Flowspace

Flowspace is a software-led 3PL orchestration platform — single contract for fulfillment across 150+ partner warehouses in the US and Canada. The pitch: omnichannel commerce (DTC + retail/EDI + B2B + marketplaces) from a single inventory pool, powered by an AI-driven WMS/OMS stack that consolidated after the June 2023 RetailOps acquisition. Best for mid-market omnichannel brands; not a fit for early-stage merchants wanting published flat-rate pricing.

ShipHero spun off its 3PL business into LVK Logistics in August 2024, so the apples-to-apples comparison for merchants is now LVK vs Flowspace. Pick LVK if you're a mid-market apparel DTC brand who values owned-warehouse consistency and the ShipHero WMS underneath, shipping 500+ orders per month. Pick Flowspace if you need software-led orchestration across a much wider partner network, with omnichannel DTC + retail (EDI) + B2B from one inventory pool.

Flowspace is the structural inverse of Stord's owned-facility core: roughly 150 vetted partner warehouses with Flowspace's software as the routing and visibility layer on top. That buys geographic flexibility, since inventory can sit near your customers without anyone building a DC, and it comes with real retail-EDI maturity for brands running distribution alongside DTC. It is also one of only two providers on this page that tells you upfront who it is for, stating it is designed for brands shipping 1,000 or more orders a month, while noting minimums vary with complexity. The tradeoff comes with the model: consistency across warehouses you do not own is harder to guarantee than across facilities you do. Press on how performance is enforced node to node, and what happens when a partner underperforms. For brands that want reach without the enterprise commitment, it is the closest thing to Stord's coverage story at lower friction.

Flowspace is a software-led 3PL that orchestrates a network of roughly 150 fulfillment locations across the US rather than running a fixed set of owned warehouses. For a ShipMonk leaver, the draw is flexibility: place inventory wherever demand sits and adjust the footprint without re-platforming, with one OMS layer and real-time visibility on top. It handles omnichannel DTC and B2B and skews toward growth-stage brands that need to scale node count quickly. Pricing is custom-quote. The tradeoff is the mirror image of ShipMonk's owned model: a partner network means service consistency depends on the underlying warehouse, so vet the specific sites in your plan. Not a fit for brands that want a single, fully standardized, owned-facility service model. For brands prioritizing network flexibility and speed of expansion, Flowspace fits.

Los Angeles headquartered software layer that orchestrates a broader, more flexible warehouse footprint than ShipBob's owned network.

Flowspace operates a software-led orchestration network of 150+ partner fulfillment centers across the US and Canada (cross-border launched November 2025). The unified WMS, OMS, IMS, and EDI dashboard consolidated after the June 2023 RetailOps acquisition handles omnichannel commerce: DTC, retail with EDI compliance, B2B distribution, and marketplace fulfillment from a single inventory pool. The right pick for Shopify brands also selling into Target, Walmart, or other big-box retailers where EDI maturity matters.