Using our software can get you significant postage discounts. AlphaMailer, Envelope Manager PAVE and DAZzle Express are designed to CASS-certify your addresses and presort your mailing for you. These applications then calculate your postage discount and display a summary screen showing the total postage cost for the mailing. Finally, our software will provide a printed copy of the completed USPS-required postage statement forms.

Standard (A) Mail
In order to qualify for the discounted Standard (A) Mail postage rates (bulk mail rates), a mailing must meet several criteria:

• The mailing must consist of at least 200 pieces or must weigh at least 50 pounds.
• All of the mailpieces must be automation compatible. Automation compatible mail is mail that can be scanned and processed by U.S. Postal Service automation processing equipment, such as a barcode scanner. For this, each address must be CASS-certified and each mailpiece must have the full 9-digit ZIP code and barcode on it. By using the Dial-A-ZIP feature included in all of our applications, you can CASS-certify your addresses for free via the Internet.
• The mailing must be presorted according to USPS specifications.

If you are using AlphaMailer or Envelope Manager PAVE, your mailing may qualify for additional discounts if you are mailing locally. Additional discounted rates can be as low as 13 cents per piece.

AlphaMailer and Envelope Manager PAVE also presort larger pieces of mail for discounted postage rates. For example, 9x12 envelopes weighing up to 3.3 ounces can be mailed for between 24.5 cents and 20.3 cents per piece. The single-piece First-Class rate for these envelopes ranges between 55 cents and 99 cents, depending on weight.

Using Envelope Manager Software products to do your Standard (A) Class mailing will save you at least 14.7 cents per mailpiece and could save you as much 20 cents per piece. With a mailing of 1000 addresses, you save a minimum of almost $150 in postage.

Nonprofit Rates for Standard (A) Mail
If you are a nonprofit organization, your postage rates can be even lower. As an example, using a nonprofit mailing permit reduces the Automation Standard Mail rate for pieces weighing 3.3 oz or less to between 11.9 cents and 9 cents per piece.

If you are using AlphaMailer or Envelope Manager PAVE, your mailing may qualify for additional discounts if you are mailing locally. Additional discounted rates can be as low as 6.6 cents per piece.

If you're a nonprofit, using our software saves you at least 21 cents per piece. On a mailing of 1000 addresses, we’ll save you a minimum of $210 in postage.

First-Class Mail
By using our software, you can get postage discounts even if you choose to send your mailing First-Class. First-Class mail generally is delivered more quickly than Standard (A) Mail, so you might choose to send your mailing First-Class if it is time-sensitive. In order to qualify for this First-Class discount:

• The mailing must consist of at least 500 pieces.
• Each address must be CASS-certified, with the 9-digit ZIP code and automation barcode on the mailpiece.
• The mailing must be presorted.

For a 1 oz letter-size mailing (normally 33 cents per piece), the discount rate ranges from 27 cents to 23.8 cents per piece. The First-Class rate for postcards ranges from 16.6 cents to 14.1 cents per piece, versus the single-piece rate of 20 cents.

Using our software saves you at least 5 cents per piece. On a First-Class mailing of 1000 addresses, you save $50.