AfterShip vs Ship24 (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, AfterShip and Ship24 share a 2.2 GPA, both have a free plan, and Ship24 starts cheaper, at $3.90 a month against $11 a month.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
AfterShip
Branded order tracking pages and delivery emails for online stores
Ship24
Parcel tracking API, tracking pages and notifications for stores
Which one is for you
Pick AfterShip if
- Fits if your inbox fills up with "where is my order?" messages
- Works for Shopify brands that buy labels elsewhere and want one tracking page across carriers
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need to buy labels, as it only tracks parcels and sells labels as a separate product
- Tight if you stay free, since Free sends no customer emails, has no branded page and stops at 50 shipments
- Pricey if you need the API, webhooks or your own domain, which start on Premium at $70 a month
- Watch out: each shipment over the quota costs $0.08 on Essentials or $0.12 on Premium, and the $1 first month then goes to $11
- Not for you if you want a phone or desktop app, as it runs on the web only
Pick Ship24 if
- Fits if you want a tracking page for a handful of parcels
- Works for stores that need an API and can pay $59 a month
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need the API on a small budget, since it starts at $59 a month
- Tight if you ship over 10 parcels a month for free
- Watch out: shipments over a plan's allowance cost $0.05 each
- Pricey if you want the extras: Proof of Delivery, predicted dates and AI analytics are $9 a month each
- Too light for stores on platforms other than Shopify, the only integration listed
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAAfterShipFair | 2.2GPAShip24Fair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CGraded against its listed rivals, on Shopify prices. Essentials is $108 a year for 100 shipments a month, and the other 100 of a 200-parcel month cost $0.08 each, $8 a month more. That's mid-pack against tools that mostly print the labels as well. | CEssential is $3.90 a month for 50 shipments, but the tracking API starts on Pro at $59 for 1,000 shipments, well above the $19 middle. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree tracks 50 shipments a month with a dashboard and carrier delivery dates, but no branded page and no customer emails, which are the reasons to buy it. Essentials has a 7-day trial and costs $1 for the first month. | CFree plan with 10 shipments a month, which blocks extras beyond that. A 14-day trial covers the paid plans. |
| Features | CIt does tracking fully: 1,100+ carriers, a branded page, email and text updates, delivery estimates and reports on late parcels. That's a smaller job than its listed rivals do, since they also buy the labels. The API and your own domain need Premium. | CTracking, pages, notifications and delivery dates. Proof of Delivery, predicted dates and AI analytics are $9 add-ons each on Pro. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. It installs from the Shopify App Store and pulls in shipments from your store, a CSV file or the API, then you style the tracking page. Ordinary setup. | CNo store rating on record. You connect a store or the API and set up pages. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Shopify, Klaviyo, Gorgias, Zendesk, Attentive, ShipStation, Loox and Amazon Seller Central. The API and webhooks start at Premium, and there's no phone or desktop app listed. | BWeb with a Shopify link and an API, from Pro. No apps are listed. |
| Best for | branded tracking pages and delivery emails | parcel tracking pages and an API |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: AfterShip and Ship24. How we grade
Price against what you get
AfterShip starts at $11 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Ship24 starts at $3.90 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Ship24 starts $7.10 a month lower. Of the other shipping software on the chart, 5 score higher than AfterShip for less, and 4 score higher than Ship24 for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
At a glance
| AfterShip | Ship24 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $11 per month for up to 100 shipments, billed monthly | $3.90 per month for 50 shipments |
| Free plan | 50 shipments a month (up to 500 on the first import), 1,100+ carriers, service-level tracking updates, an order tracking dashboard and carrier delivery estimates. | 10 shipments a month with courier auto-detection, a shipment dashboard, one tracking page and delivery notifications. |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of Essentials | 14-day free trial of the Essential and Pro plans |
| Web | ||
| Made by | AfterShip | Ship24 |
| Price read from | apps.shopify.com | ship24.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
AfterShip
- It tracks parcels rather than buying labels; AfterShip sells labels and returns as separate products.
- Plans are billed per shipment tracked, and each shipment over the quota costs $0.08 on Essentials or $0.12 on Premium.
- The API, webhooks and a tracking page on your own domain need Premium at $70 a month.
- The Free plan has no branded tracking page or customer emails, so shoppers see only the carrier's own updates.
Ship24
- The tracking API and webhooks need the Pro plan, from $59 a month for 1,000 shipments.
- Proof of Delivery, AI Predictive Delivery Date and AI Analytics are Pro-only add-ons at $9 each per month, with the first month free.
- Shipments over a plan's allowance cost $0.05 each.
- The Free plan covers only 10 shipments a month and blocks extra shipments beyond that.
Key features
AfterShip
- Tracking across 1,100+ carriers
- Detects the carrier automatically on paid plans and follows each parcel, importing shipments from your store, a CSV file or the API.
- Branded tracking page
- Essentials adds a tracking page with your logo; Premium moves it onto your own domain and adds product recommendations.
- Email and SMS notifications
- Paid plans send automatic shipment updates by email and text, so customers do not have to ask where their order is.
- Estimated delivery dates
- Every plan shows the carrier's delivery estimate; Premium adds AI-predicted delivery dates for product and checkout pages.
- Dashboard and analytics
- A shipment dashboard flags exceptions and delays, with reports on Essentials and a full analytics suite on Premium.
- API and webhooks
- The Tracking API and webhooks start at Premium; Essentials users import shipments by app, CSV or hand instead.
Ship24
- Tracking API and webhooks
- One API connection reaches 2,500+ couriers and 3PLs in 180+ countries. API and webhook access starts on the Pro plan.
- AI courier detection
- Given a tracking number, the service identifies the courier automatically, including on the Free plan.
- Branded tracking pages and notifications
- Essential adds fully customizable tracking pages and delivery notifications; Pro allows a custom domain and a custom email domain.
- Predicted delivery dates
- AI delivery date prediction is described on the site as weighing over 100 signals; on the pricing page it is a paid add-on for Pro.
- AI analytics
- Ship24 AI shows live dashboards of transit times, courier benchmarks and issue alerts, sold as a paid add-on for the Pro plan.
Plans
AfterShip
Free$0
50 shipments a month, tracking dashboard and carrier delivery dates; no branded page or customer notifications.
Essentials$11
per month for up to 100 shipments, billed monthly
Branded tracking page with your logo, email and SMS notifications, reports. Extra shipments cost $0.08 each; first month $1.
Premium$70
per month for up to 500 shipments, billed monthly
Tracking page on your own domain, AI delivery estimates, product recommendations, full analytics, API and webhooks. $0.12 per extra shipment.
Ship24
Free$0
per month for 10 shipments
2,500 couriers, AI courier auto-detection, shipment dashboard, a tracking page and delivery notifications.
Essential$3.90
per month for 50 shipments
Customizable branded tracking page and notifications, 3 tracking pages, multi-language. $39 a month at 1,000 shipments; extra shipments $0.05.
Pro$59
per month for 1,000 shipments
Adds the tracking API and webhooks, bulk export, custom domain, 10 tracking pages and no Ship24 branding. $279 a month at 10,000 shipments.
EnterpriseCustom
From 250,000 shipments a month, with a dedicated account manager, custom refresh rate, team management and a prepaid quota. Sold through sales.
Ways to pay less
AfterShip
- Annual discount
About 16 to 18% off with yearly billing
Essentials is $108 a year against $11 a month (save 18%), and Premium is $708 a year against $70 a month (save 16%).
- Other savings
First month for $1
Essentials and Premium cost $1 for the first month, then renew at the regular monthly price.
Ship24
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AfterShip or Ship24?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Ship24 is cheaper to start with: $3.90 a month, against $11 a month for AfterShip. AfterShip starts at $11 per month for up to 100 shipments, billed monthly, and Ship24 starts at $3.90 per month for 50 shipments.
Which has a free plan, AfterShip or Ship24?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both AfterShip and Ship24 have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.