- Which of the three jobs is eating your time?
- Check the vendor's homepage before you trial
- Ten Ordoro alternatives, A to Z
- Shipping-label tools
- Inventory and order systems for multichannel sellers
- Bigger operations suites
- Ordoro alternatives in one table
- My advice for online sellers
- Keep a one-week time log before you choose
- Frequently asked questions
The best Ordoro alternative depends on which of its three jobs is eating your time: shipping labels, inventory or order sync. If it's labels, a shipping tool is enough; if it's stock counts across several sales channels, choose a multichannel inventory system; and if you need purchasing and wider operations too, look at a bigger suite.
Shipping labels. Stock levels. Dropship orders. Ordoro bundles all three into one operations platform for ecommerce merchants, and many of its rivals cover only one of them. That's the first thing to know before you switch, because replacing one tool with three is a very different project from replacing one tool with another.
The ten tools below are for online sellers who ship from their own stock, in no particular order. The full list comes first, then the tools grouped by the job they do, then a comparison table.
Which of the three jobs is eating your time?
Be specific. If you spend your mornings printing labels and copying tracking numbers, the problem is shipping. If you oversell because stock numbers don't update fast enough across your shop and other channels, it's inventory. If orders arrive in five places and someone keys them into one, it's order sync. Fix the problem that eats the most hours first and decide later whether the other two need a new home.
Check the vendor's homepage before you trial
This corner of software has been moving fast. Orderhive's web address now redirects to Cin7, and Despatch Cloud's now lands on Helm WMS, a warehouse management system. That's why neither old name is a row here. Before you book a demo or join a waiting list for any tool, open the vendor's current homepage and check that the product you read about still exists under that name.
Ten Ordoro alternatives, A to Z
Cin7
Best for: Growing sellers who want inventory management with order handling and what the vendor calls small business ERP for modern sellers.
inFlow
Best for: Small product businesses wanting stock control, order tracking and real-time inventory in software the vendor says is designed to be easy.
Katana
Best for: Product businesses that make what they sell and want stock, orders and production on one live system, as the vendor describes it.
Linnworks
Best for: Sellers listing on many sales channels who want real-time inventory and order routing across all of them, per the vendor.
Sellercloud
Best for: Sellers on large online selling channels needing catalogue, inventory, orders, purchasing and shipping in one place, according to the vendor.
Sendcloud
Best for: European online shops that want shipping software connecting couriers to their store, from a vendor that bills itself as the leading choice in Europe.
ShippingEasy
Best for: US online sellers who want shipping automation that plugs in where they sell, with USPS and UPS options and, the vendor says, live chat and phone support.
Shiptheory
Best for: Online retailers who want orders booked and labels printed automatically across many carriers, with the vendor's team setting up the automation for you.
Whistl Parcels
Best for: UK sellers who want multi-carrier shipping, tracking, returns and integrations on one platform from a UK parcel company, as the vendor puts it.
Zoho Inventory
Best for: Small businesses that want online inventory and order operations in one place, with the vendor showing a free plan.
Shipping-label tools
ShippingEasy is shipping automation for US sellers, with USPS and UPS options and support by live chat and phone. Shiptheory books orders and prints labels automatically across many carriers, and its team sets up the automation for you. Sendcloud connects couriers to your online shop and is aimed at European sellers. Whistl Parcels comes from a UK parcel company and covers multi-carrier shipping, tracking and returns. Choose by where you ship from and which carriers you already use.
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Inventory and order systems for multichannel sellers
Linnworks keeps inventory in step across many sales channels and routes orders. Sellercloud covers catalogue, inventory, orders, purchasing and shipping for sellers on large online channels. Zoho Inventory handles inventory and order operations for small businesses and shows a free plan. inFlow keeps things simple, with stock control and order tracking designed to be easy. If overselling is your headache, this is the group to shortlist from.
Bigger operations suites
Katana is built for product businesses that make what they sell, running stock, orders and production on one live system. The inventory and ERP platform that Orderhive's old address now points to also belongs here, covering wider operations for modern sellers. Both make sense once you're managing purchasing or production, not just picking and packing.
For more on the shipping side, see my guide to ecommerce shipping software, and if order routing is the bigger headache, my list of order management systems goes further.
Ordoro alternatives in one table
| Tool | Main job | Handy when |
|---|---|---|
| Cin7 | Inventory and small business ERP | Inventory plus wider business operations |
| inFlow | Inventory management | Simple stock control and order tracking |
| Katana | Inventory for product businesses | Makers running stock and production |
| Linnworks | Multichannel inventory and orders | Selling across many online channels |
| Sellercloud | Channel seller operations | Catalogue, purchasing and fulfilment together |
| Sendcloud | European shipping platform | Connecting couriers to your online shop |
| ShippingEasy | Shipping automation | Shipping automation with USPS and UPS |
| Shiptheory | Shipping automation | Hands-off label printing across carriers |
| Whistl Parcels | Multi-carrier shipping | UK sellers handling shipping and returns |
| Zoho Inventory | Stock and order management | Small businesses starting on a free plan |
My advice for online sellers
If you liked Ordoro because it did three things in one place, don't rush into two or three separate tools without mapping how they'll talk to each other. Every extra connection is another place for stock numbers to drift. Sometimes one broader system that's slightly weaker at labels is the better trade.
If one job really was the problem, though, a focused tool is often quicker to learn and easier to live with. Ask each vendor for a trial on your own shop data, not a demo account, and check how returns are handled, because returns are where shipping tools and inventory tools most often disagree.
Keep a one-week time log before you choose
- Note every time someone prints a label, updates stock by hand or re-keys an order.
- Jot down roughly how long each one took.
- At the end of the week, add up the minutes by job: shipping, inventory or order sync.
- Shortlist tools from the group that matches your biggest total.
- Check the vendor's current homepage before you start a trial.
- Run the trial on a normal week's orders, not a quiet one.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Ordoro do?
Ordoro is an ecommerce operations platform covering shipping, inventory and dropshipping tasks for merchants who ship their own stock.
Why are Orderhive and Despatch Cloud missing?
Orderhive's address now redirects to another inventory platform in this list, and Despatch Cloud's now lands on a warehouse management system, so neither works as a separate option here.
Do I need a shipping tool or an inventory system?
If labels and tracking eat your time, a shipping tool. If you oversell or re-key orders across channels, an inventory and order system.
Can one tool replace everything Ordoro did?
Some broader systems cover inventory, orders and shipping, but check each one on dropshipping, returns and the carriers you use before you commit.
Which tools suit UK and European sellers?
Two shipping tools here are aimed at UK and European sellers. Check carrier coverage for your own routes.
Is this list ranked?
No. The tools are in no particular order and grouped by the job they do.
