---
title: Easyship
slug: easyship
product: Easyship
excerpt: 'An independent expert review of Easyship: using your own courier account
  costs a per-label fee that exceeds the subscription on every paid plan.'
created_at: '2026-09-12T00:00:00Z'
updated_at: '2026-09-12T00:00:00Z'
---

**[Easyship](https://findstack.com/go/easyship) charges you to use your own courier contracts. Linking your own carrier account costs $0.05 a label on Plus, $0.04 on Premier and $0.03 on Scale — and at each plan's own shipment ceiling, that fee costs more than the subscription.** On Scale, 5,000 labels at $0.03 is **$150 a month against a $79 plan**. The Free tier sidesteps the question by not permitting linked accounts at all.

- **What it is**: Multi-carrier shipping software — rate comparison, label generation, customs paperwork and tracking.
- **Best for**: Sellers using Easyship's own discounted rates rather than their own carrier contracts.
- **Pricing**: Free, then $23–$79 a month billed annually. Verified July 2026.
- **The honest catch**: Three separate meters — shipments, labels and API calls.

## What Is Easyship?

Easyship is a **multi-carrier shipping platform**. It compares rates across a large carrier assortment, picks a courier by algorithm, generates labels and handles the parts of international shipping most tools ignore: **import tax and duty calculation, customs documentation** and international return labels. It integrates with e-commerce platforms, marketplaces and crowdfunding sites, and advertises **pre-negotiated rates "up to 91% off"**.

![Easyship's four plans — Free, Plus at $29, Premier at $69 and Scale at $99 a month — with shipment allowances of 50, 500, 2,500 and 5,000.](https://assets.findstack.com/spjycw82hibwk8jsljijhsm1z2vm)

Three things are metered: **shipments**, **labels on your own courier accounts**, and **API calls**.

## How Easyship Works

- **Four plans** plus a quoted Enterprise tier.
- **Shipments per month** is the headline meter.
- **Your own courier costs extra**, per label.
- **API calls are metered** with overage rates.
- **Annual billing saves 20%.**
- **Free plan needs no card.**

## Easyship Pricing

Captured from Easyship's plans page in July 2026 in US dollars, with the origin selector set to United States and both billing toggles read.

| Plan | Monthly | **Annual** | Saving | Shipments/mo | Team | **Own courier accounts** |
|------|---------|-----------|--------|--------------|------|--------------------------|
| **Free** | $0 | $0 | — | 50 | 1 | **0** |
| **Plus** *(popular)* | $29 | **$23** | **20.7%** | 500 | 3 | 1 |
| **Premier** | $69 | **$55** | **20.3%** | 2,500 | 5 | 2 |
| **Scale** | $99 | **$79** | **20.2%** | 5,000 | 8 | 3 |
| Enterprise | Quoted | — | — | Custom | — | — |

| Metered extras | Free | Plus | Premier | Scale |
|----------------|------|------|---------|-------|
| **Own-courier label fee** | n/a | **$0.05** | **$0.04** | **$0.03** |
| **At full plan volume** | — | **$25/mo** | **$100/mo** | **$150/mo** |
| **As % of annual plan** | — | **109%** | **182%** | **190%** |
| Rates API calls included | 0 | 2,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 |
| API overage | $0.01 | $0.008 | $0.007 | $0.006 |
| Cost per shipment (annual) | $0 | $0.046 | $0.022 | **$0.016** |

![Bar chart of Easyship own-courier label fees as a share of the annual subscription: 190% on Scale, 182% on Premier and 109% on Plus.](https://assets.findstack.com/rjq676motx49935rbjh7adjbpwkd)

What actually decides your cost:

- **Using your own carrier contract is billed per label, and it is the biggest line most buyers will miss.** The comparison table calls it *"Your Own Courier Account Labelling Fee"* — **$0.05, $0.04 and $0.03 a label** on Plus, Premier and Scale. Ship your plan's full allowance through your own negotiated rates and the fee reaches **$25, $100 and $150 a month**, against annual subscriptions of **$23, $55 and $79**. So on **all three paid plans the label fee exceeds the plan price** — 109%, 182% and 190% respectively. If you have hard-won carrier contracts, model that before anything else.
- **The Free plan cannot link a courier account at all.** The row reads **0** for Free, rising to **1, 2 and 3** on the paid tiers. So the free plan is entirely dependent on Easyship's own rates — which may well be better than yours, given the "up to 91% off" claim, but it removes the choice. Even Scale caps you at **three** linked accounts.
- **Easyship's own discounted rates are the reason to be here, and they change the calculation.** Because linking your own courier costs per label while using Easyship's pre-negotiated rates does not, the platform is materially cheaper if you ship on its contracts. That is a coherent commercial position rather than a trap — Easyship earns on the carrier side — but it means the product suits sellers **without** strong carrier relationships better than those with them.
- **API access is a third meter, and Free has none.** Rates API calls included run **0, 2,000, 10,000 and 20,000** a month, with overage at **$0.01, $0.008, $0.007 and $0.006** a call. A developer integration is therefore impossible on Free and metered everywhere else. Worth noting the overage rate improves with tier, so heavy API users benefit from upgrading beyond the shipment count alone.
- **The shipment rate improves cleanly, which the other meters do not.** Cost per shipment on annual billing falls **$0.046, $0.022 and $0.016** across Plus, Premier and Scale — a genuine **2.9-fold** improvement with no reversal at the top, unlike several products reviewed in this series. If shipments are your only constraint, upgrading is straightforwardly good value.
- **"Save 20%" is accurate on every plan, marginally understated.** Annual billing takes Plus from **$29 to $23** (20.7%), Premier from **$69 to $55** (20.3%) and Scale from **$99 to $79** (20.2%). All three clear the advertised figure. Refreshingly plain, and consistent across the range.
- **The free tier is genuinely usable for a very small seller.** **50 shipments a month, one team member, no credit card required**, with the rate comparison, courier selection algorithm, customs documentation and integrations intact. For someone shipping a dozen orders a week it is a working product rather than a trial — the limits are shipments, seats, courier accounts and API calls, not features.
- **Team seats scale slowly.** **1, 3, 5 and 8** members across the four plans, with no published rate for additional seats. A ten-person operations team is pushed to Enterprise regardless of shipping volume.

## Who Should Use Easyship

- **Sellers without their own carrier contracts.** The clearest case — Easyship's pre-negotiated rates with no per-label fee.
- **International shippers.** Duty and tax calculation, customs paperwork and international returns are core, not add-ons.
- **Crowdfunding campaigns.** Dedicated integrations for one-off fulfilment surges.
- **Very small sellers.** 50 shipments a month free, with no card.

It fits poorly for shippers with strong existing carrier contracts, where per-label fees exceed the subscription; for teams above eight people; and for anyone needing API access on a free plan.

## Honest Pros and Cons

### Strengths

- **A genuinely usable free tier** — 50 shipments, no card.
- **Cost per shipment improves 2.9×** with no reversal at the top.
- **"Save 20%" is accurate** on all three paid plans.
- **Customs, duty and tax handling** included at every level.
- **Rates advertised up to 91% off** through pre-negotiated contracts.
- **API overage rates improve** as you move up.

### Limitations

- **Own-courier labels cost more than the plan** at full volume.
- **Free cannot link any courier account.**
- **Three separate meters** to track — shipments, labels, API calls.
- **Only 3 linked courier accounts** even on Scale.
- **No API calls at all** on the free plan.
- **Team seats cap at 8** before Enterprise.

## Easyship Alternatives and How It Compares

- **[Shippo](https://findstack.com/go/shippo)** is the closest multi-carrier rival, with per-label pricing.
- **ShipStation** is stronger on warehouse and order-management workflows.
- **Sendcloud** focuses on European carriers and returns.
- **Pirate Ship** offers USPS and UPS labels with no subscription at all.
- **ShipBob** is a fulfilment provider rather than a label platform.

## The Verdict

Easyship is a capable multi-carrier platform with a real strength most competitors treat as an afterthought: **international shipping**. Import **duty and tax calculation, customs documentation, international return labels** and the ability to display duties at checkout are included from the free plan upward, and for a seller shipping across borders that is the difference between a workable operation and a stream of customs problems. The **free tier is genuinely usable** — 50 shipments a month, no credit card — and the shipment economics improve cleanly as you scale, from **$0.046 to $0.016 per shipment** with none of the mid-range reversals that show up elsewhere in this series.

The line to check before signing up is one the pricing cards do not mention. Easyship charges a **"Your Own Courier Account Labelling Fee"** — **$0.05, $0.04 and $0.03 a label** on Plus, Premier and Scale — whenever you ship on your own negotiated carrier contract rather than Easyship's. Run each plan's stated shipment ceiling through that fee and it produces **$25, $100 and $150 a month**, against annual subscriptions of **$23, $55 and $79**. In other words, **on every paid plan the fee for using your own carrier costs more than the software**. The **Free plan avoids the question by permitting zero linked accounts**, and even Scale allows only three.

That is not necessarily unfair — Easyship earns on the carrier side, so using its **pre-negotiated rates, advertised at up to 91% off**, carries no per-label charge. But it does determine who the product suits. If you have no carrier relationships, Easyship's rates are the whole point and the per-label fee never applies. If you have spent years negotiating with UPS or DHL, you will be paying Easyship for the privilege of using them, and the arithmetic above is your actual bill.

Two smaller notes. **API calls are a third meter** — 0 included on Free, then 2,000, 10,000 and 20,000, with overage from $0.01 down to $0.006 a call — so a developer integration is impossible on the free plan and metered on all others. And **team seats run 1, 3, 5 and 8** with no published rate for extras, so a larger operations team hits Enterprise on headcount rather than volume. Credit where due on the discount, though: **"Save 20%" is accurate on all three paid plans**, at 20.7%, 20.3% and 20.2% — a rare case of a headline that slightly understates.

## FAQ

### How much does Easyship cost?

In US dollars with the origin set to United States, captured July 2026: **Free $0** (50 shipments a month), **Plus $29 a month or $23 billed annually** (500 shipments), **Premier $69 or $55** (2,500) and **Scale $99 or $79** (5,000). An Enterprise tier is quoted. Separate per-label and per-API-call fees apply on top.

### Does Easyship charge extra to use my own courier account?

Yes. The comparison table lists a **"Your Own Courier Account Labelling Fee"** of **$0.05 a label on Plus, $0.04 on Premier and $0.03 on Scale**. At each plan's full shipment allowance that is **$25, $100 and $150 a month** — more than the annual subscription in every case. The **Free plan permits no linked courier accounts at all**, and Scale caps them at three.

### Is Easyship's free plan usable?

For a small seller, yes. It covers **50 shipments a month with one team member and no credit card**, including rate comparison, the courier selection algorithm, customs documentation and unlimited platform integrations. The constraints are volume and access — no linked courier accounts and no API calls — rather than missing shipping features.

### How much does annual billing save on Easyship?

Just over the advertised 20% on every plan: Plus falls from **$29 to $23** (20.7%), Premier from **$69 to $55** (20.3%) and Scale from **$99 to $79** (20.2%). The saving is consistent across the range, and unlike many discount claims it slightly understates rather than flatters.

### What does Easyship charge for API access?

Rates API calls are included in monthly quotas of **0, 2,000, 10,000 and 20,000** across Free, Plus, Premier and Scale, with overage billed at **$0.01, $0.008, $0.007 and $0.006 per call**. Because the free plan includes none, any developer integration requires a paid tier — and the overage rate improves as you move up, which can justify upgrading independently of shipment volume.