Choose ShipTime over eShipper.
Both compare carriers and services before you ship. ShipTime adds the parts that lower your true cost: your own courier rates in every quote, an audit on the bill, and a Canadian support team you can rely on.
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Both are free platforms with strong discounted rates, and both let you compare carriers and services as you process a shipment. ShipTime is built to lower your true cost of shipping — not just the cost of a label.
Mostly it's what lands after the label. Surcharges appear on the invoice after the fact, and billing errors tend to sit there until someone spots them and disputes them — so we audit every invoice, catch the errors, and take the dispute on ourselves. Then there's reaching a person when something goes wrong: our Canadian team answers 8am–8pm, bilingual, in 26 seconds on average. On top of that you get your own courier rates compared against ours on every label, branded tracking and a branded returns portal, and Canada Post with pickups — eShipper's Canada Post only runs out of their warehouse, and pickups aren't supported.
eShipper vs ShipTime
Bring the carrier deals you've already earned — and keep them. No platform fee, ever.
Why teams prefer ShipTime
What changes when you leave eShipper
eShipper does let you compare carriers and services as you ship. What tends to push people to look elsewhere is what shows up afterwards — surcharges on the invoice, billing errors that sit there until someone disputes them, and support that's hard to reach when it matters.
Why teams choose ShipTime over eShipper
The parts that save you money and headaches, in one platform.
Rate shopping
The best rate between ours and yours, every time
- Compare a wide range of national and regional couriers and LTL carriers on one screen
- Up to 70% off walk-in carrier prices
- Bring your own negotiated rates and shop them against ours
One platform
Every major carrier and service in one place.
- Parcel and freight, same dashboard
- Branded tracking that keeps your customers in your brand, not the carrier's
- Book and manage carrier pickups without leaving the platform
- Duties and taxes calculated — not estimated — for cross-border and international shipments
Billing & visibility
Catch the overcharges you'd never spot
- The carrier invoices for the rates you bring, audited for overbilling — set up with us
- Overcharges flagged before they cost you
- Analytics that surface your next savings
What switching to ShipTime sets in motion
One move, and the rest follows — the flow our customers see after they come over.
“I've used ShipTime for years to ship photography prints and calendars, and every order has arrived safely and on time. Having all courier options, service times, and pricing on one screen makes shipping simple. The rates are always much better than shipping directly with the couriers.”
One Dashboard
One dashboard the whole team actually trusts
Print the cheapest label in seconds
No carrier tabs, no rate spreadsheet — just the next box.
Every carrier, one screen
Compare courier, LTL and Canada Post side by side, then print the cheapest qualified label without leaving ShipTime.
Your rates, ready to go
Bring your own negotiated courier rates and shop them against ours on every shipment.
How it works
Up and running in about 15 minutes
No IT project, no rip-and-replace, no surprises.
Register free
No contract, no sales call. Register in under a minute and be processing shipments right away if you don't need to set up integrations or your own carrier rates.
Connect your carrier rates and compare with ours
Bring the rates you've negotiated and compare them with ShipTime's discounted rates. Every major carrier, one place.
Ship the best rate in the platform
Every shipment shows all rates side by side — yours and ours. Pick the best, print, done.
No platform fee. No contract. Cancel anytime.
What Customers Say
Trusted by thousands of businesses
“So happy we switched to ShipTime! The local rates are way cheaper than the courier we were using and seeing all the options on one page (without signing into 5 different portals) is such a time saver.”
Paul V.
Operations Manager
“I recently started using ShipTime for my business and the platform is extremely user friendly. Comparing courier rates, delivery times, and pickup options all on one screen makes shipping simple, and the tracking tools are excellent. The rates are far better than what we previously received as a shipping agent.”
Mary
Business Owner
“I've used ShipTime for years to ship photography prints and calendars, and every order has arrived safely and on time. Having all courier options, service times, and pricing on one screen makes shipping simple. The rates are always much better than shipping directly with the couriers.”
Great West Auctions & Realty
“Good rates, simple process. ShipTime saves us money and time. It simplifies shipping processes and is key during our busy season as we get critical parts out to customers on time and at reasonable rates.”
Sugarbomb Printing
“I love it! I've tried using other platforms, but I just couldn't figure it out over there. Scheduling a courier pick up on that platform? Forget it. ShipTime is quick, easy, and so user-friendly.”
Liquid Assets of Nova Scotia
“The two things we like most are getting quotes on shipping times and the cost relative to those times, and being able to send shipping labels to our suppliers.”
Canoehound Adventures
“ShipTime's Shopify integration has been a game-changer for our business. We now offer fair shipping rates for heavy items across Canada, and customers get instant carrier options at checkout. Tracking and fulfillment updates are automatic, and the invoicing is clear and easy to manage. Setup was quick, and Heroic Support made sure everything was done right.”
Freaktography Photography
“Our customers love having the option to choose their shipping method, and ShipTime makes it easy for carriers to pick up from our remote location. The team is dedicated, quick to help, and always responsive.”
Annalisa V.
Operations Manager
Which platform is right for you?
ShipTime
Pick ShipTime if
You're tired of surcharges appearing after the fact and billing errors nobody catches, you want a support team that actually answers, and you'd like your own negotiated rates, branded tracking and returns, and Canada Post with pickups.
eShipper
Pick eShipper if
You lean on zone skipping and same-day services and don't need your own rates in the mix.
FAQ
ShipTime vs eShipper: common questions
Is ShipTime cheaper than eShipper?
Both run strong discounted rates, and the cheaper one depends on the lane and weight. Where ShipTime pulls ahead is control: you can bring your own negotiated pricing on every label, and a built-in audit recovers overcharges eShipper would leave on the table.
Will I know which carrier I'm shipping with?
Yes — the exact courier, service, and surcharges are shown before you ship. eShipper shows carriers and services during processing too; the difference is that ShipTime also lets you bring your own carrier rates into that comparison.
Can I bring my own negotiated rates?
Yes — your pricing gets compared against ShipTime's discounts on every shipment. eShipper doesn't support this.
Is there a platform fee?
No — ShipTime is free, same as eShipper. You pay for the labels you print, nothing else.
Do you handle warehousing and fulfillment like eShipper?
We're building out warehousing and fulfillment capability across Canada and the U.S., including support for cross-border activity, alongside a growing network of partner 3PLs. eShipper runs its own in-house fulfillment today — a better fit if you need everything under one provider right now, so it's worth asking us where our coverage stands for your lanes.
Will you handle carrier claims for me?
Yes — our Canada-based Heroic Support team takes disputes, claims, and billing errors off your hands, and once it's set up the audit flags overcharges on the invoices you bring.
How fast do you actually answer?
So far this year our Canadian team has taken more than 10,000 support calls, with an average time to answer of 26 seconds — and fewer than 1% of callers needed a callback. You reach a person, not a queue.
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