Shipping & Fulfillment Software · reliability comparison
EasyPost vs Pirate Ship: which is more reliable? (2026)
Pirate Ship is more reliable than EasyPost, scoring 95.4 vs 86.1 out of 100. Over the last 90 days EasyPost reported 5 incidents and Pirate Ship reported 3, with effective uptime of 99.85% and 99.98% respectively. Pirate Ship resolves incidents faster on average (44m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | EasyPost | Pirate Ship |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 86.1 | 95.4 |
| Rank (shipping software tools) | #4 | #2 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.85% | 99.98% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 5 | 3 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 1 |
| Avg time to resolve | 2h 54m | 44m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where EasyPost and Pirate Ship differ
- EasyPost reported 67% more incidents than Pirate Ship over the last 90 days (5 vs 3).
- Pirate Ship fixes problems faster: 44m on average, against 2h 54m for EasyPost (4.0× quicker).
- EasyPost's longest outage on record lasted 21h 18m (May 22, 2026); Pirate Ship's lasted 1h 35m (Jun 11, 2026).
90-day uptime
EasyPost
Pirate Ship
- 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 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)
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