PitneyShip vs Stamps.com
We give PitneyShip a 2.4 GPA and Stamps.com a 2.2, out of 4.0. PitneyShip grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
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
Stamps.com
Print postage, stamps and discounted shipping labels from the office
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAPitneyShipFair | 2.2GPAStamps.comFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | CBasic's 10 labels a month won't cover 200 parcels, so the figure is Professional at $29.99 a month, with unlimited labels and no label fee listed. That's above the dearer quarter of this category, short of its dearest, and no yearly price is on record. |
| 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. | CNo free plan. There's a 30-day trial with no charge until it ends, and then it bills monthly. The listing doesn't say whether it needs a card. |
| 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. | CStamps and postage at your desk, labels for USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL Express and GlobalPost, Certified Mail, pickups and address checks. But tracking emails need Professional, and the listing shows no store or marketplace connections for online orders. |
| 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. | C4.11 from 625 App Store ratings for its mobile app, which is the middle band. Basic users get a chatbot and the help centre only; phone support starts on Professional. |
| 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, Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android, so it's on everything. But QuickBooks Online is the one integration listed and no API is on record, so it can't reach an A. |
| Best for | small US businesses mailing letters and parcels | offices printing postage and Certified Mail |
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 Stamps.com. 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. Stamps.com starts at $14.99 a month and scores 2.3.
PitneyShip scores higher, and starts $20 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other shipping software on the chart, 1 scores higher than PitneyShip for less, and none scores higher than Stamps.com 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. Stamps.com starts at $14.99 per month (Basic).
- PitneyShip has a free plan. Stamps.com does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Stamps.com lists Windows and macOS apps.
- Stamps.com also covers reports.
At a glance
| PitneyShip | Stamps.com | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $34.99 per month (Premium), with no usage fee | $14.99 per month (Basic) |
| 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. | None |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial of Premium, which renews at $34.99 a month unless cancelled | 30-day risk-free trial; no charge until it ends, then billed monthly |
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| Made by | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Auctane |
| Price read from | pitneybowes.com | stamps.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
Stamps.com
- Law, accounting and insurance offices that send Certified Mail
- Small businesses that mail letters as well as ship parcels
- Organizations replacing a postage meter across several offices
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.
Stamps.com
- Basic allows only 25 stamps and 10 labels a month and has no live support; Professional removes the caps.
- Postage, insurance and special services are charged on top of the monthly fee.
- The advertised discounts (up to 90% off on the pricing page) apply only to shipments from the continental US.
- Multi-Location has a listed starting price but is bought by contacting sales.
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.
Stamps.com
- Stamps and postage at your desk
- Print USPS stamps and postage for letters and envelopes on an office printer, with custom envelopes and labels.
- Discounted multi-carrier labels
- Compares USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL Express and GlobalPost rates. Stamps.com advertises up to 90% off carrier rates; that is its own claim.
- Certified and Registered Mail
- Professional and higher send Certified Mail and Registered Mail, with tracking and proof of delivery built in.
- Pickups and address checks
- Schedule free pickups with UPS, USPS and FedEx and verify addresses before printing, on every plan.
- Tracking, history and reports
- Track shipments across carriers in one place; Professional adds recipient notification emails, print history, reports and analytics.
- Desktop and mobile apps
- Apps for Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad and Android, plus a classic PC program for XML import and export and packing slips.
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.
Stamps.com
Basic$14.99
per month
1 user, up to 25 stamps and 10 shipping labels a month, free pickups, address verification. Chatbot and help center support only.
Professional$29.99
per month and up
3 users, unlimited stamps and labels, Certified and Registered Mail, batch printing, tracking emails, reports, international shipping, phone support.
Multi-Location$49.99
per month and up
2 office locations with 10 users each, role and location permissions, reports by location, an account team. Sold through sales.
