Stamps.com

Stamps.com is a service for printing US Postal Service postage and shipping labels from a computer. It lets businesses skip trips to the post office.

What Stamps.com offers

• Postage printing — prints postage for letters, postcards and packages, domestic or international.
• Shipping labels — prints labels in batches, with Click-N-Ship style creation and address validation.
• Carrier options — works with USPS and UPS and compares live rates across services.
• Tracking and proof — delivery status, proof of delivery and proof of mailing for important documents.
• Pickups and supplies — schedules USPS pickups and supplies shipping materials.
• Customisation — adds the business's branding to envelopes and labels.
• Enterprise option — for companies with several locations, with warehouse workflow integration.

Who it works with

Small businesses, home offices, online retailers and larger enterprises.

Key facts

• Carriers: USPS and UPS
• Relationship: an independent vendor, not part of USPS or UPS