MailStation 2 vs. Stamps.com
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Save money – print your USPS postage online
Thinking of leasing a Pitney Bowes MailStation 2™ for your office postage needs? Make sure you do a complete cost comparison of postage meters vs. Stamps.com.
Monthly costs for postage meters can be significant with all the hidden fees that are included. Using Stamps.com, a small business owner could save an estimated $12.98 per month compared to the MailStation 2 machine. Plus, there is no hardware needed for Stamps.com – you just use your existing computer and printer!
Mailstation 2
Stamps.com
Customer Trial
Trial period
Mailstation 2 :
2 months
Stamps.com :
4 weeks
Agreement period
Mailstation 2 :
12 months
Stamps.com :
None
Agreement early termination fee
Mailstation 2 :
Yes
Stamps.com :
No
Monthly fees
Mailstation 2 :
$24.99
Stamps.com :
Customer Trial
Includes scale
Mailstation 2 :
Yes
Stamps.com :
Yes
Maximum weight on scale
Mailstation 2 :
2 lbs.
Stamps.com :
5 lbs
Shipping and handling fee for scale
Mailstation 2 :
$9.99
Stamps.com :
$9.99
Start printing postage
Mailstation 2 :
5-10 days
Stamps.com :
5 minutes
Postage Purchases
Postage purchase required on sign-up
Mailstation 2 :
$10.00
Stamps.com :
$0.00
Fee for adding postage (per transaction)
Mailstation 2 :
$0.00
Stamps.com :
$0.00
Ink Cartridges and Labels
Pitney Bowes proprietary ink cartridge
Mailstation 2 :
Yes
Stamps.com :
No
Cost of Pitney Bowes proprietary ink cartridge
Mailstation 2 :
$59.99
Stamps.com :
$0.00
Estimated cost per print
Mailstation 2 :
$0.09
Stamps.com :
$0.005
Pitney Bowes proprietary shipping labels
Mailstation 2 :
Yes
Stamps.com :
No
Cost of Pitney Bowes proprietary shipping labels
Mailstation 2 :
$18.99
Stamps.com :
$0.00
Estimated cost of each label (for shipping)
Mailstation 2 :
$0.063
Stamps.com :
$0.004
Prints USPS Tracking on labels
Mailstation 2 :
No
Stamps.com :
Yes
Prints delivery address on label
Mailstation 2 :
No
Stamps.com :
Yes
Misc.
Verifies delivery address with USPS database
Mailstation 2 :
No
Stamps.com :
Yes
Electronic postage refunds
Mailstation 2 :
No
Stamps.com :
Yes
Monthly costs are based on two years of service with one postage purchase every 30 days and 80 total prints per month (20 packages, 60 letters). Stamps.com and the Stamps.com logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Stamps.com Inc. All other brands and names are property of their respective owners.
Free* 5 lb. Digital Scale with Sign-up
Every new customer account starts with:
- Free* 5 lb. Digital Scale with sign-up
- 4-week trial
- $5 in USPS postage to use in trial period
- USPS rate discounts you can’t get at the Post Office
- No long-term contracts, cancel anytime
- Only $19.99 per month plus applicable taxes, if any, including the first month if you stay past the 4-week trial
*pay only S&H fee
