ShipStation
Market-leading multi-channel shipping and label printing
- Deployment
- Cloud
- Market
- Smb
- Pricing
- Subscription
- Price Range
- Under $100/mo
- Founded
- 2010
- HQ
- Austin, Texas, USA
- Free Trial
- Yes
- API
- Available
- Parent
- Auctane, Inc.
Overview
ShipStation by Auctane is a market leader in multi-channel shipping with rate comparison and label generation. It supports multiple carriers and sales channels with API access, though lower plans have API rate limits.
Our verdict
Best for ecommerce sellers and small-to-mid 3PLs that want multi-carrier label printing and broad marketplace integrations with transparent self-serve pricing.
Strengths
- Transparent public pricing across three tiers with a 30-day free trial and no credit card required
- Over 200 store, marketplace, and carrier integrations covering DHL, FedEx, UPS, USPS and major sales channels
- Public REST API (V1 and V2) with thorough developer documentation for orders, shipments, labels, and rates
- Strong third-party review standing on Capterra and G2 with thousands of cumulative reviews
Watch-outs
- No published uptime SLA, and the status page logs recurring incidents despite high reported uptime
- Publishes only GDPR and CCPA compliance officially, with no public SOC 2, ISO 27001, or PCI DSS attestation page
- Reviewers note setup and advanced automation can be complex and support quality can be inconsistent
Trust & security
- Status page
- live ↗
Integrations
Offers an API for custom integrations. Developer docs ↗
Videos
How to Ship Orders | ShipStation
ShipStation Tutorial 2026: How To Use ShipStation For Beginners
ShipStation Support - Batch Shipping
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Sources & verification
Last verified Jun 8, 2026 by Third Fin Editorial. See how we evaluate & verify.
- Company: ShipStation Terms of Service (parent company Auctane Inc.) (2026-06)
- Integrations: ShipStation Developer API Documentation (V1 and V2) (2026-06)
- Pricing: ShipStation Pricing page (public tiers, 30-day free trial, no setup fee) (2026-06)
- Proof: ShipStation Customer Stories (2026-06)
- Ratings: Capterra - ShipStation reviews (2026-06)