OrderOps vs Pack to the Future: modern AU fulfilment apps

OrderOps (Launceston, TAS) landed on the Shopify App Store 5 Aug 2026 as a modern fulfilment OS: pick/pack bench, iPad picking, AI pick-route marketing, multi-store inventory, and BYO carrier labels at negotiated rates. Pricing: Free ≤50 orders, then $39 / $99 / $199 / $399/mo by volume — every feature on every plan (App Store; orderops.app/pricing). Rating as of 21 Sep 2026: 5.0 stars from 1 review (Ivory & Deene — developer's own retail brand per site; treat as related, not independent social proof).

Pack to the Future (Gold Coast, Australia) is a shipping-first AU Shopify app: rate shop, labels, Product AI sizing / multi-parcel. 5.0 stars from 7 reviews. Free Forever = full product to 100 bookings/cycle. Starter $49/mo ($580/yr). Enterprise $3,990/yr. Listing $0.75/booking platform fee.

Closest modern peer — different primary job. OrderOps = pack bench / warehouse OS. Pack = shipping rates + labels + AI sizing. Don't fake a feature war.

Who each product is for

OrderOps — merchants who want a modern pick/pack floor (iPad picker LIVE, Print Mac LIVE; Windows Print IN TRANSIT as of 21 Sep 2026) plus BYO labels. Carriers on site: AusPost eParcel, StarTrack, TGE, TNT, DHL Express LIVE; Aramex BETA; others ON REQUEST.

Pack — merchants who want multi-carrier rate compare + labels + Product AI parcel sizing without buying a full warehouse bench. Listing carriers: AusPost, Aramex, Couriers Please.

Snapshot (21 Sep 2026)

| | OrderOps | Pack to the Future | |---|----------|-------------------| | Rating | 5.0 stars (1 review — related merchant risk) | 5.0 stars (7 reviews) | | HQ | Launceston, TAS | Gold Coast, Australia | | Launched | Aug 2026 | ~Aug 2025 | | Free | ≤50 orders · every feature | ≤100 bookings/cycle · full product | | Paid | $39–$399/mo by volume | Starter $49/mo · Enterprise $3,990/yr | | Primary job | Fulfilment OS + BYO labels | Rate shop + labels + Product AI | | Watch-outs | Aramex BETA; Windows print IN TRANSIT; tiny social proof | Small review n; not a WMS/pick bench |

Pricing

OrderOps: Free ≤50; $39/mo ($390/yr) ≤250; $99 ≤1000; $199 ≤3000; $399 unlimited. BYO carrier rates — you're not buying aggregator markup as the product story.

Pack: Free 100 bookings; Starter $49; $0.75/booking fee; Enterprise $3,990/yr.

Near the ~250-order band, OrderOps $39 and Pack $49 sit in a similar SaaS neighbourhood — but you're buying different software. Pack's Free gate is higher (100 vs 50).

Where OrderOps wins

Pick/pack OS depth — iPad picker, inventory sync, "every feature every plan"
Modern warehouse-bench UX narrative
BYO negotiated carrier rates across a wider live list (TGE/TNT/DHL Express etc.)
Volume ladder up to unlimited for growing floors

Where OrderOps is weaker (sourced)

Almost no independent social proof — 1 review, related merchant
Brand-new (Aug 2026) — scale reliability UNKNOWN
Aramex still BETA; Windows print not live yet

Where Pack wins

Shipping-first Product AI sizing / multi-parcel
Free 100 bookings full product vs OrderOps Free 50
Live Aramex on Pack's listing carriers (vs OrderOps BETA)
Early review sample beyond a single related merchant (7 vs 1)
Clearer "try shipping before you buy a bench" path

Where Pack loses

Not a pick/pack / iPad / inventory OS
Won't replace OrderOps if your bottleneck is the warehouse floor
Starter $49 + $0.75/booking vs OrderOps BYO-rate model — different TCO shape

When to pick which

| Situation | Lean | |-----------|------| | Need iPad pick routes + pack bench + inventory OS | OrderOps | | Need carrier compare + AI sizing + labels first | Pack | | Want maximum Free trial bookings | Pack Free (100) | | Need deep WMS / Cin7 automation | Also Starshipit | | Need TMS orchestration | Shippit |

Some merchants may eventually run both (bench + shipping app). That's fine — they're peers, not clones.

Try Pack Free (honest CTA)

Install Pack to the Future — Free Forever, 100 bookings/cycle. Starter $49/mo. $0.75/booking. Australian merchants only. HQ: Gold Coast, Australia.

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If you need a fulfilment OS, evaluate OrderOps on its own terms — and read past the single related 5★.