Ship&Co vs ShipStation API (ShipEngine) (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Ship&Co if

• Fits if you ship from Japan and want labels and customs forms from one place
• Works for small sellers with a few dozen parcels a month

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you ship from outside Japan: the site is built around it
• Watch out: carriers are billed separately, using your own accounts
• Pricey if volume grows: the monthly fee steps from $8 to $25 at 51 labels
• Watch out: prices are tax included and the dollar figures are converted from yen

Pick ShipStation API (ShipEngine) if

• Fits if you are a developer adding labels and tracking to a store or platform
• Works for teams that want discounted carrier rates with no monthly fee

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if nobody on your team writes code
• Tight if you have your own carrier contracts, as those need Advanced at $75 a month
• Pricey if you grow: $325 at 5,000 labels and $600 at 10,000
• Watch out: ShipEngine's own site now redirects to ShipStation, and Enterprise is only for 25,000+ shipments a month through sales

Ship&Co

• Pricing combines a monthly infrastructure fee with a per-label charge, so the monthly cost rises with volume; the page states prices tax included.
• Carriers are billed separately: the sender uses their own carrier accounts, apart from Japan Post International, which needs no carrier contract.
• The site is built around shipping from Japan, and which label and bulk features work depends on the carrier and service.
• The pricing page shows yen, dollar and euro figures; the dollar prices are used here.

ShipStation API (ShipEngine)

• ShipEngine's site now redirects to ShipStation, and the docs say ShipStation API was formerly ShipEngine.
• Bringing your own carrier accounts needs the Advanced plan.
• Usage over the monthly allowance is billed per extra label, or pay-as-you-go for API calls.
• Enterprise is for volumes above 25,000 shipments a month and is sold through sales.

Ship&Co

Automatic order import

Orders from connected stores such as Shopify and eBay arrive on their own, and other sources can come in through CSV import or the API.

Domestic and international carriers

Supports Yamato Transport, Sagawa Express and Japan Post for domestic parcels, and FedEx, DHL, UPS and Japan Post International for overseas.

Customs documents

Creates commercial invoices and CN22 or CN23 forms for supported international services, with HS codes that sync from Shopify.

Duty payment choices

Sender-paid duties are available with DHL, FedEx and UPS, and a Zonos integration makes duty-prepaid labels for Japan Post shipments to the US and some EU countries.

Shipping API

One REST API creates shipments and returns labels and tracking numbers, with sub-users for organizing carrier accounts across warehouse locations.

ShipStation API (ShipEngine)

Labels and rate shopping

Create shipments and labels and compare rates across 100+ supported carriers.

Address validation

Validate addresses on the Advanced plan, with US and global validation listed.

Tracking

Track parcels and create tracking webhooks, available on the Free plan.

Taxes and duties

Calculates taxes and duties and produces customs documentation for international parcels.

LTL freight

Freight quotes, booking and tracking for LTL shipments, using your own accounts.

Sandbox

A sandbox with mock carriers lets developers test every endpoint, free beyond the trial.

Ship&Co

• Pay per label$8

  per month up to 50 labels, plus $0.17 per label

  A monthly infrastructure fee that steps up with volume ($25 for 51 to 1,000 labels) plus a per-label charge that falls from $0.17 to $0.08.

ShipStation API (ShipEngine)

• Free$0

  Discounted carrier accounts, labels, rate comparison, tracking and webhooks; no bring-your-own accounts.

• Advanced$75

  per month for up to 1,000 labels

  Adds your own carrier accounts and address validation. $0.075 per extra label; $325 at 5,000 labels, $600 at 10,000.

• EnterpriseCustom

  For 25,000+ shipments a month: higher rate limits, an implementation manager and branded partner UIs.