LTWC
Stamps.com is a private, Auctane-owned online mailing and shipping platform integrating USPS, UPS, DHL Express, and GlobalPost for 4 million+ US-based individuals, SMBs, and enterprise multi-location customers via subscription and transaction fees.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1996
- HeadquartersStamford, United States
- Headcount251–500
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingSoftware
What LTWC does
Stamps.com is an online mailing and shipping platform founded in 1996 that enables users to print discounted postage, shipping labels, Certified Mail, and Registered Mail directly from their computers or mobile devices. The platform integrates four major carriers — USPS, UPS, DHL Express, and GlobalPost — into a single interface, providing users access to Commercial Base pricing not available to individual shippers (up to 87% off USPS rates and 82% off UPS rates). Core technical components include address verification, multi-carrier tracking with centralized scan history, a Rate Advisor for service selection, reporting and analytics dashboards, and multi-location management controls for distributed organizations. The platform is delivered as web-based software plus desktop (Mac/PC) and mobile applications, with a supplies storefront for physical mailing hardware.
The company serves a hybrid customer base spanning individuals, solopreneurs, small and mid-size businesses, and enterprise multi-location organizations across the continental United States (explicitly excluding Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Alaska). Notable named customers include Veolia, United Federal Credit Union, Texas A&M AgriLife, Midwest Vision Partners, and ScanMyPhotos, with verticalized positioning for law firms, healthcare, accounting, real estate, insurance, financial institutions, and government agencies. Stamps.com operates as a privately-held subsidiary of Auctane, a global shipping and logistics software group whose portfolio also includes ShipStation, Metapack, and Packlink.
The revenue model combines monthly recurring subscription fees (Basic at $14.99/month, Professional, and Multi-Location tiers) with transaction-based revenue from shipping labels and embedded carrier discounts. Distribution is primarily self-serve product-led growth via stamps.com with a 30-day risk-free trial, supplemented by an affiliate program, partnerships with 15+ professional organizations (e.g., American Bar Association, National Association of Realtors), and dedicated enterprise sales support. The company reports 4 million+ cumulative customers and nearly 30 years of operating history, but no revenue, headcount, or growth figures are disclosed in available material.
LTWC firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- LTWC
- Legal name
- Stamps.com
- Website
- https://e-stamp.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1996
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 251–500 employees
- Short description
- Stamps.com is a private, Auctane-owned online mailing and shipping platform integrating USPS, UPS, DHL Express, and GlobalPost for 4 million+ US-based individuals, SMBs, and enterprise multi-location customers via subscription and transaction fees.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
LTWC industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Online Shipping and Mailing Software
- NAICS
- Postal Service (491), Direct Mail Advertising (541860)
- SIC
- Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330), Services-Direct Mail Advertising Services (7331)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Direct Mail / Marketing Mail & Bulk Mail Services (TLAAAAAJ)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Universal Service Letter Mail (Domestic) (TLAAAAAA)
Keywords
Where LTWC is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Stamford
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Markets served
LTWC business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Subscription Plans: Monthly subscription plans (Basic, Professional, Multi-Location) starting at $14.99/month. No long-term contracts required. Plans include unlimited stamps/labels printing, built-in postage discounts, label and envelope design, free pickups, contacts management, and reporting.
- Shipping Label Transactions: Transaction fees embedded in shipping label printing with carrier discounts passed through to customers. Customers pay for postage at discounted commercial rates plus platform subscription.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Monthly | Basic Plan - For individuals and small offices |
| Subscription | Monthly | Professional Plan - For growing businesses that ship every day |
| Subscription | Monthly | Multi-Location Plan - For organizations with multiple offices and mailrooms |
| Subscription | Monthly | Entry-level pricing |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels6 records
Marketing channels9 records
LTWC product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Stamps.com provides a unified online mailing and shipping platform that enables users to print discounted USPS, UPS, DHL Express, and GlobalPost postage and shipping labels from a web browser, desktop application, or mobile device. The platform offers tiered monthly subscriptions (Basic, Professional, Multi-Location) with features including unlimited label printing, Certified Mail, address verification, multi-carrier tracking, rate comparison, scheduled pickups, and multi-location management. It serves individuals, small businesses, and enterprise/multi-location organizations, with exclusive access to USPS Commercial Base pricing.
Product overview
Stamps.com is a unified online mailing and shipping platform that integrates multiple carrier services (USPS, UPS, DHL Express, and GlobalPost) into a single interface. The core Stamps.com platform serves as the central hub enabling users to print discounted postage, shipping labels, Certified Mail, and Registered Mail, while specialized sub-products like NetStamps provide customizable printable stamps and Click-N-Ship offers streamlined USPS label creation. The platform is organized into three pricing tiers (Basic, Professional, and Multi-Location) and includes various add-on modules for address verification, package tracking, rate comparison, pickup scheduling, and multi-location management. Additional services include a Supplies Store for physical mailing products, mobile and desktop applications, and industry-specific solutions for law firms, healthcare, real estate, and financial institutions.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Stamps.com Core Platform Online mailing and shipping platform enabling users to print discounted USPS, UPS, DHL Express, and GlobalPost postage and shipping labels directly from their computer or mobile device, with up to 87% off USPS rates and 82% off UPS rates.
- NetStamps Customizable printable postage stamps that can be printed on demand from the user's computer, allowing users to design and print stamps as needed without visiting a Post Office.
- Stamps.com Supplies Store Online store for mailing and shipping supplies including NetStamps, labels, thermal printers, scales, envelopes, boxes, and bubble mailers.
- Stamps.com Mobile and Desktop Apps Desktop and mobile applications enabling users to print, track, and manage mailing from anywhere, with Mac and PC compatibility and WiFi/QR-code printing capabilities.
Quantifiable outcome
- Save up to 87% on USPS rates and 82% on UPS rates
- +8 more outcomes
Companies that use LTWC
Customer profileNamed customers10 records
Segments10 records
Ideal customer profiles7 records
LTWC technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration4 records
Feature8 records
LTWC partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.
- USPS (United States Postal Service)corePrimary carrier partnership providing Commercial Base pricing, tracking, and streamlined tools for everyday shipping. Users access USPS services, labels, and pickups with Commercial Base pricing through the platform.
- UPScoreCarrier integration providing discounted UPS rates, reliable ground and air options, tracking, and pickup scheduling within unified shipping workflow.
- DHL ExpresscoreInternational delivery partnership providing speed, door-to-door tracking, and customs expertise for global shipments.
- GlobalPostcoreInternational shipping partnership simplifying lightweight parcel shipping with savings, tracking, and streamlined customs paperwork.
- ShipStationcoreIntegration partner under Auctane parent company providing advanced mobile-friendly shipping through partner integrations.
- AuctaneflagshipParent company - a global leader in shipping and logistics software that includes Stamps.com, ShipStation, Metapack, Packlink, and others. Together, Auctane companies empower millions of businesses to ship smarter.
Scale indicators4 records
LTWC competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Pitney Bowes: Pitney Bowes is a long-established incumbent in mailing and shipping hardware and software, including postage meters, SendPro online postage, and shipping APIs. Its SendPro Online product competes directly with Stamps.com, while its broader portfolio of meters and lockers represents adjacent competition in mailroom automation.
- FedEx Ship Manager: FedEx Ship Manager is FedEx's carrier-direct shipping platform for label creation, rate shopping, and tracking. While Stamps.com does not directly integrate FedEx, FedEx Ship Manager is a comparable incumbent shipping platform competing for the same high-volume SMB and enterprise shippers.
- USPS Click-N-Ship: USPS Click-N-Ship is the carrier-direct online postage and label service from the U.S. Postal Service, offered as part of the postal operator's own platform. It represents the closest carrier-direct substitute for Stamps.com's USPS functionality, though without multi-carrier aggregation.
- UPS WorldShip / UPS Ready: UPS WorldShip is UPS's flagship desktop shipping software for high-volume shippers, offering negotiated UPS rates, multi-carrier extensions, and ERP integrations. It is a comparable enterprise-grade shipping-software peer, particularly for customers whose parcel mix is UPS-heavy.
Direct peers
- Shippo: Shippo is a multi-carrier shipping API and dashboard platform targeting SMB and e-commerce shippers with discounted USPS, UPS, FedEx, and DHL rates. It is a direct competitor to Stamps.com's shipping-label and rate-comparison functionality, particularly for online sellers.
- Pirate Ship: Pirate Ship offers deeply discounted USPS and UPS shipping labels with a simple, low-fee pricing model aimed at small e-commerce shippers and individuals. It competes head-on with Stamps.com's Basic and Professional tiers on USPS rate discounts and ease of use.
- ShipWorks: ShipWorks provides multi-carrier shipping software for SMB and high-volume shippers with batch label printing, automation rules, and carrier integrations. It targets the same SMB-to-mid-market shipping workflow that Stamps.com's Professional and Multi-Location plans serve.
- ShipStation: ShipStation is a direct shipping-software peer and Auctane sibling brand, offering multi-carrier label printing, rate discounts, and order management for SMB and mid-market shippers. It overlaps heavily with Stamps.com's core customer base and competes for the same e-commerce shipping workflow.
- Endicia (Stamps.com legacy brand): Endicia was a direct Stamps.com competitor in online USPS postage that was acquired and absorbed into the Stamps.com / Auctane portfolio. It illustrates the consolidation pattern within the space and remains a comparable historical peer for online postage.
Emerging players
- EasyPost: EasyPost is a shipping API platform aggregating USPS, UPS, FedEx, and DHL rates for developers and e-commerce platforms. It competes with Stamps.com at the API and integration layer rather than the SMB UI, but increasingly overlaps as SMBs build shipping into custom workflows.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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LTWC leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
LTWC funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
LTWC M&A and investment
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Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about LTWC
What does LTWC do?
Stamps.com provides a unified online mailing and shipping platform that enables users to print discounted USPS, UPS, DHL Express, and GlobalPost postage and shipping labels from a web browser, desktop application, or mobile device. The platform offers tiered monthly subscriptions (Basic, Professional, Multi-Location) with features including unlimited label printing, Certified Mail, address verification, multi-carrier tracking, rate comparison, scheduled pickups, and multi-location management. It serves individuals, small businesses, and enterprise/multi-location organizations, with exclusive access to USPS Commercial Base pricing.
Is LTWC a public or private company?
LTWC is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was LTWC founded?
LTWC was founded in 1996. It employs 251 to 500 people.
Where is LTWC based?
LTWC is headquartered in Stamford, United States, in the North America region.
How does LTWC make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Subscription Plans are the primary driver. The others are shipping Label Transactions.
Who are LTWC's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Pitney Bowes, FedEx Ship Manager, USPS Click-N-Ship and UPS WorldShip / UPS Ready. Direct peers are Shippo, Pirate Ship, ShipWorks, ShipStation and Endicia (Stamps.com legacy brand). EasyPost is listed as an emerging player.
Does LTWC have an API?
No public API is recorded for LTWC.
What industry is LTWC in?
LTWC's product category is Online Shipping and Mailing Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is TLAAAAAJ, Direct Mail / Marketing Mail & Bulk Mail Services, with a secondary code of TLAAAAAA, Universal Service Letter Mail (Domestic). Its NAICS code is 491 and its SIC code is 7330.