# Shipium named in 2026 Gartner® MCPMS Market Guide ## For retailers and brands # Make promises you can keep, then keep the promises you make Shipium gives retailers the intelligence and control they need to win the cart, hit the date, and protect margin. The order lifecycle, run by Shipium ## Get every key decision right from cart to doorstep. ## 01 Cart & Checkout ### Make a promise that wins the cart. Conversion hinges on the date a shopper sees at PDP and checkout. Shipium replaces static carrier ranges with ML-powered delivery promises tuned to your network. #### Network-aware ML, not a static carrier table Shipium models transit using your nodes, carrier pickup cutoffs, peak-season volume, weather, ZIP-to-ZIP history, and a range of other factors. Present tighter, more confident dates than your competitors and remain accurate as conditions change. ### Segment the promise across every customer. Show one date to a Gold-tier customer in the Northeast, another to a value-tier shopper in Texas. Tune by region, node, and customer tier without rebuilding your frontend. ### Improve existing promise accuracy. Already offering exact promise dates? Shipium's EDD Enhancement feeds ML transit times to your inventory system (e.g., OMS), enabling you to offer more accurate dates based on both factors. ## 02 Origin & Inputs ### Make the right upstream decisions Once the order is placed, Shipium picks the optimal fulfillment node, validates the address, and gets the packaging right based on SKU properties. Upstream rate shopping powers smarter origin selection and shipment timing. #### One engine for DCs, stores, and dropship partners Light up ship-from-store and 3rd-party fulfillment without standing up another shipping stack. Route Optimization treats every node as a candidate and recommends the one that delivers on the promise at the lowest landed cost. ### The right origin, timed to the promise Route Optimization combines real-time inventory with ML transit predictions and fully-loaded cost estimates to pick the right origin for every order. The platform then recommends the right drop-by and ship-by dates to line up with the promise made at checkout. ### Validate addresses before the label prints Catch bad addresses before they become correction surcharges, failed deliveries, or return-to-sender fees — all of which add up fast for high-volume retailers. ### Right boxes help you find the right rates Packaging Optimization recommends the right box for every cart based on SKU dimensions, composition, and carrier DIM rules. This enables you to cut margin-eroding dimensional weight charges. ### Configure the rules that drive automation "Don't ship from Store #284 after 2pm." "Prefer the DC for orders over $200." Configure rules in Shipium’s Console UI without services orders, IT queues, and the associated delays. ## 03 Rating & Execution ### Choose the right carrier and service for every shipment. Rating Engine scores every available carrier and service against promise dates, fully-loaded costs, and contractual commitments. Premium services get downgraded to ground whenever SLAs still hold. Volume gets allocated to hit your negotiated commitments. Surcharges and accessorials get priced in before the label prints, not surfaced on next month's invoice. #### Rate shop fully-loaded costs across all carriers Base rates, fuel, residential, DIM weight, peak surcharges, address corrections are all evaluated at shipment time, across every carrier in your network. Carrier eligibility is verified using package-level details and the date promised to the customer. ### Use more cost-effective service methods whenever possible Let’s say a shopper paid for 3-day. Ground is predicted to arrive in 2. Shipium books ground and enables you to protect margins on every eligible shipment. ~12% average shipping cost reduction across Shipium customers. ### Meet volume commitments with the right mix of shipments Shipium's Carrier Load Management dynamically balances volume across nationals, regionals, and alternatives, allowing you to intelligently hit commitments and stay inside negotiated rate brackets, not just book the first qualified service. ### Establish and manage a multicarrier strategy Add new carriers in days, not weeks or months. Shipium's 60+ pre-integrated carriers and 200+ service methods turn carrier diversification from an IT project into a configuration change. ## 04 Ship & Track ### One tracking feed across every carrier Once a label prints, Shipium standardizes tracking events across every carrier in your network into a single feed. The same data structure is used for every carrier, which means that branded tracking, customer notifications, and post-purchase experiences pull from one source rather than each carrier API. #### Standardize events across every carrier Use the same schema for every carrier. Stop building per-carrier event handlers. Stop reconciling API structures. One feed powers every brand surface. ### Provide promise transparency Track each shipment against the date you promised at checkout. Catch slipping deliveries before the customer does. Trigger proactive customer comms when an exception threatens the date to prevent WISMO inquiries and dissatisfaction. ## 05 Analyze & Iterate ### Every decision outcome lives in the data Data from every shipment feeds into Orca AI Analytics automatically. Evaluate cost-per-package, on-time delivery, and carrier performance. Drill down by node, region, customer segment, or SKU class. Ask questions in plain English to generate visualizations that support deeper analysis. #### Analytics now, not in next month's report Spot Northeast CPP degrading on a Wednesday morning and adjust your strategy by the afternoon. Catch carrier surcharge drift before it eats at margins. The decisions Shipium makes flow into Orca AI Analytics automatically. #### Identify cost reduction by lane, carrier, and origin. Find exactly what’s driving cost increases, from lanes drifting toward an under-performing carrier to store nodes overpaying for residential surcharges. Your next $1M in shipping savings, made visible. #### Get fast answers to your most pressing questions. Use natural language querying to drill into your data and get to insights faster. "Can I see a line chart of average cost per package by carrier over the last 6 months?" "What's our DC-vs-store cost spread?" #### From insight to change, on one platform. See a problem in Orca, model the fix in Simulation against your actual shipment history, and push the new rule live from the Console. Shipium gives you tools to find and capitalize on opportunities for cost reduction and performance improvement. ## Core retail priorities ### Retailers use Shipium for cost reduction, CX improvement, and centralized shipping orchestration. ### 01 Hit the date at the lowest landed cost Rate shop fully-loaded costs across every carrier in your network, downgrade air to ground when SLAs hold, and optimize origin selection across DCs and stores to minimize total landed cost. Average 12% reduction in shipping costs across Shipium customers. ### 02 Make accurate promises, then keep them Improve promise competitiveness and accuracy by replacing static EDD tables with ML-powered delivery promises tuned to your real network. Win the cart on transparency. Keep the customer on follow-through. ### 03 One platform across every node and carrier Manage DCs, stores, dropship, carriers, and rules from a single console. Shipium's proven integrations with Manhattan, Blue Yonder, Oracle, and more enable you to centralize data and make changes without IT tickets. ## The platform by use case ## Explore Shipium's Solutions to see exactly what they do for your business. Protect margin on every shipment, see what's happening across the network, and both scale clients and your business without scaling headcount. ### Strategy & Planning ### Customer Experience ### Shipping Optimization & Execution ### Ops & Financial Controllership ## Built to work with Retailers' existing technology Recognized as a leader and Cool Vendor in the Multi Carrier Parcel Management Solution space by analyst firm Gartner ## Ready to see if Shipium is the right fit for your business?