ShipBob vs. BoxHero
Outsourced fulfillment or in-house inventory?
ShipBob stores and ships your products from its own warehouses. BoxHero helps you manage stock yourself, wherever you keep it. Compare the two to see which approach fits your business.
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ShipBob is a fulfillment service with inventory tracking built in
ShipBob stores, packs, and ships orders for e-commerce brands from fulfillment centers around the world, and its software tracks the inventory it holds for you. Brands hand off logistics in exchange for faster delivery.
BoxHero is inventory software for the stock you manage yourself
BoxHero is cloud-based software for managing inventory across your own stores, warehouses, and stockrooms. It covers barcode scanning, low stock alerts, multiple locations, and AI-powered reports.
How does BoxHero compare to ShipBob?
Inventory software, not a logistics service
ShipBob includes inventory tracking, but its main business is order fulfillment. The software is built around warehousing and shipping, which can be more than a smaller business needs.
BoxHero is dedicated inventory management software. It gives you what you need to run inventory day to day yourself, without bringing in a logistics provider.
Keep your stock where it is
ShipBob stores your inventory in its warehouses and picks, packs, and ships your orders for you. Businesses with low order volumes or local customers may not need that service, and the fees add up.
BoxHero lets you manage stock wherever you already keep it. Retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers can get started without extensive training and add locations as they grow.
A flat monthly price
ShipBob doesn’t publish its pricing. You share your company details to get a quote, and costs depend on order volume, storage, and destinations, with separate charges for receiving, storage, picking, and shipping.
BoxHero’s Business Plan starts at $30 a month per team, with no per-order, pick-and-pack, or storage fees, so your bill stays the same however many orders you handle. You can try it free first.
Which should I use: ShipBob or BoxHero?
ShipBob suits e-commerce brands that want to hand off order fulfillment entirely. Its network of fulfillment centers can store inventory closer to customers for faster shipping, which works best for online sellers with high order volumes.
BoxHero suits businesses that want to keep their stock and operations in-house and need a simpler, more affordable way to track it themselves.
Manage inventory on your own terms
BoxHero gives small and mid-sized businesses an easy way to manage inventory from the web or their phone.
Have it all in one platform built for inventory control
Learn moreInventory Sharing
Share current stock levels with people outside your team through a private link, no login required on their end. Choose which items and details appear, and keep the rest of your inventory private.
Learn moreInventory Control
Track every item in one place with SKUs, photos, and custom attributes. Record cost and price for each one, and keep quantities accurate with every stock transaction.
Learn moreBarcoding
Scan with your phone camera or a handheld scanner to add, find, count, and move items. Generate barcodes and print custom labels on any standard or thermal printer.
Learn moreStock Count
Run full or partial counts with your team, splitting the work into task sheets by area or shelf. Review every difference against recorded quantities, then apply the results in a single step.
Learn moreLow Stock Alerts
Set a safety stock level for each item and get notified before you run out, so you have time to reorder. Adjust alerts by location and choose when you receive them.
Learn moreReports
Build reports from your inventory and sales data, from stock value and turnover to profit. Use prebuilt formulas or write your own, filter by location and date range, then export to Excel.
Keep track of the stock you manage in-house
Try BoxHero free for 30 days.
Quick reference
Help GuideFrom getting started to basic concepts, explore our detailed user guide to learn more about BoxHero.
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GlossaryLearn about the most important inventory management and accounting terms and acronyms for small businesses.
Go mobile with our iOS and Android app
Set up items and review reports in your browser, then scan barcodes, record inventory transactions, and get low stock alerts on your phone. Everything stays in sync in real time.
