Shipping King ‑ Royal Mail vs ShipStation Orders & Inventory
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for Shipping King, Nov 2, 2026 for ShipStation Orders & Inventory.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $13.47/month for Shipping King and $14.99/month for ShipStation Orders & Inventory.
- ShipStation Orders & Inventory lists 15 features Shipping King’s listing doesn’t mention, including Address validation, Barcode scanning, Branded tracking page.
Head to head
Wherever you sell. However you ship. Exceptionally efficient.
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Flex
- · 15p per label
- · Automatic Shopify order import
- · CN22 & CN23 customs documents
- · No monthly subscription
- · Package & shipping rules
- · Royal Mail label creation
Starter
- · 100 labels included each month
- · 7p per additional label
- · Automatic tracking updates
- · Bulk label & customs printing
- · Everything in Flex
- · Royal Mail manifesting
Growth
- · 4p per additional label
- · 500 labels included each month
- · Built for regular daily dispatch
- · Bulk fulfilment & label processing
- · Everything in Starter
- · International shipping automation
Professional
- · 1,500 labels included each month
- · 2p per additional label
- · Built for high-volume dispatch
- · Everything in Growth
- · Full bulk shipping workflow
- · International customs automation
Starter
- · 3 users
- · Automated rate shopping
- · Basic automations
- · Email support
- · Reporting
- · Return labels
Standard
- · 10 users
- · Basic warehouse management
- · Bring your existing carrier accounts
- · Combine and split orders
- · Phone support
- · Returns and Exchanges
Premium
- · 15 users
- · Auto-Split
- · Cubiscan
- · Dedicated account manager
- · Inventory management
- · Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureShipping King connects your store with Royal Mail to simplify the shipping process from order to dispatch. Manage orders in one place, create shipments and prepare them for fulfilment without repeatedly entering order information into separate systems.
Scale your Shopify store seamlessly as your business grows across more sales channels, warehouses, and carriers. When fulfillment workflows get complex, you can manage your orders, shipping, inventory, and operations from one single centralized dashboard.
- Create Royal Mail shipping labels individually or in batches
- Generate CN22 and CN23 customs documents with international labels
- Choose Royal Mail services and manage shipments from one workflow
- Sync fulfilment and Royal Mail tracking details back to your orders
- Ship with UPS, USPS, Canada Post, Royal Mail, Australia Post, DHL Express + more
- Sync orders from Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Walmart, NetSuite, and anywhere you sell
- Shipping automation, bulk printing, and warehouse tools streamline fulfillment
- Checkout shipping rates, returns options, insurance and electronic customs forms
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 |  Shipping King |  ShipStation Orders & Inventory |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Shipping King | ShipStation Orders & Inventory |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.2 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 1,043 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 2 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 37% |
Pricing
| Measure | Shipping King | ShipStation Orders & Inventory |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $13.47/month(ahead) | $14.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 30 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Shipping King | ShipStation Orders & Inventory |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #805 | #18(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #12 on Featured by Shopify in Shipping |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 17, 2026 | Nov 14, 2011 |
| Languages | 1 | 3 |
| Developer | Aspen Consulting | ShipStation |
FAQ
Shipping King and ShipStation Orders & Inventory: common questions
- Is Shipping King or ShipStation Orders & Inventory cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $13.47/month for Shipping King and $14.99/month for ShipStation Orders & Inventory. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Shipping King lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Customs documents, Order fulfillment, Order processing. ShipStation Orders & Inventory lists 15 the others don’t mention, such as Address validation, Barcode scanning, Branded tracking page, Carrier selection. 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 Oct 13, 2026 for Shipping King, Nov 2, 2026 for ShipStation Orders & Inventory; 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 Oct 13, 2026 for Shipping King, Nov 2, 2026 for ShipStation Orders & Inventory. 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.