ShipGlobal Connect 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 Nov 2, 2026 for ShipGlobal Connect, Oct 13, 2026 for Shipmate.
The short answer
- Shipmate lists 5 features ShipGlobal Connect’s listing doesn’t mention, including Branded tracking page, Bulk printing, Packing slips.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
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See every featureConnect your Shipglobal account to manage shipping from Shopify admin. Compare account rates, prepare parcel and customs details, create labels and invoices, and send tracking when fulfilling orders. Test mode helps you verify your setup before buying live labels. Eligible stores can show rates at checkout. A Shipglobal account is required; shipping charges are billed separately.
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.
- Compare available shipping services using your Shipglobal account rates.
- Create shipping labels and commercial invoices from Shopify orders.
- Send tracking to Shopify when fulfilling orders.
- 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 |  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 | 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 | 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 | Shipmate | |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #520 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Nov 2, 2026 | Dec 6, 2021 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | ShipGlobal | Shipmate |
FAQ
ShipGlobal Connect and Shipmate: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- ShipGlobal Connect lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Order updates, Shipping rates. Shipmate lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Branded tracking page, Bulk printing, Packing slips, Shipping analytics. 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 Nov 2, 2026 for ShipGlobal Connect, 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 Nov 2, 2026 for ShipGlobal Connect, 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.