Switching from ShippingEasy to ShipWave

ShippingEasy bundles multi-carrier shipping with basic email-marketing and inventory tools — but you pay for all of it on a monthly subscription, whether you use the extras or not. Sellers switch to ShipWave for three reasons:

• Eliminate the subscription. ShippingEasy runs $29/month (Starter, 500 shipments) up to $149+/month (Select/Enterprise). ShipWave is $0/month with unlimited shipments — saving $350–$1,800+ a year in software fees alone.
• Deeper carrier discounts. ShippingEasy offers standard USPS Commercial rates (roughly 20–40% off). ShipWave provides USPS Commercial Plus (up to 54% off) — more savings on every label.
• No shipment tiers or feature gating. ShippingEasy caps shipments by plan and locks advanced automation behind higher tiers. ShipWave includes automation rules on every (free) account with no caps.

The trade-off to weigh honestly: ShippingEasy bundles email marketing. If that's core to you, plan to pair ShipWave with a dedicated email tool (most sellers get better results from Klaviyo's or Mailchimp's free tier anyway).

On top of the subscription savings, the Commercial Plus vs Commercial rate gap adds roughly $1–$3 more per USPS label in your pocket. For a store shipping 1,500 packages a month, that is the $588 subscription plus potentially $1,500–$4,500 a year in better rates.

Before you start: your ShippingEasy login (to export your address book and note saved product weights), logins for your connected stores (Shopify, Amazon, eBay, Etsy, WooCommerce — ShippingEasy supports 40+ integrations, and ShipWave covers the major ones), your return address, and about 30 minutes plus a few test orders. No technical skills required, and no need to pause shipping.

Visit shipwave.app, click "Start Shipping Free," add your email, password, and return address. No credit card needed; the account is live in about two minutes. Keep ShippingEasy running in parallel — since ShipWave is free, there is no reason to cancel before you're ready.

Reconnect the stores you have in ShippingEasy:

• Shopify: install the ShipWave app (and enable live checkout rates).
• WooCommerce / BigCommerce: add the ShipWave connector.
• Amazon: authorize via Seller Central.
• eBay / Etsy: link through the dashboard.

Orders sync automatically. Both platforms can pull the same orders during the overlap.

In ShippingEasy, export your address book (Customers/Addresses → Export to CSV) and note any saved product weights and dimensions. In ShipWave, recreate your package presets, automation rules (now free, not gated), and branded tracking emails. Your existing 4×6 thermal printer works as-is — no new hardware.

Price 10–20 identical shipments in both tools. Compare ShipWave's Commercial Plus USPS rate against ShippingEasy's Commercial rate, and check UPS/FedEx/DHL too. Expect noticeably lower USPS pricing in ShipWave plus the elimination of your monthly fee. Most sellers see enough savings in the first week to justify the switch.

Move part of your volume to ShipWave for a week or two, confirm order sync and label quality across every store, then transition fully. Once ShipWave is handling everything:

• Process all new orders through ShipWave.
• Download any historical reports you need from ShippingEasy before canceling.
• Cancel your ShippingEasy subscription (Account → Plan/Billing) to stop the monthly charge. Old tracking numbers stay valid on the carrier websites.

For the full feature comparison, see ShipWave vs ShippingEasy or browse ShippingEasy alternatives.