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ShipStation vs Stamps.com: Which is a better fit?

Updated on January 20th, 2025
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 3,869 reviews from Shipping users.
% Fit
Feature ratings
Shipping Labels
4.5
Parcel Shipping
4.4
Label Printing
4.4
Shipment Price Calculation
4.3
Shipment Tracking
4.3
% Fit
High performer
Feature ratings
Shipping Labels
4.6
Parcel Shipping
4.7
Label Printing
4.6
Shipment Price Calculation
4.6
Shipment Tracking
4.7
User satisfaction
4.6
User reviews926
Ease of use
4.5
Functionality
4.5
Value for money
4.5
Customer support
4.4
4.4
User reviews925
Ease of use
4.3
Functionality
4.3
Value for money
4.0
Customer support
4.1
Price starts from
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Best for

ShipStation is a web-based shipping software that was designed for multichannel businesses. Anyone who sells on multiple platforms (eBay, Amazon, etc.) & ships physical goods can save time & money.

Stamps.com is ideal for online retailers, small and medium businesses, e-commerce sellers, and individuals looking to print USPS postage stamps and shipping labels directly from their computer.

User reviews
pros & cons
1 / 4
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Video reviews
Camron W
CEO
5.0

Speaker 1: Hi, my name is Cameron. I'm an independent operator of my own business, and I have used ShipStation for I think about five years now, and I give it five stars. Previous to ShipStation, I was just running through the U.S Post Office app and printing my postage and I would deliver it by hand, and so to be able to just drop it in the post out in the mailbox is a huge time saver and saves a lot of money. So definitely appreciate the automation. I chose ShipStation because they were affordable, I think it was like five to 10 bucks to start. And immediately they had good customer service, so it wasn't difficult to set up. It's twenty-four seven customer service. It's a big deal if you're an entrepreneur. Sometimes you're working through the night. It's great to be able to reach somebody and solve a problem. It only took about, I think 20 minutes, 15, 20 minutes, and the first time I was using, I had an aide and they took me through the whole process. So that was... As far as I remember, it's been a while, but yeah, it was fairly easy. So less than 30 minutes. Definitely recommend it. Saves a ton of time, is affordable. 10 bucks a month, and has probably saved me a lot of money and a lot of time for sure, compared to what I used to do, which was just go by hand and manually drop all these off at the post office. So definitely recommend it.

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jawad k
owner
5.0

Jawad K.: Hi, my name is Jawad. I'm the owner of A&A's General Retail, and I give Stamps a five out of five star rating. Prior to using Stamps, I would always go to the post office. Always scared I would misweigh something and something would come back. I didn't really have any other business to use, so I decided to use Stamps, and it was the way to go. I got out of my fears. If you want to save time, save money actually, and have a post office at your house, that's the way to go, because that's why I chose it. I got over my fear of misweighing something and having something come back. Everything's user-friendly, everything's on point. And why not do it from the comfort of your own home? Stamps is easy to get a hold of. Stamps.com, download it, sign up, email. Same old, same old. They give you equipment, you weigh stuff, print out labels. It's easy as 1, 2, 3. Anybody could do it. If you like to save time on running errands, waiting in line at the post office, having stamps.com at home is the way to go. Take everything, you can multitask, have all your packages ready to go and shipped out. I recommend Stamps, definitely.

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Accounting
207
Important
Activity Dashboard
388
Important

ShipStation

Top Features
30/45
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Air Shipping
  • Bills of Lading
  • Claims Management
  • Container Shipping
  • Discount Management
  • EDI
  • Freight Shipping
  • Import/Export Management
  • Invoice Management
  • Ocean Shipping
  • Process/Workflow Automation
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Supplier Management
  • Accounting
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • API
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Customer Database
  • Customizable Branding
  • Data Import/Export
  • Delivery Tracking
  • eCommerce Management
  • Ground Shipping
  • Inventory Management
  • Label Printing
  • Multi-Location
  • Order Management
  • Order Tracking
  • Package Tracking
  • Parcel Shipping
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Returns Management
  • Search/Filter
  • Shipment Price Calculation
  • Shipment Tracking
  • Shipping Labels
  • Shipping Management
  • Shipping Services Integration
  • Status Tracking
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Transportation Management
  • Warehouse Management
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Stamps.com

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ShipStation
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Stamps.com
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
ShipStation
  • By Shipstation
  • Located in United States
Stamps.com
  • By Stamps.com
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1996
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