AfterShip Order Tracking

After 5 years as a customer, we are done recommending AfterShip.

Our custom domains for both the returns portal and tracking page stopped working. We contacted support immediately and spent three months going back and forth with no real answer. After three months, they finally told us the feature had been quietly moved to the Enterprise plan, no notification, no warning, nothing. Our customers could not track their orders for this entire period.
AfterShip removes features from existing plans without telling customers, then sells the upgrade as the only fix. That is not how you treat long-term customers. We would not recommend this platform to any brand that takes its post-purchase experience seriously.

very bad, they cant even delete the cookie bar from aftership app, and it takes days for them to delete a single thing! not happy ! definetly not worth it!

We're a sizeable D2C brand selling globally across 36 markets. Been on AfterShip for tracking for 4+ years. Hands down one of the worst vendor relationships we've had.

BILLING TRAPS
We started on a smaller tier when the business was smaller. As we scaled, AfterShip quietly racked up ~$30k in overage charges over the years. Nobody from their team ever reached out — no flag, no plan change suggestion, nothing. Their billing runs on their own platform, not through Shopify, so unless you're manually auditing their invoices you won't even notice. Any decent vendor would proactively right-size your account. AfterShip just kept collecting.

SUPER SALES PITCHY - ALWAYS TRING TO UPSELL INSTEAD OF HELPING
To give you an idea of how bad their after sales service is after we upgraded to their Pro tier to avoid the overages ($5-7k/year), we asked for a proper technical audit — someone to review our setup, QA our config, make sure we're using the high-ROI features. Instead we got a 1.5 hour pitch for their returns product and even higher tiers. When we asked for an actual technical call, they said we'd need to upgrade again to get that level of support. We've spent $40k+ with this company and they won't even help us use the product properly.

BOTTOM LINE
AfterShip treats growing brands as cash cows, not partners.We are in the process of switching away and exploring ParcelWILL, TrackingMore, or LateShipment.com. I recommend checking these 3 (our research landed us here) for better pricing transparency, comparable carrier coverage, and you won't get nickel-and-dimed with hidden overages for years on end.

Save yourself a very expensive lesson.

The developer runs another set of apps under the name "automizely" that "generate traffic". Guess where this data comes from? It seems to come from unsuspecting websites that installed "aftership apps".

Need proof? Go to your thank you page, and you will see several "remarketing" pixels that do not belong to you. The Aftership app seems to collect your user data, and then sell as part of their other venture "automizely".

Once I raised it with them, they agreed to remove, but after 2 weeks, they are still dragging their feet.

Worst Customer Service Experience – Avoid AfterShip at All Costs!

If I could give AfterShip zero stars, I would. This has been, without a doubt, the worst customer service experience I’ve ever had with any company. I’ve been waiting for over three days for them to fix a SIMPLE issue, and all I get are empty promises and vague excuses about how they’re 'working on it.' Spoiler alert: they’re NOT.

The sheer lack of urgency and professionalism is staggering. It’s obvious they don’t care about their customers or resolving issues in a timely manner. They just keep stringing me along with no real solutions, wasting my time and making me regret ever trusting them with my business.

If you value your sanity, do yourself a favor and stay far, FAR away from AfterShip. This company is a joke and a complete waste of time. I’ll be looking for a more reliable alternative immediately. Absolutely pathetic service.

Horrible customer service. Think twice before you install with a subscription. Have been emailing and chatting with their "customer support" to cancel our subscription and they spent 24 hours giving me the run around an stalling the request by telling me " give me 3-5 minutes to check on this request " and then disappear for hours. I finally figured out how to cancel the subscription on my own. Beware before signing up!

This app told me I could integrate with Klaviyo in an Essential plan. But I must upgrade to Pro (+$100) to work with this function. I think it's tricky. And with $119, I have many other options to work with that are better than this.

This app does nothing for you on the basic PAID plan. You're better off using a free tracking site. If you want ANYTHING extra (like a custom URL for your tracking so it doesn't show THEIR name in the URL) you have to pay $239.00 A MONTH!! Customer support sucks too, all they do is give you links to read articles when you have a question. I'm uninstalling this app and I JUST installed it.

If you're looking for a straightforward tracking app that supports a variety of carriers, look elsewhere.

We invested time and effort into integrating AfterShip's tracking pages and notifications, only to discover a critical limitation: many carriers are only supported under their Premium plan, which starts at $239/month. This crucial detail is not disclosed on their plan pricing page, which feels deceptive.

In the logistics world, carriers can change frequently due to shifting global dynamics. Having access to a wide range of carriers shouldn’t be a gated feature. AfterShip’s approach means you're eventually forced into an expensive upgrade, even if you started with the assumption that all carriers would be supported.

When we reached out to their support team to explain the situation and pointed out the lack of transparency, we were met with zero empathy or viable solutions—just a push toward the Premium plan. It’s disappointing to hit a paywall on such a basic and essential feature, especially without prior warning.

Until we find a more transparent and reliable alternative, we’re reluctantly going to Premium. But we definitely wouldn’t have chosen AfterShip had we known about this hidden restriction.

There is an issue with my order notifications not going through.
Sample Order Tracking: 1000021118952
I contacted the chat 'Ritika' and she promised and escalation but still waiting for an update. This is urgent for me.. can someone help ? Incase this review didn't get updated, the issue never got resolved.