EasyPost
Shipping software
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What is EasyPost
EasyPost is a shipping software platform that provides APIs and tools to buy shipping labels, compare carrier rates, validate addresses, and manage tracking events across multiple carriers. It is primarily used by e-commerce platforms, marketplaces, and logistics teams that need to embed shipping and tracking into their own applications. The product emphasizes developer-first integration, carrier abstraction, and programmatic access to shipping workflows rather than a purely UI-driven shipping workstation.
Developer-centric shipping APIs
EasyPost provides REST APIs and client libraries that let teams integrate label purchase, tracking, and address verification directly into custom systems. This approach fits organizations that need shipping embedded into checkout, OMS/WMS, or internal tools. It reduces the need to rely on manual label creation in a separate application when workflows are highly automated.
Multi-carrier normalization layer
The platform standardizes carrier services, labels, tracking events, and error handling behind a consistent API. This can simplify adding or switching carriers without rewriting large parts of an integration. It is useful for businesses shipping across regions or using different carriers by product line, warehouse, or service level.
Address and tracking utilities
EasyPost includes address verification and tracking webhooks/events that support downstream customer notifications and exception handling. These utilities help teams improve data quality before label creation and keep order status updated after shipment. Centralized tracking events can reduce the effort of integrating each carrier’s tracking format separately.
Requires technical implementation effort
EasyPost is API-first, so most value comes from engineering work to integrate and maintain shipping workflows. Organizations looking for an out-of-the-box shipping workstation may need additional tooling or a separate UI layer. Implementation timelines and ongoing maintenance depend on internal development capacity.
UI and operations depth varies
Compared with shipping tools designed primarily for day-to-day operations teams, an API platform may offer fewer native features for batch processing, pick/pack workflows, and role-based operational controls. Some operational capabilities may need to be built in-house or handled in an OMS/WMS. This can increase total solution complexity for teams that prefer a single operational console.
Carrier coverage and terms depend
Carrier availability, negotiated rates, and service features can vary by geography and by the shipper’s account setup. Some carrier-specific capabilities may not be exposed uniformly through a normalized API, requiring exceptions or direct carrier integrations. Businesses with specialized shipping requirements should validate carrier/service support for their lanes and package types.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free Access (Wallet Carriers) | Free up to 3,000 labels/month; $0.08 per label after | Centralized billing, access to pre-negotiated carrier rates; postage not included. (EasyPost Wallet Carriers) |
| Bring Your Own Carrier Accounts (BYOCA) | $20.00 per month + $0.08 per label | Use your own carrier accounts; access 100+ carriers; billed monthly. |
| White-label / Partner (Forge) | Starts at $390/month (+ volume subscription) | White-label API offering; contact EasyPost for details. |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing | High-volume, enterprise deployments; contact sales for pricing. |
Seller details
EasyPost, Inc.
San Francisco, CA, USA
2012
Private
https://www.easypost.com/
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