ShipRush vs Stamps.com (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, ShipRush grades higher than Stamps.com: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
ShipRush grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
ShipRush
Cloud multi-carrier shipping software from Descartes
Stamps.com
Print postage, stamps and discounted shipping labels from the office
Which one is for you
Pick ShipRush if
- Fits if you sell on several marketplaces and want cheaper carrier rates in one place
- Works for small shops that start on Express with 3 users
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you have your own carrier deals: that needs Speedy at $29.95
- Not for you if you want live shipping rates at checkout: it does not show them
- Pricey if you add staff: extra users come in bundles of 3 at the plan price
- Watch out: a service fee may apply when buying labels by credit card
Pick Stamps.com if
- Fits if your office sends Certified or Registered Mail every week
- Works for offices that mail letters as well as parcels and want stamps from their own printer
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you sell online and want orders pulled in from your store, as no store links are listed
- Tight if you stay on Basic, which allows 10 labels and 25 stamps a month with chatbot support only
- Not for you if you ship from outside the continental US, where the advertised discounts don't apply
- Watch out: postage, insurance and special services are charged on top, and no yearly price is on record
- Watch out: Multi-Location lists a $49.99 start but is bought through sales, and there's no API on record
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAShipRushFair | 2.2GPAStamps.comFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B$9.95 a month for 3 users, inside the cheapest quarter of shipping tools ($14.99 or less). | 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 | C15-day free trial. No free plan, and the card terms are not stated. | 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 | CRate shopping, 90+ channels, discounted rates, LTL on Warehouse and rules. It shows no checkout rates for customers. | 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. You connect channels and carrier accounts, so it is a C. | 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 Shopify, Amazon, eBay, BigCommerce, Walmart, WooCommerce, NetSuite and QuickBooks. | 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 | shipping labels with rate shopping | 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: ShipRush and Stamps.com. How we grade
Price against what you get
ShipRush starts at $9.95 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Stamps.com starts at $14.99 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and ShipRush starts $5.04 a month lower. Of the other shipping software on the chart, none scores higher than ShipRush 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
- ShipRush also covers workflow automation and barcode scanning.
- Stamps.com also covers reports.
At a glance
| ShipRush | Stamps.com | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $9.95 per month | $14.99 per month (Basic) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 15-day free trial | 30-day risk-free trial; no charge until it ends, then billed monthly |
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| Made by | Descartes Systems Group | Auctane |
| Price read from | shiprush.com | stamps.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
ShipRush
- Own negotiated carrier rates need the Speedy plan or higher.
- Extra users are sold in bundles of three at the plan's monthly price.
- ShipRush does not show customer-facing shipping rates at checkout.
- A service fee may apply when buying labels with a credit card on some discounted-rate programs.
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
ShipRush
- Rate shopping
- Compares carrier rates for a shipment and can pick a service automatically from rules the seller sets.
- Sales channel connections
- Imports orders from over 90 channels, including Shopify, Amazon, eBay, BigCommerce, Walmart and WooCommerce.
- Discounted carrier rates
- Offers discounted rates from carriers such as USPS, UPS and FedEx, and lets Speedy and higher plans use negotiated carrier accounts.
- LTL freight
- The Warehouse plan ships less-than-truckload freight through FedEx Freight and Worldwide Express services, with bills of lading.
- Automation rules
- Rules route orders and choose shipping options to cut manual steps.
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
ShipRush
Express$9.95
per month, includes 3 users
Unlimited labels, discounted carrier rates, rate shopping, 90+ sales channels and cross-border shipping.
Speedy$29.95
per month, includes 3 users
Adds your own negotiated carrier rates, Amazon Seller Central and QuickBooks.
Warehouse$99.95
per month, includes 3 users
Adds LTL freight, bill of lading, NetSuite rating, ODBC/MySQL connectivity and setup help.
Enterprise/OEMCustom
Unlimited users plus rating, shipping and tracking APIs and high-speed label printing.
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.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, ShipRush or Stamps.com?
As of Nov 12, 2026, ShipRush is cheaper to start with: $9.95 a month, against $14.99 a month for Stamps.com. ShipRush starts at $9.95 per month, and Stamps.com starts at $14.99 per month (Basic).
Which has a free plan, ShipRush or Stamps.com?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither ShipRush nor Stamps.com has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do ShipRush and Stamps.com run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Stamps.com lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.