{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "sendcloud", "name": "Sendcloud", "vendor": "Sendcloud B.V.", "vendorUrl": "https://www.sendcloud.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "shipping", "summary": "Shipping platform for European online shops from Sendcloud B.V. in Eindhoven. Its API v3 and hosted MCP server quote carrier rates, create labels, validate addresses, track parcels and handle returns across the carriers an account has enabled.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sendcloud", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sendcloud.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sendcloud.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/sendcloud.json", "license": "Proprietary service under Sendcloud's terms and conditions", "transports": [ "http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://mcp.sendcloud.com/mcp", "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Self-serve. A person signs up at account.sendcloud.com, adds an invoice and sender address, then creates a Sendcloud API integration in the panel, which issues a public and secret key pair. The pair works as HTTP Basic or is exchanged at https://account.sendcloud.com/oauth2/token for a one-hour Bearer token (client credentials, scope `api`). The MCP server uses an OAuth 2.0 sign-in at account.sendcloud.com, found through RFC 9728 metadata, with the same single scope. No partner or sales approval is needed for API v3.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Free plan at €0 for up to 20 parcels a month at Sendcloud's carrier rates, and a 14-day trial of paid plans with no card per the pricing page. Lite is €28 a month plus €0.10 a label, Growth €87 plus €0.09, Premium €175 plus €0.08, Pro €639 plus €0.07, Enterprise on request, with 20 per cent off for yearly billing. Carrier postage is extra. There is no sandbox, but 50 Unstamped letter test labels are free. The pricing table has an API access row whose per-plan marks we couldn't read (https://www.sendcloud.com/pricing/).", "priceSummary": "$31.30 / mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the developer docs, the OpenAPI specs or the pricing page (checked 2026-10-07).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-07" }, "docsUrl": "https://sendcloud.dev", "llmsTxt": "https://sendcloud.dev/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://sendcloud.dev/.openapi/v3/shipments/openapi.yaml", "capabilities": [ "shipping.rates", "shipping.labels", "shipping.tracking", "shipping.address-validation", "shipping.returns" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "freemium", "free-tier", "mcp", "oauth", "api-key", "openapi", "llms-txt", "webhooks", "status-page", "europe", "iso27001" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-05", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 62, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 352, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 722, "categoryRank": 2, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 71, "maintenance": 67, "payments": 37, "reliability": 68, "schema": 89, "security": 49, "transparency": 72 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-07" }, "negative": -3, "negativeNotes": [ "21 and 25 September 2026. The API v3 changelog records `insurance.currency` and `insurance.value` removed from POST /parcels/tracking, and `status_code`, `status_description` and `sub_status_code` removed from tracking event responses, with no earlier deprecation entry for those fields. The changes are documented on the day, so the deduction is the minimum (https://sendcloud.dev/api/v3/changelog.md)" ], "verdict": "API v3 has 29 public OpenAPI 3.1 specs, an llms.txt index, a dated changelog and a hosted MCP server with toolset filtering. OAuth has one scope, `api`, so a credential can't be limited to reading. The changelog records response fields removed from tracking events on 25 September 2026 with no earlier deprecation entry.", "bestFor": "An agent shipping parcels for a European shop that wants many carriers behind one account, including its own carrier contracts on paid plans.", "strengths": [ "29 public OpenAPI 3.1 specs covering 104 API v3 operations, with an llms.txt index and Markdown copies of every docs page", "Hosted MCP server at mcp.sendcloud.com/mcp with 24 toolsets, a `?toolsets=` filter and read-only, idempotent and destructive annotations per the docs", "A repeated `external_reference_id` on shipment creation returns the existing shipment with a 409 instead of buying a second label", "Free test labels through the `sendcloud:letter` and `sendcloud:letterreturn` shipping options, up to 50 before charges apply", "Dated API v3 changelog with 37 entries between 9 July and 5 October 2026" ], "weaknesses": [ "One OAuth scope, `api`, and key pairs with full account access. No read-only credential was found in the reviewed documentation", "Changelog entries of 21 and 25 September 2026 record removed request and response fields on parcel tracking with no earlier deprecation entry", "No Retry-After header or backoff guidance was found for 429 responses", "No official SDK was found in the reviewed documentation, and the MCP server isn't in the official MCP registry", "No test environment. Labels other than the Unstamped letter options are charged unless the carrier accepts a cancellation" ], "agentNotes": [ "Use API v3 at https://panel.sendcloud.sc/api/v3. The v2 create-parcel endpoint is closed to accounts created from April 2026", "Test with `shipping_option_code` `sendcloud:letter` (returns use `sendcloud:letterreturn`). Any other label is billed unless cancelled within the carrier's deadline", "Set `external_reference_id` on every shipment so a retry returns the existing shipment (409) instead of a second label", "Read the `errors` array on synchronous announce responses. A carrier failure can arrive inside a success status", "Connect MCP with `?toolsets=shipments,shipping-options,parcel-tracking,returns` to keep the tool list short. Create and cancel tools act on the live account" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 62 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 71, "maintenance": 67, "payments": 37, "reliability": 68, "schema": 89, "security": 49, "transparency": 62 }, "provenanceScore": 81 }, "connect": { "http": "curl -X POST --location \"https://account.sendcloud.com/oauth2/token\" \\\n --header \"Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\" \\\n -d \"grant_type=client_credentials\u0026scope=api\" \\\n --basic --user your_sendcloud_public_key:your_sendcloud_private_key", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http sendcloud https://mcp.sendcloud.com/mcp", "config": { "mcpServers": { "sendcloud": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.sendcloud.com/mcp" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/shipping.rates", "tool": "https://letme.dev/sendcloud" }, "area": "business", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Lite plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 31.3, "note": "€28, 400 labels a month, plus €0.10 a label" }, { "item": "Growth plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 97.24, "note": "€87, 1,000 labels a month, plus €0.09 a label" }, { "item": "Premium plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 195.6, "note": "€175, 10,000 labels a month, plus €0.08 a label" }, { "item": "Pro plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 714.21, "note": "€639, 30,000 labels a month, plus €0.07 a label" }, { "item": "Label fee on Lite", "unit": "tx", "usd": 0.11, "note": "€0.10 a label on top of carrier postage, €0.25 above the monthly limit" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Sendcloud B.V.", "domain": "sendcloud.com", "domainRegistered": "2008-07-29", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.sendcloud.com/terms-conditions/", "privacy": "https://www.sendcloud.com/privacy-policy/", "statusPage": "https://status.sendcloud.com", "changelog": "https://sendcloud.dev/api/v3/changelog", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-07", "notes": [ "The terms, last updated 1 September 2026, name Sendcloud B.V., registration 66572959, Stadhuisplein 10, 5611 EM Eindhoven, with Sendcloud GmbH, Ltd., SAS and Srl for Germany and Austria, the UK, France and Italy. Dutch law applies.", "The MCP server answers at mcp.sendcloud.com and tokens come from account.sendcloud.com. The REST API answers at panel.sendcloud.sc, a second Sendcloud domain.", "www.sendcloud.com/.well-known/security.txt and /security.txt return 404. The bug bounty page sends reports to security@sendcloud.com.", "RDAP for sendcloud.com gives a registration date of 2008-07-29.", "Unit prices are converted from euros at the ECB reference rate of 1.1177 for 7 October 2026, read through api.frankfurter.dev." ], "score": 81 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sendcloud.json", "live": { "slug": "sendcloud", "probe": { "target": "https://mcp.sendcloud.com/mcp", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-09T01:12:56.746378159Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 405, "lastMs": 78, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 85, "p95ms24h": 126, "samples24h": 106, "samples30d": 106, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 93, "ok": 93 }, { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 13, "ok": 13 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.sendcloud.com", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T01:07:51.133458157Z" }, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://sendcloud.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T15:38:40.272539649Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://sendcloud.dev/api/v3/changelog", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:24:08.110707574Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "6b29c4fd1275" }, { "url": "https://www.sendcloud.com/pricing/", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:30:21.328528089Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "5f1544b931db" }, { "url": "https://www.sendcloud.com/privacy-policy/", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:30:23.449806516Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "1a787a780068" }, { "url": "https://www.sendcloud.com/terms-conditions/", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:30:25.410182173Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "eef98aa87449" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-09T01:12:56.746378159Z" } }, "answer": "Sendcloud scores 62 (B) on agent readiness against ShipBob's 60.8 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. ShipBob leads on reliability, security \u0026 auth and transparency \u0026 trust.", "b": { "slug": "shipbob", "name": "ShipBob", "vendor": "ShipBob, Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://www.shipbob.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "shipping", "summary": "Outsourced fulfilment service from ShipBob, Inc. of Chicago. Merchants send orders, products, inbound stock and returns to its warehouse network through a REST API with date-based versions, a hosted MCP server and webhooks, with a separate sandbox.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shipbob", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shipbob.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shipbob.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/shipbob.json", "repo": "https://github.com/ShipBob/mcp-ai-tutorials", "license": "Proprietary service under ShipBob's Terms of Service. The MCP tutorials repository on GitHub has no licence file", "transports": [ "http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.shipbob.com", "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Self-serve, with no review. A person signs up in a browser and creates a Personal Access Token in the dashboard under Integrations, API Tokens, sent as `Authorization: Bearer \u003ctoken\u003e`. These tokens have every scope, don't expire, act as the account's root user and can be revoked. Multi-user apps use the OAuth 2.0 authorisation code grant with PKCE at auth.shipbob.com, with read and write scopes per domain, one-hour access tokens and 30-day refresh tokens. The hosted MCP server uses OAuth with dynamic client registration, or a token as Bearer. Writes need a `shipbob_channel_id` header. Logistics API credentials come from a ShipBob representative.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "Quote only. The pricing page names the fee types (implementation, receiving, storage, and pick, pack and ship) with no figures and a form for a quote. The developer docs say an account is free until physical inventory arrives and that the sandbox is free, so an agent can build and test without a contract. The API and MCP server carry no separate charge (https://www.shipbob.com/pricing/, https://developer.shipbob.com/introduction).", "priceSummary": "Paid", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the developer docs, the OpenAPI spec or the pricing page (checked 2026-10-08).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 73, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-08" }, "docsUrl": "https://developer.shipbob.com", "llmsTxt": "https://developer.shipbob.com/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://marketplaceapi.shipbob.com/docs/2026-07.json", "capabilities": [ "shipping.rates", "shipping.tracking", "shipping.returns", "shipping.labels" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "paid", "sales-led", "api-key", "oauth", "mcp", "openapi", "llms-txt", "webhooks", "sandbox", "status-page", "soc2" ], "lastRelease": "2026-07-31", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 60.8, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 387, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 722, "categoryRank": 4, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 56, "maintenance": 41, "payments": 20, "reliability": 77, "schema": 85, "security": 55, "transparency": 77 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-08" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "OAuth with PKCE and read and write scopes per domain, a free sandbox, a public OpenAPI spec per version and a 24-month support window for each API version are documented. Fulfilment prices are by quote only, the status page has no API component, no official SDK was found, and Personal Access Tokens never expire and carry full account access.", "bestFor": "An agent working for a merchant that already stores stock with ShipBob, to create and track orders, check inventory, book inbound stock and handle returns.", "strengths": [ "OAuth 2.0 with PKCE, separate read and write scopes for nine domains, one-hour access tokens and 30-day refresh tokens", "Free sandbox at `sandbox-api.shipbob.com` with its own accounts, a test card number and a simulation terminal for shipments, receiving and stock changes", "OpenAPI 3.0 spec for each API version with 89 operations and 504 examples in 2026-07, plus llms.txt and a Markdown copy of each docs page", "A new API version each January and July, each supported for 24 months, with an upgrade guide per step", "Hosted MCP server with 73 tools, OAuth with dynamic client registration, and writes limited to the channel created at consent", "Rate limit of 150 requests a minute published, with `x-retry-after` and `x-remaining-calls` response headers" ], "weaknesses": [ "No public price. Receiving, storage and pick, pack and ship fees come only in a quote from sales", "The status page lists the merchant dashboard and two warehouse systems, with no component for the API and no incident posted", "Personal Access Tokens don't expire and carry every scope, with no read-only option", "No official SDK was found, and the MCP server is not in the official MCP registry", "No idempotency key. A retried create is caught only by the unique `reference_id`, which returns 422", "No security.txt, disclosure policy or bug bounty was found, and no API uptime SLA is published" ], "agentNotes": [ "Call `GET /2026-07/channel` first and send the ID of the channel with `_write` scopes in the `shipbob_channel_id` header on every write", "Build against `https://sandbox-api.shipbob.com` with a sandbox account. Sandbox and production accounts, tokens and data are separate", "Set a stable `reference_id` on each order, product and return. A duplicate returns 422, which is the only guard against a double create", "Stay under 150 requests a minute per user and application, and wait the seconds given in `x-retry-after` after a 429", "Over MCP, writes work only on records in the channel created at consent. A 403 or 404 on a cancel usually means the record belongs to another channel" ], "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": 60.8 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 56, "maintenance": 41, "payments": 20, "reliability": 77, "schema": 85, "security": 55, "transparency": 69 }, "provenanceScore": 85 }, "connect": { "http": "curl -X GET \"https://api.shipbob.com/2026-07/channel\" \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN\"", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http shipbob-mcp --scope user https://api.shipbob.com/developer-api/mcp", "config": { "mcpServers": { "shipbob": { "url": "https://api.shipbob.com/developer-api/mcp" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/shipping.rates", "tool": "https://letme.dev/shipbob" }, "area": "business", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "ShipBob, Inc.", "domain": "shipbob.com", "domainRegistered": "2014-03-12", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.shipbob.com/terms-of-service/", "privacy": "https://www.shipbob.com/privacy-policy/", "statusPage": "https://status.shipbob.com", "changelog": "https://developer.shipbob.com/release-notes", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-08", "notes": [ "The Terms of Service (updated 22 May 2026) define ShipBob as ShipBob, Inc. and its affiliates, give 120 N Racine Ave, Suite 100, Chicago, IL 60607, and are governed by Illinois law. They are the agreement for the fulfilment service and its platform, and no separate API terms were found.", "The privacy policy (last updated 29 March 2024) names ShipBob, Inc. and says it doesn't apply where commercial contracts govern the processing. Merchant data is covered by the DPA dated April 2026, which the terms incorporate.", "The API answers at api.shipbob.com and sandbox-api.shipbob.com, OAuth at auth.shipbob.com, and the MCP server at api.shipbob.com/developer-api/mcp. Sandbox accounts are created at webstage.shipbob.dev.", "security.txt returns 404 on www.shipbob.com, developer.shipbob.com and api.shipbob.com. No disclosure address was found on the trust page.", "RDAP for shipbob.com gives a registration date of 2014-03-12.", "The status page has components for the merchant dashboard and two warehouse systems, and none for the API." ], "score": 85 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shipbob.json", "live": { "slug": "shipbob", "probe": { "target": "https://api.shipbob.com", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-09T01:12:56.94491257Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 124, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 129, "p95ms24h": 233, "samples24h": 63, "samples30d": 63, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 50, "ok": 50 }, { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 13, "ok": 13 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.shipbob.com", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T01:07:51.353557091Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-09T01:12:56.94491257Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "HTTP API", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Sendcloud B.V.", "b": "ShipBob, Inc.", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "https://mcp.sendcloud.com/mcp", "b": "https://api.shipbob.com", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP", "b": "HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth or key", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Freemium", "b": "Paid", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "Proprietary service under Sendcloud's terms and conditions", "b": "Proprietary service under ShipBob's Terms of Service. The MCP tutorials repository on GitHub has no licence file", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "none", "b": "73", "name": "Tools exposed" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-10-05", "b": "2026-07-31", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "no date given", "b": "2026-05-22", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "no date given", "b": "2024-03-29", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "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" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Sendcloud scores 62 (B) on agent readiness against ShipBob's 60.8 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. ShipBob leads on reliability, security \u0026 auth and transparency \u0026 trust.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Sendcloud or ShipBob?" }, { "answer": "Both take an API key or an OAuth sign-in.", "question": "Do Sendcloud and ShipBob need an API key?" }, { "answer": "Yes. Sendcloud has a hosted endpoint at https://mcp.sendcloud.com/mcp and ShipBob at https://api.shipbob.com.", "question": "Can an agent call Sendcloud and ShipBob without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Agent ergonomics, 71 against 56", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 37 against 20", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 67 against 41" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "An agent shipping parcels for a European shop that wants many carriers behind one account, including its own carrier contracts on paid plans.", "slug": "sendcloud", "watchFor": "One OAuth scope, `api`, and key pairs with full account access. No read-only credential was found in the reviewed documentation" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 77 against 68", "Security \u0026 auth, 55 against 49", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 77 against 72" ], "also": [ "No incidents deducted, where Sendcloud loses 3 points for them" ], "goodFor": "An agent working for a merchant that already stores stock with ShipBob, to create and track orders, check inventory, book inbound stock and handle returns.", "slug": "shipbob", "watchFor": "No public price. Receiving, storage and pick, pack and ship fees come only in a quote from sales" } ], "job": { "capability": "shipping.rates", "name": "Shipping rates" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/easypost-vs-sendcloud.json", "title": "EasyPost vs Sendcloud", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/easypost-vs-sendcloud" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/easypost-vs-shipbob.json", "title": "EasyPost vs ShipBob", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/easypost-vs-shipbob" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/easyship-vs-sendcloud.json", "title": "Easyship vs Sendcloud", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/easyship-vs-sendcloud" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/easyship-vs-shipbob.json", "title": "Easyship vs ShipBob", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/easyship-vs-shipbob" }, { "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/sendcloud-vs-shippo.json", "title": "Sendcloud vs Shippo", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/sendcloud-vs-shippo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/sendcloud-vs-shipstation.json", "title": "Sendcloud vs ShipStation API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/sendcloud-vs-shipstation" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/shipbob-vs-shippo.json", "title": "ShipBob vs Shippo", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/shipbob-vs-shippo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/shipbob-vs-shipstation.json", "title": "ShipBob vs ShipStation API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/shipbob-vs-shipstation" }, { "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" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 9, "edge": "shipbob", "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "sendcloud": 68, "shipbob": 77, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 4, "edge": "sendcloud", "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "sendcloud": 89, "shipbob": 85, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 15, "edge": "sendcloud", "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "sendcloud": 71, "shipbob": 56, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 6, "edge": "shipbob", "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "sendcloud": 49, "shipbob": 55, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 17, "edge": "sendcloud", "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "sendcloud": 37, "shipbob": 20, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 26, "edge": "sendcloud", "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "sendcloud": 67, "shipbob": 41, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 5, "edge": "shipbob", "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "sendcloud": 72, "shipbob": 77, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Sendcloud scores 62 (B) on agent readiness against ShipBob's 60.8 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. ShipBob leads on reliability, security \u0026 auth and transparency \u0026 trust. Both do shipping rates.", "verdicts": { "sendcloud": "API v3 has 29 public OpenAPI 3.1 specs, an llms.txt index, a dated changelog and a hosted MCP server with toolset filtering. OAuth has one scope, `api`, so a credential can't be limited to reading. The changelog records response fields removed from tracking events on 25 September 2026 with no earlier deprecation entry.", "shipbob": "OAuth with PKCE and read and write scopes per domain, a free sandbox, a public OpenAPI spec per version and a 24-month support window for each API version are documented. Fulfilment prices are by quote only, the status page has no API component, no official SDK was found, and Personal Access Tokens never expire and carry full account access." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/sendcloud-vs-shipbob", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/sendcloud-vs-shipbob.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/sendcloud-vs-shipbob.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/sendcloud-vs-shipbob.min.md" }, "markdown": "Sendcloud scores 62 (B) on agent readiness against ShipBob's 60.8 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. ShipBob leads on reliability, security \u0026 auth and transparency \u0026 trust. Both do shipping rates.\n\n- Sendcloud: grade B, 62/100, rank #352 of 722. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sendcloud.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/sendcloud.json\n- ShipBob: grade C, 60.8/100, rank #387 of 722. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shipbob.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/shipbob.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Sendcloud (B)\n\nGood for: An agent shipping parcels for a European shop that wants many carriers behind one account, including its own carrier contracts on paid plans.\n\nAhead on:\n- Agent ergonomics, 71 against 56\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 37 against 20\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 67 against 41\n\nWatch for: One OAuth scope, `api`, and key pairs with full account access. No read-only credential was found in the reviewed documentation\n\n### ShipBob (C)\n\nGood for: An agent working for a merchant that already stores stock with ShipBob, to create and track orders, check inventory, book inbound stock and handle returns.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 77 against 68\n- Security \u0026 auth, 55 against 49\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 77 against 72\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- No incidents deducted, where Sendcloud loses 3 points for them\n\nWatch for: No public price. Receiving, storage and pick, pack and ship fees come only in a quote from sales\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Sendcloud | ShipBob | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 68 | 77 | ShipBob +9 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 89 | 85 | Sendcloud +4 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 71 | 56 | Sendcloud +15 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 49 | 55 | ShipBob +6 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 37 | 20 | Sendcloud +17 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 67 | 41 | Sendcloud +26 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 72 | 77 | ShipBob +5 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -3 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **62 · B** | **60.8 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Sendcloud | ShipBob |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Sendcloud B.V. | ShipBob, Inc. |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://mcp.sendcloud.com/mcp` | `https://api.shipbob.com` |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary service under Sendcloud's terms and conditions | Proprietary service under ShipBob's Terms of Service. The MCP tutorials repository on GitHub has no licence file |\n| Tools exposed | none | 73 |\n| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-10-05 | 2026-07-31 |\n| Terms last updated | no date given | 2026-05-22 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2024-03-29 |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | yes | yes |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | not found in the text |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | yes |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Sendcloud.** API v3 has 29 public OpenAPI 3.1 specs, an llms.txt index, a dated changelog and a hosted MCP server with toolset filtering. OAuth has one scope, `api`, so a credential can't be limited to reading. The changelog records response fields removed from tracking events on 25 September 2026 with no earlier deprecation entry.\n\n**ShipBob.** OAuth with PKCE and read and write scopes per domain, a free sandbox, a public OpenAPI spec per version and a 24-month support window for each API version are documented. Fulfilment prices are by quote only, the status page has no API component, no official SDK was found, and Personal Access Tokens never expire and carry full account access.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Sendcloud\n\n1. Use API v3 at https://panel.sendcloud.sc/api/v3. The v2 create-parcel endpoint is closed to accounts created from April 2026\n2. Test with `shipping_option_code` `sendcloud:letter` (returns use `sendcloud:letterreturn`). Any other label is billed unless cancelled within the carrier's deadline\n3. Set `external_reference_id` on every shipment so a retry returns the existing shipment (409) instead of a second label\n4. Read the `errors` array on synchronous announce responses. A carrier failure can arrive inside a success status\n5. Connect MCP with `?toolsets=shipments,shipping-options,parcel-tracking,returns` to keep the tool list short. Create and cancel tools act on the live account\n\n### ShipBob\n\n1. Call `GET /2026-07/channel` first and send the ID of the channel with `_write` scopes in the `shipbob_channel_id` header on every write\n2. Build against `https://sandbox-api.shipbob.com` with a sandbox account. Sandbox and production accounts, tokens and data are separate\n3. Set a stable `reference_id` on each order, product and return. A duplicate returns 422, which is the only guard against a double create\n4. Stay under 150 requests a minute per user and application, and wait the seconds given in `x-retry-after` after a 429\n5. Over MCP, writes work only on records in the channel created at consent. 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