PitneyShip vs Shippo
We give PitneyShip and Shippo the same GPA: 2.4 out of 4.0. 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.
PitneyShip
Pitney Bowes app for discounted labels, stamps and Certified Mail
Shippo
Multi-carrier shipping app and API, priced by labels a month
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAPitneyShipFair | 2.4GPAShippoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPremium is $34.99 a month with no usage fee and 10 users. Pay-as-you-go costs nothing a month but adds 5% to every label, which adds up fast over 200 parcels. We graded the $34.99: above the dearer quarter of this category, short of its very dearest. | C200 labels a month means Pro: $17 a month billed yearly ($19 monthly), with no label fee listed on top. That's a little under the middle of what this category charges, but not in its cheapest quarter. It climbs with volume, to $179 a month at 10,000 labels. |
| Free plan and trial | CPay-as-you-go has no monthly fee, but 5% goes on every label, so it's never really free. Premium has a 30-day trial that rolls into $34.99 a month unless you cancel. | CStarter is free for up to 30 labels a month and 1 user, with discounted rates, tracking and return labels. A shop that ships most days is past 30 well inside the month, and labels on your own carrier account cost 5¢ each. |
| Features | BDiscounted USPS, UPS and FedEx rates compared by price or delivery date, batch labels, orders pulled from Amazon, eBay, Shopify and Etsy, and tracking shared with recipients. Stamps and Certified Mail come on top, which few rivals here do. | BRates from 40+ carriers, orders pulled in from Shopify, Etsy, eBay, Amazon and more, bulk labels with shipping rules, customs forms, return labels and, on Pro, branded tracking emails and pick lists. That's the whole job, plus an API. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record for its iPhone and Android apps, so we go by the listing: you connect your stores and compare carriers, which is the ordinary setup for shipping software. | CNo store rating on record. It's a web app, and you connect your stores and set shipping rules before batch printing earns its keep. That's the ordinary amount of setup for this category. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone, iPad and Android, with orders from Amazon, eBay, Shopify and Etsy and your own DHL Express account. No desktop app is listed, and the API needs a quoted Enterprise plan. | BWeb only, with no phone or desktop app listed, but it connects to Shopify, WooCommerce, Square, Wix, BigCommerce, Etsy, eBay and Amazon, and there's a shipping API. Web with integrations is a B here. |
| Best for | small US businesses mailing letters and parcels | multi-carrier labels for small online shops |
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: PitneyShip and Shippo. How we grade
Price against what you get
PitneyShip starts at $34.99 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Shippo starts at $17 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Shippo starts $17.99 a month lower. Of the other shipping software on the chart, 1 scores higher than PitneyShip for less, and 1 scores higher than Shippo 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
- PitneyShip starts at $34.99 per month (Premium), with no usage fee. Shippo starts at $17 per month for up to 200 labels, billed annually ($19 billed monthly).
- Only PitneyShip lists iOS and Android apps.
- Shippo also covers workflow automation and reports.
At a glance
| PitneyShip | Shippo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $34.99 per month (Premium), with no usage fee | $17 per month for up to 200 labels, billed annually ($19 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Pay-as-you-go: no monthly fee, 1 user and 1 location, discounted USPS, UPS and FedEx rates, stamps and Certified Mail labels. A 5% usage fee is added to each label printed. | Starter plan: up to 30 labels a month, 1 user, unlimited store connections, discounted carrier rates, tracking, returns and email support. Labels bought on your own carrier account cost 5¢ each. |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial of Premium, which renews at $34.99 a month unless cancelled | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Shippo |
| Price read from | pitneybowes.com | goshippo.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
PitneyShip
- Small US businesses that send letters and Certified Mail as well as parcels
- Occasional shippers who want no monthly fee
- Offices with several users who need one bill across carriers
Shippo
- Small online shops shipping from one or more storefronts
- Sellers who want to start free at low volume
- Developers adding labels and tracking to their own app
Worth knowing
PitneyShip
- The pay-as-you-go plan has no monthly fee but adds 5% to the price of every label printed.
- Postage, carrier charges and supplies are paid on top of any plan, and the discounted rates apply to shipping from the US only.
- Pitney Bowes's savings figures, such as $1.70 off a Priority Mail flat-rate envelope, are its own estimates.
- Single sign-on, API access and unlimited users need a quoted Enterprise plan.
Shippo
- Postage is paid on top of the plan for every label; the discounts are against carriers' retail rates.
- The free Starter plan stops at 30 labels a month and charges 5¢ a label on your own carrier account.
- Pro tops out at 10,000 labels a month; each label beyond that costs $0.08.
- Non-US address validation costs 6¢ to 9¢ each, and tracking or rating calls outside Shippo labels are billed at API rates.
Key features
PitneyShip
- Discounted carrier rates
- Compares Pitney Bowes's negotiated USPS, UPS and FedEx rates by price or delivery date, with your own DHL account as an option and one bill across carriers.
- Stamps and Certified Mail
- Prints postage stamps and Certified Mail labels. Premium includes 50 Certified Mailings a month with electronic return receipt; extra receipts cost $0.15 each.
- Batch labels and pickups
- Print shipping labels in batches for many orders at once and schedule carrier pickups with the carriers.
- Store connections
- Pulls orders from online stores such as Amazon, eBay, Shopify and Etsy into one list to rate and label.
- Mobile app
- The PitneyShip app for iPhone, iPad and Android prints labels and stamps, schedules pickups and tracks shipments.
- Tracking and history
- Tracks every shipment, shares updates with recipients and keeps the full shipment history in one place.
Shippo
- Discounted carrier rates
- Compares rates from 40+ carriers, including USPS, UPS, FedEx and DHL Express. Shippo says its discounts save up to 90% off retail rates; that is the vendor's claim.
- Store and marketplace connections
- Imports orders from Shopify, WooCommerce, Square, Wix, BigCommerce, Etsy, eBay, Amazon, Walmart and TikTok, or from a CSV file.
- Bulk labels and automations
- Edit and print labels for many orders at once, with shipping rules that fill in label settings. Customs forms and commercial invoices are generated for international orders.
- Tracking and returns
- Every plan tracks shipments and makes return labels. Pro adds branded tracking pages, notification emails and packing slips.
- Pick and pack
- Pro adds printed pick lists and scan-to-print, plus delivery date estimates that Shippo says are AI-powered.
- Shipping API
- A separate API lets developers buy labels, track parcels and validate addresses. API Starter gives 30 free labels a month, then 7¢ a label.
Plans
PitneyShip
Pay-as-you-go$0
No monthly fee; a 5% usage fee is added to the price of each label. 1 user, 1 location, bring your own DHL account.
Premium$34.99
per month
No usage fee, up to 10 users, 50 Certified Mailings a month with electronic return receipt, rate shop calendar view.
EnterpriseCustom
Quoted plans with unlimited users and locations, single sign-on, API access and your own carrier accounts.
Shippo
Starter$0
Up to 30 labels a month, 1 user and email support. Labels on your own carrier account cost 5¢ each.
Pro$17
per month for up to 200 labels, billed annually ($19 billed monthly)
Branded tracking pages and emails, pick lists, chat and phone support, 5+ users. Price rises with volume: $179 a month at 10,000 labels, billed annually.
PremierCustom
Unlimited shipments, 15+ users and a dedicated account manager, priced through sales.
Ways to pay less
PitneyShip
No public discounts listed.
Shippo
- Annual discount
About 10% off Pro with yearly billing
Pro costs $205 a year for up to 200 labels a month against $19 a month billed monthly; Shippo calls it 10% savings.
