The Front Desk Review

Best Shipping Carriers · head-to-head

EasyPost vs Shippo

A sourced, side-by-side comparison for shipping carriers. EasyPost has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it.

EasyPost has the lower entry price — EasyPost starts at $0/mo, Shippo at $0/mo. Free tier: EasyPost Yes, Shippo Yes. HIPAA: EasyPost —, Shippo —.

As of 2026-06-13 · figures link to their source below

Side by side

EasyPost

$0/mo entry
Entry price$0/mo (Free Access (Wallet Carriers))
Free tierYes
HIPAA (BAA)—
SOC 2—
GDPR—
Best forDevelopers and engineering teams needing a programmatic multi-carrier shipping API

Shippo

$0/mo entry
Entry price$0/mo (Starter)
Free tierYes
HIPAA (BAA)—
SOC 2Yes
GDPR—
Best forSmall businesses wanting a free plan with genuine $0/month option

Sources — EasyPost: easypost.com (verified 2026-06-13) · Shippo: goshippo.com (verified 2026-06-13)

Key features

EasyPost: 100+ carrier integrations via a single REST API; 99.99% API uptime SLA; Shipping label creation and rate shopping API; Address verification API; Real-time tracking API; Shipping insurance API (EasyPost Guard); Luma AI for cost optimization and carrier selection; EasyPost Forge white-label APIs for platforms; GlobalShip for international shipments; Serves Fortune 500 clients including Walmart, Dell, Home Depot

Shippo: Access to 40+ global carriers with discounts up to 90% off retail; Multi-carrier rate comparison in a single view; Bulk label creation and batch operations; AI-powered delivery date estimates (Pro+); Branded tracking pages and automated customer emails (Pro+); International shipping with customs form generation; Shipping insurance available; Returns management with automated return labels; REST API for developer/platform integrations; Processes 200M+ shipments/year across 4.6M+ customers

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