Out of the box, Magento provides several shipping methods of its own. Unlike payment methods, which tend to be less diverse among different web shops, shipping methods are often an area of customization among merchants, which is why building a customized shipping extension is an essential skill for every Magento developer.
There are two types of shipping methods:
- online: These shipping methods base their shipping calculation on the shipping service they connect to. The Magento Open Source includes following modules that provide online shipping methods: Magento_Ups, Magento_Usps, Magento_Fedex, Magento_Dhl.
- offline: These shipping methods do their own shipping calculation, without connecting to an external service. The Magento Open Source includes a built-in Magento_OfflineShipping module, which provides Flat Rate, Table Rate, Free, and Store Pickup...
