USPS vs FedEx vs UPS Pricing

Cheapest Way to Ship a Package, Updated Monthly

We pull live rates from USPS, UPS, and FedEx across every US state pair and publish the cheapest carrier for each weight band. No guesswork, no stale listicles, just the current numbers.

Prices last refreshed April 2, 2026 01:09 UTC

Sample route, live rates

New York, NY to Los Angeles, CA

A concrete example so you can see the gap between carriers. Same package, same route, four different weights. Numbers are straight from our monthly Shippo refresh.

12 oz package

New York, NY to Los Angeles, CA

Carrier Cheapest service Delivery Price Vs cheapest
FedEx Ground 4 days $20.54 +$14.12
UPS Ground Saver 5 days $6.42 cheapest
USPS Ground Advantage 5 days $6.43 +$0.01

1 lb package

New York, NY to Los Angeles, CA

Carrier Cheapest service Delivery Price Vs cheapest
FedEx Ground 4 days $20.54 +$11.89
UPS Ground Saver 5 days $8.65 cheapest
USPS Ground Advantage 5 days $9.26 +$0.61

5 lb package

New York, NY to Los Angeles, CA

Carrier Cheapest service Delivery Price Vs cheapest
FedEx Ground 4 days $23.33 +$14.15
UPS Ground Saver 5 days $9.18 cheapest
USPS Ground Advantage 5 days $9.65 +$0.47

20 lb package

New York, NY to Los Angeles, CA

Carrier Cheapest service Delivery Price Vs cheapest
FedEx Ground 4 days $46.79 +$37.48
UPS Ground Saver 5 days $9.31 cheapest
USPS Ground Advantage 5 days $9.65 +$0.34

Network-wide summary

Who wins across every US route

Beyond one sample route, here is how each carrier performs against every state pair in our database. Winner share is the percentage of routes where that carrier had the cheapest rate.

12 oz package

UPS Ground Saver

$5.88 median cheapest

1 lb package

UPS Ground Saver

$6.85 median cheapest

5 lb package

UPS Ground Saver

$7.15 median cheapest

20 lb package

UPS Ground Saver

$7.28 median cheapest