Shippo vs Stamps.com
We give Shippo a 2.4 GPA and Stamps.com a 2.2, out of 4.0. Shippo 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.
Shippo
Multi-carrier shipping app and API, priced by labels a month
Stamps.com
Print postage, stamps and discounted shipping labels from the office
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAShippoFair | 2.2GPAStamps.comFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | 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 | 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. | 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 | 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. | 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. 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. | 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 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. | 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 | multi-carrier labels for small online shops | 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: Shippo and Stamps.com. How we grade
Price against what you get
Shippo starts at $17 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.
Shippo scores higher, and starts $2.01 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 Shippo 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
- Shippo starts at $17 per month for up to 200 labels, billed annually ($19 billed monthly). Stamps.com starts at $14.99 per month (Basic).
- Shippo has a free plan. Stamps.com does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Stamps.com lists Windows, macOS, iOS and Android apps.
- Shippo also covers workflow automation.
At a glance
| Shippo | Stamps.com | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $17 per month for up to 200 labels, billed annually ($19 billed monthly) | $14.99 per month (Basic) |
| Free plan | 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. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 30-day risk-free trial; no charge until it ends, then billed monthly |
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| Made by | Shippo | Auctane |
| Price read from | goshippo.com | stamps.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stamps.com
No public discounts listed.
