Do you know what shipping comparators are for online stores? Search, compare, send and save.
A few days ago on the official Prestashop blog, they wrote an article referring to a price comparator for shipments from your online store, this time they were talking about Packlink Pro, but there are others that also work just as well… such as Genei, Packgo, Shipius, Sendiroo, Fast Shipping and many more…
We are going to focus on the first three, why? Well, in addition to visually and graphically taking better care of their websites because we have been able to test the service of the 3 and we know how they work, we start with our comparator of comparators.
Regarding prices, we can assure you that if you do not have many shipments, I define many shipments, as at least 400-500 monthly shipments, I am convinced that it will be cheaper, it is possible that not with the company you want or with the speed you want, but cheaper sure you have some option to choose from.
Many of these companies tell you that they send with 200,000 transport companies, this is not true, each one of them focuses on 4-5, as soon as you get out of those the price skyrockets, this is because they have agreements with them and you They can offer better prices. Another advantage is that if you make shipments outside of Spain you will be able to compare what it will cost you and make the shipment almost safely, that is, you will be able to charge your client the total amount, otherwise, you depend on the transport company of as I rate it, it will always go up, and above all, it will take a month to know how much that shipment has cost you.
Packlink Pro
The main advantage, without a doubt, is that it has a module for Prestashop and is fully integrated with Prestashop, it works well, and you won’t have to depend on any logistics company, which I have to say that they all have a pretty good customer service. loose, and it is something that they do not want to worry about, nor do they want to cede it to third-party companies, but hey, that is another topic that would give for an entire article. With the module, you will be able to record the shipments, and like the rest of the modules that we have tried you will not be able to track orders, if you want to see if it is delivered you will have to go to the web and look at it, I suppose that they have limited themselves to doing the right functionality for they can record orders, their source of income….
Packing Pro works with the main logistics operators, Ups, Correos Express, TNT, GLS, Seur, and Kaavo.
Genie
It also has a module fully integrated with Prestashop, the installation is super simple, they send you an email with the module, username, and password, it does not take more than 5 minutes to configure, you will be able to make shipments automatically and you will be able to see the rates between your preferred carriers.
Gene also works with the main transport companies Correos Express, Correos España, Zeleris, Envialia, Tipsa, TNT, Ups, Tourmaline Express, Asm, Seur, Nacex, as you can see Genei has a large number of transport companies to choose from.
Package
It is another of the comparators that we have used, this time manually, since we have not found a Prestashop module, so you have to copy the shipping data and paste it into the comparator, search for rates, etc. In this sense, it is all a little more rudimentary, their prices are much more expensive than the rest and they charge you €1 to pick up the package, I imagine that for those companies that send very little or want to try, or start selling online It may be a good choice.
Of the 3 comparators, I think I prefer Genei, it is the one that offers the best starting price, it would be necessary to see if the rest improve the shipping price when you send a certain amount, another advantage is that it is fully integrated with Prestashop, it would be good that shipments could be tracked in the order, but otherwise I see it very well.
Well, now you know a new service to send shipments, so you won’t depend on transport companies and you can go a little more on your own, more than one commercial from these companies is surprised when they see the rates they offer to our outgoing customers and is that in this sense if you are starting or if you have less than 400 shipments per month I am sure that the price will improve in many circumstances, and if you do not compare and send those orders that come out more to your account.
