Switching from Easyship to ShipWave

Easyship is genuinely strong at international shipping — 250+ global couriers and advanced duties/taxes (DDP) tools. But for US-focused sellers, its pricing model works against you: monthly plans run $0–$99 and the free tier is capped at 50 shipments per month with per-label fees on top. Sellers switch to ShipWave when domestic volume is the bulk of their shipping:

• No monthly fee, no per-label fee, no caps. ShipWave is $0/month with unlimited shipments. Easyship's free tier caps you at 50 shipments/month and adds per-label charges; higher volume pushes you onto $29–$99/month plans.
• Deeper US domestic discounts. ShipWave's USPS Commercial Plus rates reach up to 54% off retail — Easyship's domestic discounts are shallower because its strength is international, not domestic.
• Live Shopify checkout rates and shipping automation included free.

Honest trade-off: if most of your shipments cross borders and you rely on DDP/landed-cost prepayment or country-specific couriers, Easyship may still serve those orders better. Many sellers run ShipWave for domestic and keep a lightweight Easyship presence for complex international — or use ShipWave's DHL Express plus its landed-cost tools for international.

Gather your Easyship login, logins for your connected stores (Shopify, Amazon, eBay, Etsy, WooCommerce), your return address, and about 30 minutes plus a few test orders. If you ship internationally, note which destinations and services you use most so you can confirm ShipWave's DHL Express and USPS International coverage fits before you fully cut over. No technical skills required.

Go to shipwave.app, click "Start Shipping Free," and add your email, password, and return address. No credit card; live in about two minutes. Since ShipWave is free, keep Easyship active in parallel during the switch.

Reconnect the same stores you have in Easyship: install the ShipWave Shopify app (and turn on live checkout rates), add the WooCommerce/BigCommerce connector, authorize Amazon via Seller Central, and link eBay/Etsy from the dashboard. Orders sync automatically and both platforms can pull the same orders during the overlap.

Set up package presets and automation rules (free on every ShipWave account). If you ship internationally, configure your default customs information and commodity descriptions so international labels generate cleanly. Your existing 4×6 thermal printer works without changes.

Price 10–20 representative shipments in both tools. On domestic USPS, compare ShipWave's Commercial Plus rate against Easyship's — ShipWave typically wins clearly. On international, compare ShipWave's DHL Express and USPS International rates against Easyship's courier options for your actual destinations to see where each is stronger. This tells you exactly which orders to route where.

Move your domestic volume to ShipWave first — that's the clearest win (free, deeper discounts, no caps). Run both platforms in parallel for a week or two, verify order sync and label quality, then:

• Route all domestic orders through ShipWave.
• Decide whether ShipWave's international coverage handles your cross-border orders, or whether you keep a lightweight Easyship account for complex DDP shipments.
• If you drop Easyship entirely, download any reports you need and cancel to stop the monthly/per-label charges. Old tracking numbers stay valid on the carrier sites.

For the full breakdown, see ShipWave vs Easyship. For international specifics, see international shipping 101 and DDP vs DAP vs DDU.