Picking a fulfillment company is one of the few operations decisions that touches every order you ship. Get it right and your customers get their packages fast, your inventory counts stay honest, and you stop thinking about the warehouse. Get it wrong and you inherit late shipments, surprise fees, and a support inbox you can't clear.
We ship orders for a living, so we looked at the ecommerce fulfillment companies brands ask us about most: ShipBob, ShipMonk, Red Stag Fulfillment, eFulfillment Service, and our own service, Simpl Fulfillment. This is a working comparison, not a directory. For each one we cover what they charge, whether they hold you to an order minimum, how they connect to your store, and the type of brand they fit best.
No single company here is the right answer for everyone. A brand shipping 80 orders a month has different needs than one shipping 5,000, and a company moving 40-pound gear has different needs than one shipping supplement bottles. Use the "Best for" line on each profile to jump to the ones that match your volume and product.
How we compared these fulfillment companies We scored each company on four things a founder actually feels day to day:
Per-order cost and fee structure. The base pick-and-pack rate, plus the extras that show up on the invoice: additional picks, packaging, storage, postage markup. Order minimums. The monthly floor you have to clear, if any, before a provider will take you on or keep you. Store and marketplace integrations. How your orders and inventory sync with Shopify, your marketplaces, and the rest of your tools. Fit. The volume band and product type each company is built to serve. Competitor figures below come from each company's public pricing page or published third-party pricing analyses, and we've cited them as such. Pricing in this category changes and is often quote-based, so treat the numbers as a starting point and confirm your own quote before you sign.
The best ecommerce fulfillment companies at a glance Company
Starting price
Order minimum
Native integrations
Best for
Simpl Fulfillment
Starting at $7/order, flat
$750/mo, pay-the-difference
Shopify, Shopify Plus, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, Squarespace, Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Etsy, TikTok Shop
Growing D2C brands (50-5,000+ orders/mo) that want same-day shipping and predictable pricing
ShipBob
Quote-based
~400 orders/mo, plus a ~$275/mo minimum
Shopify, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, major marketplaces
Brands that need a large multi-node US and international network
ShipMonk
Tiered, ~$250/mo minimum
Flexible; historically ~250-500 orders/mo
100+ platforms and marketplaces
High-SKU, subscription, and DTC brands on a tech-heavy platform
Red Stag Fulfillment
Quote-based
200 orders/mo
Major carts and marketplaces
Heavy, bulky, oversized, and high-value products
eFulfillment Service
Pay-as-you-go
None
~40 carts and marketplaces
Small and low-volume sellers who want month-to-month flexibility
Sources: each company's public pricing page and published third-party pricing analyses; Simpl figures per canonical-facts.
Simpl Fulfillment Best for: growing direct-to-consumer brands doing 50 to 5,000+ orders a month that want same-day shipping and a flat, predictable per-order cost.
Simpl is a D2C-focused 3PL based in Austin, Texas, shipping since 2016. Pricing starts at $7 per order, and picking, postage, and packaging are included in that rate, so the number you quote yourself is close to the number you actually pay. There's a $750 monthly account minimum, billed pay-the-difference: if a month's order billing comes in under $750, you're charged only the gap, not a flat fee on top.
Orders received before 12pm CT ship the same day. Order accuracy runs at 99.99%, and when an error does happen, Simpl covers the return shipping and re-fulfillment at its own cost. That cost-coverage is the part that makes the accuracy number mean something.
You connect through the platforms most Simpl brands already use: Shopify and Shopify Plus, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, and Squarespace, plus Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Etsy, and TikTok Shop, with an open API for anything custom. Inventory syncs in real time. Shipments go out via UPS, USPS, or FedEx, and the carrier cost is inside the flat per-order rate rather than marked up on top.
Beyond parcel picking, Simpl handles Amazon FBA prep, B2B wholesale, subscription boxes, kitting and assembly, returns, and crowdfunding fulfillment. Onboarding takes 5 to 7 days with no onboarding fee. Every client gets a dedicated account manager, reachable by email with same-day responses.
Where Simpl fits: you're past the hobby stage, you want your orders out the door today, and you'd rather have one flat per-order number and a named contact than a fee schedule you have to decode.
ShipBob Best for: brands that want a large multi-node fulfillment network across the US and internationally.
ShipBob runs a distributed network of fulfillment centers, which lets you split inventory across regions and shorten the distance to your customers. That network is the main reason brands choose them, and it's a real advantage once your volume justifies holding stock in more than one place.
ShipBob has removed its published pricing, so quotes are custom to your volume, SKU count, and storage needs. According to third-party pricing analyses, expect an onboarding fee around $975 and a monthly minimum near $275, with a practical order floor around 400 orders a month for US fulfillment and a grace period for new accounts. The base pick-and-pack fee typically includes the first few picks, with per-item charges beyond that and a markup on postage.
ShipBob integrates with Shopify, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, and the major marketplaces. The tradeoff to weigh: the network and feature set are broad, but the fee structure has more moving parts than a single flat per-order rate, so model your real order profile before you commit.
Source: ShipBob support and public pricing analyses (ShipBob's own pricing is now quote-based).
ShipMonk Best for: high-SKU, subscription, and DTC brands that want a tech-heavy platform.
ShipMonk leans on its software. If you're managing a large catalog, running a subscription program, or want detailed control over how orders route and pack, the platform is the draw. According to ShipMonk's pricing page, there's roughly a $250 monthly minimum and no setup fee, with tiered per-order fees that drop as your volume climbs.
On minimums, ShipMonk's public messaging has shifted over time; some sources cite a historical floor of 250 to 500 orders a month, while more recent positioning emphasizes flexibility for smaller shops. Confirm where you'd actually land when you request a quote.
Integrations are the strong suit: ShipMonk connects to 100-plus platforms and marketplaces, including Shopify and Shopify Plus, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Etsy, and TikTok Shop, plus tools like Klaviyo and ShipStation. If your stack is complex and you want a platform that can absorb it, ShipMonk is built for that. If you mainly want orders out the door today at a flat rate, the tiered model is more machinery than you need.
Source: ShipMonk pricing page and published pricing analyses.
Red Stag Fulfillment Best for: heavy, bulky, oversized, and high-value products.
Red Stag is the specialist on this list. Its pricing logic, packaging, and warehouse design are calibrated for items bigger than a shoebox or heavier than 10 pounds. Custom-fit boxes, foam-in-place cushioning, and freight handling are standard rather than add-ons, which is exactly what you want if you ship furniture, equipment, or fragile high-value goods.
According to Red Stag's published materials, there's a 200-orders-a-month minimum, and pricing is quote-based with a "no hidden fees" posture. Red Stag publishes strong accuracy and inventory guarantees along with a dock-to-stock SLA on inbound inventory, and includes liability coverage and protective packaging for fragile items.
The flip side of that specialization: if you ship lightweight parcels like apparel, supplements, cosmetics, or small consumer goods, Red Stag's model isn't built around your economics, and a standard D2C parcel 3PL will usually cost you less per order.
Source: Red Stag Fulfillment pricing and published pricing analyses.
eFulfillment Service Best for: small and low-volume sellers who want no minimums and month-to-month flexibility.
eFulfillment Service has been shipping for small ecommerce brands for over 20 years, and its pitch is flexibility: according to its pricing page, no setup fees, no long-term contracts, and no minimum order volume. You pay for the storage you use and the orders you ship. For a seller doing 30 orders one month and 300 the next, or a seasonal brand that goes quiet half the year, that structure removes the pressure of hitting a monthly floor.
It integrates with roughly 40 carts and marketplaces, including Shopify, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, Amazon, eBay, Etsy, and Walmart. Per-order pick-and-pack fees start higher per unit than volume-tier providers, which is the usual cost of true no-minimum flexibility.
Where it fits: you're early, your volume is small or unpredictable, and a monthly minimum would be a real burden. As you scale into steady hundreds or thousands of orders, it's worth re-checking your per-order math against a flat-rate provider.
Source: eFulfillment Service pricing page and published pricing analyses.
How to choose an ecommerce fulfillment company Start with your monthly volume and your product. Those two facts eliminate most of this list fast.
If you ship heavy or oversized goods, a specialist like Red Stag is built for you, and a standard parcel 3PL usually isn't.
If your volume is small or seasonal, a no-minimum provider like eFulfillment Service keeps you from paying for a floor you can't clear.
If you're a growing D2C brand shipping lightweight parcels, the decision comes down to per-order cost, same-day capability, and how much fee complexity you're willing to manage. This is where a flat per-order rate earns its keep: one number, picking and postage and packaging included, is far easier to forecast than a base fee plus per-pick charges plus a postage markup plus storage tiers.
Then check the practical details that bite later:
Order minimums. A low pay-the-difference minimum is easier to live with than a hard order-count floor you get dropped for missing. Same-day cutoff. Ask what time an order has to arrive to ship that day. "Fast" means nothing without a cutoff time attached. Who you talk to when something breaks. A named account manager who answers the same day is worth more than a ticket queue when a shipment goes sideways. Integrations. Confirm your store platform and marketplaces are supported natively, not through a workaround. Get a real quote from your two finalists using your actual order profile, not a sample cart. The right fit is the one whose pricing and cutoff match how you actually ship.
