{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "karrio", "name": "Karrio", "vendor": "Karrio, Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://www.karrio.io", "kind": "http-api", "category": "shipping", "summary": "Karrio is an open-source multi-carrier shipping server from Karrio, Inc. Its REST API quotes rates, buys labels, tracks parcels and books pickups through the owner's own carrier accounts, self-hosted with Docker or run by Karrio as a paid platform.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/karrio", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/karrio.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/karrio.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/karrio.json", "repo": "https://github.com/karrioapi/karrio", "license": "LGPL-3.0 for the server, SDK and modules. Code under `ee/` is under the Karrio Enterprise licence and needs a subscription for production use. The MCP package in `packages/mcp` is Apache-2.0", "transports": [ "http" ], "packages": [ { "registry": "pypi", "name": "karrio" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "karrio-server" }, { "registry": "oci", "name": "karrio/server" } ], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "A private API key from the instance's dashboard, sent as the HTTP Basic username with no password or as `Authorization: Token key_...`. Keys carry a label and are bound to test or live mode, and the docs say a private key can perform any request without restriction. A JWT pair is also issued by `POST /api/token` for an email and password. On a self-hosted instance the owner creates the first account, so no approval from Karrio is involved. The managed platform is reached through a demo booking.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Free when self-hosted under LGPL-3.0, with carrier postage billed by the owner's own carrier accounts. The platform page says the managed Scale platform starts at $499 a month with pay-as-you-go pricing and a commercial licence for embedding starts at $50,000 a year, with no unit prices published. An agent can start on a self-hosted instance in test mode with no contract. The managed platform has no self-serve signup, only a demo booking (checked 2026-10-08).", "priceSummary": "$499 / mo", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the repository, the OpenAPI file, the docs or the platform page (checked 2026-10-08).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 799, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": 338, "asOf": "2026-10-08" }, "docsUrl": "https://www.karrio.io/docs", "openapi": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/karrioapi/karrio/main/schemas/openapi.yml", "capabilities": [ "shipping.rates", "shipping.labels", "shipping.tracking", "shipping.returns" ], "tags": [ "open-source", "self-hosted", "api-key", "openapi", "graphql", "webhooks", "sandbox", "docker", "python", "mcp" ], "lastRelease": "2026-06-23", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 48.7, "grade": "D", "agentReady": false, "rank": 617, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 722, "categoryRank": 8, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 57, "maintenance": 29, "payments": 40, "reliability": 76, "schema": 68, "security": 44, "transparency": 56 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-08" }, "negative": -7, "negativeNotes": [ "12 March to 23 June 2026. Versions 2026.1.22 to 2026.1.31 applied an MD5 `PASSWORD_HASHERS` override outside the test runner, so production instances stored MD5 password hashes. Fixed in 2026.1.32 and described in the changelog, with no published advisory, so 4 of a possible 15 (https://github.com/karrioapi/karrio/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md).", "8 October 2026. The README and the MCP guide tell users to run `npx karrio-mcp` and `npx -y @karrio/mcp`, and the npm registry answers 404 for both. The examples' API host `api.karrio.io` didn't resolve the same day. 3 for a claim the listing can't meet (https://registry.npmjs.org/@karrio%2fmcp, https://www.karrio.io/docs/developing/mcp-server)." ], "verdict": "A current OpenAPI 3.0.3 contract with 65 paths, a free LGPL-3.0 server and 30 carrier connectors suit a team that hosts it. The last release was 23 June 2026, the `@karrio/mcp` package the docs install is absent from npm, and `api.karrio.io` didn't resolve on 8 October 2026.", "bestFor": "A team that wants to host its own multi-carrier API with its own carrier contracts and can maintain a Django and PostgreSQL stack.", "strengths": [ "OpenAPI 3.0.3 contract in the repository at version 2026.1.32, with 65 paths covering rates, shipments, trackers, pickups, manifests, orders, documents and webhooks", "The core server and SDK are LGPL-3.0 and run on the owner's infrastructure with Docker Compose, with no fee to Karrio", "30 carrier connectors in `modules/connectors`, among them UPS, FedEx, USPS, DHL Express, Canada Post, DPD and Australia Post, used with the owner's own carrier accounts", "API keys are bound to test or live mode, and test mode runs rates, labels, trackers and pickups against carrier sandboxes", "Default throttles are in the settings file with numbers (600 requests a minute per user, 300 for carrier calls) and can be changed by environment variable" ], "weaknesses": [ "No release since 2026.1.32 on 23 June 2026, 107 days before this check, and fix pull requests opened in September 2026 were still open", "Neither `@karrio/mcp` nor `karrio-mcp` exists on npm, though the README and the MCP guide give `npx` commands for them", "`api.karrio.io` didn't resolve and `app.karrio.io` answered 503 with a paused deployment on 8 October 2026, and the managed platform starts with a demo booking", "Versions 2026.1.22 to 2026.1.31 stored passwords as MD5 hashes in production, fixed in 2026.1.32 with a changelog line and no published advisory", "No idempotency keys were found, and a private API key can perform any request. Team permissions and audit logging sit in the paid `ee/` code" ], "agentNotes": [ "Run your own instance with Docker Compose and call it at `http://localhost:5002`. Don't rely on `api.karrio.io`, which didn't resolve on 8 October 2026", "Don't run `npx karrio-mcp` or `npx -y @karrio/mcp`. Neither name is published on npm, so build the server from `packages/mcp` in the repository", "Change the default `admin@example.com` and `demo` login before the instance is reachable, and upgrade to 2026.1.32 or later so passwords aren't stored as MD5", "Don't blind-retry `POST /v1/shipments` with a `service` set or `POST /v1/shipments/{id}/purchase`. Fetch the shipment and check its status first, since no idempotency key exists", "Use a test-mode API key while building. Send it as the HTTP Basic username or as `Authorization: Token key_...`" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "D", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 48.7 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 57, "maintenance": 29, "payments": 40, "reliability": 76, "schema": 68, "security": 44, "transparency": 59 }, "provenanceScore": 53 }, "connect": { "install": "git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/karrioapi/karrio\ncd karrio\ngit submodule update --init community\ncd docker\ndocker compose up", "http": "curl http://localhost:5002/v1/shipments \\\n -u key_xxxxxx:" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/shipping.rates", "tool": "https://letme.dev/karrio" }, "area": "business", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Open-source edition, self-hosted", "unit": "month", "usd": 0, "note": "LGPL-3.0, you pay for your own hosting and carrier postage" }, { "item": "Scale managed platform, starting price", "unit": "month", "usd": 499, "note": "plus pay-as-you-go usage with no published unit price, by demo booking" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Karrio, Inc.", "domain": "karrio.io", "domainRegistered": "2022-01-20", "endpointOnVendorDomain": false, "terms": "https://www.karrio.io/terms-of-service", "privacy": "https://www.karrio.io/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://github.com/karrioapi/karrio/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-08", "notes": [ "The Customer Terms and Conditions (last modified 8 April 2025) name Karrio, Inc., a Delaware corporation at 760 Chemin Marie-Le Ber, Verdun, Quebec, Canada, and govern the hosted platform. The self-hosted open-source edition is governed by LGPL-3.0, and `LICENSE_EE` points `ee/` users to the subscription terms at docs.karrio.io/product/resources/terms, an older copy dated 19 April 2022.", "The privacy policy (last modified 8 April 2025) covers karrio.io and associated services and excludes customer data processed on a customer's behalf. No data processing addendum was found.", "The graded surface is an instance on the owner's own host, so the endpoint isn't on the vendor's domain. `api.karrio.io` didn't resolve and `app.karrio.io` returned 503 on 8 October 2026.", "No status page was found. `status.karrio.io` didn't resolve and the site links none.", "www.karrio.io/.well-known/security.txt returns 404. `SECURITY.md` in the repository sends reports to hello@karrio.io.", "The changelog page on www.karrio.io stops at 2024.12.6. `CHANGELOG.md` in the repository is current to 2026.1.32.", "RDAP for karrio.io gives a registration date of 2022-01-20." ], "score": 53 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/karrio.json" }, "answer": "Ship24 scores 55 (C) on agent readiness against Karrio's 48.7 (D), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Karrio leads on reliability, security \u0026 auth and payments \u0026 pricing.", "b": { "slug": "ship24", "name": "Ship24", "vendor": "Ship24 Limited", "vendorUrl": "https://www.ship24.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "shipping", "summary": "Ship24 is a parcel tracking API from Ship24 Limited in Hong Kong. Its REST API and hosted MCP server create trackers, return normalised tracking events across couriers and push updates by webhook.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ship24", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ship24.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ship24.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/ship24.json", "repo": "https://github.com/ship24/ship24-node", "license": "Proprietary service under Ship24's Terms and Conditions. The Node SDK and the AI plugin on GitHub are MIT", "transports": [ "http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.ship24.com/public/v1", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "ship24" } ], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "A self-serve API key, sent as `Authorization: Bearer apik_...`. A default key is created once a plan (free or paid) is chosen in the dashboard, and an account can hold up to 20 active keys. Keys have no scopes. The hosted MCP server takes the same key in the same header. No OAuth, partner review or sales approval is needed for the listed plans.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Free for 10 shipments a month on the Tracking API, blocked at the limit, so an agent can start without a contract. Paid per-shipment plans start at $39 a month for 1,000 shipments with $0.045 for each extra. Per-call plans start at $99 a month for 10,000 calls with $0.015 for each extra. Above 1,000,000 shipments a month pricing is by sales. Whether the free plan needs a card wasn't established (checked 2026-10-08).", "priceSummary": "$39 / mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs, the OpenAPI spec or the pricing page (checked 2026-10-08).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 12, "popularity": { "githubStars": 0, "npmWeekly": 79, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-08" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.ship24.com", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.ship24.com/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://docs.ship24.com/assets/openapi/ship24-tracking-api.yaml", "registryName": "com.ship24/tracking-mcp", "capabilities": [ "shipping.tracking" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "closed-source", "api-key", "openapi", "llms-txt", "mcp", "webhooks", "free-tier", "typescript", "tracking" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-06", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 55, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 522, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 722, "categoryRank": 6, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 68, "maintenance": 80, "payments": 30, "reliability": 45, "schema": 81, "security": 37, "transparency": 52 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-08" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "The REST API and the hosted MCP server share one public OpenAPI 3.1 spec, numbered rate limits with Retry-After, and tracker creation that is idempotent by payload. No status page, SLA or security certification was found, API keys carry no scopes, and the API agreement and data processing agreement named in the terms aren't published.", "bestFor": "An agent that only needs tracking events across many couriers, by webhook or by lookup, from a tracking number alone.", "strengths": [ "Public OpenAPI 3.1 spec with 12 operations and two webhook definitions, plus llms.txt and a hosted `SKILL.md` integration guide", "Hosted MCP server at `https://api.ship24.com/mcp` with 12 tools, each carrying read-only, destructive and idempotent annotations and an output schema", "Rate limits are published per endpoint (1 to 10 requests a second) with `RateLimit-*`, `X-RateLimit-*` and `Retry-After` headers", "`POST /trackers` and `POST /trackers/track` are idempotent for an identical payload, and `clientTrackerId` is checked for uniqueness", "Prices are public for both billing models, with a free API plan of 10 shipments a month and sample tracking numbers for each status" ], "weaknesses": [ "No status page was found. `status.ship24.com` doesn't resolve, and neither the site nor the docs link to one", "The terms supply the service as is, with no uptime commitment, and allow account termination and data deletion without notice", "API keys have no scopes or read-only mode. The docs describe up to 20 keys an account, managed in the dashboard", "Webhooks are authenticated by a static secret in the `Authorization` header, with no payload signature", "The API agreement and the data processing agreement named in the terms, and a subprocessor list, were not found on the site" ], "agentNotes": [ "Send `Authorization: Bearer apik_...` to `https://api.ship24.com/public/v1`. The same key works on the MCP server, which lists tools without a key but answers 401 on calls", "Store the `trackerId` or set a unique `clientTrackerId`. Tracking numbers aren't unique, and any changed field on a repeat `POST /trackers` creates a second tracker that uses quota", "Allow up to 60 seconds for the first `POST /trackers/track` or `POST /tracking/search` call, since results are fetched from the courier synchronously", "Cache `GET /couriers`. It is limited to one request a second and returns the whole courier list, and courier auto-detection usually makes `courierCode` unnecessary", "Check for `quota_limit_reached` and `no_active_subscription`. `POST /tracking/search` needs a separate per-call plan, and the free plan blocks at 10 shipments a month" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 55 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 68, "maintenance": 80, "payments": 30, "reliability": 45, "schema": 81, "security": 37, "transparency": 38 }, "provenanceScore": 65 }, "connect": { "install": "npm install ship24", "http": "curl -sS -X POST https://api.ship24.com/public/v1/trackers/track \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $SHIP24_API_KEY\" \\\n -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -d '{ \"trackingNumber\": \"SHIP24_SAMPLE_DELIVERED_000\" }'", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http ship24-tracking https://api.ship24.com/mcp -H \"Authorization: Bearer apik_your_key_here\"", "config": { "mcpServers": { "ship24-tracking": { "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer apik_your_key_here" }, "type": "http", "url": "https://api.ship24.com/mcp" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/shipping.tracking", "tool": "https://letme.dev/ship24" }, "area": "business", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Tracking API Pro, 1,000 shipments", "unit": "month", "usd": 39, "note": "$0.039 a shipment; tiers up to 1,000,000 a month" }, { "item": "Extra tracked shipment", "unit": "tx", "usd": 0.045, "note": "on the 1,000 tier; $0.010 on the 1,000,000 tier" }, { "item": "Per-call plan, 10,000 calls", "unit": "month", "usd": 99, "note": "separate subscription for `POST /tracking/search`" }, { "item": "Extra per-call lookup", "unit": "call", "usd": 0.015, "note": "on the 10,000 tier; $0.007 on the 1.5 million tier" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Ship24 Limited", "domain": "ship24.com", "domainRegistered": "2005-09-18", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.ship24.com/terms", "privacy": "https://www.ship24.com/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-08", "notes": [ "The Terms and Conditions say Ship24 Limited, a company registered in Hong Kong, is the party called Ship24, and place disputes with the courts of Hong Kong. They carry no date or version.", "The terms govern accounts, fees and the API, and say an Application developer and API agreement and a Data Processing Agreement also apply. Neither document was found on the site.", "The privacy policy was last updated in August 2026 and has a section on the MCP integration. It names UAB Clefino of Lithuania as a group company for the IOSS service.", "The about page lists offices in Hong Kong, Tremblay-en-France and Vilnius.", "www.ship24.com, docs.ship24.com and api.ship24.com have no security.txt. SECURITY.md in ship24-ai-plugin gives contact@ship24.com for reports.", "No status page and no API changelog were found. The Node SDK and the plugin each keep a CHANGELOG.md on GitHub.", "RDAP for ship24.com gives a registration date of 2005-09-18." ], "score": 65 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ship24.json", "live": { "slug": "ship24", "probe": { "target": "https://api.ship24.com/public/v1", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-08T22:39:58.65233238Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 244, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 254, "p95ms24h": 369, "samples24h": 36, "samples30d": 36, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 36, "ok": 36 } ] }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-08T22:39:58.65233238Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "HTTP API", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Karrio, Inc.", "b": "Ship24 Limited", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "https://api.ship24.com/public/v1", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP", "b": "HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "API key", "b": "API key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Freemium", "b": "Freemium", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "not published", "b": "$0.045 per transaction", "name": "Price for shipping tracking" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "LGPL-3.0 for the server, SDK and modules. Code under `ee/` is under the Karrio Enterprise licence and needs a subscription for production use. The MCP package in `packages/mcp` is Apache-2.0", "b": "Proprietary service under Ship24's Terms and Conditions. The Node SDK and the AI plugin on GitHub are MIT", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "none", "b": "12", "name": "Tools exposed" }, { "a": "no", "b": "yes", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "no", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "not listed", "b": "com.ship24/tracking-mcp", "name": "MCP registry" }, { "a": "2026-06-23", "b": "2026-10-06", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "2025-04-08", "b": "no date given", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2025-04-08", "b": "2026-08-01", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "799 stars, 338 PyPI/wk", "b": "0 stars, 79 npm/wk", "name": "Popularity" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Ship24 scores 55 (C) on agent readiness against Karrio's 48.7 (D), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Karrio leads on reliability, security \u0026 auth and payments \u0026 pricing.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Karrio or Ship24?" }, { "answer": "Both need an API key.", "question": "Do Karrio and Ship24 need an API key?" }, { "answer": "No hosted endpoint is listed for Karrio. Ship24 has a hosted endpoint at https://api.ship24.com/public/v1.", "question": "Can an agent call Karrio and Ship24 without installing anything?" }, { "answer": "Karrio is open source (LGPL-3.0 for the server, SDK and modules. Code under `ee/` is under the Karrio Enterprise licence and needs a subscription for production use. The MCP package in `packages/mcp` is Apache-2.0). No open-source release is listed for Ship24.", "question": "Are Karrio and Ship24 open source?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 76 against 45", "Security \u0026 auth, 44 against 37", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 40 against 30" ], "also": [ "Open source" ], "goodFor": "A team that wants to host its own multi-carrier API with its own carrier contracts and can maintain a Django and PostgreSQL stack.", "slug": "karrio", "watchFor": "No release since 2026.1.32 on 23 June 2026, 107 days before this check, and fix pull requests opened in September 2026 were still open" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Schema \u0026 documentation, 81 against 68", "Agent ergonomics, 68 against 57", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 80 against 29" ], "also": [ "A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install", "No incidents deducted, where Karrio loses 7 points for them" ], "goodFor": "An agent that only needs tracking events across many couriers, by webhook or by lookup, from a tracking number alone.", "slug": "ship24", "watchFor": "No status page was found. `status.ship24.com` doesn't resolve, and neither the site nor the docs link to one" } ], "job": { "capability": "shipping.tracking", "name": "Shipping tracking" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/easypost-vs-karrio.json", "title": "EasyPost vs Karrio", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/easypost-vs-karrio" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/easyship-vs-karrio.json", "title": "Easyship vs Karrio", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/easyship-vs-karrio" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/karrio-vs-sendcloud.json", "title": "Karrio vs Sendcloud", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/karrio-vs-sendcloud" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/karrio-vs-shipbob.json", "title": "Karrio vs ShipBob", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/karrio-vs-shipbob" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/karrio-vs-shippo.json", "title": "Karrio vs Shippo", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/karrio-vs-shippo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/karrio-vs-shipstation.json", "title": "Karrio vs ShipStation API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/karrio-vs-shipstation" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/easypost-vs-ship24.json", "title": "EasyPost vs Ship24", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/easypost-vs-ship24" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/easyship-vs-ship24.json", "title": "Easyship vs Ship24", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/easyship-vs-ship24" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/sendcloud-vs-ship24.json", "title": "Sendcloud vs Ship24", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/sendcloud-vs-ship24" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ship24-vs-shipbob.json", "title": "Ship24 vs ShipBob", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ship24-vs-shipbob" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ship24-vs-shippo.json", "title": "Ship24 vs Shippo", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ship24-vs-shippo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ship24-vs-shipstation.json", "title": "Ship24 vs ShipStation API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ship24-vs-shipstation" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 31, "edge": "karrio", "karrio": 76, "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "ship24": 45, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 13, "edge": "ship24", "karrio": 68, "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "ship24": 81, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 11, "edge": "ship24", "karrio": 57, "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "ship24": 68, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 7, "edge": "karrio", "karrio": 44, "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "ship24": 37, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 10, "edge": "karrio", "karrio": 40, "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "ship24": 30, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 51, "edge": "ship24", "karrio": 29, "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "ship24": 80, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 4, "edge": "karrio", "karrio": 56, "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "ship24": 52, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Ship24 scores 55 (C) on agent readiness against Karrio's 48.7 (D), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. 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No status page, SLA or security certification was found, API keys carry no scopes, and the API agreement and data processing agreement named in the terms aren't published." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/karrio-vs-ship24", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/karrio-vs-ship24.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/karrio-vs-ship24.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/karrio-vs-ship24.min.md" }, "markdown": "Ship24 scores 55 (C) on agent readiness against Karrio's 48.7 (D), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Karrio leads on reliability, security \u0026 auth and payments \u0026 pricing. Both do shipping tracking.\n\n- Karrio: grade D, 48.7/100, rank #617 of 722. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/karrio.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/karrio.json\n- Ship24: grade C, 55/100, rank #522 of 722. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ship24.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/ship24.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Karrio (D)\n\nGood for: A team that wants to host its own multi-carrier API with its own carrier contracts and can maintain a Django and PostgreSQL stack.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 76 against 45\n- Security \u0026 auth, 44 against 37\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 40 against 30\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Open source\n\nWatch for: No release since 2026.1.32 on 23 June 2026, 107 days before this check, and fix pull requests opened in September 2026 were still open\n\n### Ship24 (C)\n\nGood for: An agent that only needs tracking events across many couriers, by webhook or by lookup, from a tracking number alone.\n\nAhead on:\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 81 against 68\n- Agent ergonomics, 68 against 57\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 80 against 29\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install\n- No incidents deducted, where Karrio loses 7 points for them\n\nWatch for: No status page was found. `status.ship24.com` doesn't resolve, and neither the site nor the docs link to one\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Karrio | Ship24 | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 76 | 45 | Karrio +31 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 68 | 81 | Ship24 +13 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 57 | 68 | Ship24 +11 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 44 | 37 | Karrio +7 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 40 | 30 | Karrio +10 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 29 | 80 | Ship24 +51 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 56 | 52 | Karrio +4 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -7 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **48.7 · D** | **55 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Karrio | Ship24 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Karrio, Inc. | Ship24 Limited |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.ship24.com/public/v1` |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP |\n| Auth | API key | API key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |\n| Price for shipping tracking | not published | $0.045 per transaction |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | LGPL-3.0 for the server, SDK and modules. Code under `ee/` is under the Karrio Enterprise licence and needs a subscription for production use. The MCP package in `packages/mcp` is Apache-2.0 | Proprietary service under Ship24's Terms and Conditions. The Node SDK and the AI plugin on GitHub are MIT |\n| Tools exposed | none | 12 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |\n| llms.txt | no | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | `com.ship24/tracking-mcp` |\n| Last release | 2026-06-23 | 2026-10-06 |\n| Terms last updated | 2025-04-08 | no date given |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2025-04-08 | 2026-08-01 |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | yes |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Popularity | 799 stars, 338 PyPI/wk | 0 stars, 79 npm/wk |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Karrio.** A current OpenAPI 3.0.3 contract with 65 paths, a free LGPL-3.0 server and 30 carrier connectors suit a team that hosts it. The last release was 23 June 2026, the `@karrio/mcp` package the docs install is absent from npm, and `api.karrio.io` didn't resolve on 8 October 2026.\n\n**Ship24.** The REST API and the hosted MCP server share one public OpenAPI 3.1 spec, numbered rate limits with Retry-After, and tracker creation that is idempotent by payload. No status page, SLA or security certification was found, API keys carry no scopes, and the API agreement and data processing agreement named in the terms aren't published.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Karrio\n\n1. Run your own instance with Docker Compose and call it at `http://localhost:5002`. Don't rely on `api.karrio.io`, which didn't resolve on 8 October 2026\n2. Don't run `npx karrio-mcp` or `npx -y @karrio/mcp`. Neither name is published on npm, so build the server from `packages/mcp` in the repository\n3. Change the default `admin@example.com` and `demo` login before the instance is reachable, and upgrade to 2026.1.32 or later so passwords aren't stored as MD5\n4. Don't blind-retry `POST /v1/shipments` with a `service` set or `POST /v1/shipments/{id}/purchase`. Fetch the shipment and check its status first, since no idempotency key exists\n5. Use a test-mode API key while building. Send it as the HTTP Basic username or as `Authorization: Token key_...`\n\n### Ship24\n\n1. Send `Authorization: Bearer apik_...` to `https://api.ship24.com/public/v1`. The same key works on the MCP server, which lists tools without a key but answers 401 on calls\n2. Store the `trackerId` or set a unique `clientTrackerId`. Tracking numbers aren't unique, and any changed field on a repeat `POST /trackers` creates a second tracker that uses quota\n3. Allow up to 60 seconds for the first `POST /trackers/track` or `POST /tracking/search` call, since results are fetched from the courier synchronously\n4. Cache `GET /couriers`. It is limited to one request a second and returns the whole courier list, and courier auto-detection usually makes `courierCode` unnecessary\n5. Check for `quota_limit_reached` and `no_active_subscription`. `POST /tracking/search` needs a separate per-call plan, and the free plan blocks at 10 shipments a month\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Karrio or Ship24?\n\nShip24 scores 55 (C) on agent readiness against Karrio's 48.7 (D), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Karrio leads on reliability, security \u0026 auth and payments \u0026 pricing.\n\n### Do Karrio and Ship24 need an API key?\n\nBoth need an API key.\n\n### Can an agent call Karrio and Ship24 without installing anything?\n\nNo hosted endpoint is listed for Karrio. Ship24 has a hosted endpoint at https://api.ship24.com/public/v1.\n\n### Are Karrio and Ship24 open source?\n\nKarrio is open source (LGPL-3.0 for the server, SDK and modules. 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