ClickShip

59 Quality Score

Active Installs

14/30

The 1,000 active installs is modest and far below the leading weight-based alternatives, suggesting a niche user base rather than broad adoption.

Update Freshness

20/25

An update on 2025-12-12 and tested against WordPress 6.9.4 shows the developer is actively maintaining the plugin against current core releases.

User Rating

3/15

A single 5-star rating is essentially no signal, and 20 out of 15 reflects volume-weighted uncertainty rather than proven quality.

Support Health

8/15

With zero support threads opened and zero resolved, there is no public track record to judge how the developer responds when something breaks.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Tested with WordPress 6.9.4 and requiring only PHP 7.2 and WordPress 5.8, the plugin has broad compatibility with most current hosting environments.

Scores higher than 8% of indexed plugins

About

ClickShip offers real-time shipping rates at checkout. Sign up, integrate your WooCommerce store, and start shipping effortlessly.

Active Installs 1k+

Rating ★★★★★ 5/5

Last Updated 2025-12-12 11:27am GMT

Requires WordPress 5.8+

Tested Up To 6.9.7

Requires PHP 7.2+

✓ No known vulnerabilities

What It Does

ClickShip connects a WooCommerce store to the ClickShip shipping platform, displaying live carrier rates at checkout based on parcel weight, dimensions, and destination. Merchants link their existing carrier accounts through ClickShip and can purchase and print labels directly from the WooCommerce order screen.

Who It's For

This plugin is best for small to mid-sized Canadian WooCommerce merchants who already use or are willing to sign up for a ClickShip account and need a single dashboard for comparing Canada Post, UPS, FedEx, Purolator, and DHL rates. It fits stores shipping physical goods domestically or internationally where real-time carrier rates beat flat-rate tables.

Who Should Skip It

Skip this if you only need a simple flat-rate or weight-based table on your site, because ClickShip requires a separate third-party account and you will pay ClickShip's fees on top of carrier costs. Stores outside Canada or those happy with built-in WooCommerce shipping zones should look elsewhere.

The Bottom Line

ClickShip is a competent connector to a real Canadian shipping aggregator, but its 1,000 installs, single rating, and zero support threads make it a leap of faith compared to established alternatives. The 62.36/100 quality score reflects that thin track record, even though the code itself appears actively maintained. Try it only if you specifically want ClickShip's carrier panel and are comfortable being an early adopter.

Pick Flexible Shipping instead if you want rule-based table rates without tying your store to an external shipping account.

Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce 83/100

Choose this alternative if you need straightforward weight-based pricing and want a plugin with 60,000 installs backing it.

Table Rate Shipping for WooCommerce 81/100

Go with this option when your shipping logic is better expressed as conditional tables than live carrier calls.

Montonio for WooCommerce 80/100

Pick Montonio if you operate in the Baltics or Nordics and want a regional multi-carrier aggregator with stronger local support.

Packlink PRO for WooCommerce 80/100

Choose Packlink PRO if you want a similar multi-carrier rate engine but with a larger user base and a longer support history.