Is Kuebix or Shippabo better?

Neither clearly leads. Kuebix starts at On request and Shippabo at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Kuebix or Shippabo?

Kuebix starts at On request and Shippabo at On request.

Does Kuebix or Shippabo run on more platforms?

Kuebix runs on Web, API. Shippabo runs on Web.

What is Kuebix best used for?

Kuebix is most often used for a small shipper with negotiated ltl rates that currently compares carriers in a spreadsheet, a distributor wanting to check carrier invoices against quoted rates without buying a freight audit service, a shipper already invested in trimble transportation technology and wanting the shipper side from the same vendor, a logistics team needing basic lane and carrier spend reporting without an enterprise tms implementation. Of those, a small shipper with negotiated ltl rates that currently compares carriers in a spreadsheet and a distributor wanting to check carrier invoices against quoted rates without buying a freight audit service are not what Shippabo is typically brought in for.

What can Kuebix do that Shippabo cannot?

Kuebix covers Rate shopping, Booking and tendering, Shipment tracking, Freight audit support. Shippabo covers Purchase order tracking, Shipment visibility, Customs brokerage, Supplier collaboration.

Logistics · head to head

Kuebix vs Shippabo

Kuebix

Logistics

Shipper TMS known for its free tier, acquired by Trimble in 2020 and now sold inside the Trimble portfolio

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

Shippabo

Logistics

Freight forwarder with its own import management platform, priced on container volume

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Kuebix the free tier that made the product well known was the reason most buyers looked at it, and after the Trimble acquisition the entry level commercial terms are no longer what the widely circulated reviews describe, so any research older than the acquisition is misleading.; Shippabo the software is priced on container volume under an annual service agreement, so the fee moves with freight rather than usage and a soft import season still carries a committed cost.
They diverge on capability: Kuebix covers Rate shopping, Shippabo covers Purchase order tracking.
Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Kuebix and Shippabo actually diverge.

Attributes where Kuebix and Shippabo differ
Attribute	Kuebix	Shippabo
Platforms	Web, API	Web

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Logistics).

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 Kuebix

Rate shopping
Booking and tendering
Shipment tracking
Freight audit support
Community capacity
Reporting

Only in Shippabo

Purchase order tracking
Shipment visibility
Customs brokerage
Supplier collaboration
Landed cost
System integrations

What people use each for

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

Kuebix

A small shipper with negotiated LTL rates that currently compares carriers in a spreadsheetnot Shippabo
A distributor wanting to check carrier invoices against quoted rates without buying a freight audit servicenot Shippabo
A shipper already invested in Trimble transportation technology and wanting the shipper side from the same vendornot Shippabo
A logistics team needing basic lane and carrier spend reporting without an enterprise TMS implementationnot Shippabo

Shippabo

A mid-sized importer bringing containers from China that needs PO-level visibility without building it in-housenot Kuebix
A wholesaler that wants factories updating purchase order status directly instead of by emailnot Kuebix
A retailer needing landed cost per shipment to price goods before they arrivenot Kuebix
An importer consolidating forwarding, customs brokerage and tracking with one providernot Kuebix

Where each one falls short

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

Kuebix

The free tier that made the product well known was the reason most buyers looked at it, and after the Trimble acquisition the entry level commercial terms are no longer what the widely circulated reviews describe, so any research older than the acquisition is misleading.
Ownership by Trimble means the roadmap is set against a portfolio strategy centred on carrier and fleet technology, and shipper side investment competes internally with products that sell to a different customer.
It is a rating and booking tool rather than a full transportation management system, so shippers with multi leg, international or complex allocation requirements outgrow it quickly.
Rate accuracy depends on the shipper loading and maintaining its own carrier contracts, and stale rate tables produce confident quotes that the carrier invoice then contradicts.
Support and account management now run through a large diversified vendor, and small shippers on entry level arrangements report less direct access than they had with the original company.

Shippabo

The software is priced on container volume under an annual service agreement, so the fee moves with freight rather than usage and a soft import season still carries a committed cost.
Platform and forwarding are bought together, which makes tendering freight to a cheaper carrier expensive because you risk losing the visibility layer your team uses.
As a small forwarder it has less network depth and weaker space allocation than the global incumbents, which bites hardest in a tight ocean market when capacity is rationed to large accounts.
Nothing is published about price, so importers cannot benchmark the software fee against independent visibility vendors without a sales process.
Coverage is concentrated on the trans-Pacific import lane, so companies with significant intra-Europe, Latin American or export flows need a second provider anyway.

Pricing, plan by plan

Kuebix

On request

Kuebix (Trimble Transportation)$undefined/year
- Shipper rating, booking and tracking
- Carrier rate management
- Reporting and freight audit support

Shippabo

On request

Shippabo Platform$undefined/year
- Annual software service agreement
- Priced on container volume and partner count
- Purchase order and container visibility

Which should you pick?

Choose Kuebix if

You need rate shopping.
You work on Web, API.
You also want booking and tendering.

Kuebix review

Choose Shippabo if

You need purchase order tracking.
You also want shipment visibility.

Shippabo review

Questions people ask

Is Kuebix or Shippabo better?: Neither clearly leads. Kuebix starts at On request and Shippabo at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Kuebix or Shippabo?: Kuebix starts at On request and Shippabo at On request.
Does Kuebix or Shippabo run on more platforms?: Kuebix runs on Web, API. Shippabo runs on Web.
What is Kuebix best used for?: Kuebix is most often used for a small shipper with negotiated ltl rates that currently compares carriers in a spreadsheet, a distributor wanting to check carrier invoices against quoted rates without buying a freight audit service, a shipper already invested in trimble transportation technology and wanting the shipper side from the same vendor, a logistics team needing basic lane and carrier spend reporting without an enterprise tms implementation. Of those, a small shipper with negotiated ltl rates that currently compares carriers in a spreadsheet and a distributor wanting to check carrier invoices against quoted rates without buying a freight audit service are not what Shippabo is typically brought in for.
What can Kuebix do that Shippabo cannot?: Kuebix covers Rate shopping, Booking and tendering, Shipment tracking, Freight audit support. Shippabo covers Purchase order tracking, Shipment visibility, Customs brokerage, Supplier collaboration.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Kuebix: Is Kuebix still free?

Do not assume so. The free community tier was central to the original company and the terms changed after Trimble acquired the business in 2020. Confirm current availability with Trimble.

Shippabo: Is Shippabo still trading?

Yes. The platform and freight services are active, operated by Galleon Technology with United States and China operations.

Kuebix: Who owns Kuebix?

Trimble Inc., which acquired it in 2020.

Shippabo: Can I buy the software without using Shippabo as my forwarder?

The visibility product is sold as an annual agreement priced on container volume and partners, so it is structured around the freight relationship rather than as a standalone subscription.

Kuebix: Is it a full TMS?

It is strongest at LTL rate shopping, booking and tracking. Complex multimodal planning is not its territory.

Shippabo: How is it priced?

On container volume and partner count under an annual software service agreement. No figures are published.

Kuebix: Does it work with my own carrier contracts?

Yes, that is the core use case, but you are responsible for keeping the rate tables current.

Shippabo: Is it a neutral multi-carrier platform?

No. It is a forwarder's own platform, so it will not give you a genuinely carrier-agnostic view of freight you tender elsewhere.

Kuebix vs Shippabo

Kuebix

Shippabo

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Kuebix

Only in Shippabo

What people use each for

Kuebix

Shippabo

Where each one falls short

Kuebix

Shippabo

Pricing, plan by plan

Kuebix

Shippabo

Which should you pick?

Choose Kuebix if

Choose Shippabo if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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