EasyPost introduces SmartRate, a new API that Predicts Shipment-Level Transit Times Based on Historical Carrier Performance

EasyPost, a leading provider of shipping APIs that address difficult logistics challenges for online retailers, today announced the release of SmartRate, a new API that provides shippers with highly reliable shipment-level transit times based on a historical analysis of billions of shipments across all major and regional carriers. Merchants can save up to 70% on optimized shipments by using SmartRate.

“On-time delivery is critical to customer satisfaction and repeats business,” said Jarrett Streebin, Founder and CEO of EasyPost. “Whether it's next day, two days, or ground shipping, it's just about exceeding customer expectations. The SmartRate API is the data product that e-commerce companies cannot survive without.”

SmartRate specifically assists shippers in the following ways:


• Save Money on Shipping - SmartRate predicts transit times through a range of on-time delivery percentiles, allowing customers to choose the lowest-cost option that fits their deliverability requirements.

• Improve On-Time Delivery - SmartRate predicts a time in transit using historical carrier performance combined with a sophisticated predictive data model, resulting in more accurate predictions than using carrier estimates alone.

• Enhance the End-Customer Experience - SmartRate enables the ability to provide exceptionally precise delivery estimates for all shipment options available at checkout.

EasyPost's shipping, tracking, and address verification APIs for USPS, FedEx, UPS, DHL, as well as other carriers have been shown to save online merchants up to 74% on their annual shipping costs.

About EasyPost
EasyPost provides a Shipping API that solves difficult logistics challenges for online merchants, allowing them to provide a pleasant online shopping experience to customers. Our unique Shipping APIs provide eCommerce retailers, fulfillment facilities, marketplaces, and enterprises with end-to-end flexibility and control over parcel shipping and logistics processes.