Sendcloud vs Shippo

Sendcloud is a shipping platform for e-commerce that connects online stores with couriers and supports label creation, tracking and returns. It imports order details so users can choose delivery options and create labels one at a time or in bulk. Sendcloud lists connections to more than 170 international carriers and over 100 plug-and-play integrations, including Shopify, Etsy, Amazon, Magento, eBay, WooCommerce, Odoo and Zendesk. Custom connections are available through an API; users can also create shipments manually or upload orders by CSV. Post-purchase features include branded tracking pages, customer notifications, returns portals, checkout delivery options and shipping analytics. The free plan covers up to 20 parcels per month without a subscription fee or courier contract. A 14-day trial is listed with no credit card required. Paid plans vary by users, integrations, shipping rules and annual label volumes: Lite is listed at €280.10 a month with a 4,800-label yearly maximum. Sendcloud says it fully supports shipping from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom, with conditions applying in other countries. It describes GDPR compliance, encryption and EU-region hosting.

Shippo connects e-commerce businesses, marketplaces, platforms, and logistics providers to shipping carriers through an API and dashboard. Its tools include carrier rate comparisons, label purchase and printing, tracking, and return labels. The API also supports manifests, international customs forms, and address validation, and can batch up to 10,000 shipments in one request. Store integrations include Shopify, Square, WooCommerce, Wix, BigCommerce, Magento 2, and Squarespace; listed marketplaces include TikTok, Walmart, eBay, Etsy, and Amazon. Shippo for Platforms offers white-label and grey-label experiences and embeddable no-code Elements. The free App Starter plan is free for up to 30 labels per month and one user. Pro costs $17 a month and allows up to 10,000 shipments monthly before its listed overage rate. API Starter offers the first 30 labels monthly free, then charges 7¢ per label. Shippo states it maintains SOC 2 Type II and PCI DSS compliance and encrypts data in transit and at rest.