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Alternatives to CargoWise
20 logistics tools sit alongside CargoWise in this directory. Below is what separates each from CargoWise on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 1
- Cheaper to start
- -
- CargoWise starts at
- On request
Why people look past CargoWise
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the CargoWise entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for CargoWise carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 1 of the 20 alternatives below can be used without paying.
There is only one tier
CargoWise publishes a single plan, CargoWise Value Packs at On request. There is no smaller tier to drop to if the fit is wrong or the budget moves.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Logistics network connecting carriers, brokers and shippers, with customs and routing on top
Priced and rated the same as CargoWise on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Leading supply chain visibility platform
- Publishes an entry price of $2500/month, where CargoWise does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
The long standing transportation management system for North American asset carriers and brokerages
- 2 tiers to CargoWise's 1.
Driver app for truck parking, weigh stations and fuel prices, with a load board and small carrier TMS attached
- Can be used without paying; CargoWise cannot.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than quote.
- 3 tiers to CargoWise's 1.
Freight visibility network that tracks loads across carriers using ELD, telematics and driver mobile data
Priced and rated the same as CargoWise on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Transport management system for small and mid-size North American truckload carriers with a published price floor
- Publishes an entry price of $290/month, where CargoWise does not.
- Sold on a Per truck per month model rather than quote.
- 3 tiers to CargoWise's 1.
Every CargoWise alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CargoWise (this page) | On request | Quote | 1 | |
| Descartes SystemsIf you want modular logistics software you can adopt piece by piece rather than a single platform commitment | On request | Quote | 1 | vs CargoWise |
| project44If the requirement is visibility across carriers rather than a forwarding and customs system of record | $2500/month | Subscription | 1 | vs CargoWise |
| McLeod SoftwareIf the business is North American trucking and brokerage rather than international forwarding | On request | Quote | 2 | vs CargoWise |
| Trucker Path | Free | Per user per month | 3 | vs CargoWise |
| Descartes MacroPoint | On request | Quote | 1 | vs CargoWise |
| Truckbase | $290/month | Per truck per month | 3 | vs CargoWise |
| Trimble TMW.Suite | On request | Quote | 1 | vs CargoWise |
| Transfix | On request | Quote | 1 | vs CargoWise |
| Loadsmart | On request | Quote | 2 | vs CargoWise |
| Transporeon | On request | Quote | 1 | vs CargoWise |
| Shippabo | On request | Quote | 1 | vs CargoWise |
| Shipwell | On request | Quote | 1 | vs CargoWise |
| Manhattan Associates | On request | Quote | 3 | vs CargoWise |
| Uber Freight | On request | Quote | 2 | vs CargoWise |
| Turvo | On request | Quote | 1 | vs CargoWise |
| Alvys | On request | Quote | 1 | vs CargoWise |
| Blue Yonder | On request | Quote | 1 | vs CargoWise |
| Alpega | On request | Quote | 2 | vs CargoWise |
| Softeon | On request | Quote | 1 | vs CargoWise |
| Descartes Aljex | $699/month | Per month by plan | 3 | vs CargoWise |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the CargoWise badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (1)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Trucker Path , Free
What you would be giving up
CargoWise is most often brought in for a multinational forwarder wanting one shipment record across origin booking, customs clearance and destination delivery, a customs broker needing maintained regulatory content across many jurisdictions rather than building declarations in house, a 3pl consolidating forwarding, warehousing and financial accounting on one database, trading electronically with other cargowise users through the shared data interchange rather than building point-to-point edi. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If CargoWise is broadly right and the question is cost, the CargoWise pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Logistics category lists everything the directory holds, and best logistics tools ranks them.
CargoWise runs on web, windows, cloud. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about CargoWise alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to CargoWise?
- 20 other logistics tools are listed in this directory, led by Descartes Systems, project44, McLeod Software, Trucker Path. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to CargoWise?
- 1 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Trucker Path.
- Why do people look for an alternative to CargoWise?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: there is no free tier; there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from CargoWise?
- CargoWise is most often brought in for a multinational forwarder wanting one shipment record across origin booking, customs clearance and destination delivery, a customs broker needing maintained regulatory content across many jurisdictions rather than building declarations in house, a 3pl consolidating forwarding, warehousing and financial accounting on one database, trading electronically with other cargowise users through the shared data interchange rather than building point-to-point edi. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to CargoWise?
- None of the logistics tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these CargoWise alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Logistics, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare CargoWise against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against CargoWise covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every logistics tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Logistics category, 20 tools beside CargoWise. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.