The Franking Machine Review / Comparison tables below detail the full total Cost Of Ownership for most UK brands of 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™ Rate Change software updates per annum and one postage top up 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.
(To see the data source click on the green links where available). (Mid - High volume systems click here)

Low to Mid Volume Franking Machine Review / Comparison
Supplier
Machine

Speed & Recommended Daily Volume
Label Dispenser

Annual
Maintenance

Ink
Cartridge
Cost

Approx.
Prints per Cartridge
Ink Cost per 1000 Franks

Recrediting
'Add On' Charges
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
£139.00

£49.95
or
£29.95
Per Refill

2500
£19.98
FREE
FREE
@ 20 Items per Day - £239
@ 50 Items per Day - £340
£16.95
FREE
FREE
Mailcoms
Maihub & Mailhub Lite
Ecomail Franking Machine

60 Per Minute

Up to 300 Per Day
Yes

£199.00

£189.00
(M'hub Lite)
£79.95
or
£49.95
Per refill
12500
£6.39
FREE
FREE
@ 20 Items per Day - £280
@ 50 Items per Day - £280
£16.95
FREE
FREE
Mailcoms
Mailbase
Ecomail Franking Machine

60 Per Minute

Up to 300 Per Day
Yes
£199.00
£79.95
or
£39.95
Per refill
12500
£6.39
FREE
FREE
@ 20 Items per Day - £280
@ 50 Items per Day - £280
£16.95
FREE
FREE
Neopost
IJ25

Autostamp
IJ25
20 Per Minute

Up to 50 per day
No
£29.59

@ 20 Items per Day - £449
@ 50 Items per Day - £622
£27.29
SELF INSTALL
£94.99
Neopost
IS330
IS350 Franking Machine
40 Per Minute

Up to 200 per day
No
£17.39

@ 20 Items per Day - £516
@ 50 Items per Day - £649
£29.74
SELF INSTALL
£94.99
Neopost
IS350
IS350 Franking Machine

65 Per Minute

Up to 300 per day
Yes
£12.50
@ 50 Items per Day - £637
£31.49
SELF INSTALL
£94.99
Pitney Bowes
Personal Post Series (E700)
Personal Post Franking Machine
10 Per Minute

Up to 20 per day
No
£54.91
@ 20 Items per Day - £616
@ 50 Items per Day - £1011
£37.63
SELF INSTALL
£75.00
Pitney Bowes

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

Up to 50 per day
No
£61.58
@ 20 Items per Day - £649
@ 50 Items per Day - £1069
£37.63
SELF INSTALL
£75.00
Pitney Bowes
DM100
DM100i
20 Per Minute

Up to 100 per day
No
£20.65
@ 20 Items per Day - £540
@ 50 Items per Day - £756
£37.63
SELF INSTALL
£75.00
Pitney Bowes
DM200
DM200i
40 Per Minute

Up to 200 per day
No
£21.65
@ 20 Items per Day - £600
@ 50 Items per Day - £823
£37.63
TBA
£75.00
Francotyp Postalia (FP)
Mymail
MyMail
18 Per Minute

Up to 50 per day
No
£130.00
£141.00
3000
£47.00

12 Free PA
Thereafter:
£11.00

Included with service Contract
@ 20 Items per Day - £365
@ 50 Items per Day - £694
£32.00
SELF INSTALL
£66.00
Francotyp Postalia (FP)
Optimail
Optimail

25 Per Minute

Up to 200 per day
No

£310.00
Inc. Scale
£22.66
1100
£20.60

12 Free PA
Thereafter:
£11.00

Included with service Contract
@ 20 Items per Day - £413
@ 50 Items per Day - £557
£32.00
TBA
£88.00
Francotyp Postalia (FP)
Mymail
MyMail
18 Per Minute

Up to 50 per day
No
£130.00
£141.00
3000
£47.00

12 Free PA
Thereafter:
£11.00

Included with service Contract
@ 20 Items per Day - £365
@ 50 Items per Day - £694
£32.00
SELF INSTALL
£66.00
Francotyp Postalia (FP)
Optimail
Optimail

25 Per Minute

Up to 200 per day
No

£310.00
Inc. Scale
£22.66
1100
£20.60

12 Free PA
Thereafter:
£11.00

Included with service Contract
@ 20 Items per Day - £413
@ 50 Items per Day - £557
£32.00
TBA
£88.00
Francotyp Postalia (FP)
Optimail 30
Optimail 30

32 Per Minute

Up to 200 per day
No

£250.00
Inc. Scale
£24.66
800
£30.83

12 Free PA
Thereafter:
£11.00

Included with service Contract
@ 20 Items per Day - £404
@ 50 Items per Day - £557
£66.00
SELF INSTALL
£88.00
Francotyp Postalia (FP)
Optimail 30
Optimail 30

32 Per Minute

Up to 200 per day
No

£250.00
Inc. Scale
£24.66
800
£30.83

12 Free PA
Thereafter:
£11.00

Included with service Contract
@ 20 Items per Day - £404
@ 50 Items per Day - £557
£66.00
SELF INSTALL
£88.00
Mid to High Volume Comparison (based on usage of 300 items per day)
Supplier
Machine
  
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
Mailmax
Mailmax Franking Machine
  
No
£245.00
£69.95
20000
£3.49
FREE
FREE
@ 300 Items per Day - £496
£19.95
FREE
FREE
Mailcoms
Mailmax II Speed
Mailmax II Speed
  
No
£495.00
£3.49
FREE
FREE
@ 300 Items per Day - £450
£19.95
FREE
FREE
Neopost
IS430
IS430
  
Yes
10600
£9.52
@ 300 Items per Day - £1311
£29.74
  
£94.99
Neopost
IS460
IS460
  
Yes
12000
£11.11
@ 300 Items per Day - £1464
£29.74
  
£94.99
Neopost
IS480
IS480
  
Yes

12800
£8.33
@ 300 Items per Day - £1533
£29.74
  
£94.99
Pitney Bowes
DM400c
DM400c
  
Yes
£9.09*
@ 300 Items per Day - £1189
£ TBA
 
Pitney Bowes
DM550
DM550
  
Yes
£9.09*
@ 300 Items per Day - £1529
£ TBA
 
Pitney Bowes
DM800i
DM800i
  
Yes
21000
£7.14*

Approx
£120.00
@ 300 Items per Day - £1709
£ TBA
  
Francotyp Postalia (FP)
Ultimail 65
Ultimail 65
  
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
  
£88.00
Francotyp Postalia (FP)
Ultimail 95
Ultimail 95
  
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
  
£88.00
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. However, we had difficulties in finding much of this information but were given it freely by contacting them verbally.
Pitney Bowes rate change prices and recrediting courtesy of Pitney Bowes Ltd - 08705 252525
Pitney Bowes cartridge yields courtesy of www.pb.com (US Website), UK yields may differ slightly.
Ink Cassette 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 'Purchase Power' Recrediting Charged as follows:
Top ups up to £100 postage charged at £5.00
Top ups between £101 and £1200 postage charged at £12.00

** Neopost recrediting charged via 090 premium rate telephone call charged at £1.50 per minute inc. vat, actual cost may vary depending on connection and data transfer speeds.
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