Easyship vs Shipmate (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Easyship grades higher than Shipmate: 2.4 against 1.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Easyship grades higher on value for money, the free plan, features and platforms. They get the same grade on ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Easyship
Shipping software with 550+ courier services and duty estimates
Shipmate
Multi-carrier parcel label software for UK and Ireland sellers
Which one is for you
Pick Easyship if
- Fits if you ship abroad and want duties and taxes worked out before the parcel leaves
- Works for crowdfunding campaigns sending rewards to backers in many countries
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, as Free stops at 50 shipments a month and 1 team member and can't link your own courier account
- Pricey if you ship on your own courier account, since Plus adds $0.05 a label for it
- Skip it if you want duties shown at checkout on a low plan, since that starts on Premier at $55
- Watch out: plan contents and prices vary by country, and postage is paid on top; the savings figure is Easyship's own
- Watch out: each plan caps shipments, from 500 on Plus to 10,000 on Scale, and there's no phone or desktop app
Pick Shipmate if
- Fits if you run a Shopify store in the UK or Ireland
- Works for stores that print labels from several UK carriers
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you ship little, as it starts at £69 a month
- Skip it if you are not on Shopify, as no other platform is confirmed
- Tight if you want a free plan or trial, as none is described
- Watch out: plan tiers and limits are not published
- Watch out: charges are billed in USD, and the vendor's own site blocks automated reads
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAEasyshipFair | 1.4GPAShipmateWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C200 shipments a month means Plus: $23 a month billed yearly ($29 monthly), for up to 500. That's at the dearer quarter of this category. On Easyship's own rates no label fee is listed, but labels on your own courier account add $0.05 each. | DFrom £69 a month on the Shopify listing, with additional charges possible. That is far above the category's middle at $19 and its dearer quarter at $34.99. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree covers 50 shipments a month for 1 team member, with discounted rates and duty estimates. A shop sending 200 a month passes that quickly, and Free can't link your own courier account. | FThe Shopify listing says free to install, but charges may apply and no free plan or trial is described. |
| Features | B550+ courier services, duty and tax estimates on every plan, customs documents, rules and bulk labels, branded tracking emails, prepaid return labels, and live rates at checkout from Plus. The whole job, with an API. | CMulti-carrier labels, workflow rules, tracking sync and customs documents. Plan tiers and limits are not shown, and only Shopify is confirmed. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. It's a web app where you connect a store and set rules and box sizes before it runs on its own, which is the usual setup for this category. | CNo store rating is on record. It is a Shopify app with carriers and rules to connect. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Shopify, WooCommerce, Squarespace, Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Wix and TikTok Shop, plus an open API and webhooks. No phone or desktop app is listed, so it stops at a B. | CA Shopify app for UK and Ireland merchants, with DHL, DPD, Parcelforce, Royal Mail and UPS. No other platforms confirmed. |
| Best for | international shipping with duty estimates | UK Shopify shipping labels |
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: Easyship and Shipmate. How we grade
Price against what you get
Easyship starts at $23 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Shipmate starts at about $92.45 a month and scores 2.0.
Easyship scores higher and starts $69.45 a month lower. Of the other shipping software on the chart, 3 score higher than Easyship for less, and 31 score higher than Shipmate 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
| Easyship | Shipmate | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | $23 per month for up to 500 shipments, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly) | £69 per month |
| Free plan | Up to 50 shipments a month for 1 team member, with discounted rates, courier selection, tax and duty estimates and box selection. Linking your own courier account needs a paid plan. | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of the paid plans | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Easyship | Shipmate |
| Price read from | easyship.com | apps.shopify.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Easyship
- Postage is paid on top of the plan; the "up to 91% off" figure is Easyship's own comparison with retail rates.
- Labels on your own courier account cost $0.05 each on Plus, falling to $0.03 on Scale, and Free cannot link one.
- Each plan caps monthly shipments, from 50 on Free to 10,000 on the top Scale step; more needs Enterprise.
- Easyship says plan contents and prices vary by country; these are the US figures from its plans page.
Shipmate
- Only a starting price (from £69 a month) could be read; plan tiers and limits are not published on pages that could be fetched.
- The vendor's own site refused automated reads, so details come from its Shopify App Store listing, which also says charges are billed in USD.
- Built for UK and Ireland merchants; the listing is for Shopify and no other platforms are confirmed here.
Key features
Easyship
- 550+ courier services
- Compares USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL Express, Canada Post, Royal Mail and many more. Easyship says its pre-negotiated rates are up to 91% off; that is its claim.
- Taxes, duties and customs
- Estimates import taxes and duties on every plan and prepares customs documents. Premier and above can show taxes and duties at your store's checkout.
- Rates at checkout
- From Plus, live shipping rates can be shown on your store's checkout page so buyers pay what the shipment costs.
- Rules and batch labels
- Shipping rules and automations, CSV upload, packing slips, pick lists and bulk label printing on 4x6 thermal printers.
- Branded tracking and returns
- Branded tracking pages and emails, which can carry your own promotions, plus prepaid return labels.
- Shipping API
- An open API and webhooks. Paid plans include a monthly quota of advanced calls such as rates and address checks; the Free plan pays for each call.
Shipmate
- Multi-carrier labels
- Print UK and international parcel labels for orders from all connected carriers, individually or in bulk.
- Workflow rules
- Manage parcel information with workflow functionality, shipping rules and carrier selection.
- Tracking sync
- Tracking data is sent back to Shopify so customers get accurate updates, and each account has a branded tracking portal.
- Customs and packing documents
- The Shopify listing lists customs documents, packing slips and shipping analytics among its features.
- Shopify app
- The Shopify plugin gives access inside Shopify to all the carriers and delivery services a Shipmate account provides.
Plans
Easyship
Free$0
Up to 50 shipments a month, 1 team member, discounted rates and duty estimates. Advanced API calls are billed per call.
Plus$23
per month for up to 500 shipments, billed yearly ($29 monthly)
3 team members, rates at checkout, order auto-sync, 1 linked courier account and live chat support.
Premier$55
per month for up to 2,500 shipments, billed yearly ($69 monthly)
5 team members, taxes and duties shown at checkout, pre-generated return labels, multi-box shipments, 24/7 phone support.
Scale$79
per month for up to 5,000 shipments, billed yearly ($99 monthly)
8 team members and 3 linked courier accounts. Rises with volume: $159 a month at 10,000 shipments, billed annually.
EnterpriseCustom
More than 10,000 shipments a month, personalized onboarding and the 3PL fulfillment network as an add-on.
Shipmate
Entry plan£69
per month and up
Starting price on the Shopify listing; plan names and limits are not shown there. Additional charges may apply.
Ways to pay less
Easyship
- Annual discount
20% off with annual billing
Paying yearly saves 20%: Plus is $23 a month billed annually against $29 billed monthly.
Shipmate
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Easyship or Shipmate?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Easyship is cheaper to start with: $23 a month, against about $92.45 a month for Shipmate. Easyship starts at $23 per month for up to 500 shipments, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly), and Shipmate starts at £69 per month.
Which has a free plan, Easyship or Shipmate?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Easyship has a free plan. Shipmate does not.
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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.