Ship&Co vs Shippo (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Ship&Co and Shippo share a 2.4 GPA, and only Shippo has a free plan.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Ship&Co grades higher on value for money. Shippo grades higher on features. They get the same grade on 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.
Ship&Co
Multi-carrier shipping labels and API built for sellers in Japan
Shippo
Multi-carrier shipping app and API, priced by labels a month
Which one is for you
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 Shippo if
- Fits if you ship from a Shopify, Etsy or eBay store and want several carriers' rates side by side
- Works for developers who want labels and tracking inside their own app through an API
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to print labels from a phone, since the listing shows a web app only
- Tight if you stay free, as Starter stops at 30 labels a month and 1 user, and labels on your own carrier account cost 5¢ each
- Pricey if you grow well past 200 labels, since Pro rises to $179 a month at 10,000 and $0.08 a label beyond that
- Watch out: non-US address checks cost 6¢ to 9¢ each, and tracking or rating calls outside Shippo labels are billed at API rates
- Watch out: branded tracking emails, pick lists and phone support need Pro, and postage is paid on top
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAShip&CoFair | 2.4GPAShippoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B$8 a month plus $0.17 a label, about $16.50 for 50 labels, which is inside the cheapest quarter of shipping tools. | 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 | C30-day trial with no card. No free plan afterwards. | 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 | COrder import, carrier labels, customs documents, duty choices and an API. Which label and bulk features work depends on the carrier. | 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. You connect your carrier accounts and stores, so it is a C. | 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 only, but with Shopify, eBay, Amazon, BASE, WooCommerce, Etsy, Yamato, Sagawa and an API. | 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 | shipping labels from Japan | 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: Ship&Co and Shippo. How we grade
Price against what you get
Ship&Co starts at $8 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Shippo starts at $17 a month and scores 2.7.
Shippo scores higher, and starts $9 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other shipping software on the chart, none scores higher than Ship&Co 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
- Shippo also covers workflow automation.
At a glance
| Ship&Co | Shippo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $8 per month for up to 50 labels, plus $0.17 per label | $17 per month for up to 200 labels, billed annually ($19 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | 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, no credit card needed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | BERTRAND Co., Ltd. | Shippo |
| Price read from | shipandco.com | goshippo.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
Ship&Co
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.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Ship&Co or Shippo?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Ship&Co is cheaper to start with: $8 a month, against $17 a month for Shippo. Ship&Co starts at $8 per month for up to 50 labels, plus $0.17 per label, and Shippo starts at $17 per month for up to 200 labels, billed annually ($19 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Ship&Co or Shippo?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Shippo has a free plan. Ship&Co does not, though it has a free trial.
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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.