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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    PlanGuru

    Score9 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    PlanGuru is budgeting, forecasting and financial analytics software for SMB's, Nonprofits and the Accountants/ Advisors that work with them.

    $99

    per month

    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
    PlanGuruShipStation
    Editions & Modules
    PlanGuru App
    $99
    per month
    PlanGuru Desktop
    $99
    per 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
    PlanGuruShipStation
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    PlanGuruShipStation
    Considered Both Products
    PlanGuru
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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
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    81%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    67%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
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    User Ratings
    PlanGuruShipStation
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.6
    (25 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.0
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (10 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PlanGuruShipStation
    Likelihood to Recommend
    PlanGuru
    I suggest becoming fully familiar with the program before first time use as it can become costly and a charge off to a client would not be practical.
    Incentivized
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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
    PlanGuru
    • Allows for several different scenarios for the same company
    • Modification in specifications alterable
    • Allows for changes at any level with several criteria.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    PlanGuru
    • Can be a bit complicated for new users.
    Incentivized
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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
    PlanGuru
    It hasn't really been a viable program for our office.
    Incentivized
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    Auctane (Stamps.com, Inc)
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    Usability
    PlanGuru
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    PlanGuru
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Implementation Rating
    PlanGuru
    Great tool for projections and forecasting.
    Incentivized
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    Auctane (Stamps.com, Inc)
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    PlanGuru
    We contacted PlanGuru for a low-cost module initially for use on a particular client. It has been used several times since by my department for projections. It's fairly adaptable with our QuickBooks business clients.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    PlanGuru
    • There hasn't really been much use of this product for some time.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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