Skubana Alternatives

Skubana no longer exists as an independent product. In April 2021, Skubana was acquired by 3PL Central, which subsequently rebranded to Extensiv. Skubana itself became Extensiv Order Manager — one product in a broader logistics platform suite that also includes Extensiv Warehouse Manager (formerly 3PL Central) and Extensiv Integration Manager.

If you're searching for Skubana, you're now looking at Extensiv Order Manager: an enterprise-grade multichannel operations platform designed primarily for high-volume sellers and 3PL operators. It's capable software — but it's priced and scoped for that market. Growing ecommerce brands that need multichannel inventory, order management, purchase orders, and integrated shipping — without the enterprise implementation timeline and cost — often find Ordoro is the right fit instead.

This page covers what Skubana/Extensiv Order Manager does, who it's built for, and how Ordoro compares for sellers who need the same core capabilities at a different scale.

What Skubana (Extensiv Order Manager) Does

Extensiv Order Manager is a multichannel operations platform built for high-volume, multi-warehouse ecommerce operations. Its core capabilities:

• Multichannel order management: Imports orders from Amazon, Shopify, eBay, Walmart, and other channels into a unified queue
• Inventory management: Tracks stock across multiple warehouses, syncs quantities to channels
• Purchase orders and replenishment: Creates POs, manages supplier relationships, tracks incoming inventory
• Shipping and fulfillment: Routes orders to warehouses, integrates with shipping carriers
• Analytics: Sales velocity, margin, and inventory performance reporting

Extensiv also integrates its Order Manager with 3PL-specific tools — useful if you're outsourcing fulfillment to a third-party logistics provider that runs Extensiv Warehouse Manager.

Who Extensiv Order Manager Is (and Isn't) For

Extensiv Order Manager is built for operations at the larger end of the ecommerce market — businesses running hundreds to thousands of orders per day, multiple warehouses, and complex fulfillment networks. The platform reflects that: implementation is significant, onboarding is an enterprise process, and pricing is quote-based rather than transparent.

For sellers in that range — especially those working with 3PLs that use Extensiv Warehouse Manager — it's a legitimate fit.

For growing ecommerce brands shipping 50–1,000 orders per day across Shopify, Amazon, and a handful of other channels, the scope is overkill and the cost structure is mismatched. These sellers need the same underlying capabilities — multichannel inventory sync, unified order queue, PO management, carrier integrations — without the enterprise complexity. That's Ordoro's market.

How Ordoro Compares to Skubana / Extensiv Order Manager

Multichannel inventory sync

Both platforms maintain a shared inventory pool that decrements across channels when an order arrives. Ordoro syncs inventory to Shopify, Amazon, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, eBay, Etsy, Walmart, and others — writing updated quantities back to each channel on a configurable schedule (every 10 minutes to daily). Watch: How Inventory Sync Works in Ordoro | See: Auto-sync inventory across sales channels

Order management

Orders from all connected channels arrive in one Ordoro queue. Automation rules evaluate every incoming order and pre-assign shipping methods, warehouse routing, and dropship assignments before anyone touches the queue — so your warehouse staff picks and ships without making logistics decisions on each order. Watch: How to Set Up Automation Rules in Ordoro | See: Examples of Automation Rules

Integrated shipping — included, not separate

A meaningful difference: Ordoro includes carrier integrations and discounted shipping rates as part of the platform — USPS (up to 67% off retail), FedEx, UPS, and Canada Post. You don't need a separate shipping tool alongside Ordoro. Extensiv Order Manager is primarily an operations platform; carrier integrations and shipping workflows require more configuration on their end.

Purchase orders

Ordoro creates purchase orders from low-stock reports, emails them to suppliers directly from within the platform, and updates inventory automatically when stock arrives against the PO by barcode scan. Supplier costs feed weighted average unit cost (WAC) calculations automatically. See: How do I email a Purchase Order to a supplier? | Watch: How to Add Products to Purchase Orders in Ordoro

Kitting and bundles

Ordoro tracks kit availability at the component level. When a kit sells on any channel, the component quantities decrement automatically and kit availability across all channels updates on the next sync. Watch: How to Set Up Kits in Ordoro | See: How Kitting (Bundling) can be used in Ordoro

Pricing and onboarding

Ordoro's pricing is transparent and published at ordoro.com/pricing. Extensiv Order Manager pricing is quote-based. Ordoro includes five weekly onboarding calls with a dedicated specialist for every new account — most merchants are operational within a week. Extensiv's enterprise implementation is a longer process by design.

Ordoro and Shopify

If Shopify is your primary or highest-volume channel, the integration depth matters:

Webhook-based order import: Shopify orders arrive in Ordoro within seconds of placement via Instasync — no polling delay. See: How does Instasync work?

Inventory writeback: Ordoro writes updated quantities back to Shopify on a configurable schedule (hourly default, down to 10 minutes). When you enable writeback in Ordoro's Sync Settings, it runs automatically without manual intervention. Watch: How to Enable or Disable Inventory Sync in Ordoro | See: Write inventory back to sales channels

Shopify Locations: Ordoro maps each of your physical locations to the corresponding Shopify Location — so when an order ships from a specific warehouse, that location's inventory decrements in Shopify correctly, not the aggregate. See: How does Ordoro work with Shopify Locations? Note: Shopify Locations is for physical fulfillment locations — Shopify POS retail-only locations are excluded.

Kitting on Shopify: When a kit sells on Shopify, Ordoro decrements all component SKUs automatically and updates availability on Shopify and every other connected channel on the next sync cycle.

Fulfillment consolidation: If you're currently using a separate shipping tool alongside Skubana/Extensiv for Shopify orders, Ordoro consolidates both — orders, inventory, and shipping labels in one platform.

What Ordoro Customers Say

My Girlfriend's Quilt Shoppe sells fabrics, patterns, and quilting supplies through WooCommerce and Shopify, fulfilling 9,000 orders per month from a warehouse with 8,000+ SKUs across 100 suppliers. The purchasing cycle — creating POs from low-stock reports, emailing suppliers, receiving against POs, updating inventory — all runs from Ordoro without separate tools.

*"It's great to have all these workflows — shipping, inventory management, purchasing, manufacturing — all under one roof."* — My Girlfriend's Quilt Shoppe

Read the full case study: My Girlfriend's Quilt Shoppe and Ordoro

Taste of Texas, a Houston-based restaurant and specialty beef retailer, handles up to 1,300 orders per day during peak season. Ordoro's automation rules handle order routing automatically. Before Ordoro, daily label printing took 7 hours — after, 30 minutes. They grew 250% compounded annually without proportionally increasing headcount.

*"We couldn't have grown 250% compounded annually without the automation features that Ordoro has provided."* — Corbin Blackford, General Counsel

Read the full case study: Taste of Texas and Ordoro

Customer Support

Ordoro is run by a small, dedicated team. When you have a question, you reach a real person by phone, email, or screen share — not a support bot or ticketing queue. Phone support runs Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM CST.

Every new account gets five weekly onboarding calls with a dedicated specialist covering channel connections, warehouse setup, inventory sync configuration, automation rules, and purchasing workflows.

Frequently Asked Questions

What happened to Skubana?

Skubana was acquired by 3PL Central in April 2021. 3PL Central subsequently rebranded to Extensiv, and Skubana was renamed Extensiv Order Manager. The product continues as the order and inventory management component of the Extensiv platform, which also includes Extensiv Warehouse Manager (for 3PLs) and Extensiv Integration Manager.

Is Extensiv Order Manager the same as Skubana?

It's the same core product under a new brand. The acquisition and rebrand brought Skubana under the Extensiv umbrella alongside 3PL-focused tools. If you were evaluating Skubana, you're now evaluating Extensiv Order Manager — which carries enterprise-level pricing and implementation expectations.

Who is Extensiv Order Manager best suited for?

High-volume sellers and 3PL operators running complex multi-warehouse fulfillment networks, typically at the enterprise end of the market. For growing ecommerce brands in the 50–1,000 orders/day range who need multichannel inventory sync, order management, POs, and integrated shipping without enterprise pricing, Ordoro is typically a better fit.

Does Ordoro replace all the capabilities Skubana offered?

For the core use cases most ecommerce sellers relied on Skubana for — multichannel inventory sync, unified order queue, purchase orders, warehouse management, kitting, and carrier integrations — yes. Ordoro also includes integrated shipping with discounted carrier rates, which Skubana required a separate tool for.

What does Ordoro cost compared to Skubana / Extensiv Order Manager?

Extensiv Order Manager is quote-based — pricing isn't published. Ordoro's pricing is transparent and published at ordoro.com/pricing. A 15-day free trial is available on any paid plan — no credit card required.

How does Ordoro handle multichannel inventory sync?

Ordoro maintains a single shared inventory count per SKU. When a sale arrives from any connected channel, Ordoro decrements the shared quantity and marks the product as "Needs Sync." On the next writeback cycle, Ordoro pushes the updated quantity to every connected channel simultaneously. Writeback runs on a configurable schedule — every 10 minutes, hourly, every 6 hours, or daily. See: Auto-sync inventory across sales channels

How do I switch from Skubana / Extensiv Order Manager to Ordoro?

Connect your sales channels to Ordoro — it imports your product catalog and recent orders automatically. Configure automation rules during your onboarding calls, set your current inventory counts as the baseline in Ordoro, and enable inventory writeback per channel. From that point, Ordoro is the source of truth for all channel inventory counts. Most merchants complete the transition within a week across five weekly onboarding calls. Schedule a demo to walk through your specific setup first.

Does Ordoro support data migration from Skubana?

Ordoro starts from your current inventory state rather than migrating historical data from Skubana. Export your product catalog, supplier records, and current inventory counts from Skubana before making the switch — Ordoro can import your product catalog and you set opening inventory quantities directly. Historical order and PO data stays in Skubana's export or your own records.

How long does it take to set up Ordoro?

Most merchants are fully operational within a week. Every new account includes five weekly onboarding calls with a dedicated specialist covering channel connections, warehouse setup, inventory sync, automation rules, and purchasing workflows.