Mailing and delivering software
S.M.A.R.T. Essential
An intuitive mailing and multi-carrier delivery solution designed for small to medium-sized businesses.
See how S.M.A.R.T. Essential fits your workflow.
Smarter multi-carrier delivery starts here
Compare rates. Print labels. Track deliveries. From multiple carriers, all in the same app.
Simplified rate shopping
S.M.A.R.T. Essential allows you to rate shop your favorite carriers all from a single screen, including USPS®, FedEx®, UPS® and DHL®.
Access merchant rate discounts
Save with built-in discounts from top carriers, including up to 56% off using USPS Merchant Rates.
Automated label generation
Print carrier-compliant labels with address validation. Goodbye, address correction fees!
Centralized tracking & reporting
Monitor shipments, delivery status, and carrier performance in one view.
Mailing & delivery made easy
S.M.A.R.T. Essential combines delivering, mailing, accounting, reporting and tracking functionality into one intuitive platform.
-
Delivery: Compare rates across major carriers like USPS, UPS, FedEx and DHL from a single dashboard and streamline your workflow with batch processing.
-
Mail: Process mail from your mailing system or from a PC.
-
Accounting: Manage up to 3,000 accounts with simplified chargebacks and reconcile postage spend in minutes.
-
Reporting: Gain valuable insights with a rich set of standard reports on mailing and delivering activity, helping you forecast and budget more accurately
-
Tracking: Keep a close eye on all mailing and delivering activities with a consolidated tracking view, delivery alerts and a comprehensive history.
Where small mailrooms lose time
Challenges | How S.M.A.R.T. Essential helps |
|---|---|
Delivery and mailing in separate apps | Combines both in one cloud platform. |
Carrier comparisons take too long | Compares rates to find the best option. |
Chargebacks are manual | Supports simplified accounting for up to 3,000 accounts. |
Tracking is scattered | Gives one view of mailing and delivering activity. |
-
Process mail and manage postage with confidence across centralised mail centres, distributed offices and approved remote locations.
-
Flexible funding options including OMAS integration with USPS, role-based access with Single Sign-On and audit-ready reporting.
-
Federal and state agencies can now access the same trusted S.M.A.R.T. mailing experience: S.M.A.R.T. Government Edition is FedRAMP and GovRAMP-authorised.
Secure mailing and delivering built for compliance
Beware of misleading delivery discounts
Some providers advertise “discounts off” Royal Mail rates, but those discounts often only apply to limited scenarios. With Quadient S.M.A.R.T., what you see is what you get.
Transparent pricing
Clear rates with no surprise fees or hidden costs
Real discounts
Savings designed for the way businesses actually ship
No misleading fine print
Straightforward pricing you can trust
Postal experts
Backed by decades of mailing and delivering expertise
A SMARTER way to deliver
Simple tools built to streamline everyday delivery
Explore related solutions
Optimise your mailing and delivering with these additional mail automation tools.
S.M.A.R.T. Mail Centre
Centralise mailing, delivery, accounting and reporting for stronger control across busy mailroom operations.
Learn more
S.M.A.R.T. Online
Create Royal Mail compliant delivery labels and track deliveries from one place.
Learn more
Franking machines and mailing systems
Finish prepared mail with accurate weighing, postage and cost control.
Learn more
Track N Trace
Add tracking visibility to direct mail workflows as mailing operations scale.
Explore trackingFrequently asked questions
S.M.A.R.T. Essential is a cloud-based mailing and multicarrier delivery solution that brings delivering, mailing, accounting, reporting and tracking into one platform.
It is built for small and mid-sized businesses, office managers, delivering teams and mailroom teams that ship up to 50 packages per week.
Yes. Teams can process mail from a PC or iX-Series system and collect iX-Series data in real time.
Yes. S.M.A.R.T. Essential supports simplified accounting for up to 3,000 accounts, with reports, alerts, delivery history and one view of mailing and delivering activity.
Trusted by mail and delivering teams
"We love the ability to correctly process high volumes of mailings and send out parcels with the right pricing."
Contact
Get in touch with a mail expert
Discover the benefits of automation with Quadient.
Thank you for submitting, someone will be in touch shortly