Rilk vs ShipStation
The ShipStation alternative with real inventory built in
Keep free labels and Buy Shipping, and add real inventory, serials and per-order profit — all in one login.
At a glance
| Criteria | Rilk | ShipStation |
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| Price to start | ✓Free for your first 500 orders/month, no card | Starter plan from $14.99/mo, 50 shipments |
| Getting started | ✓Sign up and connect channels — no sales call | Self-serve, 30-day free trial, no card required |
| Amazon & Walmart Buy Shipping | ✓Buy the marketplace's own rate label right from the order | Amazon Buy Shipping built in, no premium label fee since Oct 2022 |
| Real inventory | ✓Warehouses, bins and stock sync per channel on Pro | Built in: basic catalog on Starter/Standard, forecasting and reorder on Premium |
| Profit per order | ✓Amazon, Walmart & eBay settlements matched to orders automatically | — |
| Custom integrations | ✓On Ultimate, we build it — no dev fee, no hourly billing | API access on Standard & Premium plans — you build it yourself |
| Seat & channel fees | ✓No per-user seats, no per-channel fees | Users capped per plan (10 on Standard, 15 on Premium); extra seats purchasable |
Why sellers switch from ShipStation
Everything after the label
The label is where most shipping tools stop. In Rilk the same order carries on: stock comes off the right bin, the serial is recorded, a return comes back into stock, and the settlement tells you what you actually made.
Serials and regrading built in
Every unit keeps its serial from receiving to sale. Regrade a return, log the repair cost, and relist it under the right SKU with the original cost attached.
Integrations we build, not ones you build
Need a channel Rilk doesn't connect yet? On Ultimate we usually build it ourselves — no development fee, no hourly billing, no API project on your side.
Free for your first 500 orders a month. Pro from $999/mo.
The details
Start free, work your own orders today
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Connect Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Shopify or WooCommerce and your orders land in one screen. Buy labels on your own UPS, FedEx, USPS and DHL accounts and rate-shop every order. The first 500 orders a month are free, with no card and no sales call. Pro is 14 days free when you want inventory, purchase orders and reports.
Amazon and Walmart Buy Shipping on the order screen
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Buy the label at the marketplace's own rates right from the order, without switching tools. Rilk went through multiple rounds of Amazon review, including the Appstore listing review and a data security assessment under Amazon's Data Protection Policy, and Amazon granted Rilk its restricted Direct-to-Consumer Shipping role on 24 August 2026.
Everything after the label
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The label is where most shipping tools stop. In Rilk the same order carries on: stock comes off the right bin, the serial is recorded, a return comes back into stock, and the settlement tells you what you actually made.
Profit per order, from what the marketplace actually paid
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On Amazon, Walmart and eBay, Rilk matches each settlement back to its orders automatically, so the fees on an order are what the marketplace charged, not an estimate. Label re-rates, refunds and adjustments show up against the order they belong to. On other channels you import the payout file and Rilk does the matching.
Serials, grading and returns in one flow
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Every unit keeps its serial from receiving to sale. Regrade a return, log the repair cost against that serial and relist it under the right SKU, with the original cost following the unit. Returns received go straight back into sellable stock in the right bin.
Purchase orders with the real unit cost
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Freight, duty and the other costs on a purchase order are spread across every unit on it, so your cost per unit is right the day the shipment is received, and so is your profit.
What you get on Pro
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- Inventory across warehouses and bins, with stock sync switched on per channel
- Serial tracking, regrading and returns
- Purchase orders with landed cost, and FBA inbound
- Pick lists and scan-to-verify picking
- Automation rules for orders and shipping
- Payout reconciliation and full reports
- More channels, including Back Market and Newegg
Pricing, published
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Rilk is free for your first 500 orders a month. Pro starts at $999 a month, with each order shipped metered at $0.30 ($0.05 if Amazon-fulfilled) and credited against that minimum. Ultimate adds retailer EDI and more than one company, quoted to fit. No per-user seats, no per-channel fees.
Integrations we build, not ones you have to
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ShipStation's pricing page puts API access on its Standard and Premium plans, for custom integrations you build yourself (checked September 2026).
If you're on Ultimate and need a channel Rilk doesn't connect yet, bring it to the call. When it's a real fit, we usually build the integration ourselves, with no development fee and no hourly billing for the build, and it ships for you and every seller after you. We decide what we build and when.
On any plan, tell us what you're missing. A lot of what sellers ask us for ends up in Rilk.
New software, shipping every week
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Rilk was built from 2025 on a current stack by people who sell on these marketplaces every day. We ship improvements every week, so what you ask for doesn't wait for a yearly release.
Switching from ShipStation
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Import your products and suppliers from a spreadsheet, connect your marketplaces, and new orders start flowing in. On Ultimate, a customer success manager plans the move with you.
Sources
Every statement about another company's product or price on this page comes from its own public pages, checked as of September 2026. Products change; if something here is out of date, tell us at support@rilk.ai and we will fix it.
Frequently asked questions
I use ShipStation for labels. Do I need a separate inventory system?
Not with Rilk. The label, the stock movement, the serial and the profit all sit on the same order. On Pro, stock comes off the right bin when the order ships, and sync sends the new count to every channel you switch it on for.
Should I switch from ShipStation to an all-in-one platform?
Switch when keeping your shipping tool and your stock count in step starts costing you oversells or hours. Rilk covers labels, Buy Shipping, inventory, serials, returns and per-order profit in one login. Start free with no card and try it on your own orders.
Can I keep my own UPS, FedEx, USPS and DHL accounts?
Yes. Connect your own carrier accounts and rate-shop every order, free for the first 500 orders a month.
How do I move off ShipStation?
Import your products and suppliers from a spreadsheet, connect your marketplaces, and new orders start flowing in. On Ultimate, a customer success manager plans the move with you.
What if Rilk doesn't do something I use in ShipStation?
Tell us what it is. On Ultimate, when it's a real fit, we usually build the integration with no development fee. We decide what we build and when. On any plan, a lot of what sellers ask for ends up in Rilk.