Shipping & Fulfillment Software · reliability comparison
Pirate Ship vs Stamps.com: which is more reliable? (2026)
Pirate Ship is more reliable than Stamps.com, scoring 95.4 vs 64.3 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Pirate Ship reported 3 incidents and Stamps.com reported 9, with effective uptime of 99.98% and 99.59% respectively. Pirate Ship resolves incidents faster on average (44m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Pirate Ship | Stamps.com |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 95.4 | 64.3 |
| Rank (shipping software tools) | #2 | #6 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.98% | 99.59% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 3 | 9 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 44m | 15h 50m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Pirate Ship and Stamps.com differ
- Stamps.com reported 3× as many incidents as Pirate Ship over the last 90 days (9 vs 3).
- Pirate Ship had 1 partial or major outage, compared with 0 for Stamps.com.
- Pirate Ship fixes problems faster: 44m on average, against 15h 50m for Stamps.com (21.7× quicker).
- Pirate Ship's longest outage on record lasted 1h 35m (Jun 11, 2026); Stamps.com's lasted 2d 2h (Oct 20, 2026).
90-day uptime
Pirate Ship
Stamps.com
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Pirate Ship incidents
- Partial outageOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 26m
Spreadsheet uploads temporarily unavailable
Affected: Pirate Ship App (ship.pirateship.com)
- Degraded performanceAug 18, 2026 · resolved in 1h 2m
USPS Return Label Purchasing Temporarily Unavailable
Affected: Pirate Ship App (ship.pirateship.com), USPS Shipments
- InformationalAug 5, 2026 · resolved in 15m
Affected: Pirate Ship App (ship.pirateship.com)
Recent Stamps.com incidents
- InformationalOct 27, 2026 · ongoing
Important Change: DDU Shipments to Germany No Longer Accepted
- Degraded performanceOct 23, 2026 · resolved in 4h 2m
We are currently experiencing technical difficulties printing envelopes with Stamps Classic Software
Affected: Stamps.com Software (Printing Postage Using our Windows Application)
- Degraded performanceOct 22, 2026 · resolved in 4h 43m
Affected: Stamps.com Online (Printing Postage Using a Web Browser)
- Degraded performanceOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 2d 2h
Order Import Delays With Ebay Store
Affected: Stamps.com Online (Printing Postage Using a Web Browser)
- InformationalOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 2h 6m
- InformationalSep 30, 2026 · ongoing
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