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Alternatives to Uber Freight
21 logistics tools sit alongside Uber Freight in this directory. Below is what separates each from Uber Freight 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
- -
- Uber Freight starts at
- On request
Why people look past Uber Freight
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Uber Freight entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Uber Freight 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.
Global freight forwarding and supply chain platform
- Sold on a usage-based model rather than quote.
- 3 tiers to Uber Freight's 2.
Leading supply chain visibility platform
- Publishes an entry price of $2500/month, where Uber Freight does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
- 1 tier to Uber Freight's 2.
End-to-end supply chain planning and execution from Panasonic
- 1 tier to Uber Freight'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; Uber Freight cannot.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than quote.
- 3 tiers to Uber Freight's 2.
Freight visibility network that tracks loads across carriers using ELD, telematics and driver mobile data
- 1 tier to Uber Freight'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 Uber Freight does not.
- Sold on a Per truck per month model rather than quote.
- 3 tiers to Uber Freight's 2.
Every Uber Freight 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uber Freight (this page) | On request | Quote | 2 | |
| FlexportIf your freight is mostly international ocean and air rather than domestic truckload | On request | Usage-based | 3 | vs Uber Freight |
| project44If you want carrier tracking across your existing providers instead of handing over the freight | $2500/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Uber Freight |
| Blue YonderIf you would rather licence a transportation management system and run the operation yourself | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Uber Freight |
| Trucker Path | Free | Per user per month | 3 | vs Uber Freight |
| Descartes MacroPoint | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Uber Freight |
| Truckbase | $290/month | Per truck per month | 3 | vs Uber Freight |
| Trimble TMW.Suite | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Uber Freight |
| CargoWise | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Uber Freight |
| Transfix | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Uber Freight |
| Loadsmart | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Uber Freight |
| Transporeon | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Uber Freight |
| Shippabo | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Uber Freight |
| McLeod Software | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Uber Freight |
| Shipwell | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Uber Freight |
| Manhattan Associates | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Uber Freight |
| Turvo | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Uber Freight |
| Alvys | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Uber Freight |
| Alpega | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Uber Freight |
| Softeon | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Uber Freight |
| Descartes Aljex | $699/month | Per month by plan | 3 | vs Uber Freight |
| Descartes Systems | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Uber Freight |
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 Uber Freight 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
Uber Freight is most often brought in for a large shipper that wants to outsource the transportation department rather than licence a tms and staff it, a shipper needing spot truckload capacity priced instantly without running a bid, a manufacturer trying to cut detention cost at plants by moving to drop and hook trailer pools, a shipper consolidating a fragmented regional carrier base under one operating team and one set of reports. 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 Uber Freight is broadly right and the question is cost, the Uber Freight 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.
Uber Freight 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 Uber Freight alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Uber Freight?
- 21 other logistics tools are listed in this directory, led by Flexport, project44, Blue Yonder, 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 Uber Freight?
- 1 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Trucker Path.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Uber Freight?
- 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 Uber Freight?
- Uber Freight is most often brought in for a large shipper that wants to outsource the transportation department rather than licence a tms and staff it, a shipper needing spot truckload capacity priced instantly without running a bid, a manufacturer trying to cut detention cost at plants by moving to drop and hook trailer pools, a shipper consolidating a fragmented regional carrier base under one operating team and one set of reports. 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 Uber Freight?
- 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 Uber Freight 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 Uber Freight against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Uber Freight 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 Uber Freight. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.