# EasyPost review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Shipping API for labels, rate shopping and tracking Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. EasyPost is a multi-carrier shipping API with a code-free option for Shopify stores. It covers rate shopping, label creation, address verification, tracking and insurance across more than 100 carriers. Access through its Wallet carriers is free for up to 3,000 labels. - **Category:** Shipping Software - **Made by:** Simpler Postage (since 2012) - **Website:** https://www.easypost.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Not for you if you want a shipping dashboard with no code, as it is an API. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, EasyPost has a free plan, and paid plans start at $20 per month, plus a per-label fee. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Free for up to 3,000 labels using Wallet carriers; postage is extra, and additional labels carry a per-label fee. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free Access | $0 | Wallet carriers, free for up to 3,000 labels. Postage not included; per-label fee after that. | | Bring Your Own Carrier Accounts | $20 per month, plus a per-label fee | Use your own carrier accounts. The per-label fee amount is not shown on the page. | | Enterprise | Custom | Pricing based on volume; contact sales. | Read from https://www.easypost.com/pricing/ on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with EasyPost before buying. ## Key features - **Shipping API:** One integration for rates, labels, tracking and address verification across 100+ carriers. - **Rate shopping:** Compares carrier rates at label time, with Luma AI Select choosing a label per shipment. - **Tracking:** A tracking API and webhooks, with branded tracking and notifications in Advanced Tracking. - **Insurance and claims:** An insurance API and automated claims programs for USPS and FedEx. - **Shopify option:** A code-free product lets Shopify stores import orders and print labels. - **Client libraries:** Libraries for C#, Go, Java, Node.js, PHP, Python and Ruby over a REST API. ## Good for - Developers adding labels and tracking to an app - Platforms and 3PLs needing white-label shipping - Shopify stores wanting discounted labels ## Worth knowing - The per-label fee after 3,000 free labels is not shown on the pricing page. - Tracking API costs $0.01 to $0.03 per shipment and Advanced Tracking $0.03; sales sets terms. - Insurance costs 1% of shipment value, with a $1.00 minimum. - Bringing your own carrier accounts costs $20 a month plus a per-label fee. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. EasyPost is a shipping API for labels, rate comparison, tracking and insurance. The first 3,000 labels are free with its own carrier accounts, but postage is extra and the price after that is not on the page. - **Value for money: B.** Free for up to 3,000 labels on its own carrier accounts, then $20 a month plus a per-label fee for your own accounts. The per-label price is not shown, so it sits at B. - **Free plan and trial: B.** Free Access covers up to 3,000 labels, with postage extra. Past that each label has a fee. - **Features: C.** Labels, rate shopping, tracking, insurance and client libraries. It is an API you build on, with no ready-made shipping app, which is a gap for non-developers. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. You write code or use a connector to make it work. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web and API, with client libraries and seven integrations. No desktop or phone app. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from EasyPost's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among shipping software - EasyPost's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 27 of the 33 other shipping software we grade, and level with 2. - It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 26 of 33) and worst on features (C, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $20 a month, against a middle price of $21.50 for the category: 9 of the 19 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 3 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/shipping ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace EasyPost you would be making discounted carrier rates and labels, which take an agreement with each carrier. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.6 is higher than 27 of the 33 other shipping software we grade. It costs $240 a year. - You could not: Discounted carrier rates and labels, which take an agreement with each carrier. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Shopify, USPS and UPS among them, and has an API. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Shopify, USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL Express, Claude, ChatGPT **Tags:** Shipping labels, Public API, AI features ## Alternatives - [Shippo](https://toolgpa.com/tools/shippo): Multi-carrier shipping app and API, priced by labels a month. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/easypost-vs-shippo) - [ShipStation](https://toolgpa.com/tools/shipstation): Shipping software for online sellers, priced by shipments a month. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/easypost-vs-shipstation) - [ShippyPro](https://toolgpa.com/tools/shippypro): Multi-carrier shipping platform with tracking and returns. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/easypost-vs-shippypro) - [Easyship](https://toolgpa.com/tools/easyship): Shipping software with 550+ courier services and duty estimates. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/easypost-vs-easyship) - [Sendcloud](https://toolgpa.com/tools/sendcloud): European shipping platform for labels, tracking and returns. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/easypost-vs-sendcloud) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://www.easypost.com/pricing/ - https://www.easypost.com/shipping-api/ - https://www.easypost.com/about/ - https://www.easypost.com Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/easypost Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).