
RF
President
"Worst 3PL Experience I’ve Ever Had - Stay Away!"
What do you like best about ShipBob?

The ShipBob interface was very slick and well thought out. However, that's where the positive ends about this company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ShipBob?

ShipBob about put me out of business. Highly incompetent at their core functions - counting and shipping. If you're a small to medium-sized business - look elsewhere. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Internet
UI
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"ShipBob keeps our fulfillment options global!"
What do you like best about ShipBob?

The multiple choices for where to house our products. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ShipBob?

The fees could be adjusted a bit, but it's not a big deal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AS
Owner
"Stay away from that company, mainly in Canada."
What do you like best about ShipBob?

I don't see. Not much actually. Just bad Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ShipBob?

Very expensive. When you look at their prices per shelf or pallet it seems ok but I think they put very little products on a pallet so it's gonna be 40$ each. 3 times the stocking price of Amazon. Because they are too cheap to have a normal inventory of boxes they put a 3 lbs product in a big boxe so I was charged for 49 lbs dimensional weight. Worst warehouse and shipping management I ever saw. Customer service wil make you wait 1 week to tell you that the boss said that's the way it is. Scam Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Francois M.
FM
Co-Founder
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"I do not recommend this vendor"
What do you like best about ShipBob?

The software is probably the only piece that works fine, though it's very slow to load. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ShipBob?

I dislike pretty much everything. They do not pack orders properly. The support is unhelpful. When they make errors, you have to fight to get a refund every single time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.