Shipping & Fulfillment Software · reliability comparison
AfterShip vs ShipEngine: which is more reliable? (2026)
ShipEngine is more reliable than AfterShip, scoring 45.2 vs 34.3 out of 100. Over the last 90 days AfterShip reported 9 incidents and ShipEngine reported 8, with effective uptime of 95.18% and 98.39% respectively. AfterShip resolves incidents faster on average (17h 1m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | AfterShip | ShipEngine |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 34.3 | 45.2 |
| Rank (shipping software tools) | #9 | #7 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 95.18% | 98.39% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 9 | 8 |
| Partial / major outages | 9 | 2 |
| Avg time to resolve | 17h 1m | 1d 4h |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where AfterShip and ShipEngine differ
- AfterShip reported 13% more incidents than ShipEngine over the last 90 days (9 vs 8).
- AfterShip had 9 partial or major outages, compared with 2 for ShipEngine.
- AfterShip fixes problems faster: 17h 1m on average, against 1d 4h for ShipEngine.
- AfterShip's longest outage on record lasted 3d (Jul 30, 2026); ShipEngine's lasted 22h 44m (Sep 24, 2026).
90-day uptime
AfterShip
ShipEngine
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent AfterShip incidents
- Partial outageOct 29, 2026 · ongoing
Carrier brazil-correios is currently unstable - Start Time - 2026/10/29 04:06 UTCofficial update ↗
Affected: Couriers Tracking System
- Partial outageOct 23, 2026 · resolved in 6h 22m
Carrier latvijas-pasts is unstable - Start Time - 2026/10/23 01:51 UTC - End Time - 2026/10/23 08:14 UTCofficial update ↗
Affected: Couriers Tracking System
- Partial outageOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 16h 38m
Carrier dpd-uk is unstable - Start Time - 2026/10/20 09:15 UTC - End Time - 2026/10/21 01:53 UTCofficial update ↗
Affected: Couriers Shipping System
- Partial outageOct 4, 2026 · resolved in 6h 27m
Carrier mondialrelay is unstable - Start Time - 2026/10/04 01:14 UTC - End Time - 2026/10/04 07:41 UTCofficial update ↗
Affected: Couriers Tracking System
- Partial outageSep 30, 2026 · resolved in 5h 11m
Carrier la-poste-colissimo is unstable - Start Time - 2026/09/30 02:02 UTC - End Time - 2026/09/30 07:14 UTCofficial update ↗
Affected: Couriers Tracking System
- Partial outageSep 16, 2026 · resolved in 23h 39m
Carrier bring is unstable - Start Time - 2026/09/16 05:53 UTC - End Time - 2026/09/17 05:32 UTCofficial update ↗
Affected: Couriers Tracking System
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
- EasyPost · #4 · 99.85% uptime