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The Australia Post eCommerce Report 2026 found Australians spent $82.6 billion online in 2025, with 24% of all retail spend happening online. As online orders multiply, manual stock reconciliation gets harder, and stock discrepancies and fulfilment delays become more likely.
Businesses then weigh software such as a warehouse management system against outsourcing, or combine the two. This article compares three systems for Australian businesses on features, integrations, order volume fit and monthly licence pricing.Â
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Get a Quote NowChoosing a warehouse management system (WMS) means assessing your order volume, sales channels, required integrations and total warehouse costs, rather than comparing features alone.Â
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A warehouse management system (WMS) is software that controls receiving and putaway, stock tracking, picking and packing, and dispatch within a warehouse. The right WMS setup depends on your existing systems and warehouse requirements.
Common deployment options include:Â
The three warehouse management systems below differ in operating scale. If your priority is inventory tracking or high-volume e-commerce fulfilment, these differences can help narrow the options. Assess your order volume and cost rather than feature count alone.Â
Datapel is an Australian cloud WMS developed for wholesale, distribution, manufacturing and retail businesses. It has an Australian head office in Sydney.
Features:
Pricing: A$120 per user/month, with a three-user minimum, making the starting cost A$360/month.
Best For: Wholesale and light manufacturing operations requiring batch, lot, serial-number or multi-location tracking, with typical volumes of 500 to 3,000 orders per month. Datapel differentiates on tracking depth rather than order volume alone.Â
Cin7 Core is cloud inventory software for manufacturers, retailers, e-commerce businesses and wholesalers. Its Pro plan includes warehouse management, barcode scanning, one warehouse location, 10 users and 24,000 sales orders annually.
Features:
Pricing: Pro costs US$599/month. At an exchange rate of US$0.7220 per A$1, this is approximately A$830/month.
Best For: Product businesses requiring integrated inventory, e-commerce, and accounting, with volumes of up to 2,000 orders per month on the Pro plan. Cin7 Core differs from Datapel and Peoplevox through its native accounting and multichannel integration rather than order volume alone.Â
Peoplevox is a cloud WMS from Descartes, built for high-velocity e-commerce operations. Its Australian site lists Australian customers and Australia/New Zealand support.
Features:
Pricing: Shopify Essentials starts at A$1,400/month for up to 200 orders per day. Growth starts at A$3,100/month for more than 200 orders per day.
Best For: E-commerce brands, particularly fashion and apparel, running Shopify operations of up to about 200 orders per day (roughly 6,000 orders monthly) on the Shopify Essentials plan. Peoplevox differs from the others in terms of fulfilment speed and Shopify-native workflow rather than tracking depth or back-office integration.
Integration with existing sales channels and total implementation cost should carry more weight than feature count. Review implementation and training costs alongside monthly licence prices.Â
A WMS licence is only one part of the cost. Implementation can also involve configuration, data migration, integration, barcode scanners and other hardware, training and internal staff time. Australian implementation costs vary substantially by warehouse complexity and integration scope, so the monthly subscription should not be treated as the total cost.
A business running its own warehouse pays separately for software, storage space and pick-and-pack labour.Â
A third-party logistics (3PL) provider can consolidate storage, handling and fulfilment into variable charges that follow order volume more closely than fixed costs do. 3PL warehousing can therefore be worth comparing when internal warehouse costs become difficult to justify.
For example, a business shipping several thousand orders each month through Shopify and a wholesale channel without dedicated warehouse staff. Couriers & Freight provides warehouse and fulfilment services covering stock storage, inbound receiving, pick and pack, stock takes and last mile delivery to your customers.
Compare Couriers & Freight’s warehouse and fulfilment options for your order volume.
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Tail Lift Pick up 50-99kgs Sydney / Melbourne
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Tail Lift Delivery 100-299kgs Sydney / Melbourne
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Tail Lift Delivery 500kgs + Sydney / Melbourne
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Dead weight over 32KGS carton freight
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Western Australia Regional Surcharge
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**Prices correct of 16th September 2024
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