ShipStation
We plug into your stack, not the other way around. ShipNetwork connects through a pre-built partner integration, so orders reach our warehouse network and tracking comes back without your team touching it. Your store, your carriers, and the way you sell stay exactly as they are.
.svg)
.avif)
Why ShipStation brands look for a 3PL
Brands running their own shipping got there on purpose. Someone decided that buying labels directly, comparing rates, and controlling the whole outbound process was better than handing it to a stranger. For a long stretch of growth, that decision is correct, and it saves real money.
.svg)
Better label software does not reduce the hours someone spends packing.
Automation rules can pick a service, apply a preset, and print in bulk. None of that touches the part that actually takes the day: pulling units off a shelf, matching them to an order, taping a box, and staging it for pickup. That work scales linearly with volume, and no amount of shipping automation bends the curve.
A single shipper hits a rate ceiling
Carrier pricing rewards aggregate volume, and one brand's volume is one brand's volume. You can compare services all day and still be choosing between rates that were set for a company your size. Every zone jump and dimensional weight surprise lands on contribution margin, and the discount that would fix it is not available to you at any level of diligence.
The operation is now a headcount and real estate problem
The garage became a unit. The unit became a lease. Two seasonal packers became four, then a supervisor to manage the four. Each step was reasonable in isolation, and together they turned a brand into a company that runs a small warehouse as a side business.
Delivery speed is set by where you ship from, not how you buy the label.
Shipping everything out of one location means half the country is three to five days away no matter which service you select. Customers compare that to what marketplaces trained them to expect, and you feel it in cart abandonment and reviews before it shows up in a report.
Peak is when the whole arrangement gets tested
A flash sale or a strong Q4 is the goal and also the thing most likely to produce a backlog, a wave of where is my order tickets, and a refund run that erases the promotion's profit. The system that works in a normal week is exactly the system that has no slack in the week that matters.
Process is Simple to Get Started
One partner across every channel you sell on
Brands that ship their own orders usually sell in more than one place, because that is what made self shipping hard in the first place. There is a DTC store, often Amazon, sometimes Walmart or eBay, and eventually a wholesale or retail program with its own rules.
ShipNetwork fulfills across those channels through pre-built partner integrations and direct API connections depending on the platform, including EDI driven retail programs.
.avif)
How ShipNetwork supports ShipStation businesses
A dedicated POD that takes over the physical work
Every ShipNetwork client gets a dedicated team, not a shared queue. They learn your SKUs, your promotional calendar, and your customers, and they do the picking, packing, and staging that used to belong to your team. The hours come back first. That is usually the reason brands make the move.
A nationwide warehouse network instead of a lease
Receiving, storage, labor, and square footage come with the operation. You stop signing warehouse leases and hiring seasonal packers, and the constraint on the business goes back to being demand.
SLAs that hold through peak
Built to hold in Q4 and through flash sales, which is when a fulfillment partner is actually being tested. Capacity stops being something you personally have to find in November.
Custom packaging that keeps the brand yours
Custom packaging is part of the standard setup, not an upcharge exception. If you have been packing orders yourself, the unboxing moment is something you built deliberately. It stays yours.
Returns, kitting, and subscription models
Returns handled with the same care as the original shipment, plus kitting for bundles and promotional sets, and subscription fulfillment that adapts when your monthly mix changes.
A dedicated POD that takes over the physical work
Every ShipNetwork client gets a dedicated team, not a shared queue. They learn your SKUs, your promotional calendar, and your customers, and they do the picking, packing, and staging that used to belong to your team. The hours come back first. That is usually the reason brands make the move.
We become an extension of your brand.
20+ years of operational experience
99.99%+ order accuracy
1-day fulfillment and 1-2 day ground delivery to 98% of the U.S.
Real People. Real Support
.avif)
Brands That Have Scaled with ShipNetwork
Still Have Questions?
.avif)
Yes. ShipNetwork connects through a pre-built partner integration. Orders reach our warehouse network automatically and tracking returns to your systems and your customers, with no manual exports.
No. Your store, your channels, and the way you sell stay as they are. ShipNetwork takes over the physical fulfillment behind them, including buying and applying the labels.
Often yes, because rates improve with aggregate volume rather than diligence. ShipNetwork ships 50M+ packages annually, and that buying power is not available to a single brand. Labor and warehouse space usually move more than the postage line does.
ShipNetwork offers 1-day fulfillment and 1-2 day ground delivery to 98% of the U.S. from a nationwide warehouse network, which is typically faster than shipping everything from one location.
Yes. Custom packaging is part of the standard setup. If you built the unboxing experience yourself, it stays yours.
ShipNetwork's SLAs are built to hold through peak and promotional spikes. How a 3PL performs in Q4 is the question worth asking every provider you evaluate, and it should be answered with data.
Receiving, storage, inventory management, picking, packing, kitting, shipping, and returns, plus the labor and square footage that come with them.