AfterShip vs EasyPost Pricing (2026)
How do these two stack up on price? Here's what each one costs, what you get, and where the value sits.
Essentials
- Branded tracking page with your logo & colors
- Automatic carrier detection and correction
- Email & SMS notifications for every shipment milestone
- Tracking dashboard with status & reports
Premium
- Fully customizable tracking page + custom domain
- AI-powered EDD & product recommendations
- Full analytics suite
- API & webhooks
- Order Edits
Enterprise
- Dedicated CSM & onboarding
- Enterprise SLAs & SSO
- Custom integrations
- Multi-org management
Free Access (Wallet Carriers)
- Free for up to 3,000 labels
- Postage not included; per-label fee for additional labels
- Labels, rate shopping, address verification, tracking, and insurance
Bring Your Own Carrier Accounts (BYOCA)
- Labels, rate shopping, address verification, tracking, and insurance
- plus per-label fee
Enterprise Plan
- Labels, rate shopping, address verification, tracking, and insurance
- Custom pricing based on volume
EasyPost Tracking API
- Basic multi-carrier package tracking
- $0.01-$0.03 per shipment
EasyPost Advanced Tracking
- Branded tracking, notifications, and full shipment visibility
- $0.03 per shipment
EasyPost Insurance and Claims API
- Simplified coverage for all shipments with hassle-free claims
- 1% of shipment value
- Minimum: $1.00
AfterShip vs EasyPost FAQ
- Which one is cheaper?
- EasyPost is the cheaper option, starting at $20/mo vs $29/mo for AfterShip.
- Can I use either one for free?
- EasyPost has a free plan. AfterShip doesn't — you'll need to pay from day one.
- How do they charge?
- Both use a usage-based model, so the comparison is straightforward — it comes down to features and limits at each price point.
- Which one is a better deal?
- Depends on what you need. AfterShip: AfterShip sits in the mid-market range for post-purchase tracking tools — not the cheapest (plenty of Shopify apps undercut them), but not enterprise-priced either. They're going after scaling DTC brands and mid-size retailers who've outgrown basic carrier emails but aren't ready to build custom tracking infrastructure. EasyPost: They're positioned as the developer-friendly middle ground — cheaper and more API-first than Shippo's higher tiers, but not trying to undercut on raw label cost like Pirateship. The real target is mid-market e-commerce and logistics teams who need programmable shipping infrastructure, not a UI-first tool.
Keep tabs on both.
We'll monitor pricing changes for AfterShip and EasyPost and let you know when something moves.