Instant multi-carrier shipping for solo e-com founders—no code, no team needed.
Solo founders cannot integrate multiple carrier APIs for shipping without a development team, forcing manual logistics processes.
ShipSoloHQ lets you connect USPS, UPS, FedEx, and DHL APIs with one-click API key entry, generating labels and tracking in a simple dashboard. Automate rate quotes across carriers and print labels directly from your browser. Forget manual processes; handle 100s of shipments solo effortlessly.
Solo founders of e-commerce or DTC businesses handling physical shipping without developers
Dead-simple API key setup in under 5 minutes, tailored for non-technical solo founders without platform lock-in.
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Connect multiple carriers via secure API key input.
Get real-time rates from all connected carriers for any package.
Create and download/print shipping labels instantly.
Track all shipments in a unified dashboard with updates.
CSV upload or manual entry for orders to ship.
Ship multiple orders in bulk.
Auto-send tracking emails to customers.
View shipping costs, volumes, and carrier performance.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| carrier | text | No |
| api_key | text | No |
| enabled | bool | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| order_id | text | Yes |
| status | text | No |
| tracking_number | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
/api/carriers/connectConnect a carrier account with API key
/api/ratesGet rates for package from connected carriers
/api/shipmentsCreate shipment and generate label
/api/shipmentsList user's shipments
No tracking or labels
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 100 | 4% | $116 | $1,392 |
| Month 6 | 600 | 6% | $1,056 | $12,672 |
Connect carriers, compare rates, print labels in minutes. Ditch manual shipping forever.
Post in r/ecommerce and r/shopify about beta access for solo shippers; DM 10 founders from DTC Twitter lists; Offer free month to first 3 via cold outreach on LinkedIn e-com groups.
Robust features
Complex setup for solos
5-min no-code setup vs their dev-heavy onboarding
API-focused
Requires coding
UI-first for non-devs
Data on solo founder shipping patterns for personalized optimizations; fast iteration speed as micro-SaaS.
Rise of DTC solos post-Shopify boom; carrier APIs stabilizing; no-code demand exploding.
Carrier API changes
Use Shippo abstraction layer
Low adoption by solos
Validate with 20 interviews pre-build
Scope creep
Strict MVP timeline
Success: 10 confirm pain and WOYLP $30/mo
Success: 3 ship real orders
Success: 50 signups, 10% conv
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