Both cover lost and damaged packages. The differences show up in cost predictability, automation, and whether insurance lives inside your shipping stack—or bolted onto it.
EasyPost Insurance is built into the platform you already use. Shipsurance is a separate product—with its own login, its own claims process, and its own overhead.
Native coverage inside EasyPost—activates at the label level, reports in one dashboard, and automates USPS claims with zero upfront cost.
A separate shipping insurance platform with discounted coverage for major carriers. Requires its own login and a manual claims process.
Every dimension that affects your cost, workflow, and ability to recover revenue when shipments go wrong.
Shipsurance works well as a standalone insurance add-on. These are the moments it creates real friction for growing shippers.
At 15,000+ shipments/month, filing claims manually via form, fax, or the Management Center becomes a significant time sink—and eligible claims go unfiled.
Operational riskRates tied to carrier, volume, commodity type, and claims history mean your insurance cost can shift—sometimes right when you need cost predictability most.
Cost riskCoverage and claims live in a different platform from your labels, tracking, and analytics. Reconciling data across systems adds overhead that compounds at scale.
Visibility riskCoverage activates inside the same workflow you use for every shipment today.
Generate a shipping label through EasyPost and add insurance in the same API call. Coverage applies immediately across all 100+ carrier integrations—no second system, no separate step.
Visualize active coverage, claim status, and payout history from inside your EasyPost account. No separate portal, no Management Center login, no reconciling data between tools.
When a package is lost or damaged, EasyPost Guard identifies the eligible shipment and files the claim automatically. For USPS, there is $0 upfront cost—you pay only when a claim is recovered.
The right platform depends on how your shipping stack is built—and whether you want insurance inside it or alongside it.
If your team is filing paperwork, chasing carrier checks, or running insurance out of a separate system—you're leaving money on the table. EasyPost puts coverage and claims automation where they belong.