Aftership Discontinues Free Plan, Enhancing Focus on Paid Features for Business Growth
What happened
Between the Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 6, 2025 captures of Aftership's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Carrier integration count increased from 1,206 to 1,211 carriers for Essentials plan; Free plan discontinued - promotional message 'Just starting your business? No problem! We have a Free plan which includes all our basic features' removed from pricing page. Pulse files it as a packaging change (limit increase, freemium change) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Jul 27, 2026) lists Essentials at $29, Premium at $59 and Team at $10.
Aftership's previous recorded change was "Aftership Expands Carrier Network with 13 New Integrations, Boosting Total to 1,206 Carriers" (Q4 2024). Before that Pulse recorded "Aftership Launches AI-Powered Recommendations in Premium Plan, Enhancing User Experience with Advanced Features" (Q3 2024), "Aftership Expands Carrier Integrations to 1,176, Enhancing Shipping Flexibility for Users" (Q2 2024) and "Aftership Expands Carrier Integrations by 29, Now Supporting 1,155 Carriers for Enhanced Shipping Solutions" (Q1 2024). Aftership has been tracked since 2024-10-01.
In the same window Shippo and EasyPost also changed their Business Operations pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Essentials · Limit0%1,2061,211
- — · Free tierRemoved
BeforeNo problem! We have a Free plan which includes all our basic features'
AfterNot listed
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essentials | Limit | 1,206 | 1,211 | 0% |
| — | Free tier | No problem! We have a Free plan which includes all our basic features' | Not listed | Removed |
Values as written on Aftership's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Aftership's pricing page (aftership.com) from Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 6, 2025; the change is marked on the page, where essentials limit reads 1,206 and then 1,211.
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Aftership, pricing history
Full history- Q3 2025packagingAftership Premium Plan Price Increased by 20% and Shipment Quota Reduced to 2,000/month Amid Major Pricing Changes
- Q3 2025improvedAftership Feed Introduces 'Combine Sample Orders' Feature to Scale Plan for Enhanced Shipping Savings
- Q3 2025increaseAftership Returns Premium Plan Price Increased by 20% to $239/month Amidst Pricing Restructuring and New Promotional Offer
- Q2 2025improvedAftership Discontinues Free Plan, Enhancing Focus on Paid Features for Business Growth · this change
- Q4 2024improvedAftership Expands Carrier Network with 13 New Integrations, Boosting Total to 1,206 Carriers
- Q3 2024improvedAftership Launches AI-Powered Recommendations in Premium Plan, Enhancing User Experience with Advanced Features
- Q2 2024improvedAftership Expands Carrier Integrations to 1,176, Enhancing Shipping Flexibility for Users
- Q1 2024improvedAftership Expands Carrier Integrations by 29, Now Supporting 1,155 Carriers for Enhanced Shipping Solutions
- Dec 2023improvedAftership Expands Carrier Integrations to 1,126, Enhancing Shipping Options for Customers
Across Business Operations in the same window
All Business Operations changes- ShippoOct 19Shippo Pro adds pick lists and scan-to-print for faster pick and pack
- EasyPostOct 19EasyPost renames GlobalShip to EasyPost Pro (no pricing change)
- EasyPostJul 13EasyPost launches Nexus: free carrier labels or BYOCA at $20/mo
- ShippoJul 4Shippo clarifies non-label API calls now billed at Starter rates
- EasyPostJul 2EasyPost: insurance/tracking price hikes, Luma pricing hidden, Enterprise cut
Questions about this change
Did Aftership raise prices in July 2025?
No list-price increase was recorded between Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 6, 2025. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: limit increase, freemium change.
What changed on Aftership's pricing page between Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 6, 2025?
Essentials limit: 1,206 → 1,211; free tier: No problem! We have a Free plan which includes all our basic features' → Not listed, removed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 6, 2025; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Aftership change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Aftership in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Aftership Expands Carrier Network with 13 New Integrations, Boosting Total to 1,206 Carriers" in Q4 2024; Aftership has been tracked since 2024-10-01.