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ShipStation vs MarketDirect StoreFront: Which is a better fit?

Updated on February 9th, 2025
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Summary
Features in Order Fulfillment
22
Best performer
32
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • For eCommerce
21
32
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Backorder Management
  • Billing & Invoicing
User satisfaction
4.6
User reviews928
Ease of use
4.5
Functionality
4.5
Value for money
4.5
Customer support
4.4
4.1
User reviews109
Ease of use
3.7
Functionality
3.9
Value for money
3.7
Customer support
4.1
Price starts from
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Best for

ShipStation is a web-based shipping software that was designed for multichannel businesses. Anyone who sells on multiple platforms (eBay, Amazon, etc.) & ships physical goods can save time & money.

Commercial Printers, In-Plant Print Centers, Publishers, Packaging Converters, Corporate purchasing and procurement

User reviews
pros & cons
1 / 4
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1 / 4
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Video reviews
Camron W
CEO
5.0

Speaker 1: Hi, my name is Cameron. I'm an independent operator of my own business, and I have used ShipStation for I think about five years now, and I give it five stars. Previous to ShipStation, I was just running through the U.S Post Office app and printing my postage and I would deliver it by hand, and so to be able to just drop it in the post out in the mailbox is a huge time saver and saves a lot of money. So definitely appreciate the automation. I chose ShipStation because they were affordable, I think it was like five to 10 bucks to start. And immediately they had good customer service, so it wasn't difficult to set up. It's twenty-four seven customer service. It's a big deal if you're an entrepreneur. Sometimes you're working through the night. It's great to be able to reach somebody and solve a problem. It only took about, I think 20 minutes, 15, 20 minutes, and the first time I was using, I had an aide and they took me through the whole process. So that was... As far as I remember, it's been a while, but yeah, it was fairly easy. So less than 30 minutes. Definitely recommend it. Saves a ton of time, is affordable. 10 bucks a month, and has probably saved me a lot of money and a lot of time for sure, compared to what I used to do, which was just go by hand and manually drop all these off at the post office. So definitely recommend it.

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ShipStation

Top Features
22/32
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Assignment Management
  • Backorder Management
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Client Portal
  • Contact Database
  • Customer History
  • Discount Management
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Supplier Management
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Catalog Management
  • Data Import/Export
  • Delivery Management
  • eCommerce Management
  • For eCommerce
  • Inventory Management
  • Label Printing
  • Mobile Access
  • Multi-Channel Management
  • Multi-Location
  • Order Fulfillment
  • Order Management
  • Order Tracking
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Returns Management
  • Search/Filter
  • Shipping Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Warehouse Management
  • Workflow Management
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MarketDirect StoreFront

21/32
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ShipStation
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
MarketDirect StoreFront
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
ShipStation
  • By Shipstation
  • Located in United States
MarketDirect StoreFront
  • By ePS
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1989
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