The AfterShip Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about AfterShip in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
AfterShip
The Insider’s Guide
Branded order tracking pages and delivery emails for online stores
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among shipping software, read from AfterShip’s own pages.
Made by AfterShip · checked Oct 18, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from AfterShip’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on AfterShip’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 18, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 1 of the 10 other shipping software we grade
AfterShip Tracking is mainly a tool for what happens after a label is printed, not for buying labels: it follows parcels across more than 1,100 carriers, puts a branded tracking page on your store and sends automatic email and text updates. It also shows delivery date estimates and reports on late or stuck shipments, and plans are priced by shipments tracked each month.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about AfterShip, taken from its own pages and our grades.
It installs from the Shopify App Store and pulls in shipments from your store, a CSV file or the API, then you style the tracking page.
- 1
Best for branded tracking pages and delivery emails
So we graded it against the label tools it's listed beside, most of which send tracking emails too.
- 2
Paid plans start at $11 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $11 per month for up to 100 shipments, billed monthly.
- 3
There is a free plan
50 shipments a month (up to 500 on the first import), 1,100+ carriers, service-level tracking updates, an order tracking dashboard and carrier delivery estimates.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Tracking across 1,100+ carriers
Detects the carrier automatically on paid plans and follows each parcel, importing shipments from your store, a CSV file or the API.
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Branded tracking page
Essentials adds a tracking page with your logo; Premium moves it onto your own domain and adds product recommendations.
- 7
Email and SMS notifications
Paid plans send automatic shipment updates by email and text, so customers do not have to ask where their order is.
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A 2.2 GPA, above 1 of 10
That is against the other shipping software we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
The plain part of AfterShip you could make: reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
AfterShip at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $11 per month for up to 100 shipments, billed monthly
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial of Essentials
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- AfterShip
- Category
- Shipping Software
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for branded tracking pages and delivery emails
AfterShip doesn't buy labels: it follows parcels across 1,100+ carriers and keeps your customers posted with a branded tracking page and emails or texts. So we graded it against the label tools it's listed beside, most of which send tracking emails too. It does that one job thoroughly, but the API and a page on your own domain need Premium at $70.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Graded against its listed rivals, on Shopify prices. Essentials is $108 a year for 100 shipments a month, and the other 100 of a 200-parcel month cost $0.08 each, $8 a month more. That's mid-pack against tools that mostly print the labels as well. |
| Free plan and trial | C | Free tracks 50 shipments a month with a dashboard and carrier delivery dates, but no branded page and no customer emails, which are the reasons to buy it. Essentials has a 7-day trial and costs $1 for the first month. |
| Features | C | It does tracking fully: 1,100+ carriers, a branded page, email and text updates, delivery estimates and reports on late parcels. That's a smaller job than its listed rivals do, since they also buy the labels. The API and your own domain need Premium. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. It installs from the Shopify App Store and pulls in shipments from your store, a CSV file or the API, then you style the tracking page. Ordinary setup. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, with Shopify, Klaviyo, Gorgias, Zendesk, Attentive, ShipStation, Loox and Amazon Seller Central. The API and webhooks start at Premium, and there's no phone or desktop app listed. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who AfterShip is for
- Great if your inbox fills up with "where is my order?" messages
- Handy when you already buy labels elsewhere and want one tracking page across carriers
- Good for Shopify brands that want tracking emails and a tracking page in their own style
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you need to buy labels, as it only tracks parcels
- Tight if you stay free, since Free sends no customer emails and stops at 50 shipments
- Pricey if you need the API, which starts on Premium at $70 a month
Good to know
Good for
- Shopify stores that get many "where is my order?" messages
- Brands that want a tracking page and delivery emails in their own style
- Teams already buying labels elsewhere that need tracking across carriers
Worth knowing
- It tracks parcels rather than buying labels; AfterShip sells labels and returns as separate products.
- Plans are billed per shipment tracked, and each shipment over the quota costs $0.08 on Essentials or $0.12 on Premium.
- The API, webhooks and a tracking page on your own domain need Premium at $70 a month.
- The Free plan has no branded tracking page or customer emails, so shoppers see only the carrier's own updates.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$11
A month to start. There is a free plan too
AfterShip has a free plan. Paid plans start at $11 per month for up to 100 shipments, billed monthly.
Graded against its listed rivals, on Shopify prices.
Free
$0
50 shipments a month, tracking dashboard and carrier delivery dates; no branded page or customer notifications.
Essentials
$11
per month for up to 100 shipments, billed monthly
Branded tracking page with your logo, email and SMS notifications, reports. Extra shipments cost $0.08 each; first month $1.
Premium
$70
per month for up to 500 shipments, billed monthly
Tracking page on your own domain, AI delivery estimates, product recommendations, full analytics, API and webhooks. $0.12 per extra shipment.
The free plan
50 shipments a month (up to 500 on the first import), 1,100+ carriers, service-level tracking updates, an order tracking dashboard and carrier delivery estimates.
Trying it first
7-day free trial of Essentials
Read from apps.shopify.com on Oct 18, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
About 16 to 18% off with yearly billing
Essentials is $108 a year against $11 a month (save 18%), and Premium is $708 a year against $70 a month (save 16%).
Stated on apps.shopify.comOther savings
First month for $1
Essentials and Premium cost $1 for the first month, then renew at the regular monthly price.
Stated on apps.shopify.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Branded order tracking pages and delivery emails for online stores. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, reports, dashboards.
That's a smaller job than its listed rivals do, since they also buy the labels.
- Tracking across 1,100+ carriers
- Detects the carrier automatically on paid plans and follows each parcel, importing shipments from your store, a CSV file or the API.
- Branded tracking page
- Essentials adds a tracking page with your logo; Premium moves it onto your own domain and adds product recommendations.
- Email and SMS notifications
- Paid plans send automatic shipment updates by email and text, so customers do not have to ask where their order is.
- Estimated delivery dates
- Every plan shows the carrier's delivery estimate; Premium adds AI-predicted delivery dates for product and checkout pages.
- Dashboard and analytics
- A shipment dashboard flags exceptions and delays, with reports on Essentials and a full analytics suite on Premium.
- API and webhooks
- The Tracking API and webhooks start at Premium; Essentials users import shipments by app, CSV or hand instead.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Shopify
- Klaviyo
- Gorgias
- Zendesk
- Attentive
- ShipStation
- Loox
- Amazon Seller Central
AfterShip is made by AfterShip.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
1/10
Other shipping software it is graded above
AfterShip's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 1 of the 10 other shipping software we grade, and level with 2.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 1 of 10) and worst on free plan and trial (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $11 a month, against a middle price of $19.49 for the category: 0 of the 9 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 11 shipping software we grade, cut by the letter each got. AfterShip’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 2 of 10
- CFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 10
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 10
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 10
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 1 of 10
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 11 shipping software. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. AfterShip is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
The plain part of AfterShip you could make: reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 7 of the 10 other shipping software grade higher. It costs $132 a year.
What you could make
- Reports: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Connections that pull numbers from dozens of other services.
- It plugs into other products, Shopify, Klaviyo and Gorgias among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. AfterShip’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Shippo, ShipStation, Sendcloud, Easyship and Veeqo
The 5 tools AfterShip is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
Shippo
Free plan · from $17/mo
Multi-carrier shipping app and API, priced by labels a month.
- AfterShip also covers dashboards.
- Shippo also covers workflow automation and shipping labels.
- 2.6GPA
ShipStation
Free trial · from $14.99/mo
Shipping software for online sellers, priced by shipments a month.
- AfterShip has a free plan. ShipStation does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only ShipStation lists an iOS app.
- AfterShip also covers dashboards.
- 2.2GPA
Sendcloud
Free plan · from €28/mo
European shipping platform for labels, tracking and returns.
- AfterShip also covers dashboards.
- Sendcloud also covers workflow automation, whatsApp messaging, shipping labels and review collection.
- 2.4GPA
Easyship
Free plan · from $23/mo
Shipping software with 550+ courier services and duty estimates.
- AfterShip also covers dashboards.
- Easyship also covers workflow automation and shipping labels.
- 3.0GPA
Veeqo
Free plan · from $19/mo
Amazon's free multichannel shipping app, with paid inventory tools.
- Only Veeqo lists an iOS app.
- AfterShip also covers dashboards.
- Veeqo also covers inventory, barcode scanning, shipping labels and amazon selling.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
15
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is AfterShip free?
AfterShip has a free plan. 50 shipments a month (up to 500 on the first import), 1,100+ carriers, service-level tracking updates, an order tracking dashboard and carrier delivery estimates.
How much does AfterShip cost?
AfterShip lists 3 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does AfterShip work on?
AfterShip is available on Web.
Does AfterShip offer any discounts?
AfterShip publicly lists the following: About 16 to 18% off with yearly billing; First month for $1.
Does AfterShip have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. AfterShip is listed for Web.
Does AfterShip have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. AfterShip is listed for Web.
Is AfterShip open source?
AfterShip is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
Does AfterShip have an API?
Yes. AfterShip offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does AfterShip integrate with?
AfterShip's listing names Shopify, Klaviyo, Gorgias, Zendesk, Attentive, ShipStation, Loox and Amazon Seller Central.
Does AfterShip have a free trial?
Yes. 7-day free trial of Essentials.
Who makes AfterShip?
AfterShip is made by AfterShip.
What are the alternatives to AfterShip?
The closest alternatives to AfterShip in our directory are Shippo, ShipStation, Sendcloud, Easyship and Veeqo.
How does AfterShip compare with other shipping software?
AfterShip's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 1 of the 10 other shipping software we grade, and level with 2.
Is AfterShip good value for money?
ToolGPA grades AfterShip C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $11 a month, against a middle price of $19.49 for the category: 0 of the 9 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of AfterShip?
The plain part of AfterShip you could make: reports. What surrounds it you could not.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from AfterShip’s own pages on Oct 18, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 18, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from AfterShip's own help pages and its Shopify App Store listing on 18 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by AfterShip. Prices change, so check aftership.com before you buy.
- apps.shopify.com/aftership
- support.aftership.com/en/tracking/articles/15703637-which-aftership-tracking-plans-include-api-access-for-shipment-tracking
- support.aftership.com/en/tracking/articles/15840065-understanding-automatic-plan-tier-upgrades
- support.aftership.com/en/tracking/articles/16755609-connect-amazon-seller-central-store-to-aftership-tracking
- support.aftership.com/en
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
2,068
Tools graded, in 57 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
ToolGPA is free to read. It may earn a commission from affiliate links and it works with sponsors, but anything paid for is labelled and no one can pay for a grade. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
2,068
tools graded
57
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- AfterShip, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/aftership
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what AfterShip’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. ToolGPA uses affiliate links and may earn a commission from them, and it works with sponsors; anything paid for is labelled, and no one can pay for a grade. AfterShip is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by AfterShip. Prices and plans change: check aftership.com before you buy.