The Franking Machine Review / Comparison tables below details the full total Cost Of Ownership for most current UK franking machines. The 'Annual Extras' column is an approximate amount the extras could cost based on a defined daily usage per day, two Royal Mail™ postage rate change software updates per annum and one postage top up / recredit per month.

We've also highlighted the cost of a Slogan/Logo/Return Address and a box of labels, these are not included in the annual extras column.
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Low Volume Franking Machine Review / Comparison
Supplier
Machine

Speed & Recommended Daily Volume
Label Dispenser

Annual
Maintenance & Support

Ink
Cartridge
Cost

Approx.
Prints per Cartridge
Ink Cost per 1000 Franks

Recrediting
Cost
Annual Royal Mail™ Rate
Change Update
Total Annual 'Extras' Cost including Ink, 2 Rate Changes, 12 Recredits and Annual Maintenance
1000
Franking Labels
Onsite Engineer Installation
& Training

Logo &
Return Address
Mailcoms
MailStart

MailStart Franking Machine with built in scale

20 Per Minute

Up to 50 per day
No
Mailcoms Premier Service & Support Cover £139.00

£29.95
Per Refill

2500
£11.98
FREE
FREE
@ 20 Items per Day - £196
@ 50 Items per Day - £282
£16.95
FREE
FREE
Mailcoms
Mailbase
Ecomail Franking Machine
30 Per Minute

Up to 200 per day
No

Mailcoms Premier Service & Support Cover
£199.00
£29.95
5000
£5.99
12 FREE PA
FREE
@ 20 Items per Day - £227
@ 50 Items per Day - £270
£16.95
FREE
FREE
Mailcoms
Mailbase II
Ecomail Franking Machine
40 Per Minute

Up to 250 per day
No
Mailcoms Premier Service & Support Cover
£229.00
£29.95
5000
£5.99
12 FREE PA
FREE
@ 20 Items per Day - £257
@ 50 Items per Day - £300
£16.95
FREE
FREE
Neopost
IJ25

Autostamp
IJ25
20 Per Minute

Up to 50 per day
No
£32.00

@ 20 Items per Day - £530
@ 50 Items per Day - £761
£27.99
SELF INSTALL
£94.99
Neopost
IS330
IS350 Franking Machine
30 Per Minute

Up to 100 per day
No
£16.76

@ 20 Items per Day - £586
@ 50 Items per Day - £719
£29.74
SELF INSTALL
£94.99
Neopost
IS350
IS350 Franking Machine
40 Per Minute

Up to 200 per day
No
£14.30

@ 20 Items per Day - £516
@ 50 Items per Day - £649
£29.74
SELF INSTALL
£94.99
Pitney Bowes

DM55 Series (K700)
DM50/55 Franking Machine
18 Per Minute

Up to 50 per day
No
£77.10
@ 20 Items per Day - £585
@ 50 Items per Day - £1111.10
£37.63
SELF INSTALL
£75.00
Pitney Bowes
DM100
DM100i
30 Per Minute

Up to 100 per day
No
£24.52
@ 20 Items per Day - £618
@ 50 Items per Day - £795
£37.63
SELF INSTALL
£75.00
Pitney Bowes
DM200
DM200i
40 Per Minute

Up to 200 per day
No
£24.52
@ 20 Items per Day - £758
@ 50 Items per Day - £935
£37.63
TBA
£75.00
Francotyp Postalia (FP)
Mymail
MyMail
18 Per Minute

Up to 50 per day
No
Fully Comprehensive Service Cover £130.00
3000
£50.66

12 Free PA
Thereafter:
£11.00

Included with service Contract
@ 20 Items per Day - £365
@ 50 Items per Day - £694
SELF INSTALL
£66.00
Francotyp Postalia (FP)
Optimail 25
Optimail 30

25 Per Minute

Up to 200 per day
No

Fully Comprehensive Service Cover
Approx. £310.00
Inc. Scale
800
£20.60

12 Free PA
Thereafter:
£11.00

Included with service Contract
@ 20 Items per Day - £413
@ 50 Items per Day - £557
SELF INSTALL
£88.00
Francotyp Postalia (FP)
Optimail
35
Optimail 30

32 Per Minute

Up to 200 per day
Yes

Fully Comprehensive Service Cover
Approx. £350.00
Inc. Scale
1100
£30.83

12 Free PA
Thereafter:
£11.00

Included with service Contract
@ 20 Items per Day - £404
@ 50 Items per Day - £557
SELF INSTALL
£88.00
Frama
Matrix F2
Optimail 30

21 Per Minute
No

TBA
3000
£27.33

£60.00 # PA

£130.00
@ 20 Items per Day - £TBA
@ 50 Items per Day - £TBA
TBA
£78.00
Frama
Matrix F4
Optimail 30

66 Per Minute
Yes

TBA
TBA
£TBA

£60.00 # PA

£130.00
@ 20 Items per Day - £TBA
@ 50 Items per Day - £TBA
TBA
£78.00

Mid Volume Franking Machine Review / Comparison
Supplier
Machine

Speed
Label Dispenser

Annual
Maintenance

Ink
Cartridge
Cost

Approx.
Prints per Cartridge
Ink Cost per 1000 Franks

Recrediting
Cost
Annual Royal Mail™ Rate
Change Update
Total Annual 'Extras' Cost including Ink, 2 Rate Changes, 12 Recredits and Annual Maintenance
1000
Franking Labels
Onsite Engineer Installation
& Training

Logo &
Return Address
Mailcoms
Mailhub
Mailhub Franking Machine

60 Per Minute
Yes
Mailcoms Premier Service & Support Cover £239.00
£49.95
Per refill
12500
£3.99
FREE
FREE
@ 100 Items per Day - £334
£16.95
FREE
FREE
Mailcoms
Mailhub+
Mailhub+ Franking Machine

60 Per Minute
Yes
Mailcoms Premier Service & Support Cover £299.00
£49.95
Per refill
12500
£3.99
FREE
FREE
@ 100 Items per Day - £394
£16.95
FREE
FREE
Mailcoms
Mailbase+
Mailbase+ Franking Machine

95 Per Minute

Yes
Mailcoms Premier Service & Support Cover £399.00
£69.95
Per refill
11750
£5.95
FREE
FREE
@ 100 Items per Day - £541.80
£16.95
FREE
FREE
Neopost
IS420
Neopost IS420 Franking Machine

65 Per Minute
Yes
£11.73
@ 100 Items per Day - £939.52
£31.99
SELF INSTALL
£94.99
Neopost
IS440
IS430

95 Per Minute
Yes
£10.28
@ 300 Items per Day - £1587
£29.74
SELF INSTALL
£94.99
Neopost
IS460
IS460

110 Per Minute
Yes
£9.08
@ 300 Items per Day - £2035
£29.74
SELF INSTALL
£94.99
Pitney Bowes
DM300c
DM400c

65 Per Minute
Yes
£9.09*
@ 300 Items per Day - £1189
TBA
Pitney Bowes
DM400c
DM400c

95 Per Minute
Yes
£9.09*
@ 300 Items per Day - £1189
FREE
Francotyp Postalia (FP)
Ultimail 65
Ultimail 65

65 Per Minute
Yes

£400.00
Inc. Scale
18,000
(Per Set)
£11.00

12 Free PA
Thereafter:
£11.00

Included with service Contract
@ 300 Items per Day - £1392.00
£66.00
SELF INSTALL
£88.00
Francotyp Postalia (FP)
Ultimail 95
Ultimail 95

95 Per Minute
Yes

£500.00
Inc. Scale
18,000
(Per Set)
£11.00

12 Free PA
Thereafter:
£11.00

Included with service Contract
@ 300 Items per Day - £1292.00
£66.00
FREE
£88.00
Frama
Matrix F6
Optimail 30

83 Per Minute

Yes

TBA
TBA
£TBA

£60.00 # PA

£130.00
@ 20 Items per Day - £TBA
@ 50 Items per Day - £TBA
TBA
£78.00
 
High Volume Comparison
Supplier
Machine
Speed
Label Dispenser

Annual
Maintenance

Ink
Cartridge
Cost

Approx.
Prints per Cartridge
Ink Cost per 1000 Franks

Recrediting
Cost
Annual Royal Mail™ Rate
Change Update
Total Annual 'Extras' Cost including Ink, 2 Rate Changes, 12 Recredits and Annual Maintenance
1000
Franking Labels
Onsite Engineer Installation
& Training
Logo & Return Address
Mailcoms
Mailpoint
Mailpoint Franking Machine

135 Per Minute
No
Mailcoms Premier Service & Support Cover
£399.00
£79.95
50000
£1.59
FREE
FREE
@ 500 Items per Day - £589
£19.95
FREE
FREE
Mailcoms
Mailcentre
Mailcentre Franking Machine

160 Per Minute
No
Mailcoms Premier Service & Support Cover
£799.00
£79.95
20000
£3.99
FREE
FREE
@ 500 Items per Day - £1278
£19.95
FREE
FREE
Neopost
IS480
IS480

150 Per Minute
Yes
£8.51
@ 500 Items per Day - £2543
£29.74
FREE
£94.99
Neopost
IJ80
Neopost IJ80

180 Per Minute
Yes
50,000
£3.04
@ 500 Items per Day - £1560
£29.74
FREE
£94.99
Neopost
IJ90
IS480

217 Per Minute
Yes
Approx 500,000
£0.94
@ 500 Items per Day - £1607
£29.74
FREE
£94.99
Pitney Bowes
DM550
DM550

170 Per Minute
Yes - Roll
£8.33*
@ 500 Items per Day - £2160
£ TBA
FREE
Pitney Bowes
DM800i Series
DM800i

190 Per Minute
Yes - Roll
£3.76*
@ 500 Items per Day - £1777
£90
FREE
Pricing for rate changes, recrediting charges, ink cartridge life and pricing should be available on the Neopost and Pitney Bowes websites as per the Office of Fair Trading undertaking given under section 154 of the enterprise Act 2002 dated 17th June 2005.
Pitney Bowes cartridge yields courtesy of www.pb.com (US Website), UK yields may differ slightly.
Ink cartridge pricing courtesy of www.pitneybowes.co.uk and www.neopost.co.uk
All ink cartridge/cassette yields may vary depending on the usage of company logos and the density of ink used.

* Pitney Bowes Recrediting & Rate Updates

For PostageByPhone (Payment in Advance) a fee of £6 per refill is payable (£9 if payment by invoice).
For PurchasePower (Payment in Arrears) a fee of £5.50 will be applied to refills between £0 and £100, for refills between £101 and £1,300 a fee of £13 will be applied
and for refills above £1,300 a fee of 1% will be applied.

Royal Mail Inland & International rates are available for download at £160 per annum for unlimited changes.
Special Delivery rates are available for download at £30 each per annum for unlimited changes.
Both Royal Mail Inland & International and Special Delivery rates are included with PBInclusive.

** Neopost recrediting charged as Follows:

Re-crediting charges are billed annually in arrears, with charges based on the number of re-credits during the year. In addition, charges are made to reflect the connection cost via phone or LAN: 

Number of recredits
during contract year		 Annual Price
1 to 4 £15.00
5 to 10 £30.00
11 to 20 £60.00
21 to 30 £70.00
30 or more £80.00


Connection via LAN, or a Premium rate phone line (additionally charged at £1.50 per minute for 'IS' Range or via a standard National rate for 'IJ' range, call duration normally less than 1 minute) connection via a standard National rate phone line (duration normally less than 1 minute) actual cost may vary depending on connection and data transfer speeds.

# Frama Recreditng & Rate Updates

Frama charge £30 per 6 months for recrediting, this and the Royal Mail rate updates may be included in their premium service and support cover
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