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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Fourth Procurement and Inventory

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AFourth Procurement and Inventory is software that ties together procurement, 3-way matching, inventory and recipe control. It’s fully integrated, mobile-friendly and can be accessed with a single login. Using predicted sales functionality and analytics, it lets the user forecast demand more accurately.N/A

    ShipperHQ

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AShipperHQ is designed to streamline the shipping process for eCommerce businesses. This platform gives eCommerce businesses the power to set their own shipping rates and delivery options.N/A

    ShipStation

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AShipStation is an order fulfillment and inventory management web-based shipping software designed for eCommerce businesses. It allows users to import, manage, and ship orders from multiple online selling channels while providing discounted rates and integrations with carriers like USPS, UPS, DHL Express, Canada Post, FedEx, Royal Mail, AUSPost, and more. ShipStation also offers workflow automation to speed up fulfillment, and branded package tracking, vital for enterprise and small businesses…

    $9.99

    per month

    Pricing
    Fourth Procurement and InventoryShipperHQShipStation
    Editions & Modules
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    Essentials Plan
    Contact Vendor
    month
    Standard Plan
    Contact Vendor
    month
    Pro Plan
    Contact Vendor
    month
    Enterprise
    Contact Vendor
    month
    Starter
    $9.99
    per month
    Bronze
    $29.99
    per month
    Silver
    $59.99
    per month
    Gold
    $99.99
    per month
    Platinum
    $149.99
    per month
    Enterprise
    $229.99
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Fourth Procurement and InventoryShipperHQShipStation
    Free Trial
    NoYesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$250 hourNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Fourth Procurement and InventoryShipperHQShipStation
    Considered Multiple Products
    HotSchedules and Fourth
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    ShipperHQ (WebShopApps)
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    Auctane (Stamps.com, Inc)
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    75%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    81%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    67%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
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    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    Features
    Fourth Procurement and InventoryShipperHQShipStation
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Fourth Procurement and Inventory and ShipperHQ and ShipStation
    Feature
    Fourth Procurement and Inventory
    -
    Ratings
    ShipperHQ
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    25% above category average
    ShipStation
    -
    Ratings
    Website integration00 Ratings10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Fourth Procurement and Inventory and ShipperHQ and ShipStation
    Feature
    Fourth Procurement and Inventory
    -
    Ratings
    ShipperHQ
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    1% below category average
    ShipStation
    -
    Ratings
    Shipping00 Ratings10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom functionality00 Ratings5.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Fourth Procurement and InventoryShipperHQShipStation
    Small Businesses
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    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    Score10 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Shopify
    Score8.7 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
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    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    Fourth Procurement and InventoryShipperHQShipStation
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.4
    (4 ratings)
    8.9
    (3 ratings)
    5.6
    (25 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.0
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.5
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.7
    (10 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Fourth Procurement and InventoryShipperHQShipStation
    Likelihood to Recommend
    HotSchedules and Fourth
    The product is user-friendly in automating the tasks, managing the master data through central purchasing, and creating custom reports. It lacks certain basic functionalities like a record of wastages, sending automated emails confirming if the automatic tasks (scheduled tasks) have been completed or not, and the ability to automate the nutrition information, etc.
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    ShipperHQ (WebShopApps)
    ShipperHQ is almost too heavy-handed for our use case. We are only a single-origin shipper so we don't need the advanced functionality of multi-origin or drop-shipping. It is suited much better for organizations that have multiple origins or that use drop-ship facilities, or even a company managing multiple different eCommerce websites. We opted to go with it because of its great reviews, combined with less than stellar reviews of the competition.
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    Auctane (Stamps.com, Inc)
    I do - and have - recommended them to other businesses. If they had taken care of the USPS pickup option and started supporting Rollo printers again I would have given them a 10. But a year with no resolution is unacceptable. Everything else about them is excellent. When I do have issues I'm usually able to contact someone via live chat and get it resolved. They are glitchy on occasion, but what piece of modern technology isn't.
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    Pros
    HotSchedules and Fourth
    • The 'stock management' tab on the home screen is of particular use when keeping tabs on incoming deliveries into the restaurant.
    • The option to open and close your stock period is great as you have the chance to edit your stock at a moment's notice.
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    ShipperHQ (WebShopApps)
    • It is easy to batch process orders.
    • It quickly calculates rates to compare.
    • It is easy to keep track of orders for future review.
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    Auctane (Stamps.com, Inc)
    • Integration: It works so well I forget that it is a 3rd party solution sometimes.
    • Automation: You can set nested rules based on order details, really cutting down on the little things that slow down your fulfillment process.
    • Management: We almost never log into the admin side of BigCommerce thanks to ShipStation. ShipStation handles all of our day-to-day needs.
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    Cons
    HotSchedules and Fourth
    • It would help massively to see via Enterprise and menu items what ones are no longer active, to keep the data tidy.
    • When you take purchase reports from Enterprise and select to organise them by category, show the name of the category on the actual report download.
    • Quick and easy upload/download of supplier products for correcting prices, descriptions, prices in bulk.
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    ShipperHQ (WebShopApps)
    • The user interface is a little tricky. It is not as easy to navigate as other shipping apps.
    • I wish that ShipperHQ had the functionality to print shipping labels and manage shipments. We currently have to use a different third-party app for shipment management.
    • I would also like to see the option for adding shipping rules if shipping management was integrated.
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    Auctane (Stamps.com, Inc)
    • For years users have requested UPS End of Day Report for Driver to Scan. Shipstation Refuses to offer this and it means that Claims with the carrier are next to impossible to process as there is no PROOF the carrier received your package.
    • Customer Service is Seriously Lacking within the last 6-12 months. Repeated outages, problems, and their front-tier support has no insight as to how long the system will be down. Poor Response times for even the most basic of issues such as error logs so our cart can troubleshoot from their end.
    • The Status Page is inaccurate. 5 of the last 6 times when we had major issues their status page shows as 100%. Not a reliable gauge of up-time.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    HotSchedules and Fourth
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    ShipperHQ (WebShopApps)
    I give ShipperHQ a 10/10 because the software does exactly what it says, and has a rock-solid support team to help get everything set up. The features are pretty easy to use and implement.
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    Auctane (Stamps.com, Inc)
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    Usability
    HotSchedules and Fourth
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    ShipperHQ (WebShopApps)
    I'm not giving a 10/10 because I did need a little hand-holding to get through the initial setup. Overall, it's not that difficult to use once you understand how to apply custom dimensional rules.
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    Auctane (Stamps.com, Inc)
    Its a very quick platform and being web based it does not require install for say viewing order's shipping status. For the shipping itself, there is a app that grabs data in near real time. Its an easy install and I have had next to no issues with the shipping aspect of the app.
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    Support Rating
    HotSchedules and Fourth
    Too long to get an answer.
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    ShipperHQ (WebShopApps)
    Their support is the primary reason I elected to purchase a premium. They helped a lot with the initial set up.
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    Auctane (Stamps.com, Inc)
    I have quarterly calls with my account rep to discuss metrics and performance to ensure we are remaining consistent without fulfillment and transit times. He is super friendly and knowledgable. Whenever I have questions, if he can't answer them himself, he gets me in contact with the appropriate person almost immediately.
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    Alternatives Considered
    HotSchedules and Fourth
    No answers on this topic
    ShipperHQ (WebShopApps)
    USPS only allows you to use their services (obviously). It was sluggish and often offline. The shipsaver insurance saves us money. We had to guess shipping costs for items instead of entering their weights and sizes ahead of time. It integrates with our e-commerce site. Glad we have it now.
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    Auctane (Stamps.com, Inc)
    ShipStation is mainly used for automating and streamlining our shipping process. It doesn't track inventory or deal with fulfillment. ShipBob, on the other hand, is a fulfillment and shipping provider. (in addition to automation) Because our e-commerce business is still small and we're operating from our brick-n-mortar store, we don't have a need for ShipBob at the moment.
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    Return on Investment
    HotSchedules and Fourth
    • Procurement: Integrating some of the key suppliers with Trade Simple has saved labour hours.
    • Integration: GL Integrations have increased the efficiency and quality of data.
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    ShipperHQ (WebShopApps)
    • ShipperHQ is reliable and requires little to no maintenance, which for a small crew like ours is invaluable.
    • ShipperHQ also offers the option to display either retail shipping rates or our discounted rates to our customers. This is handy because we can display those discounted rates, which results in higher conversion and fewer abandoned carts due to high shipping costs.
    • One negative, however, is that since ShipperHQ lacks the ability to manage shipments, we have had to use another third party app which increases overhead.
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    Auctane (Stamps.com, Inc)
    • It saves a lot of time being able to import the customer data.
    • It saves us money by finding us the best rate (e.g. when we offer free shipping on orders).
    • It can save data such as your most common box sizes.
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