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ShipStation pricing
ShipStation publishes 3 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 30 August 2026, ShipStation pricing is $14.99/month across 3 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- $14.99/month
- Model
- Subscription
- Tiers
- 3
- Free tier
- Not on record
ShipStation plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $14.99/month | 5 | Entry tier |
| Standard | $29.99/month | 6 | +$14.999999999999998/month, 5 more features |
| Premium | $349.99/month | 6 | +$320/month, 5 more features |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Starter
$14.99/monthThe entry tier. It covers 3 users, basic automations, return labels, email support, 30-day free trial.
Standard
$29.99/monthOver Starter, this tier adds:
- 10 users
- unlimited automations
- API access
- phone support
- marked as most popular
Premium
$349.99/monthOver Standard, this tier adds:
- 15 users
- advanced inventory management
- warehouse management
- custom analytics
- dedicated implementation
What the product covers
The full ShipStation feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- Multichannel order management
- Batch label printing
- Shipping automation
- International shipping
- Return management
- Customer communication
- Carrier integration
- Real-time tracking
People bring ShipStation in for printing shipping labels across multiple carriers, importing orders from marketplaces and stores for fulfilment, automating shipping rules and batch label creation. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to ShipStation are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Logistics
Too few logistics tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShipStation (this page) | $14.99/month | subscription | - | |
| Trimble TMW.Suite | On request | quote | - | vs ShipStation |
| CargoWise | On request | quote | - | vs ShipStation |
| Descartes MacroPoint | On request | quote | - | vs ShipStation |
| Truckbase | $290/month | Per truck per month | - | vs ShipStation |
| McLeod Software | On request | quote | - | vs ShipStation |
| Alvys | On request | quote | - | vs ShipStation |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the ShipStation badges page.
Before you pay for ShipStation
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 3 tiers between $14.99/month and $349.99/month, with the jump itemised above. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare ShipStation against the tools that do have one before committing.
ShipStation runs on web, and is published by ShipStation (Stamps.com subsidiary) of Austin, TX. The full record is on the ShipStation review, and the rest of the category is under best logistics tools.
ShipStation pricing questions
- How much does ShipStation cost?
- ShipStation publishes 3 tiers, from $14.99/month for Starter up to $349.99/month for Premium. The cheapest paid tier is $14.99/month.
- Does ShipStation have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: ShipStation is listed as subscription. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- What is the difference between Starter and Standard on ShipStation?
- Standard costs $29.99/month against $14.99/month, and adds 10 users, unlimited automations, api access, phone support.
- Is the Premium plan on ShipStation worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is 15 users, advanced inventory management, warehouse management, custom analytics. It costs $349.99/month against $14.99/month for Starter. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- What am I actually paying for with ShipStation?
- The record lists 8 features across 1 area: other. In practice it is brought in for printing shipping labels across multiple carriers, importing orders from marketplaces and stores for fulfilment, automating shipping rules and batch label creation.
- Does ShipStation charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 3 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these ShipStation prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare ShipStation against before paying?
- The closest logistics tools in this directory are Trimble TMW.Suite, CargoWise, Descartes MacroPoint, Truckbase. Each has a side-by-side comparison with ShipStation covering price, platforms and features.