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3PL Rate Comparison vs ShipBuddies

Compare your current 3PL Costs vs ShipBuddies

Use this free tool to compare your current 3PL costs vs ShipBuddies. Enter order volume, packaging, storage, and receiving. See ShipBuddies vs your 3PL providers side by side, with clear math and an exportable summary.

ShipBuddies vs Your Current 3PL

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📊 How Our 3PL Comparison Tool Works

Our 3PL pricing comparison calculator models your real operation so you can see an apples to apples cost view. Enter your monthly orders, average items per order, average product weight, return rate, packaging types, storage needs, receiving details, and your current 3PL fees. The tool estimates each major fee component, then shows a clear side by side view of ShipBuddies versus your current provider. You can adjust any input, then re-calculate to test different scenarios.

Key 3PL Pricing Components

 

⚙️ Setup and Account Fees

One time onboarding and ongoing account management fees vary by provider. Low sticker prices can shift cost into other lines, so include these in your model. ShipBuddies never charges setup or account fees.

📦 Receiving and Inbound

Depending on your current 3PL, the costs typically depend on how freight arrives, palletized or floor loaded, number of SKUs, labeling needs, and put away complexity.

✅ Pick and Pack

This is the workhorse fee. Structures can be flat per order, first item plus additional item, or per unit. A small difference here can add up across your volume.

📮 Packaging

Boxes, mailers, dunnage, and inserts can be included, billed at cost, or marked up by your current 3PL. Enter these details to avoid surprises.

🏭 Storage

Storage may be billed per pallet, bin, shelf, or cubic foot. High SKU catalogs or partially filled pallets can pay more with pallet pricing.

⚠️ Surcharges and Project Work

Fuel and seasonal surcharges, special handling, and kitting or relabel projects can change your true total cost. Add these to your estimate when they apply.


Why Total Cost Matters

Comparing a single fee in isolation can be misleading. A low storage rate can be offset by higher receiving, handling, or packaging. A low pick fee can hide project work or minimums. Focus on total fulfillment cost per order across setup, receiving, pick and pack, packaging, storage, and any surcharges. This is how you avoid paying more with a budget 3PL that looks inexpensive on one line, but expensive in reality. Make sure to also factor in any monthly fees, onboarding costs, or hidden fees that your current 3PL may charge.

🎯 Always Included at ShipBuddies

  • No onboarding fee, you do not pay just to be on the platform.
  • No account fee, zero monthly admin fee.
  • No receiving fees, standard receiving is included.
  • No SKU setup fee, standard barcode and location setup are included.
  • No hidden fee surcharge, clear pricing, line by line.
 

⭐ Benefits of ShipBuddies

  • Transparent, total cost view, clear estimates across every fee so you can plan with confidence.
  • Reliable operations, accurate receiving, careful picking, and proactive communication that protects the customer experience.
  • Responsive support, customer service is as important as price, you get a real team and fast answers, not a ticket maze.
  • Right sized partnership, as a smaller business you are not just another number, you get attention, flexibility, and custom projects when you need them.
 

Frequently Asked Questions

The calculator estimates setup, receiving, pick and pack, packaging, storage, and common surcharges or project work that you add as lines. It does not show carrier shipping rates.

We keep pricing simple. no onboarding fees, no monthly service fees, no receiving fees, no SKU setup fee, no hidden fees.

It is an estimate that improves with precise inputs regarding your current 3PL. The best approach is to enter your real order mix, packaging, and storage profile, then contact us to validate assumptions.

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