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Solution 06 / Logistics & 3PL
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Logistics & 3PL

A WMS built for your docks — not Manhattan's roadmap.

Legacy logistics software either costs seven figures to stand up and takes a year to go live, or it's a per-order box that meters your growth. We build custom warehouse, fulfillment and last-mile operating systems with AI in weeks, on a flat monthly subscription — no implementation fee, no per-order tax, no bolt-on modules.

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Top 10% Builder
Lovable.dev

Lemon Labs is ranked in the top 10% of custom builders on Lovable.dev — the AI-native development platform.

Model / Pricing
Legacy vendor
$5k – $1M+ up-front

Plus per-order fees, per-stop fees, EDI add-ons, and a services contract to configure it.

Lemon Labs
$0 up-front

One monthly subscription. Build, hosting, iteration, AI upgrades — all included.

Actions / Primary
AI-Accelerated Custom Development

Walk us through your dock, your top clients and your carrier mix on a 45-min discovery call, or send a written brief.

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↳ Section 02 / Head-to-head

Legacy WMS vs. Lemon Labs.

Dimension
Legacy WMS / 3PL platform
Lemon Labs
Up-front implementation fee
$5k – $1M+
$0
Per-order / per-stop fees
Metered, unbounded
One flat subscription
Multi-client 3PL architecture
Higher tier or bolt-on
Built in from day one
Branded client portals
Templated, vendor-branded
Fully yours, per client
AI exception handling
Not offered
Included, tuned to your ops
Data ownership
Vendor-locked, export fees
Yours, exportable
Time to launch
3 – 18 months
6 – 10 weeks
↳ Section 03 / Off-the-shelf reality

What the platforms actually cost.

Sticker prices are misleading. Real cost is platform fee + per-order fees + EDI + services + the clients you lose because their portal looks like every other 3PL's.

Platform / Manhattan / Körber WMS
Manhattan / Körber WMS
Platform
$4k – $20k /site /mo
Setup / build
$150k – $1M+ implementation
  • Enterprise-grade — enterprise-priced, enterprise-slow
  • 6 – 18 month rollouts with heavy SI partners
  • Every integration (carriers, EDI, robotics) is a paid project
Platform / ShipHero / Extensiv (3PL Central)
ShipHero / Extensiv (3PL Central)
Platform
$500 – $2,500 /mo + per-order fees
Setup / build
$5k – $40k onboarding
  • Priced per order — your growth becomes their revenue
  • Rigid billing engines — hard to model your actual contracts
  • Client portals are generic and can't carry your brand
Platform / Onfleet / Bringg (last-mile)
Onfleet / Bringg (last-mile)
Platform
$500 – $3,000 /mo + per-stop fees
Setup / build
$3k – $25k setup
  • Per-stop pricing punishes route density
  • Little control over dispatch logic or SLA rules
  • Customer notifications feel templated, not yours
Platform / ShipStation / EasyPost + spreadsheets
ShipStation / EasyPost + spreadsheets
Platform
$99 – $500 /mo
Setup / build
$0
  • Rate shopping and labels only — no real WMS
  • Inventory, billing and SLAs live in shared sheets
  • Every new client onboarding is manual chaos
↳ Section 04 / Our build

A system that fits your warehouse.

We start from your dock layout, your top clients and your billing contracts — then design the warehouse console, dispatch board and client portals around them. Everything below is included in your monthly subscription.

Top 10% Lovable Builder
  • Warehouse console — receiving, putaway, pick/pack, cycle counts
  • Multi-client (3PL) architecture — segmented inventory, SLAs and billing
  • Rate shopping across UPS, FedEx, USPS, DHL and regional carriers
  • Last-mile dispatch, route optimization and driver mobile app
  • Branded client portals — orders, inventory, invoices, proofs of delivery
  • AI exception copilot — triages missed scans, shorts, damages and delays
  • Automated billing per contract — storage, receiving, pick, pack, accessorials
  • EDI 940 / 943 / 944 / 945 / 214 with your top shippers, mapped for you
  • Live SLA dashboards for on-time, order accuracy, inventory accuracy
  • QuickBooks / NetSuite sync + carrier invoice audit and shortpay

Ready to own your logistics operating system?

No up-front fee. No per-order tax. One monthly subscription and a system built for the way your dock actually moves freight.