UPS vs. FedEx rates

Compare UPS and FedEx rates for every shipment, in one list.

Stop checking ups.com and fedex.com one by one. Label2Go shows every UPS and FedEx service for your shipment, with your own negotiated rates and the delivery date, and marks the cheapest and the fastest.

Requires your own UPS or FedEx account. 30-day Business trial, then the Free plan. No credit card required.

Every service, side by side

A real All Rates screen from Label2Go. The cheapest and the fastest options are marked for you.

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Label2Go All Rates screen comparing UPS and FedEx services with delivery dates and rates, with the cheapest and fastest options marked
Rates depend on each account’s own UPS and FedEx agreements, the package and the addresses.
  • Every service

    UPS and FedEx services for the order, from ground to first overnight.

  • Delivery dates

    The estimated delivery date and time next to each rate.

  • Cheapest and Fastest

    Marked automatically. Here the fastest option was UPS Ground, not an air service.

Why the cheapest carrier changes from one package to the next

There is no carrier that is always cheaper. UPS and FedEx price each shipment with many factors, and the negotiated discounts you have with each carrier are usually different too.

A package that is cheaper with UPS today can be cheaper with FedEx tomorrow if it goes farther, weighs more, is bigger or goes to a home instead of a business. That is why comparing every shipment, not just once, is what saves money.

What changes a UPS or FedEx rate

  • Weight. Heavier packages cost more.
  • Size. Both carriers use dimensional weight: a big, light box can be billed as if it weighed more.
  • Distance. Rates depend on the zone between origin and destination.
  • Speed. Ground, 2-day, overnight and other services have very different prices.
  • Residential or business address. Deliveries to homes usually carry a residential surcharge.
  • Options. Saturday delivery, signature options and declared value can add to the rate.
  • Your negotiated rates. The discounts in your UPS and FedEx contracts change which one wins.

How to compare UPS and FedEx rates with Label2Go

  1. 1

    Connect your accounts

    Connect your UPS and FedEx accounts once. Your negotiated rates come with them.

  2. 2

    Create the shipment

    The address is validated and residential addresses are detected. Weight and box come from your product catalog.

  3. 3

    Compare every service

    See every UPS and FedEx service with its rate and estimated delivery date, with Cheapest and Fastest marked.

  4. 4

    Print the label

    Choose the service and print from the browser or your thermal printer.

Questions

Questions about comparing UPS and FedEx rates

Is UPS or FedEx cheaper?

It depends on the shipment. Weight, size, distance, speed, the type of address and your negotiated discounts all change the rate, so the cheaper carrier can be different for each package. Comparing every shipment is the only way to know.

Are the rates my own negotiated rates?

Yes. Label2Go quotes with your own UPS and FedEx accounts, so you see the rates you negotiated, with no markup.

Do I need both a UPS and a FedEx account?

To compare the two carriers, yes. With only one account you can still compare all the services of that carrier.

Does Label2Go include residential surcharges in the rate?

Label2Go detects residential addresses, so the residential surcharge shows in the rate before you print.

How much does it cost?

There is a Free plan with 100 labels a month. Pro is $29 a month and Business is $59 a month, and carriers bill postage directly to your accounts.

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