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Best-value shipping software

Going by our grades, ShipStation and Pirate Ship give the most for the money among shipping software: no tool on this chart scores higher without costing more.

Paid plans start at a middle price of $19.49 a month across the 10 that charge, from $11 (AfterShip) to $189 (ShipWorks). 1 more costs nothing at all. 2 of the 11 score above the category's average while starting at or below its middle price. 1 cost more than the middle price and score below the average.

Set price against

Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

D1.0C2.0B3.0A4.0Free$10$20$50$100$200More for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessShipStationPirate ShipShipWorksVeeqo

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

  • Nothing scores higher without costing more
  • The best score at each price
  • Has a free plan
  • No free plan
11 of the 11 shipping software in this directory. Scores are ToolGPA’s own grades; prices are each vendor’s own, read up to Oct 18, 2026. The lines cross at the middle starting price ($19.49) and the average score (2.5). The data as JSON · The chart as a picture
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The best at every price

Each step is the highest score shipping software reach at that price or below. Nothing on the chart beats these without costing more.

  1. Free

    No paid plan · scores 2.3 of 4

  2. $14.99

    a month to start · scores 3.0 of 4

    • ShipStation$14.99 per month for up to 50 shipments, billed monthlyBBB

Paying more for less

The shipping software that the most others beat on both counts: a higher score and a lower starting price.

  1. ShipWorksStarts at $189 a month and scores 1.7 of 4.10 of 10 score higher for lessCCD
  2. VeeqoStarts at $19 a month and scores 2.3 of 4.2 of 10 score higher for lessCCB
  3. PitneyShipStarts at $34.99 a month and scores 2.7 of 4.1 of 10 score higher for lessBCB
  4. SendcloudStarts at about $31.38 a month and scores 2.7 of 4.1 of 10 score higher for lessBCB
  5. EasyshipStarts at $23 a month and scores 2.7 of 4.1 of 10 score higher for lessBCB

A high starting price often means a product is sold to companies and has no small plan, and a score is three letters, not the whole product. Read a tool’s own page before ruling it out.

The four quarters

Where the tools fall when the chart is cut at the middle price and the average score.

More for less2

Each scores above the category's average and starts at or below its middle price.

ShipStation, Shippo

Costs more, scores more4

Each scores above the average and starts above the middle price.

ShippingEasy, Easyship, Sendcloud, PitneyShip

Costs less, scores less4

Each scores below the average and starts at or below the middle price.

Pirate Ship, AfterShip, Stamps.com, Veeqo

Costs more, scores less1

Each scores below the average and starts above the middle price.

ShipWorks

All 11 on the chart

Highest score first, then lowest price. The last column counts the tools that score higher and start lower.

#ToolScoreFeatures, ease, platformsA monthAs its listing states itScore higher for less
1ShipStation3.0BBB$14.99$14.99 per month for up to 50 shipments, billed monthlyNone
2Shippo2.7BCB$17$17 per month for up to 200 labels, billed annually ($19 billed monthly)1
3ShippingEasy2.7BCB$19.99$19.99 per month for up to 200 shipments1
4Easyship2.7BCB$23$23 per month for up to 500 shipments, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly)1
5Sendcloud2.7BCB$31.38€28 per month, billed yearly (€35 billed monthly), plus €0.10 per label1
6PitneyShip2.7BCB$34.99$34.99 per month (Premium), with no usage fee1
7Pirate Ship2.3CCBFreeFreeNone
8AfterShip2.3CCB$11$11 per month for up to 100 shipments, billed monthlyNone
9Stamps.com2.3CCB$14.99$14.99 per month (Basic)None
10Veeqo2.3CCB$19$19 per month and up, for up to 300 orders a month (Inventory)2
11ShipWorks1.7CCD$189$189 per month for up to 5,000 shipments10

How shipping software grade

Every bar is all the shipping software we grade, cut by the letter each got on that count.

  • Value for moneyaverage 2.2
  • Free plan and trialaverage 2.4
  • Featuresaverage 2.5
  • Ease of useaverage 2.1
  • Platforms and integrationsaverage 2.8

An A is worth 4 and an F nothing. C is the ordinary grade. Every shipping grade in one table

Common questions

Which shipping software give the most for the money?

ShipStation and Pirate Ship. Each is the highest-scoring tool at its price or below: Pirate Ship scores 2.3 out of 4 and is free; ShipStation scores 3.0 out of 4 and starts at $14.99 a month. This goes by ToolGPA's own grades for features, ease of use and platforms, averaged out of 4, set against the price each tool's paid plans start at.

Which are the best free shipping software?

Of the 1 shipping software here with no paid plan at all, Pirate Ship scores highest, at 2.3 out of 4. 7 more have a free plan beside their paid ones.

Which shipping software are best for under $20 a month?

ShipStation, with a score of 3.0 out of 4: the highest among the 7 that start at $20 a month or less. ShipStation starts at $14.99 a month.

Which shipping software cost the most for what they offer?

On this chart, ShipWorks (starts at $189 a month, scores 1.7 out of 4, and 10 tools score higher for less), Veeqo (starts at $19 a month, scores 2.3 out of 4, and 2 tools score higher for less) and PitneyShip (starts at $34.99 a month, scores 2.7 out of 4, and 1 tool scores higher for less). A high starting price often means a product is sold to companies and has no small plan, so check what the price includes before ruling one out.

How much do shipping software cost?

The middle starting price is $19.49 a month: half of the 10 shipping software with a recurring price start below that and half above. 1 of the 11 in this directory have no paid plan, and 7 of those that charge also have a free plan.

How is the score on this chart worked out?

It is the average of three of the five grades ToolGPA gives every tool: features, ease of use, and platforms and integrations, with an A worth 4 and an F worth 0. The other two grades, value for money and the free plan, are about price, so they are left out and price gets an axis of its own. 11 of the 11 shipping software are on the chart.

How this chart is made

  • The score is the average of three of a tool’s five grades: features, ease of use, and platforms and integrations. An A is 4 points and an F none. Value for money and the free plan are left out because they are about price, and price has an axis of its own.
  • The price is what paid plans start at, in dollars a month, on the cheapest way of paying the listing names. A yearly price is divided by twelve, and a price in another currency is converted. A price for each person is shown for one person.
  • A tool with no paid plan sits in the band marked Free. A tool with a free plan beside paid ones is placed at its paid price and drawn as a filled dot.
  • The grades are ToolGPA’s own judgement from each vendor’s pages and from public reviews, not from testing, and no vendor can pay for one. How we grade

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