DeftShip

Shipping software often forces a trade-off between capability and cost. DeftShip takes the opposite position: the core platform is free, with no monthly cost, unlimited users, and unlimited orders or labels. It can afford this because revenue comes from the shipping volume routed to its partner carriers rather than from a subscription, a model that also aligns the vendor's incentives with merchants actually shipping more efficiently.

The feature set is built around consolidation. Instead of maintaining separate logins for each carrier and each sales channel, merchants manage shipments in one place with access to a network of more than 50 global carriers and integrations with leading e-commerce and store platforms. Rate comparison surfaces the best quote across UPS, DHL Express, USPS, and others, while automation rules handle repetitive work — buying insurance, marking orders shipped, choosing carriers and package types — triggered by conditions like SKU, weight, or item quantity, with no cap on the number of rules.

For cargo that outgrows standard parcels, DeftShip covers freight end to end. Real-time freight quotes span truckload (FTL), less-than-truckload (LTL), and specialised freight, backed by a network of over 100 top-tier LTL carriers so businesses can find competitive rates whether a shipment is under 150 lbs or a full truck. A public API lets developers load and fetch data, get parcel and freight quotes in real time, purchase insurance, and arrange pickups, and a mobile app lets users create shipments anywhere.