Free multi-courier shipping · Canada
Rollo Ship is free shipping software for Canadian shippers. Compare Canada Post, Purolator, UPS, FedEx and USPS rates in one account, and ship from Canada or the United States — Canadian-origin-only shipping platforms create labels for shipments that start in Canada only.
No credit card required · no monthly fee · web, iOS and Android
Both are free to start. The difference is where you're allowed to ship from, who's allowed to open an account, and whether the parcel has to leave your hands at a branch.
| Capability | Rollo Ship | Canadian-origin-only platforms |
|---|---|---|
| Origin countries | Canada and the United States — one account | Canada origin only |
| Carriers | Canada Post, Purolator, UPS, FedEx, USPS | Canadian carriers plus consolidator services |
| Who can open an account | Anyone shipping a parcel — a sale is not required | Ecommerce businesses shipping against a sale |
| Getting the parcel moving | Carrier pickup or drop-off at the carrier's own network | Branch drop-off or scheduled route pickup on many services |
| Mobile apps | iOS and Android, same free plan as web | Web only |
| Monthly fee | None — no card to sign up | None — per-shipment pricing |
| Per-label fee | First 200 labels have no platform fee, then 5¢ down to 1¢ | Priced into the shipment rate |
| Inventory management | Included free, in CAD and USD | Not included |
| Thermal printer | Rollo Wireless Thermal Printer (X1040) | No first-party hardware |
| Loyalty pricing | Rollo Rewards — five tiers, labels to 1¢ | Volume rate tiers vary by platform |
Both models work. The question is whether a Canada-only account can carry you the day a US warehouse, a US-based fulfilment partner, or a personal parcel enters the picture.
The origin gap
Canadian-origin-only shipping platforms are built around one direction of travel: parcels that start in Canada. That covers a lot. Here's the day it doesn't.
Roughly half of Canadian merchants ship across a border as a matter of routine. The second origin country isn't an edge case here — it's the growth path. See how Rollo Ship works for Canadian shippers
Rollo Ship is not a courier. It's shipping software that puts carrier accounts side by side, so it matters which rates arrive with the account and which ones you bring.
| Carrier | On the free plan | Rates you get |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Post | Built in — no Canada Post account needed | Up to 34% savings on domestic shipping within Canada and up to 58% on international shipping, without any contracts, fees, or volume minimums. |
| UPS | Built in — no UPS account needed | Save on the domestic shipping services your business needs. Get discounts on domestic shipping, including up to 76% off UPS Standard®, up to 63% off UPS Express Saver® and UPS Expedited® shipping services. And enjoy a rate inclusive of Fuel and Residential Surcharges. For shipments to the U.S., get discounts including up to 63% off UPS Standard® to the U.S. and up to 76% off UPS Express®, UPS Express Saver® and UPS Expedited® shipping services to the U.S. |
| Purolator | Connect your own Purolator account | Your own negotiated Purolator rates, shown next to the other carriers at rate-selection time. Rollo Ship does not apply a discount to Purolator. |
| FedEx | Connect your own FedEx account | Your own negotiated FedEx rates, compared alongside the built-in carriers. Rollo Ship does not apply a discount to FedEx. |
| USPS | Built in — for shipments that start in the US | Up to 90% off retail USPS rates on select services. Available on US-origin shipments, which is why a US-origin capability matters for a Canadian business with US inventory. |
Discounts off UPS daily rates. Rates are limited to shipping from Canada only. Rates and any applicable discounts are subject to change at any time without notice. Inclusive of applicable fuel and residential surcharge. Not including other additional applicable charges and taxes.
Read the per-carrier detail on the Canada Post rates and services page.
Canada → US, in the software
Cross-border is where shipping software either earns its place or gets out of the way. Here is exactly what Rollo Ship does — and one thing it doesn't.
Full customs workflow, HS codes and cross-border detail live on the international shipping page.
Rollo Ship is used by anyone who needs to move a parcel — the count noun here is shippers, not sellers.
Stock sits in a US warehouse or with a US fulfilment partner, and the rest ships from home. One Rollo Ship account covers both origins, so you aren't running two platforms and reconciling two label histories.
One account, two origin countries.
Most parcels go Canada Post and always have. Rollo Ship keeps Canada Post built in, with no separate commercial account to negotiate, and puts Purolator and UPS beside it so you see when another service is the better call.
Keep Canada Post. Add the comparison.
A studio mailing prints, a clinic sending samples, a person shipping a bike across the country. Platforms restricted to ecommerce transactions turn this away. Rollo Ship doesn't require an order behind the parcel.
No sale required to print a label.
Batch labels, a thermal printer on the bench, and labels printed from a phone when you're away from it. Rollo Ship runs on web, iOS and Android on the same free plan and pairs with the Rollo Wireless Thermal Printer.
Print from wherever the parcel is.
No subscription. The first 200 labels carry no platform fee. After that, the per-label fee falls as you ship more.
Create an account and compare Canada Post, Purolator, UPS, FedEx and USPS rates with nothing on file. There is no trial clock and no monthly fee waiting at the end of it.
Add funds to your Rollo balance to pay the carrier's discounted postage on the service you pick. Funding by bank transfer earns 3 Rollo Rewards points per dollar instead of 1.
Rollo Rewards has five tiers: 5¢ per label at Newbie and Basic, 3¢ at Pro, 2¢ at Expert, and 1¢ at VIP. Higher tiers also unlock free hardware. See Rollo Rewards
No credit card, no monthly fee. Web, iOS or Android — the same free plan on all three.
Enter a Canadian address, a US address, or both. Connect a store if your orders come from one, or type a destination directly.
Canada Post and UPS rates appear with the account. Connect Purolator and FedEx to add yours, then print.
Yes. Rollo Ship creates labels for shipments that start in Canada and deliver to a United States address, using Canada Post, UPS, and your connected Purolator or FedEx account. Before you buy the label, Rollo Ship can estimate duties, taxes and brokerage, and the commercial invoice transmits digitally on UPS shipments. Rollo Ship does not collect duties from the buyer at checkout.
A Canadian-origin-only shipping platform creates labels for parcels that start in Canada — Canada to Canada, Canada to the United States, and Canada to the rest of the world. It cannot create a label for a shipment that originates in the United States. Rollo Ship supports both Canada and United States origin from a single free account, which matters once inventory sits on both sides of the border.
Rollo Ship compares Canada Post, Purolator, UPS, FedEx and USPS from one account. Canada Post and UPS rates are built in with no separate carrier account required. Purolator and FedEx work by connecting your own account, so you ship on your own negotiated rates. USPS applies to shipments that start in the United States.
No. Rollo Ship is software, not a courier network, so the parcel moves through the carrier you selected. You arrange a carrier pickup or use that carrier's own drop-off locations. Platforms that operate their own consolidation network often require a branch drop-off or a scheduled route pickup, which ties your shipping to their service area.
Rollo Ship has no subscription and no credit card is required to open an account. The first 200 labels carry no platform fee. After that the platform fee starts at 5¢ per label and falls to 1¢ at the VIP tier of Rollo Rewards. You separately fund a Rollo balance to pay the carrier's discounted postage for each shipment.
Yes. Rollo Ship is available to anyone shipping a parcel, whether or not there is a sale behind it — a studio, a clinic, a repair shop, or an individual sending something across the country. Some Canadian shipping platforms restrict accounts to ecommerce businesses shipping against a transaction. Rollo Ship does not require an order to print a label.
Yes. Rollo Ship runs on web, iOS and Android with the same free plan on all three. You can compare carrier rates, buy discounted labels and print from a phone or from a desktop. Many Canadian shipping platforms are web only, so a label created away from the workstation means waiting until you are back at it.
It depends on weight, destination and service, but the built-in rates are published. Canada Post through Rollo Ship offers up to 34% savings on domestic shipping within Canada and up to 58% on international shipping, without any contracts, fees, or volume minimums. UPS discounts within Canada reach up to 76% off UPS Standard®. Comparing all carriers before printing is what turns those ceilings into an actual saving.
Rollo Ship supports landed-cost estimates covering duties, taxes and brokerage, and UPS Paperless® Invoice for digital transmission of the commercial invoice. It also supports declared value, signature required, dimensional weight and printed return labels. It does not support Delivered Duty Paid, so duties cannot be collected from the buyer at checkout and remitted by Rollo Ship.
Discounts off UPS daily rates. Rates are limited to shipping from Canada only. Rates and any applicable discounts are subject to change at any time without notice. Inclusive of applicable fuel and residential surcharge. Not including other additional applicable charges and taxes.
If your parcels all start in Canada today, a Canada-origin account covers you. The question worth asking is what happens the first week they don't.
Rollo Ship is a free multi-carrier shipping platform that compares Canada Post, Purolator, UPS, FedEx and USPS rates in one dashboard, for shippers in both Canada and the United States.
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