DispatchEx DMS Plugin vs Shipmate: UK Shipping
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Feb 19, 2026 for DispatchEx DMS Plugin, Oct 13, 2026 for Shipmate.
The short answer
- Shipmate lists 8 features DispatchEx DMS Plugin’s listing doesn’t mention, including Branded tracking page, Bulk printing, Carrier selection.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureThis app is designed for merchants who are working with Carrier companies. And those Carrier companies are using DispatchEx-provided Delivery management solutions. This helps the merchants to place an order directly from Shopify instead of preparing a manual manifest and uploading it in the Dispatchex provided portal.
Speed up fulfilment - Shipmate allows you to manage parcels, print UK and international shipping labels from all your carriers and sync tracking data to Shopify quickly. Print parcel labels for orders (individually or in bulk), automate parcel management and accurately keep customers up to date.
- Place Order on Carrier
- Print Shipping Label
- Get Latest Tracking Status against your Order
- Print UK & international parcel labels directly inside Shopify.
- Manage parcel information with powerful workflow functionality.
- Sync tracking information and provide customers with accurate updates.
- Every account comes with a free, branded tracking portal.
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure | DispatchEx DMS Plugin |  Shipmate |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | DispatchEx DMS Plugin | Shipmate |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 3 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | DispatchEx DMS Plugin | Shipmate |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | Not published | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | DispatchEx DMS Plugin | Shipmate |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #463(ahead) | #475 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Oct 24, 2022 | Dec 6, 2021 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | DispatchEx | Shipmate |
FAQ
DispatchEx DMS Plugin and Shipmate: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Shipmate lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Branded tracking page, Bulk printing, Carrier selection, Customs documents. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Feb 19, 2026 for DispatchEx DMS Plugin, Oct 13, 2026 for Shipmate; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Feb 19, 2026 for DispatchEx DMS Plugin, Oct 13, 2026 for Shipmate. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.