The short answer
Most of the monthly-minimum figures circulating online for Shopify 3PLs are not on the providers' own websites. We re-checked every page named on this page in September 2026. Of the providers here, Simpl Fulfillment is the only one that publishes a dollar minimum: $750 a month, billed pay-the-difference. ShipBob and ShipMonk both say a minimum exists, and neither publishes the amount. Red Stag and LVK quote each account individually. Shopify Fulfillment Network is not a 3PL at all. It is Shopify's partner directory, Flexport is its preferred partner, and Deliverr is not in it.
Every figure below links to the provider page it came from, and where no number is published the table says so. That is what a shortlist needs before the first sales call: figures you can verify yourself.
What each Shopify 3PL publishes
Provider | Published monthly minimum | Published per-order pricing | Source and date checked |
|---|---|---|---|
Simpl Fulfillment | $750 a month, billed pay-the-difference. If a month's fulfillment fees come in under $750, you are charged only the gap | Flat rate starting at $7 per order, covering up to three picks, packaging and postage. Storage billed separately by bin, shelf or pallet | simplfulfillment.com/pricing, 2026-09-17 |
ShipBob | A minimum monthly spend and a minimum order volume exist. No amount on the pages we read | Per-package fulfillment fee "based on your pricing plan". Extra picks $0.35 per unit. Receiving $40 for the first two hours, then $45 per hour. Storage $5 per bin, $10 per shelf, $40 per pallet per month | Affordable fulfillment services, 2026-09-17. Help center US B2C pricing, Jun 23, 2026, and US additional services pricing, Aug 28, 2026 |
ShipMonk | A Monthly Minimum exists and is calculated per account: monthly order volume times the first-item pick fee, reduced by 20%. No dollar figure | Pick fees are set during the sales process from your order volume | shipmonk.com/pricing, 2026-09-17 |
Red Stag Fulfillment | None published. The pricing page is a quote request form | Custom quote | redstagfulfillment.com/get-pricing, 2026-09-17 |
LVK (where shiphero.com/fulfillment now redirects) | None published | Flat rate per shipment including one pick, additional picks charged per pick, storage priced on the space you use each day, no setup or onboarding charge | lvk.com/faqs, 2026-09-17 |
Shopify Fulfillment Network | Not a provider. Of the eight listed partners, only DHL Fulfillment Network carries a floor on Shopify's page: "starting from 3,000 orders a month" | Quotes come from the partner you connect through the SFN app | shopify.com/fulfillment, 2026-09-17 |
Is Deliverr still the Shopify Fulfillment Network?
No. Shopify's own fulfillment page, read on 2026-09-17, describes Shopify Fulfillment Network as "our 3PL partner network" and lists eight partners: Flexport as preferred partner, plus Amazon, Bigblue, DHL Fulfillment Network, GoBolt, Mayple Global, ShipBob and Shipfusion. The name Deliverr does not appear on that page. On Flexport's side, the SFN app is described as the way Shopify merchants "integrate their Shopify store with Flexport".
Older comparison articles listed Deliverr as Shopify's in-house fulfillment service. That is not how Shopify describes SFN today. What it means for your shortlist:
- You do not sign a fulfillment contract with Shopify. You install the SFN app, compare partners for pricing estimates and capabilities, and connect one of them from your store admin.
- The partner's terms apply, including its minimum. Shopify's page publishes a floor for only one partner, DHL Fulfillment Network, at 3,000 orders a month.
- ShipBob is both a standalone 3PL and an SFN partner, so it appears in both places on this page.
Provider notes
Simpl Fulfillment
Simpl publishes the number the others leave to a sales call. Pricing is a flat rate per order starting at $7, based on weight, and that rate covers up to three picks, packaging and postage. Storage is billed separately by the space you use: small bin, large bin, shelf or pallet. The account minimum is $750 a month, billed pay-the-difference. If a month's fulfillment fees land under $750 you are charged the gap. Above it, the minimum never applies. There is no onboarding fee, and onboarding takes five to seven days.
Operationally, Simpl is a single warehouse in Austin, Texas, with ambient storage. Orders received before 12pm CT ship the same day. Order accuracy is 99.99%, and errors are corrected at Simpl's cost, including return shipping and re-fulfillment. It connects natively to Shopify, Shopify Plus, BigCommerce, WooCommerce and Squarespace, and to Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Etsy and TikTok Shop, with custom API integrations available on request.
Where it fits: founder-led ecommerce brands, most run by one to three people, that want one per-order price and a named account manager. Brands shipping 5,000+ orders a month get custom pricing. Where it does not: if your plan depends on splitting inventory across several regional warehouses, Simpl ships from one building, so price the transit tradeoff instead of assuming it away. Details on the Shopify setup are on the Shopify 3PL service page.
ShipBob
ShipBob is the clearest example of why "published" matters. Its marketing pages say a minimum monthly spending requirement and minimum order volume requirements exist, and add that "you can start with even just a thousand orders monthly". Neither that page, shipbob.com/pricing nor the fulfillment costs guide states the amount, as of 2026-09-17. If you have seen a dollar minimum quoted for ShipBob, it is not on any of those three pages, so confirm it with ShipBob before you budget around it.
The help center is where ShipBob's actual US fee amounts live. The US B2C pricing article (Jun 23, 2026) sets the per-package fulfillment fee "based on your pricing plan", with a number of included picks, then $0.35 per additional unit. The US additional services article (Aug 28, 2026) lists receiving at $40 for the first two hours and $45 per hour after that, and storage at $5 per bin, $10 per shelf and $40 per pallet per month, prorated daily. A 3% credit card processing fee applies if you pay by card in USD using only US fulfillment centers.
Note the mismatch. The example fee table on ShipBob's fulfillment costs guide shows receiving at $35 for the first two hours and additional picks at $0.26, while the help center articles above show $40 and $0.35. When a provider's own pages disagree, quote the help center and ask sales which figure your contract will use.
ShipMonk
ShipMonk publishes how its minimum is built rather than what it is. Its pricing page says the Monthly Minimum "is determined in conjunction with your pick fees and projected order volume": ShipMonk multiplies your monthly order volume by your first-item pick fee and reduces it by 20%. Pick fees themselves are set during the sales process. So the number you get is specific to your account, and a flat dollar minimum is not something ShipMonk publishes. ShipMonk's homepage positions the operation around high SKU counts, complex kitting and seasonal peaks.
Red Stag Fulfillment
Red Stag's pricing URL now lands on a quote request form that asks for your product type and average package weight. No minimum or per-order figure is published there. Its services menu lists big, heavy and bulky fulfillment alongside standard ecommerce and retail fulfillment. Any dollar minimum or storage-volume threshold quoted for Red Stag elsewhere is not on that page.
LVK
If you go looking for ShipHero's 3PL pricing, you end up at LVK. As of 2026-09-17, shiphero.com/pricing returns a 404 and shiphero.com/fulfillment redirects to lvk.com, whose homepage says its 3PL network runs on ShipHero's warehouse software. LVK's FAQ page publishes the structure without the amounts: a flat rate per shipment that includes one pick, additional picks charged per pick, storage priced on the space you use each day, and no setup or onboarding charge. No monthly minimum appears on that page, and with shiphero.com/pricing returning a 404 there is no first-party ShipHero minimum to cite either.
Shopify Fulfillment Network partners
Shopify's page presents SFN as a way to "compare our trusted partners for pricing estimates, detailed capabilities, and performance metrics", then connect one from your store admin. The published partner descriptions are marketing summaries: Flexport as the end-to-end preferred partner, Amazon's network with "up to 97%+ on time" shipping, Bigblue with nine EU warehouses, DHL Fulfillment Network from 3,000 orders a month, GoBolt, Mayple Global shipping to 80+ countries from one hub, ShipBob with 60+ fulfillment centers, and Shipfusion with owned warehouses. Nothing on that page states a fee. Treat it as a directory, then price each partner on its own site the same way this page does.
How this comparison was sourced
Every figure above comes from the provider's own website, read on the date shown, and links to the page it came from. Simpl's figures come from its live pricing page. Where a provider publishes no number, the table says so instead of filling the cell from a third-party estimate.
Three things could not be sourced first-party, so they are left out rather than hedged:
- Whiplash could not be verified as a current standalone provider. On 2026-09-17, whiplash.com failed its TLS certificate check and returned no content, and Ryder's e-commerce fulfillment page does not mention the brand. Rather than guess at a successor, it is not in the table.
- Dollar minimums for ShipBob, ShipMonk, Red Stag and LVK. None of the pages named above states one.
- Flexport's own pricing and minimum. We read Flexport's ecommerce fulfillment page for the SFN relationship only. It does not state a monthly minimum, and we did not go further.
The method is one you can repeat: open each linked page and read it.
Using minimums when you shortlist
A monthly minimum only bites in the months your bill falls under it, so the useful question is not who has the lowest minimum. It is what your bill will be, and what happens when it lands under the floor. Two things to pin down with every provider:
- Spend or orders? ShipBob's wording covers both a spend floor and an order-volume floor. Simpl's is a spend floor only. ShipMonk's is derived from projected volume and pick fees. Ask which one applies and what it is in dollars.
- Floor or fee? Pay-the-difference, which is how Simpl bills, means a $500 month costs $750. A flat monthly fee means you pay it on top of usage. The two look identical on a rate card and behave differently on an invoice.
Then compare what the per-order price includes, because that changes the bill more than the minimum does. Simpl's rate covers up to three picks, packaging and postage. LVK's includes one pick. ShipBob's fulfillment fee includes shipping, order processing and "a number of included picks based on your custom pricing", and may include packaging materials "depending on your custom plan". A three-item order priced on three different definitions of "included" will not cost the same.
Where this page fits
If you want a ranked shortlist rather than the pricing breakdown, read Best 3PL for Shopify. If you are checking how order and inventory sync works, the Shopify integration page covers it. Simpl's Austin operation, including the 12pm CT same-day cutoff, is described on the Austin 3PL page.
If you want the whole per-order price on one line before you talk to anyone, see how Simpl handles Shopify fulfillment or request a quote.
FAQs
Who is Simpl Fulfillment a good fit for?
Simpl is built for founder-led ecommerce brands, most run by one to three people, and offers custom pricing at 5,000+ orders a month. Pricing is a flat rate starting at $7 per order, and accounts carry a $750 monthly minimum billed pay-the-difference, so a month that comes in under $750 is charged only the gap. That minimum works out to roughly 90–100 orders a month for light packages on standard shipping; heavier, larger or faster shipments reach it with fewer orders.
How do monthly minimums compare across these Shopify 3PLs?
Simpl publishes a $750 monthly minimum billed pay-the-difference. ShipBob and ShipMonk state that a minimum exists but do not publish the amount on the pricing pages we read in September 2026. Red Stag and LVK quote each account individually. Shopify's Fulfillment Network page lists one partner floor, DHL Fulfillment Network at 3,000 orders a month.
Is Deliverr still the Shopify Fulfillment Network?
No. As of September 2026, Shopify describes Shopify Fulfillment Network as its 3PL partner network, names Flexport as the preferred partner, and lists Amazon, Bigblue, DHL Fulfillment Network, GoBolt, Mayple Global, ShipBob and Shipfusion. Deliverr does not appear on Shopify's fulfillment page.
What does Simpl's flat per-order rate cover?
The rate, starting at $7 per order and based on weight, covers up to three picks, packaging and postage, with no onboarding fee. Storage is billed separately by the bin, shelf or pallet space you use.
Which 3PLs are in Shopify Fulfillment Network?
Shopify's fulfillment page, checked in September 2026, lists eight partners: Flexport as preferred partner, Amazon, Bigblue, DHL Fulfillment Network, GoBolt, Mayple Global, ShipBob and Shipfusion. You compare their pricing estimates and connect one through the SFN app.
