EasyPost vs ShipStation
transportation management (TMS) head-to-head for ERP teams: evidenced capabilities, published pricing, and which ERPs each actually integrates with.
| Starting price | Usage-based (per-shipment / per-label) with subscription and enterprise tiers | Subscription, tiered by users and monthly shipment volume |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Company size | SMB, Mid-market, Enterprise | SMB, Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Stated ERP integrations | Acumatica, NetSuite | NetSuite, QuickBooks, Microsoft Dynamics 365 |
| Vendor | EasyPost | ShipStation (Auctane) |
Our take
Where EasyPost leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 5 of the 8 capabilities where they differ (led by real-time multimodal shipment tracking and invoice dispute & claims management).
- Stated Acumatica integration the alternative doesn't list.
Where ShipStation leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 3 of the 8 capabilities where they differ (led by carrier performance analytics and batch / bulk shipment processing).
- Stated QuickBooks, Microsoft Dynamics 365 integration the alternative doesn't list.
Where they differ
The 8 capabilities (of 54 in the transportation management (TMS) taxonomy) where the evidence separates them, biggest gaps first. “Not evidenced” means our research found no public documentation of this capability — the vendor may still offer it. Confirm on a demo.
| Capability | ||
|---|---|---|
| Real-time multimodal shipment trackingVisibility & Tracking | Core strength | Not evidenced |
| Invoice dispute & claims managementFreight Audit, Settlement & Payment | Supported USPS and FedEx claims programs (Guard) | Not evidenced |
| Carrier performance analyticsAnalytics & Reporting | Not evidenced | Supported Carrier and delivery performance reporting |
| Spot market rate accessRating & Freight Procurement | Partial Luma AI rate shopping is a paid add-on trained on historical shipments | Not evidenced |
| Label, BOL & shipping document generationShipment Execution & Fulfillment | Core strength Single and batch label creation, manifests, scan forms | Supported Bulk and batch label printing |
| Batch / bulk shipment processingShipment Execution & Fulfillment | Supported | Core strength |
| Returns label generation & managementShipment Execution & Fulfillment | Supported Return label generation | Core strength Self-serve returns portal; prepaid/automated return labels |
| Shipping insurance / cargo protectionCompliance & Protection | Core strength Insurance API plus USPS/FedEx claims programs | Supported Automatic insurance application |
Both grade identically on the other 46 capabilities — see each product's full profile: EasyPost, ShipStation.
EasyPost vs ShipStation — FAQs
Is EasyPost or ShipStation better for ERP integration?
Both state integrations with NetSuite. EasyPost additionally lists Acumatica. ShipStation additionally lists QuickBooks, Microsoft Dynamics 365. Always verify the connector against your ERP version with a reference customer.
Which is cheaper, EasyPost or ShipStation?
Neither publishes a list price — both quote. Ask each for the all-in first-year cost at your seat count, as one number, and compare those.
Get pricing for both
Tell us your ERP, seat count and must-haves and we'll come back with an independent view of what EasyPost and ShipStation should each cost you — and whether a third option belongs on your shortlist.