Overview
The ShipStation API is the developer product of ShipStation Global. Its pricing page carries the former ShipEngine name in its dashboard and documentation links, and the old ShipEngine pricing address now redirects to it, indicating the product has been rebranded under the ShipStation name[15]. It is aimed at software teams that want label creation, rate comparison and tracking inside their own applications.
The free plan includes discounted carrier rates, label creation, rate comparison, parcel tracking, tracking webhooks, a sandbox environment and analytics, with no API usage charges. The Advanced plan adds bring-your-own carrier accounts, address validation, pick-up and drop-off location search, tax and duty calculation and tracking for any parcel. Enterprise, for 25,000 or more shipments a month, adds custom billing, higher rate limits, an implementation manager, embeddable Shipping Elements and account creation through the API[15]. ShipStation’s integration pages cite more than 250 carriers in its rate comparison API[2].
Advanced costs US$75 a month for 1,000 labels, falling to US$0.06 a label at the 10,000-label tier[15]. Compared with EasyPost, the published per-label pricing is clearer, but connecting one’s own carrier contracts is not possible on the free plan, and overage terms are set out in a separate help article rather than on the pricing page[15].
ShipStation features
- Order import from major stores and marketplaces
- Rate shopping across 200+ parcel carriers
- LTL freight quotes and booking
- Automation rules, order splitting and combining
- Returns and exchanges (Standard and above)
- Pick-to-tote warehouse management (Premium)
- Shipping API access (Standard and above)
- Label, rate and tracking API
ShipStation pricing
Starter: from US$14.99/month (50 shipments) to US$174.99 (5,000 shipments); 3 users. Standard: from US$29.99/month (50 shipments) to US$3,599.99 (100,000 shipments); 10 users. Premium: from US$349.99/month to US$7,499.99; 15 users. No per-label fee. Annual billing advertised at 20% off. 30-day free trial, no card required.
ShipStation strengths and limitations
Strengths
- Broadest documented marketplace and store coverage
- No per-label fees on any plan
- Unlimited store connections even on Starter
- LTL freight and parcel in one tool
- Published per-label pricing
- Free tier with no API usage fees
Limitations
- Starter capped at 5,000 shipments and 3 users
- Own carrier accounts require Standard or higher
- Large price step to Premium for warehouse features
- Monthly price rises with every volume tier
- Own carrier accounts need a paid plan
- Overage terms on a separate page
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ShipStation alternatives and competitors
Alternatives to ShipStation: companies ranked in the same lists.
Shippo
Pirate Ship
EasyPost
Sendcloud
Veeqo
Easyship
Ordoro
Stamps.com- ShippingEasy
ShipperHQ
Metapack
Packlink PRO
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