What PWETracker does well
PWETracker is simple and its price is flat. After 25 free shipments it costs $5.99 a month with no limit on letters, so a seller who mails more than 100 letters a month pays less there than on PigeonTrail's Pro plan, which is $12.99 for 500 and then 2 cents a letter. It prints #10, A7, A6, A2 and A1 envelopes and 4 x 6 labels, gives each letter a page your buyer can open, and offers support on Discord. Its home page describes letter tracking as visibility into letter mail rather than guaranteed package tracking.
Your marketplace files, read as they are
PWETracker's site says its workflow is built around CSV batch imports, and it doesn't name a marketplace. PigeonTrail reads the files TCGplayer, eBay, Amazon, Etsy, Shopify, ShipStation and WooCommerce export without any editing, including Amazon's tab separated .txt reports, and it pulls Mana Pool orders by itself once you connect. Each address is checked against USPS data before anything prints, and orders of $50 or more are moved to a Pirate Ship package list so they never go out as letters by mistake.
Emails your buyer gets from your shop
PigeonTrail gives every letter a tracking page with your logo, tagline and accent color, a map of the route so far and the day USPS expects it. When your order file includes the buyer's email address, we email your buyer the link at the first USPS scan. If you're on Pro, those emails come from your shop's name, and your buyer hears from you when the letter is mailed, when it's almost there and when USPS marks it delivered.
TCGplayer and Mana Pool don't share buyer email addresses with outside tools, so for those orders each letter's page in PigeonTrail has a message with the tracking link ready to paste into the marketplace's messages.
A warning before your buyer writes to you
PigeonTrail asks USPS how many delivery days a First Class letter gets between your ZIP code and your buyer's, and counts them out on the calendar. A letter more than a day past that date, or five days without a scan, is flagged in your letters list, and on Pro we email you about it, so you can reach the buyer first. Our free letter delivery time tool shows the same USPS numbers for any two ZIP codes.
PWETracker and PigeonTrail side by side
Every PWETracker fact below comes from PWETracker's own website, read on October 21, 2026. The PigeonTrail column comes from our pricing table.
| PWETracker | PigeonTrail | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 a month, unlimited | 100 letters a month free; Pro $12.99 a month for 500, then 2 cents each |
| Free allowance | 25 shipments | 100 letters every month |
| Order imports | CSV batch imports | Mana Pool connected; order files from TCGplayer, eBay, Amazon, Etsy, Shopify, ShipStation and WooCommerce |
| Print formats | #10, A7, A6, A2 and A1 envelopes, 4 x 6 labels | #10, #9, #6 3/4, A7 and 6 x 9 envelopes, Avery 5163 sheets, 4 x 2 and 4 x 6 thermal labels, and a #10 window slip |
| Buyer updates | A tracking page you share | A tracking page in your shop's colors with a route map, and emails at the first scan, or three from your shop on Pro |
| Late letters | Not described | USPS's expected day for each letter, a flag when it falls behind, and an email to you on Pro |
| Support | Discord | Email at support@pigeontrail.com |
We read every fact about another company on its own website on the date shown. Prices and features change, so if something here is out of date, write to support@pigeontrail.com and we will correct it.
Questions
How much does PWETracker cost?
PWETracker's site lists $5.99 a month for unlimited tracking after 25 free shipments. PigeonTrail is free for 100 letters a month, and Pro is $12.99 a month for 500.
Which one is cheaper for a busy seller?
PWETracker, once you mail more than 100 letters a month, because its price stays at $5.99 with no limit while PigeonTrail's Pro plan is $12.99 for 500 and 2 cents a letter after that. Below 100 letters a month PigeonTrail costs nothing.
Does PWETracker email my buyer?
Its site describes a tracking page you share with the buyer and doesn't describe buyer emails. PigeonTrail emails the buyer when the order file includes an email address.
Sources
- PWETracker's home page and sign up page, read October 21, 2026. We do not link to other companies' sites.
- TCGplayer, "How should I ship my TCGplayer orders?", read October 13, 2026: help.tcgplayer.com
- USPS, Informed Visibility Mail Tracking and Reporting User Guide, version 2.19.9, September 2026, Appendix E.3.2 on the logical delivery event, opcode 517: postalpro.usps.com