Access Mintsoft vs. Shippit 

Introduction

Order management systems have advanced significantly in recent years, offering retailers countless time and cost-efficiencies over more traditional platforms.

One of the biggest benefits of these modern solutions is automation, which eliminates many of the time-intensive manual tasks that are simply unavoidable with traditional platforms. They also feature advanced integration capabilities, so that you can easily manage all your carriers and delivery platforms in one location.

Plus, the data analytics and reporting capabilities of these platforms provide comprehensive visibility of shipping and delivery that may be lacking in your current platform.

But with so many order management solutions out there, how do you know which one is the best fit for your business? That’s where we at the Access Group come in. Over 75,000 organisations around the globe rely on our business management software, so we have a unique understanding of what organisations need from order management systems and the benefits they provide.

In this article, we profile two platforms that are designed to simplify order management – Shippit and our solution, Access Mintsoft. What follows is an objective, fact-based comparison of the two, so you can decide which best caters to your business needs.

What is Shippit?

Shippit is a cloud-based carrier platform where customers can integrate their shipping accounts for various carriers - also known as a 'multi-carrier shipping platform'. It helps retailers optimise shipping and fulfillment to save time and reduce costs. The solution was developed in Sydney and is used by leading Australian retailers including Big W, Harvey Norman and Super Retail Group.

Shippit allows customers to select the most cost-efficient and fastest delivery carriers and automates fulfilment processes to help ensure error-free shipping. It also allows you to optimise post-purchase experiences for customers with branded self-service portals and to provide them with dedicated support via Shippit’s Delivery Support team.

It is best suited to businesses who don't want to or cannot (for whatever reason) sign contracts with carriers directly, or who do not have the order volume to leverage competitive rates. Therefore, it is not a complete Order Fulfillment or Warehouse Management System like Mintsoft, but does offer some similar functionality.

What is Access Mintsoft?

Access Mintsoft is a complete cloud-based Order Fulfillment and Warehouse Management System that simplifies the fulfillment process for online retailers, 3PL (third-party logistics) providers, fulfillment houses, warehouses and wholesalers. The solution is one of the leading Shippit competitors helping over 600 businesses around the globe to gain complete control of order management and inventory management, optimise warehouse space and automate processes to save valuable time.

Created by eCommerce, logistics and warehouse management industry experts, Access Mintsoft provides complete control of all your orders in one place and helping ensure consistent, error-free deliveries. Powerful automation capabilities allow you to enhance the flow of stock as well as eliminate admin tasks and spreadsheets.

Comparing Shippit and Access Mintsoft order management systems

While Shippit and Access Mintsoft feature advanced capabilities and benefits, they are significantly different systems.

Let’s examine the key differences by focusing on three crucial elements – key features, implementation and support, and pricing.

Shippit v Access Mintsoft: Key Features

Designed for retailers of all sizes, Shippit helps you gain complete control of your deliveries. It allows you to provide customers with the choice of how and when their orders are delivered, helping to maximise sales at check-out.

Shippit seamlessly integrates with many eCommerce platforms, making it easy to sync orders from the likes of Shopify, eBay, Woo Commerce and Magento, to name a few. It allows you to link multiple stores and locations, so you can fulfil, book and track orders in a single platform.

Automation capabilities ensure smarter, faster carrier allocation, helping to eliminate many manual and complex courier decisions from your day-to-day. Shippit’s smart allocation engine automatically selects the most cost-efficient or fastest carrier for each order, helping you save time and reduce costs. The solution also automatically allocates the most optimal packaging type, and it helps your team fulfil orders faster with one-click printing of picklists and pack slips.

It is best suited to businesses who don't want to or cannot (for whatever reason) sign contracts with carriers directly, or who do not have the order volume to leverage competitive rates.

Learn more about Shippit’s key features in the table below.

Access Mintsoft

Access Mintsoft is an all-in-one warehouse, inventory, courier and eCommerce platform that allows you to provide faster, more consistent service to customers. By consolidating orders from various channels in one place, this Shippit alternative solution makes it a breeze to manage the full dispatch process – from picking and packing to shipping orders.

It helps you gain complete control of all your direct and multi-couriers and save time with smart shipping rules, automated shipping labels and order tracking. At the same time, advanced analytics functionality delivers the data-driven insights needed to constantly improve customer service.

Access Mintsoft has 175+ pre-built integrations with leading couriers, multi-carriers and marketplaces like Shopify, DHL and Amazon. This means you have complete control and visibility of your order management in a single place, no matter how complex your shipping operations.

You can read more about Access Mintsoft’s key features in the table below and on our dedicated product page.

Shippit v Access Mintsoft: Implementation and Support

Shippit

Shippit offers a one-on-one implementation service to ensure a seamless transition to the platform, comprising three options. The Lite Onboarding option provides full training via Shippit’s team of Australian experts, plus account configuration and courier setup assistance. The Enhanced Onboarding option provides the same services for more complex account setups, while the Priority Onboarding option offers project management assistance to facilitate lengthier, customised onboarding requirements.

Regarding technical support, customers can contact Shippit’s team via their website and access detailed knowledge base articles via an online support hub.

Access Mintsoft

When you purchase Access Mintsoft, you will gain maximum value from your investment from day one with FlightPaths.

This remote-friendly implementation service ensures our experts are never far from your side. We take into account your business’s structure and locations to enable efficient communication via video technology. Our experts also support your staff through e-learning courses, allowing them to get the most out of Access Mintsoft.

FlightPaths sets out a well-defined implementation journey, and we set key milestones to track and communicate your progress towards a successful software launch. Our goal is to deliver value swiftly and comprehensively, drawing upon our years of software deployment expertise.

Following your implementation, you and your team can rely on technical support via our Customer Success Plans. We offer three support options – Essential, Standard and Premier – each providing problem-solving assistance from our specialists, plus access to articles, webinars and an online user community via our Customer Success Portal.

Shippit v Access Mintsoft: Order management system pricing

Shippit

You can sign up for Shippit online and choose from three subscription plans: Lite, Plus and Pro. These no-lock-in Shippit pricing plans are billed at the end of the month, so if you cancel, you are only charged for the rest of the month, not the next. To discover the pricing options for each plan, you will need to request a quote on their website.

Access Mintsoft

Access Mintsoft offers tiered pricing plans that cater to 3PLs and multichannel businesses.

At Mintsoft, we try to be as transparent as possible with our pricing so that you know what you’re in for even before speaking with one of our team. We offer four different plans based on the most common business sizes and requirements:  

1. Entry level– from $280 per month. This level is suitable for e-commerce retailers processing up to 500 orders per month. You will benefit from all out-of-the-box features, including shopping cart, marketplace and courier integrations.
2. Medium– from $640 per month. This includes everything in entry-level, plus inventory management, and is suitable for businesses processing up to 5000 orders. Read this super helpful article if you’re unclear on the difference between order management and inventory management software, and which is right for your business.
3. Large– from $1,340 per month. This includes everything above and is best suited to businesses fulfilling up to 15,000 orders every month. This level of software can accommodate businesses working across multiple sites and/or with multiple brands, so is ideal for 3PLs and those running multiple warehouse locations.
4. Custom– is assessed on application to suit your individual needs. To give you an idea of what’s included, all of the above come standard but can also be customised with additional features such as accounting and warehouse integrations, and our powerful mobile barcode scanning app.

Which order management system best suits your business?

We hope our Access Mintsoft and Shippit review has given you insight into which solution is best for your business.

While Shippit and Access Mintsoft feature powerful order management capabilities, they are vastly different solutions. If you are looking for a system that provides the basic functionality needed to optimise shipping, delivery and fulfillment, Shippit is a good choice.

However, if you require more than just an order management system, and if you have a volume of orders that allows you to negotiate better rates with your vendors, Access Mintsoft offers a much broader range of capabilities to simplify not only shipping and delivery, but also optimise inventory, warehouse, supplier and 3PL management.

Hopefully, this article has provided a good understanding of each solution's capabilities, and has pointed you in the right direction towards one or the other. If you wish to dive deeper into the features and benefits of Access Mintsoft, a great place to start is our product page or download our product brochure.

If you would prefer to learn about these benefits from one of our experts, feel free to give us a call today. We can objectively compare which solution – Shippit or Access Mintsoft – is the better fit for your business.