Compare Pirate and ShipCaddie - Jul 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jul 02, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Pirate or ShipCaddie?

ShipCaddie is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Pirate, and ShipCaddie is rated higher (83/100) than Pirate (78/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.

Looking for the right Shipping solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Pirate Ship Vs. ShipCaddie

Pirate Ship: We have built dozens of successful small businesses, so we know how expensive shipping can be. We launched Pirate Ship in 2014 to make it free to access the cheapest USPS rates no matter how many packages your business ships. We think small businesses are vital for the economy, but expensive shipping costs make it hard for them to compete with e...

ShipCaddie: Manage your orders from any marketplace, and ship reliably at lower costs to customers all over the globe.

Who is more expensive? Pirate Ship or ShipCaddie?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Shipping software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Pirate Ship and ShipCaddie.

Pirate Ship accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Pirate Ship is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Shipping software. ShipCaddie price starts at $20 per month , When comparing ShipCaddie to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Shipping software cost.

Bottom line: Pirate Ship cost is around the same cost of ShipCaddie.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Pirate Vs. ShipCaddie based on some of the most important and required Shipping features.

Pirate Ship: Data Import/Export, Shipping.

ShipCaddie: Data Import/Export, Shipping.

Target customer size

Pirate Ship's typical customers include: Small businesses and start ups, and ShipCaddie's target customer size include: Small businesses and start ups.



Pirate Ship

ITQlick rating
(5/5)

Pirate ship is a supply chain management software that allows you to get the cheapest possible USPS shipping rates without any cost. This software is a web-based software built on modern computing systems, and ...

Categories: Data Export, Shipping.

ShipCaddie

ITQlick rating
(4.3/5)

starts at $20 per month

ShipCaddie is a supply chain software built for retailers for universal management of orders, shipping and management of products, monitoring order processes, and printing shipping labels.

Categories: Shipping.

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Pirate Ship: 2 Features

Data Import/Export
Shipping

ShipCaddie: 2 Features

Data Import/Export
Shipping
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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Pirate
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
78/100
Pricing
2.2/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
4
Review
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ShipCaddie
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
83/100
Pricing
2.4/10
License pricing
$20 per month
Functionality
3
ShippingEasy
ITQlick rating
4.8/5
Score
89/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$5 per month
Functionality
15
Teapplix
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
88/100
Pricing
3.4/10
License pricing
$20 per 500 orders/month
Functionality
3
ShipStation
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
85/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$9 per user/month
Functionality
18

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.