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Alternatives to Kuebix
22 logistics tools sit alongside Kuebix in this directory. Below is what separates each from Kuebix on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 22
- With a free tier
- 2
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Kuebix starts at
- On request
Why people look past Kuebix
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Kuebix entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Kuebix carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 2 of the 22 alternatives below can be used without paying.
There is only one tier
Kuebix publishes a single plan, Kuebix (Trimble Transportation) 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.
Freight shipping management to compare and book LTL and truckload rates
- Can be used without paying; Kuebix cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $149/month, where Kuebix does not.
- Sold on a usage-based model rather than quote.
- 4 tiers to Kuebix's 1.
Logistics network connecting carriers, brokers and shippers, with customs and routing on top
Priced and rated the same as Kuebix 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 Kuebix does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
Driver app for truck parking, weigh stations and fuel prices, with a load board and small carrier TMS attached
- Can be used without paying; Kuebix cannot.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than quote.
- 3 tiers to Kuebix's 1.
Freight visibility network that tracks loads across carriers using ELD, telematics and driver mobile data
Priced and rated the same as Kuebix 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 Kuebix does not.
- Sold on a Per truck per month model rather than quote.
- 3 tiers to Kuebix's 1.
Every Kuebix 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuebix (this page) | On request | Quote | 1 | |
| FreightviewIf you want independent LTL rate shopping against your own carrier contracts from a vendor that is not part of a large portfolio | Free, then $149/month | Usage-based | 4 | vs Kuebix |
| Descartes SystemsIf you need a broader logistics platform including customs and international | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Kuebix |
| project44If the actual requirement is tracking across carriers rather than rating and booking | $2500/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Kuebix |
| Trucker Path | Free | Per user per month | 3 | vs Kuebix |
| Descartes MacroPoint | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Kuebix |
| Truckbase | $290/month | Per truck per month | 3 | vs Kuebix |
| Trimble TMW.Suite | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Kuebix |
| CargoWise | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Kuebix |
| Transfix | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Kuebix |
| Loadsmart | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Kuebix |
| Transporeon | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Kuebix |
| Shippabo | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Kuebix |
| McLeod Software | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Kuebix |
| Shipwell | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Kuebix |
| Manhattan Associates | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Kuebix |
| Uber Freight | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Kuebix |
| Turvo | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Kuebix |
| Alvys | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Kuebix |
| Blue Yonder | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Kuebix |
| Alpega | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Kuebix |
| Softeon | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Kuebix |
| Descartes Aljex | $699/month | Per month by plan | 3 | vs Kuebix |
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 Kuebix badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (2)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Freightview , Free, then $149/month
- Trucker Path , Free
What you would be giving up
Kuebix is most often brought in for a small shipper with negotiated ltl rates that currently compares carriers in a spreadsheet, a distributor wanting to check carrier invoices against quoted rates without buying a freight audit service, a shipper already invested in trimble transportation technology and wanting the shipper side from the same vendor, a logistics team needing basic lane and carrier spend reporting without an enterprise tms implementation. 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 Kuebix is broadly right and the question is cost, the Kuebix 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.
Kuebix runs on web, api. 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 Kuebix alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Kuebix?
- 22 other logistics tools are listed in this directory, led by Freightview, Descartes Systems, project44, 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 Kuebix?
- 2 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Freightview, Trucker Path.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Kuebix?
- 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 Kuebix?
- Kuebix is most often brought in for a small shipper with negotiated ltl rates that currently compares carriers in a spreadsheet, a distributor wanting to check carrier invoices against quoted rates without buying a freight audit service, a shipper already invested in trimble transportation technology and wanting the shipper side from the same vendor, a logistics team needing basic lane and carrier spend reporting without an enterprise tms implementation. 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 Kuebix?
- 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 Kuebix 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 Kuebix against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Kuebix 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, 22 tools beside Kuebix. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.