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Pirate Ship vs Descartes XPS Ship Comparison (2026)

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Pirate Ship

Descartes XPS Ship

Overview

Pirate Ship is a cloud-based solution, which helps small businesses buy postage and print shipping labels fordomestic and international packages with USPS postage. It lets users purchase and print shipping labels in ZPL or PDF file format and share them with customers by generating a private link.

XPS Ship is a shipping platform designed to help small businesses manage deliveries, track shipment statuses, and calculate shipping costs. The application enables employees to verify addresses, offer discounts, automate workflows, and print shipping labels via a unified platform.

Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

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Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

view more detailsview details

Video & Screenshots

No videos yet

Pricing

Starting from

Free

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

Starting from

9.95

Per month

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

User reviews

4.9

942

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

95%

would recommend this app

4.7

240

193

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

84%

would recommend this app

Pros

“easy to use 2) easy to see shipment status at a glance 3) shipment stats are accurate 4) you don't pay for unused labels (unlike Amazon) 5) the prices are comparable to Amazon, but with more accurate shipment stats 6) you can easily choose Media Mail, Bound and Printed matter, and hazardous materials options that are sometimes blocked by other websites such as Amazon.”

Jill l.

Administrator

“The label printing works like any web browser printing, where you can simply direct it to a locally or network installed label printer.”

Yev Z.

WMS Administrator

“So far, they have yet to allow us to set up ACH deposit with our bank. Though they do offer some bank integrations, we are still waiting for our specific bank.”

Yev Z.

WMS Administrator

Pros

“XPS gave us the ability for many users; i.e. shipping and customer service departments, to see status of our shipments to our clients so everyone could give updates. ”

MaryAnn N.

General Manager

“XPS offers a great solution for printing labels, tracking delivery status, and integrates with many website platforms. Since the integration with Wix, it has made my life much simpler!”

Brian E.

Owner

“I love that you can integrate your websites so the shipping addresses are all right there, you can check USPS, FEDEX, and UPS pricing all on one screen, and I can schedule the pick up from here also!”

Heidi R.

Manager

Cons

“In practice, Pirate Ship acts as a middle layer that gives you cheaper labels but zero real protection. When a shipment disappears, you are left alone between the carrier and Pirate Ship, with neither side taking responsibility.”

Oleg V.

Founder

“Some of the shipping options are hidden or less intuitive to find.”

Ben M.

Author

“There is no real protection for the sender.”

Oleg V.

Founder

Cons

“Sometimes if the wifi isn’t real strong it needs to be rebooted to accurately quote shipping prices.”

Porschea W.

Co Owner

“There also is not the ability to print many labels at once. If I send 10 packages, I have to load 5 label sheets (2 labels per sheet) then flip them halfway through.”

Patrick M.

Production Supervisor

“If looking at UPS rates it does not automatically verify residential addresses as the UPS site does and can lead to under charging if customer pays shipping”

David H.

co-owner