Shipping software that doesn't charge per label
Most shipping tools eventually add a per-label fee on top of the actual postage and monthly subscription costs. As order volumes grow, these extra charges quickly become too expensive to sustain, leaving sellers feeling like they are paying twice for the exact same label.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
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- 1Using Pirate Ship to avoid both monthly and per-label fees, though restricted to USPS and UPSDid this help you?
- 2Upgrading to a paid Shippo plan to remove per-label feesDid this help you?
- 3Using ShipStation which tiers by shipment countDid this help you?
- 4Using a direct UPS or FedEx accountDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Feels like every tool eventually starts charging you per label on top of the postage. At our volume its adding up quick and getting way to expensive.”source ↗
“Doing about 800 a month and the per label charge on top of the monthly is adding up to real money at this point.”source ↗
“Feels like im paying twice for the same label.”source ↗
“Is there anything that genuinely doesnt charge per shipment, or am i stuck with it?”source ↗
Where this came up
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