# ShipTime review (2026): is it any good? > Canadian multi-carrier shipping platform with no monthly fee Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. ShipTime is a Canadian shipping platform that compares discounted courier rates, prints labels, tracks shipments and connects to online stores. A free account has no monthly fee or volume commitment, and sellers pay for each shipment as they ship. It handles parcels as well as LTL and FTL freight. - **Category:** Shipping Software - **Made by:** ShipTime Canada Inc. - **Website:** https://www.shiptime.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want a price list, as costs show only inside an account. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, ShipTime is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** Free account with no monthly fees or volume commitments; you pay for each shipment as you ship. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free account | $0 | Pay as you ship at discounted courier rates; the help center says savings reach up to 76%. | Read from https://hs.shiptime.com/en-ca/heroic-support/what-is-shiptime on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with ShipTime before buying. ## Key features - **Rate comparison:** Compare discounted rates from couriers such as Canada Post, UPS, FedEx, Purolator and DHL, and choose the service that fits each shipment. - **Labels and tracking:** Create and print labels, track domestic and international shipments, and set up branded tracking pages with your own logo and colors. - **Store connections:** Integrates with Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Ecwid and others, with rules that choose a carrier and service automatically. - **Checkout rates:** The Shopify app can show live shipping rates and delivery estimates at checkout, and accepts your own negotiated carrier rates. - **Parcel and freight:** The Shopify listing says parcels, LTL and FTL freight are managed in one platform. - **Shipping insurance:** ShipTime Insurance can protect eligible shipments against loss or damage. ## Good for - Canadian small businesses that want no monthly fee - Shopify and WooCommerce sellers wanting checkout rates - Shippers who need parcels and freight in one account ## Worth knowing - No fixed price list could be read: costs depend on the courier, weight and route quoted inside an account. - The vendor's own site sits behind a bot check, so this entry rests on its help center and Shopify App Store listing. - The Shopify app is free to install but the listing says additional charges may apply, billed in USD. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. ShipTime is a free account where you compare discounted courier rates, print labels and track parcels, with store connections and freight. Costs depend on the courier, weight and route, no fixed price list could be read, and the vendor's own site blocks automated readers. - **Value for money: B.** No monthly fees or volume commitments, and you pay for each shipment. The help center says savings reach up to 76%, which is the vendor's own claim. - **Free plan and trial: B.** A free account where you pay as you ship, so one person can use it with no subscription. - **Features: C.** Rate comparison, labels, tracking, store connections, checkout rates, parcel and freight, and insurance. The listing could not read a price list. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating is on record. Store connections and an account are needed first. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, with Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce and Ecwid. No phone or desktop app. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from its help center and Shopify App Store listing on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among shipping software - ShipTime's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 62 of the 80 other shipping software we grade, and level with 6. - It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 63 of 80) and worst on features (C, above 0). - ShipTime has no paid plan. - 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. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/shipping ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** ShipTime is free, so making your own would save you nothing. And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.6 is higher than 62 of the 80 other shipping software we grade. - You could make: Reports: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: Discounted carrier rates and labels, which take an agreement with each carrier. - You could not: Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. 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, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Ecwid **Tags:** Shipping labels, Workflow automation, Reports ## Alternatives - [FlagShip](https://toolgpa.com/tools/flagship): Canadian reseller of discounted courier rates for small business. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/flagship-vs-shiptime) - [Stallion Express](https://toolgpa.com/tools/stallion-express): Discounted postage for Canadian online sellers, no monthly fee. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/shiptime-vs-stallion-express) - [Freightcom](https://toolgpa.com/tools/freightcom): Canadian LTL, courier and ecommerce shipping platform. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/freightcom-vs-shiptime) - [Shippo](https://toolgpa.com/tools/shippo): Multi-carrier shipping app and API, priced by labels a month. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/shippo-vs-shiptime) - [Easyship](https://toolgpa.com/tools/easyship): Shipping software with 550+ courier services and duty estimates. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/easyship-vs-shiptime) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://hs.shiptime.com/en-ca/heroic-support/what-is-shiptime - https://apps.shopify.com/shiptime-discounted-shipping Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/shiptime Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).