Ship&Co vs ShipStation (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 if

• Fits if you sell on several marketplaces and want every order in one shipping queue
• Works for shops that want LTL freight quotes beside parcel rates

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a free plan, as there's only the 30-day trial
• Pricey if you send a few hundred parcels a month, since Starter climbs to $39.99 at 500
• Not for you if your packers use Android phones, as the app is iPhone and iPad only
• Tight if you want your own carrier accounts, returns and exchanges or the API, which need Standard
• Watch out: Starter caps at 3 users and 5,000 shipments a month, and postage is paid on top of the plan

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

• Every plan is priced by monthly shipments, and postage is paid on top of the subscription.
• There is no free plan; Starter caps out at 5,000 shipments a month and 3 users.
• Using your own carrier accounts and the Shipping API need Standard or higher.
• The mobile app is for iPhone and iPad only; no Android app is listed.

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

Rate shopping across carriers

Compares discounted rates from carriers such as USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL and GlobalPost. ShipStation says its carrier discounts reach 80% to 90%; that is the vendor's claim.

Store and marketplace imports

Unlimited store connections pull in orders from Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Squarespace, Wix, Etsy, Amazon, eBay, Walmart and TikTok Shop.

Automation rules and batches

Rules batch, route and print labels automatically, with automated rate shopping. Starter has basic automations; Standard and Premium have no limit.

LTL freight beside parcels

Every plan can quote, book and compare LTL freight shipments in the same screens as parcels.

Returns, tracking and inventory

Return labels on every plan, plus customer tracking emails. Standard adds returns and exchanges, and Premium adds purchase orders, forecasting and pick-to-tote.

Mobile app

ShipStation Mobile for iPhone and iPad imports orders, scans barcodes to find them, prints labels and pick lists, and re-sends tracking emails.

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

• Starter$14.99

  per month for up to 50 shipments, billed monthly

  3 users, unlimited stores, rate shopping, LTL quotes, return labels and basic automations. Rises with volume: $29.99 at 100 shipments, $39.99 at 500, $174.99 at 5,000.

• Standard$29.99

  per month for up to 50 shipments, billed monthly

  10 users, unlimited automations, your own carrier accounts, returns and exchanges, Shipping API, phone support. $449.99 a month at 10,000 shipments.

• Premium$349.99

  per month for up to 50 shipments, billed monthly

  15 users, advanced inventory and warehouse tools, custom analytics and auto-routing. $1,099.99 a month at 10,000 shipments.

Ship&Co

No public discounts listed.

ShipStation

• Annual discount

  20% off with annual billing

  Paying yearly saves 20%: Starter at 50 shipments is $143.90 a year instead of $14.99 a month.