Understanding AfterShip Shipping Pricing Models and Plan Selection
Overview
The choice of the right AfterShip Shipping plan depends on your shipping volume, business size, and the features you need. AfterShip offers flexible pricing options, starting from a free plan with basic features to advanced enterprise solutions for high-volume shippers. In this article, we’ll break down each plan, its key features, pricing, and benefits to help you decide which one best fits your business needs.
Shipping pricing & plans
| Essentials | Pro | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|
Starting price (Monthly) | $11/month | $89/month | Custom |
Starting price (Annually) | $9*12 (18% Off) | $69*12 (18% Off) | Custom |
Label quota range (Monthly Subscription) | 100 to 5000 labels per month | 2000 to 25000 labels per month | 25,000+ labels per month |
Use own carrier for Shipping | 1 account connection | 5 accounts connection | Unlimited |
API & Automation | NA | Available | Available |
| Price | Monthly label quota range | Own carrier connection |
|---|---|---|---|
Free Plan | $0 | 10 labels per month | 1 account connection |
Free plan vs. trial plan
Free and trial plans are two different plans.
The AfterShip Free Plan is a permanent plan that lets you use AfterShip at no cost with limited features and a fixed label quota each month–10 labels per month. It’s great for small-scale use or testing basic shipping needs without paying anything.
The AfterShip Trial Plan, on the other hand, is a temporary 7-day plan only to test premium features before purchasing a subscription. You can explore many of the advanced features before upgrading to a paid plan. Once the trial ends, you need to choose a paid plan to continue using those premium features.
Organization plans
Whether you’re a small team or a large enterprise, AfterShip offers flexible organization plans designed to help businesses manage teams and improve security.
| Team Plan | Enterprise Plan |
|---|---|---|
Price (Monthly) | $12/member | Custom |
Price (Annually) | $10/member | Custom |
Best Fits | Small to mid-sized group | Large group and for advanced needs |
Support plans
AfterShip offers standard support for all plans. However, you can upgrade to Silver or Gold for faster response times and additional assistance.
| Silver Support Plan | Gold Support Plan |
|---|---|---|
Cost | 20% of the product subscription fee | 30% of the product subscription fee |
| Minimum: $200/month per product | Minimum: $400/month per product |
Key Feature | Response time: 10 mins (chat), 2 hrs (email) | Response time: 2 mins (chat), 15 mins (email) |
Billing and payment methods
AfterShip supports various payment methods to facilitate transactions:
- Credit Cards: We accept all major credit cards via Stripe.
- Shopify Billing: Payments can be made through your Shopify subscription.
Key takeaways
- AfterShip Shipping offers flexible plans: Free, Essentials, Pro, and Enterprise
- Start with 10 free labels/month and scale up to 25K+ labels/month with paid plans.
- Pro & Enterprise plans include API and automation features.
- Enterprise is best for multiple carrier accounts, higher API limits, or custom integrations.
- Annual billing gives you a discount (18% off) compared to monthly billing.
Updated on: 12/09/2025