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Alternatives to McLeod Software
21 logistics tools sit alongside McLeod Software in this directory. Below is what separates each from McLeod Software 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
- -
- McLeod Software starts at
- On request
Why people look past McLeod Software
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the McLeod Software entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for McLeod Software 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.
Collaborative TMS for freight brokers and 3PLs, owned by cold chain operator Lineage
- 1 tier to McLeod Software's 2.
Construction and building information platform
- Publishes an entry price of $500/month, where McLeod Software does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
The connected operations cloud
Priced and rated the same as McLeod Software 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; McLeod Software cannot.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than quote.
- 3 tiers to McLeod Software's 2.
Freight visibility network that tracks loads across carriers using ELD, telematics and driver mobile data
- 1 tier to McLeod Software'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 McLeod Software does not.
- Sold on a Per truck per month model rather than quote.
- 3 tiers to McLeod Software's 2.
Every McLeod Software 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLeod Software (this page) | On request | Quote | 2 | |
| TurvoIf you want a modern hosted system and can accept less depth in settlements and driver pay | On request | Quote | 1 | vs McLeod Software |
| TrimbleIf you are already committed to a Trimble telematics and transportation stack | $500/month | Subscription | 2 | vs McLeod Software |
| SamsaraIf the priority is telematics and compliance rather than the financial back office | On request | Quote | - | vs McLeod Software |
| Trucker Path | Free | Per user per month | 3 | vs McLeod Software |
| Descartes MacroPoint | On request | Quote | 1 | vs McLeod Software |
| Truckbase | $290/month | Per truck per month | 3 | vs McLeod Software |
| Trimble TMW.Suite | On request | Quote | 1 | vs McLeod Software |
| CargoWise | On request | Quote | 1 | vs McLeod Software |
| Transfix | On request | Quote | 1 | vs McLeod Software |
| Loadsmart | On request | Quote | 2 | vs McLeod Software |
| Transporeon | On request | Quote | 1 | vs McLeod Software |
| Shippabo | On request | Quote | 1 | vs McLeod Software |
| Shipwell | On request | Quote | 1 | vs McLeod Software |
| Manhattan Associates | On request | Quote | 3 | vs McLeod Software |
| Uber Freight | On request | Quote | 2 | vs McLeod Software |
| Alvys | On request | Quote | 1 | vs McLeod Software |
| Blue Yonder | On request | Quote | 1 | vs McLeod Software |
| Alpega | On request | Quote | 2 | vs McLeod Software |
| Softeon | On request | Quote | 1 | vs McLeod Software |
| Descartes Aljex | $699/month | Per month by plan | 3 | vs McLeod Software |
| Descartes Systems | On request | Quote | 1 | vs McLeod Software |
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 McLeod Software 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
McLeod Software is most often brought in for a truckload carrier above one hundred trucks whose driver pay rules break every simpler system it has tried, a brokerage that needs carrier payables, factoring interfaces and settlement controls rather than a load board with invoicing, a carrier required by large shippers to exchange edi tenders, status messages and invoices in specific formats, a company running both assets and a brokerage that wants each side on the vendor system built for it. 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 McLeod Software is broadly right and the question is cost, the McLeod Software 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.
McLeod Software runs on windows, web, 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 McLeod Software alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to McLeod Software?
- 21 other logistics tools are listed in this directory, led by Turvo, Trimble, Samsara, 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 McLeod Software?
- 1 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Trucker Path.
- Why do people look for an alternative to McLeod Software?
- 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 McLeod Software?
- McLeod Software is most often brought in for a truckload carrier above one hundred trucks whose driver pay rules break every simpler system it has tried, a brokerage that needs carrier payables, factoring interfaces and settlement controls rather than a load board with invoicing, a carrier required by large shippers to exchange edi tenders, status messages and invoices in specific formats, a company running both assets and a brokerage that wants each side on the vendor system built for it. 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 McLeod Software?
- 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 McLeod Software 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 McLeod Software against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against McLeod Software 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 McLeod Software. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.