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ShipEngine
Shipping API for labels, carrier rates and address validation across 200+ carriers
As of 29 August 2026, ShipEngine has a free plan and paid plans start at $75/month. Developer shipping API for label creation, rate comparison and address validation across 200+ carriers. Softwr lists it under Logistics.
Overview
What ShipEngine does
Developer shipping API for label creation, rate comparison and address validation across 200+ carriers.
What people use it for
- Comparing rates across 100+ carriers for optimal pricing
- Creating shipping labels and managing manifests at scale
- Validating addresses to reduce failed deliveries
- Consolidating orders from multiple ecommerce channels
- Tracking parcels with webhook notifications for automation
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Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about ShipEngine.
- Free plan limited to sandbox access, not production use
- Enterprise plan requires custom pricing for high-volume users with 25,000+ monthly shipments
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Pricing
What ShipEngine costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Free
Free
- sandbox access
- discounted carrier rates
- analytics
- label creation
- rate comparison
- tracking
Advanced
$75 /mo
- carrier account management
- address validation
- PUDO location search
- tax/duty calculations
- unlimited selling channels
- all free features
Enterprise
On request
- minimum 25,000+ shipments monthly
- custom billing
- higher rate limits
- dedicated implementation manager
- live chat/scheduled calls
- Shipping Elements access
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
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How much does ShipEngine cost?
ShipEngine offers a free plan, an Advanced plan starting at $75/month, and Enterprise with custom pricing. Advanced plan includes label tier pricing from $0.075 to $0.060 per label depending on volume.
SourceWhat does ShipEngine's free plan include?
ShipEngine's free plan includes sandbox access for testing, discounted carrier rates, analytics, label creation, rate comparison tools, tracking capabilities, and webhook support.
SourceHow does ShipEngine charge for label overages?
ShipEngine's Advanced plan includes monthly label allowances from 1,000 to 10,000 labels. Overages beyond the monthly tier are charged at $0.075 per label (1,000 tier), $0.065 (5,000 tier), or $0.060 (10,000 tier).
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