The PitneyShip Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about PitneyShip 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.
PitneyShip
The Insider’s Guide
Pitney Bowes app for discounted labels, stamps and Certified Mail
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among shipping software, read from PitneyShip’s own pages.
Made by Pitney Bowes Inc. · 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 PitneyShip’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on PitneyShip’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
2.4
GPA, above 4 of the 10 other shipping software we grade
PitneyShip is Pitney Bowes's shipping and mailing software for US small businesses. It compares discounted USPS, UPS and FedEx rates, prints labels and postage stamps from a computer or phone, sends Certified Mail and pulls in orders from stores such as Amazon, eBay, Shopify and Etsy. The pay-as-you-go plan has no monthly fee and takes 5% of each label instead.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about PitneyShip, taken from its own pages and our grades.
- 1
Best for small US businesses mailing letters and parcels
PitneyShip is Pitney Bowes's shipping app for small US businesses, and its pull is the mix: discounted USPS, UPS and FedEx labels next to stamps and Certified Mail.
- 2
Paid plans start at $34.99 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $34.99 per month (Premium), with no usage fee.
- 3
There is a free plan
Pay-as-you-go: no monthly fee, 1 user and 1 location, discounted USPS, UPS and FedEx rates, stamps and Certified Mail labels. A 5% usage fee is added to each label printed.
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android.
- 5
Discounted carrier rates
Compares Pitney Bowes's negotiated USPS, UPS and FedEx rates by price or delivery date, with your own DHL account as an option and one bill across carriers.
- 6
Stamps and Certified Mail
Prints postage stamps and Certified Mail labels. Premium includes 50 Certified Mailings a month with electronic return receipt; extra receipts cost $0.15 each.
- 7
Batch labels and pickups
Print shipping labels in batches for many orders at once and schedule carrier pickups with the carriers.
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A 2.4 GPA, above 4 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
To replace PitneyShip 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.
PitneyShip at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $34.99 per month (Premium), with no usage fee
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 30-day free trial of Premium, which renews at $34.99 a month unless cancelled
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Pitney Bowes Inc.
- Category
- Shipping Software
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for small US businesses mailing letters and parcels
PitneyShip is Pitney Bowes's shipping app for small US businesses, and its pull is the mix: discounted USPS, UPS and FedEx labels next to stamps and Certified Mail. Pay-as-you-go has no monthly fee but adds 5% to every label. A shop sending 200 parcels a month will probably want Premium at $34.99, which is dear for this category.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Premium is $34.99 a month with no usage fee and 10 users. Pay-as-you-go costs nothing a month but adds 5% to every label, which adds up fast over 200 parcels. We graded the $34.99: above the dearer quarter of this category, short of its very dearest. |
| Free plan and trial | C | Pay-as-you-go has no monthly fee, but 5% goes on every label, so it's never really free. Premium has a 30-day trial that rolls into $34.99 a month unless you cancel. |
| Features | B | Discounted USPS, UPS and FedEx rates compared by price or delivery date, batch labels, orders pulled from Amazon, eBay, Shopify and Etsy, and tracking shared with recipients. Stamps and Certified Mail come on top, which few rivals here do. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record for its iPhone and Android apps, so we go by the listing: you connect your stores and compare carriers, which is the ordinary setup for shipping software. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, iPhone, iPad and Android, with orders from Amazon, eBay, Shopify and Etsy and your own DHL Express account. No desktop app is listed, and the API needs a quoted Enterprise plan. |
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 PitneyShip is for
- Great if you send Certified Mail and letters as well as parcels from a US office
- Handy when you ship now and then and would rather pay per label than monthly
- Good for offices where several people ship and want one bill across USPS, UPS and FedEx
Who it is not for
- Pricey if you ship every day on pay-as-you-go, since 5% goes on every label
- Not for you if you ship from outside the US, as the discounted rates cover US shipping only
- Skip it if you need the API, which comes only with a quoted Enterprise plan
Good to know
Good for
- Small US businesses that send letters and Certified Mail as well as parcels
- Occasional shippers who want no monthly fee
- Offices with several users who need one bill across carriers
Worth knowing
- The pay-as-you-go plan has no monthly fee but adds 5% to the price of every label printed.
- Postage, carrier charges and supplies are paid on top of any plan, and the discounted rates apply to shipping from the US only.
- Pitney Bowes's savings figures, such as $1.70 off a Priority Mail flat-rate envelope, are its own estimates.
- Single sign-on, API access and unlimited users need a quoted Enterprise plan.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$34.99
A month to start. There is a free plan too
PitneyShip has a free plan. Paid plans start at $34.99 per month (Premium), with no usage fee.
Pay-as-you-go
$0
No monthly fee; a 5% usage fee is added to the price of each label. 1 user, 1 location, bring your own DHL account.
Premium
$34.99
per month
No usage fee, up to 10 users, 50 Certified Mailings a month with electronic return receipt, rate shop calendar view.
Enterprise
Custom
Quoted plans with unlimited users and locations, single sign-on, API access and your own carrier accounts.
The free plan
Pay-as-you-go: no monthly fee, 1 user and 1 location, discounted USPS, UPS and FedEx rates, stamps and Certified Mail labels. A 5% usage fee is added to each label printed.
Trying it first
30-day free trial of Premium, which renews at $34.99 a month unless cancelled
Read from pitneybowes.com on Oct 18, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: Web, iOS and Android
Pitney Bowes app for discounted labels, stamps and Certified Mail. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, shipping labels.
Stamps and Certified Mail come on top, which few rivals here do.
- Discounted carrier rates
- Compares Pitney Bowes's negotiated USPS, UPS and FedEx rates by price or delivery date, with your own DHL account as an option and one bill across carriers.
- Stamps and Certified Mail
- Prints postage stamps and Certified Mail labels. Premium includes 50 Certified Mailings a month with electronic return receipt; extra receipts cost $0.15 each.
- Batch labels and pickups
- Print shipping labels in batches for many orders at once and schedule carrier pickups with the carriers.
- Store connections
- Pulls orders from online stores such as Amazon, eBay, Shopify and Etsy into one list to rate and label.
- Mobile app
- The PitneyShip app for iPhone, iPad and Android prints labels and stamps, schedules pickups and tracks shipments.
- Tracking and history
- Tracks every shipment, shares updates with recipients and keeps the full shipment history in one place.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Amazon
- eBay
- Shopify
- Etsy
- DHL Express
PitneyShip is made by Pitney Bowes Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
4/10
Other shipping software it is graded above
PitneyShip's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 4 of the 10 other shipping software we grade, and level with 3.
It stands best on features (B, above 5 of 10) and worst on free plan and trial (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $34.99 a month, against a middle price of $19.49 for the category: 8 of the 9 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 11 shipping software we grade, cut by the letter each got. PitneyShip’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 2 of 10
- CFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 10
- BFeaturesAbove 5 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. PitneyShip 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
To replace PitneyShip 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 costs $419.88 a year.
What you could not
- Discounted carrier rates and labels, which take an agreement with each carrier.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, Amazon, eBay and Shopify among them, and has an API.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. PitneyShip’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
Stamps.com, Pirate Ship, ShipStation, Shippo and Easyship
The 5 tools PitneyShip is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.2GPA
Stamps.com
Free trial · from $14.99/mo
Print postage, stamps and discounted shipping labels from the office.
- PitneyShip has a free plan. Stamps.com does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Stamps.com lists Windows and macOS apps.
- Stamps.com also covers reports.
- 3.0GPA
Pirate Ship
Free
Free web app for discounted USPS and UPS labels, with no monthly fee.
- Only PitneyShip lists iOS and Android apps.
- Pirate Ship also covers reports.
- 2.6GPA
ShipStation
Free trial · from $14.99/mo
Shipping software for online sellers, priced by shipments a month.
- PitneyShip has a free plan. ShipStation does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only PitneyShip lists an Android app.
- ShipStation also covers workflow automation, reports, inventory and barcode scanning.
- 2.4GPA
Shippo
Free plan · from $17/mo
Multi-carrier shipping app and API, priced by labels a month.
- Only PitneyShip lists iOS and Android apps.
- Shippo also covers workflow automation and reports.
- 2.4GPA
Easyship
Free plan · from $23/mo
Shipping software with 550+ courier services and duty estimates.
- Only PitneyShip lists iOS and Android apps.
- Easyship also covers workflow automation and reports.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
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 PitneyShip free?
PitneyShip has a free plan. Pay-as-you-go: no monthly fee, 1 user and 1 location, discounted USPS, UPS and FedEx rates, stamps and Certified Mail labels.
How much does PitneyShip cost?
PitneyShip lists 3 plans. Pay-as-you-go: $0.
What platforms does PitneyShip work on?
PitneyShip is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does PitneyShip have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. PitneyShip is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does PitneyShip have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. PitneyShip is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is PitneyShip open source?
PitneyShip is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
Does PitneyShip have an API?
Yes. PitneyShip offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does PitneyShip integrate with?
PitneyShip's listing names Amazon, eBay, Shopify, Etsy and DHL Express.
Does PitneyShip have a free trial?
Yes. 30-day free trial of Premium, which renews at $34.99 a month unless cancelled.
Who makes PitneyShip?
PitneyShip is made by Pitney Bowes Inc.
What are the alternatives to PitneyShip?
The closest alternatives to PitneyShip in our directory are Stamps.com, Pirate Ship, ShipStation, Shippo and Easyship.
How does PitneyShip compare with other shipping software?
PitneyShip's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 4 of the 10 other shipping software we grade, and level with 3.
Is PitneyShip good value for money?
ToolGPA grades PitneyShip C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $34.99 a month, against a middle price of $19.49 for the category: 8 of the 9 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of PitneyShip?
To replace PitneyShip you would be making discounted carrier rates and labels, which take an agreement with each carrier.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from PitneyShip’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 Pitney Bowes's own pages 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 Pitney Bowes Inc. Prices change, so check pitneybowes.com before you buy.
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
- PitneyShip, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/pitneyship
- 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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See our other guides
The best-graded shipping software after PitneyShip, each with an Insider's Guide of its own.
- Shipping Software Insider's GuideEvery one of the 11 shipping software we grade, compared
- Pirate Ship Insider's GuideFree web app for discounted USPS and UPS labels, with no monthly fee3.0 GPA
- Veeqo Insider's GuideAmazon's free multichannel shipping app, with paid inventory tools3.0 GPA
- ShipStation Insider's GuideShipping software for online sellers, priced by shipments a month2.6 GPA
Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what PitneyShip’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. PitneyShip is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Pitney Bowes Inc. Prices and plans change: check pitneybowes.com before you buy.