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Alternatives to Loadsmart
21 logistics tools sit alongside Loadsmart in this directory. Below is what separates each from Loadsmart on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 21
- With a free tier
- 2
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Loadsmart starts at
- On request
Why people look past Loadsmart
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Loadsmart entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Loadsmart carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 2 of the 21 alternatives below can be used without paying.
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.
Leading supply chain visibility platform
- Publishes an entry price of $2500/month, where Loadsmart does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
- 1 tier to Loadsmart's 2.
Collaborative TMS for freight brokers and 3PLs, owned by cold chain operator Lineage
- 1 tier to Loadsmart's 2.
Freight shipping management to compare and book LTL and truckload rates
- Can be used without paying; Loadsmart cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $149/month, where Loadsmart does not.
- Sold on a usage-based model rather than quote.
- 4 tiers to Loadsmart's 2.
Driver app for truck parking, weigh stations and fuel prices, with a load board and small carrier TMS attached
- Can be used without paying; Loadsmart cannot.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than quote.
- 3 tiers to Loadsmart's 2.
Freight visibility network that tracks loads across carriers using ELD, telematics and driver mobile data
- 1 tier to Loadsmart's 2.
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 Loadsmart does not.
- Sold on a Per truck per month model rather than quote.
- 3 tiers to Loadsmart's 2.
Every Loadsmart 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loadsmart (this page) | On request | Quote | 2 | |
| project44If what you need is multimodal tracking across every carrier you already use, rather than capacity plus a portal | $2500/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Loadsmart |
| TurvoIf you want a collaborative TMS that is not operated by a broker taking margin on your freight | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Loadsmart |
| FreightviewIf you are a smaller shipper who mainly needs to compare and book your own LTL carrier rates | Free, then $149/month | Usage-based | 4 | vs Loadsmart |
| Trucker Path | Free | Per user per month | 3 | vs Loadsmart |
| Descartes MacroPoint | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Loadsmart |
| Truckbase | $290/month | Per truck per month | 3 | vs Loadsmart |
| Trimble TMW.Suite | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Loadsmart |
| CargoWise | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Loadsmart |
| Transfix | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Loadsmart |
| Transporeon | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Loadsmart |
| Shippabo | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Loadsmart |
| McLeod Software | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Loadsmart |
| Shipwell | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Loadsmart |
| Manhattan Associates | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Loadsmart |
| Uber Freight | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Loadsmart |
| Alvys | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Loadsmart |
| Blue Yonder | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Loadsmart |
| Alpega | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Loadsmart |
| Softeon | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Loadsmart |
| Descartes Aljex | $699/month | Per month by plan | 3 | vs Loadsmart |
| Descartes Systems | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Loadsmart |
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 Loadsmart 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
Loadsmart is most often brought in for a mid market shipper with no tms that wants tendering, tracking and reporting without funding a licence and an integration project separately, a warehouse operator that needs to stop scheduling inbound appointments by phone and email across a fragmented carrier base, a shipper that wants instant committed truckload capacity on lanes where it does not hold contract rates, a distribution centre trying to measure and reduce driver dwell time with automated gate capture rather than clipboard logs. 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 Loadsmart is broadly right and the question is cost, the Loadsmart 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.
Loadsmart runs on web, ios, android, 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 Loadsmart alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Loadsmart?
- 21 other logistics tools are listed in this directory, led by project44, Turvo, Freightview, 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 Loadsmart?
- 2 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Freightview, Trucker Path.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Loadsmart?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Loadsmart?
- Loadsmart is most often brought in for a mid market shipper with no tms that wants tendering, tracking and reporting without funding a licence and an integration project separately, a warehouse operator that needs to stop scheduling inbound appointments by phone and email across a fragmented carrier base, a shipper that wants instant committed truckload capacity on lanes where it does not hold contract rates, a distribution centre trying to measure and reduce driver dwell time with automated gate capture rather than clipboard logs. 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 Loadsmart?
- 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 Loadsmart 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 Loadsmart against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Loadsmart 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, 21 tools beside Loadsmart. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.