MailStation 2 vs. Stamps.com
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 $14.98 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!
| = Best Choice | Mailstation 2 | Stamps.com | ||
| Customer Trial | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trial period | 2 months | 4 weeks | ||
| Agreement period | 12 months | None | ||
| Agreement early termination fee | Yes | No | ||
| Monthly fees | $24.99 | $17.99 | ||
| Customer Trial | ||||
| Includes scale | Yes | Yes | ||
| Maximum weight on scale | 2 lbs. | 5 lbs | ||
| Shipping and handling fee for scale | $9.99 | $9.99 | ||
| Start printing postage | 5-10 days | 5 minutes | ||
| Postage Purchases | ||||
| Postage purchase required on sign-up | $10.00 | $0.00 | ||
| Fee for adding postage (per transaction) | $0.00 | $0.00 | ||
| Ink Cartridges and Labels | ||||
| Pitney Bowes proprietary ink cartridge | Yes | No | ||
| Cost of Pitney Bowes proprietary ink cartridge | $59.99 | $0.00 | ||
| Estimated cost per print | $0.09 | $0.005 | ||
| Pitney Bowes proprietary shipping labels | Yes | No | ||
| Cost of Pitney Bowes proprietary shipping labels | $18.99 | $0.00 | ||
| Estimated cost of each label (for shipping) | $0.063 | $0.004 | ||
| Prints USPS Tracking on labels | No | Yes | ||
| Prints delivery address on label | No | Yes | ||
| Misc. | ||||
| Verifies delivery address with USPS database | No | Yes | ||
| Electronic postage refunds | No | Yes | ||
| Estimated Monthly Cost: | $33.45 | $18.47 | ||
| SAVINGS WITH STAMPS.COM: $14.98/MONTH or $179/YEAR | ||||
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 $17.99 per month plus applicable taxes, if any, including the first month if you stay past the 4-week trial
*pay only S&H fee
