Shipping & Fulfillment Software · reliability comparison
AfterShip vs ShipStation: which is more reliable? (2026)
ShipStation is more reliable than AfterShip, scoring 43.1 vs 34.3 out of 100. Over the last 90 days AfterShip reported 9 incidents and ShipStation reported 13, with effective uptime of 95.18% and 98.02% respectively. ShipStation resolves incidents faster on average (11h 44m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | AfterShip | ShipStation |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 34.3 | 43.1 |
| Rank (shipping software tools) | #9 | #8 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 95.18% | 98.02% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 9 | 13 |
| Partial / major outages | 9 | 4 |
| Avg time to resolve | 17h 1m | 11h 44m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where AfterShip and ShipStation differ
- ShipStation reported 44% more incidents than AfterShip over the last 90 days (13 vs 9).
- AfterShip had 9 partial or major outages, compared with 4 for ShipStation.
- ShipStation fixes problems faster: 11h 44m on average, against 17h 1m for AfterShip.
- AfterShip's longest outage on record lasted 3d (Jul 30, 2026); ShipStation's lasted 3d (Apr 8, 2026).
90-day uptime
AfterShip
ShipStation
- 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 UTC
Affected: Couriers Tracking System
- Partial outageOct 23, 2026 · resolved in 6h 22m
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 UTC
Affected: Couriers Shipping System
- Partial outageOct 4, 2026 · resolved in 6h 27m
Affected: Couriers Tracking System
- Partial outageSep 30, 2026 · resolved in 5h 11m
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 UTC
Affected: Couriers Tracking System
Recent ShipStation incidents
- Partial outageOct 29, 2026 · resolved in 1d 1h
Evri - Shipping to EU not allowed via v4 or below - please update to v5 endpoint.
Affected: Evri
- InformationalOct 27, 2026 · ongoing
Important Change: DDU Shipments to Germany No Longer Accepted
Affected: Carrier Integrations
- Partial outageOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 5h 59m
Affected: DPD
- InformationalSep 30, 2026 · ongoing
Affected: Stamps.com
- Partial outageSep 24, 2026 · resolved in 1d 5h
Evri - Unable to create labels
Affected: Carrier Integrations, Evri
- Degraded performanceSep 21, 2026 · resolved in 1d 19h
Affected: Stamps.com
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