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Synchronous package tracking built for code and AI agents.
Most tracking platforms require asynchronous tracker registration, webhook queues, BYO carrier OAuth credentials, or $39–$75/month minimums. lastscanned returns normalized JSON across 31 carriers in a single synchronous GET /v1/track/:number call—starting at $0/month Free and $4.99/month Pro (1,000 unique numbers with unlimited free re-polls).
Head-to-head comparisons
lastscanned vs. AfterShip
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Synchronous GET tracking at $4.99/mo—without $59/mo marketing bundles or async webhook queues.
AfterShip is built for enterprise post-purchase email marketing and requires asynchronous POST tracker registration before you can read a parcel's timeline. lastscanned is a stateless, developer-first tracking API and remote MCP server: one synchronous GET /v1/track/:number returns live normalized JSON across 31 carriers for $4.99/month (1,000 unique numbers with unlimited free re-polls).
lastscanned vs. EasyPost
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Track 31 carriers with one key—zero BYO carrier OAuth credentials or shipper account setup.
EasyPost is a shipping-label platform designed for merchants bringing their own UPS, FedEx, USPS, and regional carrier account credentials. lastscanned is a pure-play package tracking API: one API key (or keyless HTTP 402 payment) tracks packages across all 31 carriers—including UniUni, SpeedX, GOFO, Veho, Intelcom/Dragonfly, and 92… OSM/Pitney Bowes consolidator parcels—with zero carrier onboarding.
lastscanned vs. Ship24
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Synchronous GET tracking and unlimited monthly re-polls—without choosing between $39/mo webhooks or $99/mo per-call plans.
Ship24 splits its API pricing into two separate models: a $39/month asynchronous per-shipment webhook plan and a $99/month per-call plan where every single poll consumes quota. lastscanned gives you both in one plan: synchronous GET /v1/track/:number responses AND unlimited free re-polls on every unique number all month for $4.99/month (1,000 unique numbers).
lastscanned vs. 17TRACK
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Real-time synchronous GET tracking without async number registration or $119/year prepaid blocks.
17TRACK's API requires registering every tracking number into an asynchronous quota pool before querying status, and locks paid tiers into $119/year annual prepaid packages. lastscanned is a stateless, synchronous REST API and remote MCP server: send GET /v1/track/:number and get a clean 7-state English status, normalized UTC + local timestamps, and cross-border handoff numbers in one call for $4.99/month.
lastscanned vs. Direct Carrier APIs
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Why calling carrier endpoints from serverless functions fails with 403s—and how one GET call replaces 31 integrations.
Calling UPS, FedEx, USPS, DHL, OnTrac, Veho, Purolator, or Sendle directly from Cloudflare Workers, Vercel Functions, AWS Lambda, or Fly.io fails due to Akamai Bot Manager 403 blocks on datacenter IPs, CSRF cookie handshakes, Firebase App Check tokens, SHA-256 proof-of-work challenges, and shipper-account OAuth gates. lastscanned replaces all 31 carrier integrations with one synchronous GET /v1/track/:number call.
lastscanned vs. Shippo
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Standalone package tracking across 31 carriers—without shipping-label lock-in or BYO carrier accounts.
Shippo (GoShippo) is built primarily for e-commerce merchants purchasing shipping labels on their own carrier accounts. lastscanned is a dedicated, stateless package tracking API and remote MCP server: track any parcel across 31 national, regional, and cross-border carriers with a single GET /v1/track/:number call for $4.99/month (1,000 unique numbers with unlimited free re-polls).
lastscanned vs. ShipEngine
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Instant self-serve tracking at $4.99/mo—without $75+/mo enterprise minimums or carrier account setup.
ShipEngine is an enterprise shipping and fulfillment API with plans starting at $75+/month and BYO carrier credential onboarding. lastscanned gives developers and AI agents instant, self-serve access to 31 carriers over synchronous REST (GET /v1/track/:number) and remote MCP (https://mcp.lastscanned.com) starting at $0/month Free and $4.99/month Pro—or keyless pay-per-request via HTTP 402 Stripe MPP.
lastscanned vs. ParcelsApp
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Deterministic synchronous REST & official remote MCP—built for production code and AI agents.
ParcelsApp is primarily a consumer ad-supported tracking website whose API relies on asynchronous polling tokens when results aren't cached. lastscanned is engineered specifically for software and AI agents: one synchronous GET /v1/track/:number returns a strict TypeScript-ready JSON schema with a 7-state status enum, UTC + local timestamps, and an official remote MCP server (https://mcp.lastscanned.com) for $4.99/month.