# Pirate Ship pricing (2026): plans, cost, and compliance

**Entry price:** $0 (free)/mo (Free). Among the 7 shipping carriers we track it is the cheapest; median entry $0/mo.
**Domain:** pirateship.com
**Free tier:** Yes
**Compliance:** HIPAA Not published · SOC 2 Not published · GDPR Not published
**Integrations:** USPS, UPS, Shopify, eBay, Wix, PayPal, BigCommerce, Squarespace, Square, WooCommerce, BigCartel, Ecwid, Subbly, Cratejoy, Discogs, CSV/Excel batch import
**Best for:** Small e-commerce sellers and Etsy/eBay merchants wanting the lowest possible USPS and UPS rates at zero platform cost; High-volume batch shippers who only need USPS and UPS; Businesses with no developer resources that want a simple web UI

## Plans

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | — | flat | Completely free: no monthly fees, no per-label fees, no markup on rates. Pirate Ship is paid by the carriers and passes through discounted USPS (up to 87% off Post Office) and UPS (up to 85% off Daily Rates) rates. Unlimited labels, no minimums or commitments. | pirateship.com |

**Key features:** Completely free — no monthly fees, no per-label fees, no markups; USPS discounts up to 87% off Post Office rates; UPS discounts up to 85% off UPS Daily Rates; Unlimited labels and unlimited users per account; Batch shipping from CSV/Excel spreadsheets; Priority Mail Cubic access (available only to high-volume shippers elsewhere); Discounted shipping insurance; Pay-on-use return labels; Customizable tracking emails with HTML templates; No contracts, no commitments, no minimums.

**Plan limits:** USPS only and UPS only — no FedEx, DHL, or other carriers; USPS Priority Mail Cubic: maximum 20 lbs per package; No API for programmatic label creation.

Sources: 1 · Last verified 2026-06-13
Provenance: https://www.pirateship.com/ (official site; pricing confirmed across pirateship.com rate/UPS/USPS pages, accessed 2026-06-13).
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/software/shipping-carriers/pirate-ship/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, Pirate Ship's entry plan was $0 (free)/mo as of 2026-06-13 — https://frontdeskreview.com/software/shipping-carriers/pirate-ship/
License: CC BY 4.0. Price history: https://frontdeskreview.com/data/price-history.jsonl