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Alternatives to Manhattan Associates
21 logistics tools sit alongside Manhattan Associates in this directory. Below is what separates each from Manhattan Associates 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
- 1
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Manhattan Associates starts at
- On request
Why people look past Manhattan Associates
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Manhattan Associates entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Manhattan Associates carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 1 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.
End-to-end supply chain planning and execution from Panasonic
- 1 tier to Manhattan Associates's 3.
Multi-tenant manufacturing ERP with MES built in, owned by Rockwell Automation
- Publishes an entry price of $500/month, where Manhattan Associates does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
- 2 tiers to Manhattan Associates's 3.
Warehouse management for high-volume sellers
Priced and rated the same as Manhattan Associates on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Driver app for truck parking, weigh stations and fuel prices, with a load board and small carrier TMS attached
- Can be used without paying; Manhattan Associates cannot.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than quote.
Freight visibility network that tracks loads across carriers using ELD, telematics and driver mobile data
- 1 tier to Manhattan Associates's 3.
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 Manhattan Associates does not.
- Sold on a Per truck per month model rather than quote.
Every Manhattan Associates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan Associates (this page) | On request | Quote | 3 | |
| Blue YonderComparable tier-one scope with stronger demand and supply planning heritage | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Manhattan Associates |
| Plex Manufacturing CloudIf your operation is manufacturing led rather than distribution led | $500/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Manhattan Associates |
| SkuVaultFar cheaper and adequate if your fulfilment is straightforward and volumes are moderate | On request | - | - | vs Manhattan Associates |
| Trucker Path | Free | Per user per month | 3 | vs Manhattan Associates |
| Descartes MacroPoint | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Manhattan Associates |
| Truckbase | $290/month | Per truck per month | 3 | vs Manhattan Associates |
| Trimble TMW.Suite | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Manhattan Associates |
| CargoWise | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Manhattan Associates |
| Transfix | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Manhattan Associates |
| Loadsmart | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Manhattan Associates |
| Transporeon | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Manhattan Associates |
| Shippabo | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Manhattan Associates |
| McLeod Software | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Manhattan Associates |
| Shipwell | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Manhattan Associates |
| Uber Freight | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Manhattan Associates |
| Turvo | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Manhattan Associates |
| Alvys | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Manhattan Associates |
| Alpega | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Manhattan Associates |
| Softeon | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Manhattan Associates |
| Descartes Aljex | $699/month | Per month by plan | 3 | vs Manhattan Associates |
| Descartes Systems | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Manhattan Associates |
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 Manhattan Associates 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
Manhattan Associates is most often brought in for a retailer fulfilling store, ecommerce and wholesale orders from one inventory pool without separate systems per channel, a distribution centre introducing goods-to-person robotics that needs the wms to orchestrate the automation, a third-party logistics provider running multiple clients with different processes in one facility, an operation where labour is the largest cost and engineered standards would pay for the software. 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 Manhattan Associates is broadly right and the question is cost, the Manhattan Associates 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.
Manhattan Associates runs on web, cloud, ios, android. 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 Manhattan Associates alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Manhattan Associates?
- 21 other logistics tools are listed in this directory, led by Blue Yonder, Plex Manufacturing Cloud, SkuVault, 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 Manhattan Associates?
- 1 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Trucker Path.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Manhattan Associates?
- 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 Manhattan Associates?
- Manhattan Associates is most often brought in for a retailer fulfilling store, ecommerce and wholesale orders from one inventory pool without separate systems per channel, a distribution centre introducing goods-to-person robotics that needs the wms to orchestrate the automation, a third-party logistics provider running multiple clients with different processes in one facility, an operation where labour is the largest cost and engineered standards would pay for the software. 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 Manhattan Associates?
- 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 Manhattan Associates 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 Manhattan Associates against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Manhattan Associates 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 Manhattan Associates. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.