We built the 3PL we wished existed.
Michigan's founder-run 3PL — built for brands the big guys turned away.
Before Shiplakes, we were e-commerce founders who moved 50,000+ orders and managed $500K+ in inventory — then couldn’t find a 3PL that’d take us seriously at 200 orders/month. So we built one. Transparent pricing. Fast onboarding. Founders answering the phone.
WHY WE STARTED SHIPLAKES
Before Shiplakes was a warehouse, it was a problem we kept running into. Between us, we had already moved more than 50,000 orders and managed over $500,000 in inventory as founder-operators at prior e-commerce ventures. We knew what it felt like to ship from a garage, then a spare bedroom, then a rented unit, then finally to look for a 3PL and get told we were too small.
Larger 3PLs like ShipBob, ShipMonk, and Deliverr have real minimums. If you’re shipping 200 orders a month, you’re a rounding error to them. We started Shiplakes because smaller brands deserved somewhere to go. A place that answers the phone, opens the account in a week, and charges fairly from the first order.
MEET THE CO-FOUNDERS
Shiplakes is run by two co-founders, day to day, in the warehouse.
Mohammed Yousuf
Head of Operations · Founder
Mohammed leads operations, client relationships, warehouse throughput, sales, and onboarding. He’s the person you’ll talk to on a discovery call, the person who quotes you, and the person who flags a problem with your inventory before you notice it. His background is in e-commerce operations running his own DTC brands before Shiplakes which is why our onboarding is built around the questions founders actually ask, not the ones a sales deck assumes.
Muhib Hussain
Head of Technology · Co-Founder
Muhib leads our technology: the warehouse management system at wms.shiplakes.com, our Shopify, WooCommerce, Amazon, and TikTok Shop integrations, and the automations behind inventory accuracy, order routing, and client reporting. If you’ve ever had a 3PL lose SKUs, miscount inventory, or send you a spreadsheet instead of a dashboard, Muhib’s work is the answer to that.
PRICING FAQ
Why is your pricing public when most 3PLs hide theirs?
Because hiding it wastes everyone’s time. Founders researching fulfillment need a number to build a P&L. If our number doesn’t fit, you should be able to figure that out in 90 seconds, not after three sales calls.
Are there long-term contracts?
You choose. Every tier has both month-to-month and 12-month contract rates. The 12-month rate gets you the lower per-order and storage numbers. Month-to-month is always available.
Is there a minimum order volume?
Practically, around 50 orders per month. Below that, the per-order math doesn’t work well for either side, and you’re probably better off self-shipping a little longer.
How does billing work?
Weekly invoices, Net 7. Itemized by service line so every charge ties back to an order, unit, or SKU in the WMS.
READY TO SHIP SMARTER?
If you’re a brand shipping 50–1,000 orders/month and tired of 3PLs that don’t pick up the phone — book a quick call. We’ll have your quote ready before it ends.