The best 3PL for Shopify brands
Simpl Fulfillment is a flat-rate 3PL in Austin, TX built for Shopify and Shopify Plus brands shipping roughly 50 to 5,000+ orders a month. Connect your store, send us your inventory, and we pick, pack, and ship your orders the same day, starting at $7/order.
What is a Shopify 3PL?
A Shopify 3PL is a third-party logistics provider that stores your inventory and then picks, packs, and ships your orders as they come in through your Shopify store. Orders sync on their own, so you never touch a packing slip.
It’s not the same as Amazon FBA. FBA fulfills the orders you sell on Amazon and keeps your stock inside Amazon’s network. A Shopify 3PL ships your own store’s orders under your brand, in your packaging, with your tracking emails. And it’s a different job than fulfilling in-house: instead of renting warehouse space and hiring a pick-pack team, you hand the warehouse work to a partner and get your time back for the parts of the business only you can run.
When should you switch to a Shopify 3PL?
Most Shopify brands start looking at a 3PL somewhere between 50 and a few hundred orders a month, once packing every order yourself stops being a good use of your time. The usual triggers: you’re packing orders at night or on weekends, mistakes creep in as volume climbs, or you’re out of storage space at home or in a small unit.
Simpl works with Shopify brands across that whole range, from around 50 orders a month up through 5,000+, on the same flat per-order rate.
How does Simpl integrate with Shopify?
Connecting Simpl to Shopify takes a couple of clicks from your Shopify admin. No developer, no middleware, no CSV uploads. Once you’re connected:
- Orders flow in. Line items, ship-to address, gift messages, custom attributes, and order tags all come across with the order.
- Inventory writes back in real time. After every receive, pick, adjustment, return, and cycle count, your Shopify stock count updates against your Simpl location.
- Tracking posts back automatically. We write the carrier, tracking number, and tracking URL to the order, so Shopify sends its own shipping confirmation email from your store, with your branding.
- Returns sync both ways. Returns started in the Shopify admin or by the buyer flow into Simpl, get inspected and graded, and restock-eligible units go back to sellable.
Why Shopify brands move to Simpl
Same-day shipping, 99.99% accuracy corrected at Simpl’s cost, and one flat rate whether you ship 50 orders a month or 5,000.
Same-day shipping. Orders that reach us before 12pm CT ship the same day.
99.99% pick accuracy.And when we do make a mistake, we cover the cost of fixing it — return shipping and re-fulfillment.
Dedicated account manager. A real person reachable by email, with same-day (often faster) responses.
Same price at any size.We ship for brands doing 50 orders a month and brands doing 5,000+ — same price per order either way.
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How Simpl compares to other Shopify 3PLs
Simpl, ShipBob, ShipMonk, and Fulfyld are four names Shopify brands shortlist most. Here’s how they compare on pricing, minimums, and native Shopify sync.
| Feature | Simpl Fulfillment | ShipBob | ShipMonk | Fulfyld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat-rate, $7/order (picks, postage, packaging included) | Quote-only, itemized | Quote-only, itemized | Flat-rate, from $7.56/order (postage + pick/pack up to 5 items included) |
| Account minimum | $750/month, pay-the-difference | Not published | Set during sales process, based on order volume and pick fees | Not published |
| Native Shopify sync | Yes, direct connection with real-time inventory | Yes | Yes | Not stated in public materials |
| Same-day cutoff | Before 12pm CT | Noon–6pm, location-dependent | Not currently advertised (2-day nationwide shipping instead) | Before 1pm local time |
| Standout | 99.99% accuracy, corrected at Simpl's cost if something ships wrong | 40+ US warehouses, 50+ locations globally | Virtual Carrier Network (algorithm-selected carriers) | Single facility in Madison, AL; boutique account model |
Every shipment from Simpl moves on UPS, USPS, or FedEx, with the carrier cost already included in the flat per-order rate. See the full Shopify 3PL comparison →
How much does a Shopify 3PL cost?
Starts at $7/order.
That covers three picks, postage, and packaging — the things that get your order out the door. There’s also a $750/month account minimum, billed pay-the-difference, so you’re only charged the gap if a month comes in under it. Storage is billed by the space your inventory takes (bin, shelf, or pallet), with no Q4 surcharge. No per-store fees, no peak markups.
Shopify 3PL FAQs
- What is a Shopify 3PL?
- A Shopify 3PL stores your inventory and ships your Shopify orders for you. Orders sync from your store, get picked and packed at the warehouse, and ship out under your brand, so you're not the one packing boxes as you grow.
- How does Simpl integrate with Shopify?
- The connection is a couple of clicks from your Shopify admin: no developer, no middleware, no CSV uploads. After that, orders flow into Simpl, inventory counts write back to Shopify in real time, and tracking posts back to each order so Shopify sends its own shipping confirmation email from your store.
- How much does a Shopify 3PL cost?
- Simpl pricing starts at $7/order, which covers three picks, postage, and packaging. There's also a $750/month account minimum, billed pay-the-difference, so you're only charged the gap if a month's order billing comes in under it. Storage is billed by the space your inventory takes (bin, shelf, or pallet). A real quote takes your SKU mix, order profile, and ship zones into account. See full pricing at www.simplfulfillment.com/pricing.
- How fast does Simpl ship Shopify orders?
- Orders that reach us before 12pm CT ship the same day.
- When should a Shopify brand switch to a 3PL?
- Most Shopify brands start looking at a 3PL somewhere between 50 and a few hundred orders a month, once packing every order yourself stops being a good use of your time. Simpl works with brands in that range through 5,000+ orders a month.
- How does Simpl compare to other Shopify 3PLs?
- Simpl runs flat-rate pricing starting at $7/order with a $750/month minimum billed pay-the-difference, ships orders received before 12pm CT the same day, and gives every client a named account manager. ShipBob and ShipMonk quote custom, itemized pricing built for larger multi-warehouse networks. See the full comparison at www.simplfulfillment.com/breakdowns/best-3pl-shopify-brands.
- Can Simpl handle B2B and wholesale orders alongside Shopify DTC?
- Yes. Shopify Plus B2B company accounts, draft orders, and net-30 payment terms flow through to Simpl with the right pick-and-pack rules attached. We palletize, label, and route B2B shipments to LTL carriers from the same inventory pool we use for your DTC orders.
- How does Simpl handle Shopify returns?
- Returns started in the Shopify admin, or by the buyer through Shopify's native returns flow, trigger Simpl's receive workflow. Items get inspected and graded on arrival, and restock-eligible units go back to sellable at the right location in Shopify.
Move your Shopify fulfillment to Simpl
Connect your store, send us your inventory, and we’ll ship your Shopify orders the same day. Tell us your SKU mix and volume and we’ll put together a real quote.
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