Easyship vs ShipStation

Easyship is a shipping platform specialized in cross-border e-commerce. Founded in Hong Kong and now operating with teams across Asia, Europe and North America, it lets online stores compare rates from more than 250 courier services, print labels and, most importantly, show international buyers the full landed cost, including duties and import taxes, before they pay.

The platform connects to Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Amazon, eBay, Etsy and other channels, imports orders automatically and suggests the cheapest or fastest courier for each shipment based on rules you define. It generates commercial invoices and customs paperwork, offers discounted pre-negotiated rates, shipping insurance and branded tracking pages with email notifications. A tax and duty calculator can be embedded in checkout so that buyers are not surprised by charges on delivery, and Easyship also provides fulfillment services in some regions and is widely used by crowdfunding campaigns shipping rewards to backers worldwide. A free plan covers a limited number of shipments per month; paid plans (Plus, Premier and Scale) raise volume and add automation, team accounts and analytics.

Easyship is a strong choice for small and mid-sized brands that sell abroad and want to reduce abandoned carts and refused deliveries caused by unexpected duties. Merchants who ship mostly domestically may get more from local tools: ShipStation and Pirate Ship cover US domestic shipping well, while Sendcloud is deeper for European carriers and returns.

ShipStation is a web-based shipping and order management platform for e-commerce sellers, founded in Austin, Texas. It was acquired by Stamps.com in 2014, and after Thoma Bravo took Stamps.com private in 2021 the group was renamed Auctane, which also owns ShipEngine and other shipping brands. ShipStation's job is to pull orders from every sales channel into one place and turn them into shipped packages as quickly as possible.

It imports orders from more than a hundred marketplaces and carts, including Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Shopify, WooCommerce and BigCommerce, then applies automation rules to choose carriers, services and packaging. Users compare rates across carriers with discounted USPS, UPS and DHL rates in the US, print labels and packing slips in batches, send branded tracking emails and run a returns portal. Inventory, multi-warehouse and reporting features support growing sellers, and an API connects custom systems. Pricing is monthly by shipment volume, with user limits per tier.

ShipStation fits small and mid-size sellers shipping from hundreds to thousands of orders a month across several channels, mainly in the US, Canada, the UK and Australia. User limits, a dated interface and support quality are common complaints, and it is overkill for occasional shippers. Pirate Ship is free for low-volume US shippers, Shippo is simpler with pay-as-you-go pricing, Easyship focuses on international shipping, and Sendcloud is the leading option for European stores.