Edition Apr 19, 2026

Shipping data for ecommerce sellers

Free

Ranked · Software for Etsy

5 shipping tools
for Etsy sellers

Etsy provides commercial USPS and UPS rates inside the seller dashboard itself, so the bar for a third-party shipping tool is higher than on Shopify. You only want one if Etsy label printing is too slow, you are selling on other platforms too, or you need automation Etsy does not have. These five cover every real Etsy-seller need.

  1. No. 01

    Pirate Ship

    Free

    The free USPS/UPS label printer that actually works.

    Best for Side hustlers and sub-100-orders/month sellers who want free labels, no monthly fee.

    • + Genuinely free, no subscription, no transaction fees
    • + Cubic USPS pricing exposed for heavy-small packages
    • – No FedEx support
    Visit Pirate Ship

  2. No. 02

    ShipStation

    $9.99/mo

    Multi-carrier, multi-marketplace shipping automation for ecom.

    Best for Shopify / Etsy / Amazon sellers juggling 50+ orders/week across multiple channels.

    • + Best-in-class marketplace integrations (80+)
    • + Automation rules save hours on repetitive labels
    • – No truly free tier, starter plan is $9.99/mo
    Try ShipStation

  3. No. 03

    Stamps.com

    $19.99/mo

    USPS discounts via a monthly-subscription desktop + web app.

    Best for Businesses printing 20+ USPS labels per day who want maximum postage discounts.

    • + Deepest USPS commercial-plus pricing among the big five
    • + Mature integrations with QuickBooks, Amazon, eBay, Etsy
    • – Monthly subscription even for low-volume shippers
    Try Stamps.com

  4. No. 04

    Shippo

    $0 + $0.05/label

    Shipping API + dashboard for ecom and platform builders.

    Best for Developers and brands that need a shipping API for a custom checkout or dashboard.

    • + Powerful API, the rails behind many DTC brands
    • + Pay-as-you-go option (no monthly fee required)
    • – Dashboard UX lags behind ShipStation for non-devs
    Visit Shippo

  5. No. 05

    EasyShip

    $0 / $29/mo

    International-first shipping with duties + taxes calculator.

    Best for Sellers shipping internationally who need accurate landed-cost and customs docs.

    • + Best-in-class international rates and tax calculators
    • + Free tier supports up to 50 shipments/mo
    • – Domestic US rates are not always the cheapest
    Try EasyShip

Real postage

All five tools quote the same rates

Postage is the carrier's price, not the software's. Every tool in this ranking quotes the same USPS commercial-plus pricing for the package below. The fee difference is what you pay for software, not postage.

5 lb New York, NY to Los Angeles, CA
  1. 01 FedEx Ground FedEx 4d $23.33 +$14.15
  2. 02 UPS Ground Saver UPS 5d $9.18 cheapest
  3. 03 USPS Ground Advantage USPS 5d $9.65 +$0.47

Close call Only $0.47 (5%) separates the cheapest from the runner-up. Free USPS home pickup or a closer drop-off can erase this gap. Pick by convenience, not price, at this margin.

Median cheapest: $7.15 at 5 lb, $6.85 at 1 lb, $5.88 at 12 oz.

The call

Which one you should actually pick

Under ~100 orders/month on Etsy alone: Pirate Ship. Scaling past 100 orders/month and already on a second platform: upgrade to ShipStation. Shipping internationally more than occasionally: look at EasyShip regardless of where it lands on this list, its duties-and-taxes calculator pays for itself.