Shipping & Fulfillment Software · reliability comparison
EasyPost vs ShipEngine: which is more reliable? (2026)
EasyPost is more reliable than ShipEngine, scoring 86.1 vs 45.2 out of 100. Over the last 90 days EasyPost reported 5 incidents and ShipEngine reported 8, with effective uptime of 99.85% and 98.39% respectively. EasyPost resolves incidents faster on average (2h 54m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | EasyPost | ShipEngine |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 86.1 | 45.2 |
| Rank (shipping software tools) | #4 | #7 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.85% | 98.39% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 5 | 8 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 2 |
| Avg time to resolve | 2h 54m | 1d 4h |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where EasyPost and ShipEngine differ
- ShipEngine reported 60% more incidents than EasyPost over the last 90 days (8 vs 5).
- ShipEngine had 2 partial or major outages, compared with 1 for EasyPost.
- EasyPost fixes problems faster: 2h 54m on average, against 1d 4h for ShipEngine (9.7× quicker).
- EasyPost's longest outage on record lasted 21h 18m (May 22, 2026); ShipEngine's lasted 22h 44m (Sep 24, 2026).
90-day uptime
EasyPost
ShipEngine
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent EasyPost incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 8, 2026 · resolved in 1h 13m
Degraded multi-carrier performance (UPS, others)
Affected: UPS, UPSDAP
- Degraded performanceOct 5, 2026 · resolved in 2h 4m
UPS Mail Innovations: Elevated error rate from UPS Mail Innovations APIs
Affected: UPS Mail Innovations
- InformationalSep 23, 2026 · resolved in 1h 27m
- Partial outageSep 20, 2026 · resolved in 5h 24m
Elevated errors with USPS Servicesofficial update ↗
Affected: USPS (EasyPost)
- InformationalAug 27, 2026 · resolved in 15m
Affected: Webhooks, API, Tracking, Address Verification
Recent ShipEngine incidents
- InformationalOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 5h 25m
DPD United Kingdom/DPD Local issue
Affected: DPD
- InformationalSep 30, 2026 · ongoing
Affected: Stamps.com
- Degraded performanceSep 24, 2026 · resolved in 4d 15h
Programmatic UPS Account Connection
Affected: UPS US
- Major outageSep 24, 2026 · resolved in 22h 44m
Evri - Unable to create labelsofficial update ↗
Affected: Evri
- Degraded performanceSep 2, 2026 · resolved in 16h 30m
Temporary disruption affecting FedEx UK Rates
Affected: FedEx US
- InformationalAug 26, 2026 · resolved in 23m
Delay in receiving the tracking statuses from Royal Mail and Parcel Force
Affected: Royal Mail
Other shipping software tools to consider
- Ordoro · #1 · 100% uptime
- Pirate Ship · #2 · 99.98% uptime
- ShippingEasy · #3 · 99.96% uptime
- ShipHero · #5 · 99.67% uptime