Top 4 Questions About Printing Shipping Labels: Choosing a Software Program
by Raki Wright | Last Updated December 30, 2015
Choosing an integrated shipping software program can make order fulfillment easy and efficient. We’ve created this post to serve as a reference guide to help you better choose a software program. First we’ll go over some things you should consider when choosing a software program and then talk about the key points for five programs: ShipRush®, Shipworks™, Readyshipper®, CPS™, and Stamps.com®.
What You Should Consider When Choosing A Shipping Software:
- Supported Carriers. Do you ship exclusively with one carrier? Or, do you need the flexibility to be able to ship from multiple carriers?
- Cost. Is there a flat fee, annual fee, or monthly subscription cost for the software?
- Label Printing Options. Can you print multiple labels per sheet? Can you print your pack slip and shipping label on same sheet? Can you print a pick ticket and shipping label on same sheet?
- Integration. Does it integrate with your ecommerce or accounting software? Is tracking or other accounting info easily transferred?
- Perks. Are you eligible for shipping discounts or additional services at no charge?
5 Popular Shipping Software Programs:
ShipRush®
- Carriers: FedEx®, Stamps.com®, UPS®, USPS®
- Plans: varies depending on the ecommerce or accounting system
- Print on multiple shipping label sheet layouts
- Integrates with Outlook, ACT!, Microsoft Dynamics® GP & RMS, Peachtree®, ShipRush® SQL, QuickBooks® Pro/Premier, QuickBooks®
Enterprise, Amazon.com®, eBay®, Yahoo®, PayPal - FedEx® discounts
- Search Reviews for ShipRush®.
ShipWorks?
- Carriers: FedEx®, USPS®, and UPS®
- Plans: three levels of ShipWorks? monthly pricing. Each month your pricing level automatically adjusts based on how much you shipped (depends on your volume)
- Print on multiple shipping label sheet layouts, including multi-up label sheets, combined invoices and labels, full-sheet labels
- Integrates with over 30 ecommerce and marketplace systems
- Search Reviews for ShipWorks?.
ReadyShipper®
- Carriers: USPS®, UPS® Ready®, Stamps.com®, FedEx®
- Plans: monthly subscription
- Print on multiple shipping label sheet layouts
- Integrates with Amazon.com®, eBay®, Volusion®, QuickBooks®, 3DCart?, Network Solutions® and others
- Postage discounts
- Search Reviews for ReadyShipper®.
CPS?
- Carriers: UPS®, FedEx, and US Postal Service®
- Plans: 3 monthly subscription levels
- Standard
- Enterprise
- AVM
- Print on multiple shipping label sheet layouts
- Integrates with “your data”
- Search CPS?by Harvey Software.
Stamps.com®
- Carriers: USPS® and UPS® WorldShip?
- Plans: 3 monthly subscription levels
- Pro
- Premier
- Pro Shipper
- Print on multiple shipping label sheet layouts, including multi-up label sheets and combined invoices and labels
- Integrates with Amazon.com®, eBay®, Magento®, Zen Cart?, TrueShip®, and Auctane?
- Postage discounts
- Search Reviews for Stamps.com®.
Your shipping software should help streamline your order fulfillment process. Having forms that can work for most shipping carrier shipping labels allows the most flexibility.
See the Other Posts in Our Top 4 Questions About Printing Shipping Labels Series:
Top 4 Questions About Printing Shipping Labels: Choosing a Carrier
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Peel Out! Shipping Label Sheets? are products of Burris Computer Forms®. Unless otherwise stated, all the following companies are in no way affiliated with Burris Computer Forms®:
Multichannel Order Manager and MAIL ORDER MANAGER are trademarks of Dydacomp®. UPS® is a trademark of UPS®; FEDEX is a trademark of FEDEX; TRUESHIP® and READYSHIPPER? are trademarks of TRUESHIP. USPS® is a trademark of the United States Postal Service. ShipRush® is a trademark of Z-Firm LLC. ShipWorks? is a trademark of Interapptive, Inc. CPS? is a trademark of Harvey Software, Inc.
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