Compare two shipping workflows at your expected monthly volume. Include quoted postage, packaging, extra fees, subscriptions, and one-time costs.
This is a budgeting worksheet, not a live carrier rate finder. Enter your own quotes for comparable parcels and delivery services. No email required.
Read the shipping guide and explore providersEnter shipment volume and both postage quotes, then compare.
Variable cost per shipment = postage + packaging + other per-shipment fees. Monthly total = shipment count × variable cost + monthly subscription. First-year total = twelve monthly totals + one-time costs; renewal estimate excludes those one-time costs.
The break-even calculation compares ongoing costs only. It assumes constant quoted fees and no plan-limit changes. A higher fixed-cost workflow needs enough lower-cost shipments to offset its subscription premium. One-time costs affect the first-year result separately.
Customer shipping charges are subtracted to estimate the shipping cost you absorb. A negative balance means those charges exceed entered shipping costs; it is not profit. Labor, product cost, unentered taxes, returns, duties, and other overhead are excluded. Add known shipment expenses to the applicable field without double counting.
Recheck quotes and plan limits as volume or parcel mix changes. The lower estimate does not establish delivery reliability or recommend a provider.