Both handle shipping labels. The differences show up when volume grows, the API hits its limits, or you need to do something the platform wasn’t designed for.
Each was built for a different moment in a business’s growth. The question is whether your platform can take you where you’re going.
100+ carriers, AI-powered optimization, and 99.99% uptime — built for businesses where shipping is infrastructure.
Dashboard-first, fast to set up, free tier available. Gaps appear as complexity grows.
Every dimension that affects your cost, flexibility, and ability to grow.
| What Matters | EasyPost | EasyShip |
|---|---|---|
| Cost Control | ||
| Rate discounts off retail | Up to 88% off retail rates EP Wins | Claims up to 91% off — depth varies by carrier and tier |
| Pricing model | Pay-per-use — scales with volume EP Wins | Subscription tiers + per-shipment fees — costs compound at volume |
| Spotting where you overpay | Luma AI benchmarks spend and flags cost leaks EP Wins | Basic reporting only |
| Protection from billing errors | $22M/year in erroneous charges caught and disputed EP Wins | No active dispute process |
| Free tier | ✓ Free to start Tie | ✓ Free plan available (shipment limits apply) |
| Carrier Coverage | ||
| Carrier count | 100+ domestic, regional, and international EP Wins | 550+ courier listings (includes significant overlap) |
| International shipping | Full support — global network, address validation, customs automation EP Wins | Core strength — tax/duty tools and international focus EasyShip Strength |
| Regional carrier access | Extensive — regionals activate through the same API EP Wins | Available — strong international regional coverage |
| Bring your own carrier | ✓ Tie | ✓ |
| Scale & Reliability | ||
| Uptime SLA | 99.99% — maintained through consecutive peak seasons EP Wins | No published uptime SLA Gap |
| Support coverage | 24/7/365 including Sundays EP Wins | Email/chat support; hours vary by plan |
| High-volume capacity | Scales automatically — no ceilings EP Wins | Designed for SMB/mid-market; enterprise limits apply |
| Peak-season reliability | Proven at billions of shipments EP Wins | Varies |
| Intelligence & Automation | ||
| Automated carrier selection | Luma AI selects optimal carrier per shipment EP Wins | ✗ Not available Gap |
| Delivery performance visibility | All carriers, real-time. Proactive delay alerts. EP Wins | Tracking dashboard available |
| Rate simulation before committing | Luma Advisor simulates carrier scenarios before you buy EP Wins | ✗ Not available Gap |
| Ease of Use | ||
| Non-technical UI / dashboard | Available via Forge platform | Strong — designed for non-technical users EasyShip Strength |
| Ecommerce platform integrations | ✓ Shopify, WooCommerce, and more | ✓ 100+ ecommerce integrations EasyShip Strength |
| Multi-client / 3PL support | Native via EasyPost Forge — white-labeled multi-client operations EP Wins | Limited multi-client support |
| Time to first label | Within a day for most teams EP Wins | Minutes for dashboard users |
| Free tier | ✓ Free to start Tie | ✓ Free plan (shipment limits) |
EasyShip works well inside its designed use case. These are the moments when it doesn’t.
At 10,000+ shipments/month, the math changes quickly. The subscription + per-shipment model stops working in your favor.
Cost riskHours vary by plan. Every Q4 Sunday is on you. No published SLA to hold them to at peak season.
Reliability riskRate comparison at checkout. No benchmarking, no AI recommendations, no carrier shift logic based on historical performance.
Cost intelligence riskBuilt as a dashboard product. Teams that need programmatic carrier control or dynamic routing logic hit real limits fast.
Developer riskMulti-client operations require white-labeling, per-client carrier configurations, and account-level analytics. EasyShip isn’t built for that model.
Scalability riskThe differences aren’t visible at 200 shipments a month. They become very visible at 20,000.
The team discovers the increase on a Sunday. Support is unavailable. The per-shipment model means the cost increase hits every order immediately. The dashboard shows the rates — but doesn’t recommend a fix or flag which carrier mix to shift.
Luma AI flags the rate increase and identifies UPS Ground as cheaper for Zone 4–7. The team shifts 30% of volume within the week — no new integration required.
Multi-account setups require manual configuration per client. AI-powered carrier optimization doesn’t exist at the account level. Each client’s carrier strategy is managed manually.
Forge supports white-labeled multi-client operations natively. Each client gets its own carrier mix and Luma AI recommendations — no custom build required.
International shipping is a genuine EasyShip strength — tax/duty tools, global courier access, and checkout rate display are available. But there’s no AI layer to benchmark international carrier performance or flag cost drift across borders.
International carriers activate through the same integration already handling domestic. Address validation, customs, and rate comparison run on one platform — with Luma AI applying the same optimization logic globally.
EasyShip is a good product for the right buyer. Here’s where each one is genuinely the better choice.
The honest bottom line: EasyShip is a strong starting point. The problem isn’t EasyShip — it’s staying on it past the point where it can serve you. EasyPost includes every carrier EasyShip connects to. You don’t give up coverage by switching. You gain the infrastructure to grow without rebuilding.
The right platform depends on where your business is today — and whether it can take you where you’re going.
If you’re implementing this decision, here’s what the two platforms actually look like at the integration level.
Single RESTful API, one API key. Every carrier uses identical request/response patterns. Adding a carrier is config, not code. SDKs for Python, Node.js, Ruby, PHP, Java, C#, and Go. Full sandbox with production parity.
EasyShip’s API exists and is documented — but the product is built dashboard-first. Programmatic carrier selection and complex routing logic hit real limits fast. Fewer SDK languages and less sandbox parity than EasyPost.
// EasyPost — add UPS to an existing USPS integration. // No new auth, no new endpoints, no new error handling. const shipment = await client.Shipment.create({ to_address, from_address, parcel }); const rate = shipment.lowestRate(['UPS', 'USPS', 'FedEx']); await shipment.buy(rate); // EasyShip — carrier additions require a new connection setup // through the dashboard or a separate API configuration step. // Programmatic dynamic carrier selection is not supported.
| Capability | EasyPost | EasyShip |
|---|---|---|
| Official SDKs | 7 languages EP Wins | Fewer languages supported |
| Sandbox / test environment | Full production parity EP Wins | Available |
| Webhook support | Full, reliable EP Wins | Available |
| Rate limiting | Enterprise-grade, auto-scaled EP Wins | Limits apply at higher volume |
| Uptime SLA | 99.99% published EP Wins | Not published Gap |
| AI / carrier optimization | Luma AI — full carrier intelligence layer EP Wins | None Gap |
| Label formats | PDF, PNG, ZPL, EPL2 EP Wins | PDF, PNG, ZPL |
| Carrier change management | EasyPost absorbs changes — your code stays intact EP Wins | You maintain the integration |
| Free tier | ✓ Free to start Tie | ✓ Free plan (shipment limits) |
Most teams are live within a day. Keep every carrier you already have — and gain the ones you don’t.
100+ carriers · 99.99% uptime · No credit card required · $100 credit after you spend $100