ShipBob publishes more of its US pricing than most comparison pages admit, and less than a quote-shopper needs. The add-on rates sit in its help center: storage, receiving, extra picks, returns, B2B and FBA fees, kitting, and a long list of surcharges, each with a dollar figure and a revision date. The per-package fulfillment fee, the monthly spend minimum, the order-volume minimum, and any onboarding fee are not published on any ShipBob-owned page. This breakdown separates the two groups, links every published figure to the article it comes from, and lists what to get in writing before you sign.
We're a 3PL in Austin , so treat this as a competitor's reading of ShipBob's own documents. Every ShipBob rate below was checked against the linked source on September 17, 2026. For ShipBob's strengths, weaknesses, and support record, see our ShipBob review .
What ShipBob publishes, and what it doesn't ShipBob's pricing page lists its fee categories (implementation, receiving, warehousing, and picking, packing, and shipping each order) with no amounts. Its affordable fulfillment page says pricing is customized rather than tiered, and that "there is a minimum monthly spending requirement for fulfillment and minimum order volume requirements," without stating either number. The actual rates are in the help center. Three articles cover the US network: B2C pricing (dated June 23, 2026), additional services pricing (August 28, 2026), and B2B pricing (August 24, 2026).
Published with a dollar figure: storage, receiving, per-unit picks beyond your included picks, returns processing, B2B and FBA order fees, kitting, disposal, receiving penalties, and carrier surcharges. Not published: the per-package fulfillment fee (the B2C article says it is "based on your pricing plan"), how many picks that fee includes, the monthly spend minimum, the order-volume minimum, and the implementation fee. Those come only from the quote.
ShipBob's published US rates Fee
ShipBob's published rate
Source and date
Fulfillment fee (per package)
Not published. "Based on your pricing plan." Covers order processing, shipping, and a plan-defined number of included picks; packaging may or may not be inside it, depending on the plan.
US B2C pricing , June 23, 2026
Per-unit pick fee
$0.35 per unit beyond the picks your plan includes
US B2C pricing , June 23, 2026
Storage
$5 per bin, $10 per shelf, $40 per pallet, per month, prorated daily. A $7.50 small shelf exists only in Yorkville, IL.
US additional services pricing , August 28, 2026
Receiving (Warehouse Receiving Order)
$40 flat for the first 2 hours, then $45 per hour
US additional services pricing , August 28, 2026
Returns processing
$1.70 per return order plus $0.90 per unit, charged when the return arrives at the warehouse. Return labels are priced at carrier rates.
US B2C pricing , June 23, 2026
B2B orders
$12 per manual order or $7 per EDI order, plus $0.45 per unit or $0.90 per case picked
US B2B pricing , August 24, 2026
Amazon FBA orders
Same fees as B2B, plus $0.35 per ASIN label ShipBob applies
US B2B pricing , August 24, 2026
Paid requests and special projects
$45 per hour
US additional services pricing , August 28, 2026
Credit card processing
3% on top of every fee if you pay by card, use a USD dashboard, and ship only from US warehouses
US B2C pricing , June 23, 2026
Shipping
Inside the per-package fulfillment fee at plan-based rates. ShipBob's fulfillment-cost page says shipping costs "reflect carrier discounts with no markups."
Fulfillment costs , ShipBob marketing page, no revision date shown
Monthly spend minimum
Exists; amount not published
Affordable fulfillment services , ShipBob marketing page, no revision date shown
Order-volume minimum
Exists; amount not published
Affordable fulfillment services , ShipBob marketing page, no revision date shown
Implementation (onboarding)
Listed as a standard fee category; amount not published
Pricing , ShipBob marketing page, no revision date shown
Where ShipBob's own pages disagree ShipBob's fulfillment-cost page shows a rate table with receiving at $35 for the first two hours and $45 per hour after, storage at $40 per pallet, $10 per shelf, and $5 per bin, and $0.26 for each pick beyond the included set. The help center, which carries revision dates, says $40 flat for the first two hours (August 28, 2026) and $0.35 per extra unit (June 23, 2026). Storage matches on both. The marketing page labels its table "an example of a common 3PL pricing model," so it may simply be older. The help-center figure is the one attached to a date, and it is the higher one on both lines. If a ShipBob quote lands on the marketing-page numbers, get that in writing.
The fees ShipBob keeps for the sales call Four numbers decide most of your bill, and none is published:
The per-package fulfillment fee. This line bundles order processing, shipping, and your included picks, and it varies by plan, weight, and destination zone. Ask for the fee table by weight band, and ask whether standard packaging is inside it or billed separately.Included picks. The $0.35 per-unit fee starts after the picks your plan includes. A plan that includes one pick prices a three-item order very differently from one that includes three. Get the number.The monthly spend minimum. ShipBob confirms one exists and does not state it. Figures circulate on forums and review sites, but none of them appears in a ShipBob document, so we do not repeat them here. Ask what the minimum is, which fees count toward it, and whether it is billed pay-the-difference or as a flat charge.The order-volume minimum and the implementation fee. Both are referenced on ShipBob's own pages with no amount. Find out whether either is waived at your volume, and have the answer written into the quote rather than an email.What you can price before the call Take a Shopify brand doing 150 orders a month with 2 SKUs on two shelves, one inbound shipment that takes three hours to receive, and 10 returns of one unit each. Using only ShipBob's published rates:
Line item
Published rate
Monthly cost
Storage, 2 shelves
$10 per shelf per month
$20
Receiving, one 3-hour Warehouse Receiving Order
$40 for the first 2 hours, then $45 per hour
$85
Returns, 10 returns of 1 unit
$1.70 per return plus $0.90 per unit
$26
Known before the call
$131
Fulfillment fee, 150 packages
Set by your plan; not published
150 times your quoted rate
Extra picks
$0.35 per unit beyond included picks
Depends on included picks
Credit card fee, if paying by card
3% of the total
Depends on the total
The $131 is the part you can check against the help center today. The fulfillment fee decides whether ShipBob is cheap or expensive for you, and it is the one number ShipBob does not print. Price the same basket at every 3PL you talk to, with shipping inside the number, or the comparison tells you nothing.
Fees that catch people off guard All of these are published in the two help-center articles linked above, and none of them appears in the fee tables most comparison posts repeat.
Receiving penalties. A shipment that arrives without a Warehouse Receiving Order costs $25 for each day after a 24-hour window. Quantity overages, lot-number mismatches, barcode problems, and "other" issues run $10 per day after 72 hours. Return-to-sender holds are $5 per day after 96 hours. (Additional services pricing, August 28, 2026.)Disposal. Getting rid of dead inventory costs $12 per disposal order plus $0.45 per unit picked, plus a disposal charge equal to the lower of $1.55 per item or $4 per bin, $32 per shelf, or $300 per pallet.Kitting. $25 for training and workstation setup on each kitting order, then per-action fees from $0.02 to $0.56 per unit: picking a SKU is $0.07, building a box is $0.56, placing an item in it is $0.10. De-kitting is $0.40 per touch.EDI and serial numbers. $50 per month per active EDI connection, and $1.50 per serial number scanned. (B2B pricing, August 24, 2026.)Insurance. ShipBob's courtesy coverage stops at $100 per parcel and $500 per freight shipment. Above that, insurance is 1.875% of the declared value per order.Rush B2B orders. A 48-hour turnaround request carries a $330 minimum, calculated as a $150 base plus four hours of labor at $45, even when the work takes less than four hours.Carrier surcharges billed by ShipBob. A flat $6.50 per order to FedEx delivery-area-surcharge ZIP codes, $2.83 per residential order over 1 pound on carriers other than USPS, and carrier cost plus a 15% administrative fee on address corrections. Oversize parcels trigger additional-handling fees of $46.50 to $58.75 by zone and large-package fees of $255 to $331.Credit card processing. Every figure above rises 3% if you pay by card, use a USD dashboard, and ship only from US warehouses. ShipBob names direct debit and wire as the ways around it.How ShipBob compares on price Simpl prices the other way around. Fulfillment starts at $7/order, and that per-order rate covers 3 picks, pick-and-pack, packaging, and postage via UPS, USPS, or FedEx. Setup, onboarding, and receiving carry no fee, as stated on our pricing page . Storage is billed separately by the space you use: small bin, large bin, shelf, or pallet. Accounts carry a $750 monthly minimum, billed pay-the-difference, so a month that bills under $750 is charged only the gap. We ship every order with UPS, USPS, or FedEx and do not use regional consolidators or crowdsourced last-mile networks.
ShipBob
Simpl Fulfillment
Pricing model
Custom quote; per-package fulfillment fee set by plan
Flat rate per order, starting at $7/order
Setup or onboarding fee
Implementation is a listed fee category; amount not published
None
Monthly minimum
Exists; amount not published
$750/month, billed pay-the-difference
Picks
Plan-defined picks included, then $0.35 per unit
3 picks included in the per-order rate
Receiving
$40 flat for the first 2 hours, then $45 per hour
No receiving fee
Shipping
Inside the fulfillment fee at plan-based carrier rates; ShipBob states no markup
Postage via UPS, USPS, or FedEx included in the per-order rate
Storage
$5 bin, $10 shelf, $40 pallet per month, prorated daily
Billed separately by storage type: small bin, large bin, shelf, or pallet
Same-day shipping
Not stated on the pricing pages reviewed here; ask for the cutoff in writing
Orders received before 12pm CT ship the same day
ShipBob's network is built for brands running multi-warehouse or international distribution, and the more locations you use, the more the per-unit economics can improve. Whether that pays off depends on inputs this page doesn't model: how many warehouses you'd use, how inventory splits across them, split-shipment frequency, per-location storage, and what faster delivery is worth to your customers. For where ShipBob works well and where it doesn't, read our full ShipBob review . If you're weighing it against Simpl specifically, see the Simpl vs ShipBob comparison .
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Related comparisons FAQs How much does ShipBob actually cost per order? Not answerable from published rates. ShipBob's per-package fulfillment fee, which bundles order processing, shipping, and a plan-defined number of picks, is "based on your pricing plan" and never printed. What is published is the layer on top: $0.35 per unit beyond your included picks, $5 to $40 per storage location per month, $40 for the first two hours of receiving, and $1.70 plus $0.90 per unit on returns. Get the fulfillment fee by weight band on your quote, then add those published lines for your volume.
What fees catch people off guard at ShipBob? The receiving penalties and the surcharges. A shipment without a Warehouse Receiving Order costs $25 per day after 24 hours; overages, lot mismatches, and barcode problems are $10 per day after 72 hours. FedEx delivery-area ZIP codes add a flat $6.50 per order, residential deliveries over 1 pound on carriers other than USPS add $2.83, and address corrections are carrier cost plus 15%. Paying by card adds 3% to everything. All of these are in ShipBob's US additional services pricing article.
Is ShipBob more expensive than other 3PLs? It depends on the one number ShipBob does not publish: the per-package fulfillment fee. In the 150-order example on this page, the published lines (storage, receiving, returns) come to $131 a month before that fee. Simpl starts at $7/order with 3 picks, packaging, and postage via UPS, USPS, or FedEx included, and bills storage separately by bin, shelf, or pallet. Price the same basket at both, with shipping inside the number, before deciding.
Does ShipBob have a minimum order requirement? Yes. ShipBob's own site says "there is a minimum monthly spending requirement for fulfillment and minimum order volume requirements," and it does not publish either amount. Figures circulate on forums and review sites, but none appears in a ShipBob document, so treat them as unverified. Ask for both minimums, which fees count toward the spend minimum, and whether it is billed pay-the-difference, and get the answer in the quote.
Why doesn't ShipBob publish pricing? ShipBob's pricing page says it provides customized pricing rather than predefined tiers, with quotes shaped by monthly order volume. The practical effect: the add-on rates are public in the help center, but the fulfillment fee that drives most of your bill is only available through a sales call. This page reflects ShipBob's published documents and our perspective as a competing 3PL. If anything here is inaccurate, tell us and we'll correct it.
What does ShipBob charge per pick? $0.35 per unit for every unit beyond the picks your plan includes, per ShipBob's US B2C pricing article (June 23, 2026). B2B orders are $0.45 per unit or $0.90 per case. ShipBob's marketing page still shows $0.26 per additional pick, and the number of picks included in the base fee is set by your plan and not published. Simpl includes 3 picks in its per-order rate, starting at $7/order.
Is ShipBob cheaper than Amazon FBA? They charge on different structures, so it depends on your volume and product dimensions. What is published on ShipBob's side: FBA orders through ShipBob carry the B2B fees ($12 per manual order or $7 per EDI order, plus $0.45 per unit or $0.90 per case picked) plus $0.35 per ASIN label applied. We haven't verified Amazon's current FBA fee schedule on this page, so get quotes from both against your real order volume and product dimensions.
