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Freightos vs Molo

Freightos logo

Freightos

Maritime

Digital freight marketplace and rates

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Molo logo

Molo

Maritime

Cloud marina, boatyard and yacht club management with integrated payments

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Freightos has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Freightos no pricing, fees or commissions are published anywhere on the pricing page; Molo pricing is not published and is quoted by business size, so a small marina cannot establish affordability without a sales process and has no benchmark for the quote.
  • They diverge on capability: Freightos covers Instant quotes, Molo covers Space management.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Freightos and Molo actually diverge.

Attributes where Freightos and Molo differ
AttributeFreightosMolo
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelfreemiumquote
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, ApiWeb, iOS, Android
Founded2012Unknown

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Maritime).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Freightos

  • Instant quotes
  • Online booking
  • Shipment tracking
  • Rate comparison
  • ERP systems
  • E-commerce platforms
  • TMS
  • Web support

Only in Molo

  • Space management
  • Service and repair
  • Integrated payments
  • Point of sale
  • Mobile apps
  • Accounting integration

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Freightos

  • Comparing freight quotes from multiple forwarders in one placenot Molo
  • Booking international freight online rather than by email quotenot Molo

Molo

  • A three hundred slip marina wanting seasonal contracts, transient bookings and winter storage in one system rather than three spreadsheetsnot Freightos
  • A boatyard tracking labour and parts against each vessel so haul-out and repair margins are visiblenot Freightos
  • A yacht club billing members for dockage, dining and store purchases on a single monthly accountnot Freightos
  • A municipal waterfront needing auditable records of who occupied which berth and what was collectednot Freightos

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Freightos

  • No pricing, fees or commissions are published anywhere on the pricing page
  • Rates and costs are only visible after signing up to the platform

Molo

  • Pricing is not published and is quoted by business size, so a small marina cannot establish affordability without a sales process and has no benchmark for the quote.
  • Payment processing is integrated, which means the card rate is negotiated inside a software deal rather than shopped against a standalone merchant provider, and marinas rarely check it.
  • Molo is now part of Storable, a group whose main business is self-storage software, so marine-specific development competes for attention with a much larger adjacent market.
  • Accounting is receivables and invoicing with exports rather than a full general ledger, so most operators still run QuickBooks alongside and reconcile between the two.
  • Adoption depends on dock and yard staff using mobile apps in poor connectivity and rough conditions, and marinas consistently report that getting seasonal staff to record work reliably is the hard part of the implementation.

Pricing, plan by plan

Freightos

Free
  • Enterprise$500/month
    • Bulk pricing
    • API access
    • Custom integrations

Molo

On request
  • Molo$undefined/month
    • Space and contract management
    • Service and repair work orders
    • Point of sale and integrated payments

Which should you pick?

Choose Freightos if

  • You need instant quotes.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Api.
  • You also want online booking.
Freightos review

Choose Molo if

  • You need space management.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want service and repair.
Molo review

Questions people ask

Is Freightos or Molo better?
Neither clearly leads. Freightos starts at Free and Molo at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Freightos or Molo?
Freightos has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Freightos and On request for Molo.
Does Freightos or Molo run on more platforms?
Freightos runs on Web, Api. Molo runs on Web, iOS, Android.
Can I use Freightos for free?
Yes. Freightos has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Molo starts at On request.
What is Freightos best used for?
Freightos is most often used for comparing freight quotes from multiple forwarders in one place, booking international freight online rather than by email quote. Of those, comparing freight quotes from multiple forwarders in one place and booking international freight online rather than by email quote are not what Molo is typically brought in for.
What can Freightos do that Molo cannot?
Freightos covers Instant quotes, Online booking, Shipment tracking, Rate comparison. Molo covers Space management, Service and repair, Integrated payments, Point of sale.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Freightos: Does Freightos charge shippers a subscription fee or booking commission?

Freightos does not charge shippers directly. Instead, Freightos takes a small percentage from freight providers (carriers), though the exact percentage is not published on their site.

Source
Molo: What does Molo cost?

Not published. It is quoted by business size, so ask for the monthly figure and the payment processing rate together.

Freightos: How does Freightos generate revenue if shippers do not pay subscription fees?

Freightos operates as a marketplace taking a percentage commission from freight providers on each transaction, not from the end-user shippers.

Source
Molo: Does it handle boatyard work orders?

Yes. Estimates, work orders, jobs and parts inventory are core rather than an add-on, which is unusual in this category.

Freightos: Is there a cost to create an account and get freight quotes on Freightos?

No. Freightos users can instantly compare and get quotes for free. Shippers only pay freight providers directly for selected shipments, with Freightos taking its commission from providers.

Source
Molo: Who owns Molo?

Storable, a software group whose primary market is self-storage.

Freightos: What enterprise solutions does Freightos offer beyond the marketplace?

Freightos offers enterprise solutions that are fully modular, allowing customers to start with one solution and expand as needed. Specific pricing and features are available by requesting a demo.

Source
Molo: Does it replace QuickBooks?

No. It handles receivables and invoicing and exports to accounting.

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