Is Loadsmart or Onfleet better?

Neither clearly leads. Loadsmart starts at On request and Onfleet at $619/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Loadsmart or Onfleet?

Loadsmart starts at On request and Onfleet at $619/month.

Does Loadsmart or Onfleet run on more platforms?

Loadsmart runs on Web, iOS, Android, API. Onfleet runs on Web.

What is Loadsmart best used for?

Loadsmart is most often used for a mid market shipper with no tms that wants tendering, tracking and reporting without funding a licence and an integration project separately, a warehouse operator that needs to stop scheduling inbound appointments by phone and email across a fragmented carrier base, a shipper that wants instant committed truckload capacity on lanes where it does not hold contract rates, a distribution centre trying to measure and reduce driver dwell time with automated gate capture rather than clipboard logs. Of those, a mid market shipper with no tms that wants tendering, tracking and reporting without funding a licence and an integration project separately and a warehouse operator that needs to stop scheduling inbound appointments by phone and email across a fragmented carrier base are not what Onfleet is typically brought in for.

What can Loadsmart do that Onfleet cannot?

Loadsmart covers ShipperGuide TMS, Instant committed quotes, Opendock scheduling, NavTrac gate automation.

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Loadsmart vs Onfleet

Loadsmart

Logistics

Digital freight brokerage sold together with the TMS, dock scheduling and gate tools that book the loads

From: On request
Rated: -

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Onfleet

Logistics

Last-mile delivery management with route optimization and driver dispatch

From: $619/month
Rated: -

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The short version

Each has a real cost: Loadsmart the brokerage and the software share a parent, so quotes shown inside ShipperGuide are Loadsmart capacity offers rather than a neutral market view, and a shipper wanting a benchmark has to source rates elsewhere.; Onfleet sMS/voice telephony billed separately based on usage and country rates
Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Loadsmart and Onfleet actually diverge.

Attributes where Loadsmart and Onfleet differ
Attribute	Loadsmart	Onfleet
Starting price	On request	$619/month
Pricing model	quote	subscription
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android, API	Web

Identical on both: 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 Loadsmart

ShipperGuide TMS
Instant committed quotes
Opendock scheduling
NavTrac gate automation
Managed transportation
Carrier app and load board

Only in Onfleet

Nothing recorded that Loadsmart does not also cover.

What people use each for

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

Loadsmart

A mid market shipper with no TMS that wants tendering, tracking and reporting without funding a licence and an integration project separatelynot Onfleet
A warehouse operator that needs to stop scheduling inbound appointments by phone and email across a fragmented carrier basenot Onfleet
A shipper that wants instant committed truckload capacity on lanes where it does not hold contract ratesnot Onfleet
A distribution centre trying to measure and reduce driver dwell time with automated gate capture rather than clipboard logsnot Onfleet

Onfleet

Optimizing delivery routes to increase driver capacity and efficiencynot Loadsmart
Tracking deliveries in real-time with accurate customer ETAsnot Loadsmart
Capturing proof of delivery with photos and signature verificationnot Loadsmart
Coordinating deliveries across healthcare, food, and specialty sectorsnot Loadsmart

Where each one falls short

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

Loadsmart

The brokerage and the software share a parent, so quotes shown inside ShipperGuide are Loadsmart capacity offers rather than a neutral market view, and a shipper wanting a benchmark has to source rates elsewhere.
Instant quoting only works where Loadsmart has carrier depth, so a shipper running thin regional or rural lanes finds committed pricing unavailable in exactly the conditions where it would have been most valuable.
Opendock depends on carriers and drivers creating accounts and booking their own slots, so a facility with hundreds of small carriers spends months chasing adoption before the appointment data is complete enough to act on.
Pricing is not published and is negotiated per shipper, frequently alongside a freight volume expectation, which makes it hard to compare against an independent TMS licence and awkward to unwind if you later move the freight to another provider.
The portfolio was assembled by acquisition, with Opendock and NavTrac bought in separately, and the modules still behave as separate applications with their own logins and reporting rather than a single system.

Onfleet

SMS/voice telephony billed separately based on usage and country rates
No annual discount offered; monthly billing only

Pricing, plan by plan

Loadsmart

On request

ShipperGuide$undefined/year
- Transportation management for shippers
- Quoting, tendering and execution
- Reporting and rate benchmarking
Opendock$undefined/year
- Dock appointment scheduling by facility
- Carrier self service booking
- Door and dwell reporting

Onfleet

$619/month

LAUNCH$619/month
- Up to 2,500 tasks/month
- Unlimited users
- Basic route optimization
SCALE$1349/month
- Up to 5,000 tasks/month
- Everything in LAUNCH plus:
- Barcode scanning
ENTERPRISE$3099/month
- 10,000+ tasks/month
- Everything in SCALE plus:
- Multi-region support
Courier Suite Add-on$299/month
- Customizable service and rates
- Client portals
- Automated order intake

Which should you pick?

Choose Loadsmart if

You need shipperguide tms.
You work on Web, iOS, Android, API.
You also want instant committed quotes.

Loadsmart review

Choose Onfleet if

Nothing in the data separates Onfleet from Loadsmart on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Onfleet review

Questions people ask

Is Loadsmart or Onfleet better?: Neither clearly leads. Loadsmart starts at On request and Onfleet at $619/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Loadsmart or Onfleet?: Loadsmart starts at On request and Onfleet at $619/month.
Does Loadsmart or Onfleet run on more platforms?: Loadsmart runs on Web, iOS, Android, API. Onfleet runs on Web.
What is Loadsmart best used for?: Loadsmart is most often used for a mid market shipper with no tms that wants tendering, tracking and reporting without funding a licence and an integration project separately, a warehouse operator that needs to stop scheduling inbound appointments by phone and email across a fragmented carrier base, a shipper that wants instant committed truckload capacity on lanes where it does not hold contract rates, a distribution centre trying to measure and reduce driver dwell time with automated gate capture rather than clipboard logs. Of those, a mid market shipper with no tms that wants tendering, tracking and reporting without funding a licence and an integration project separately and a warehouse operator that needs to stop scheduling inbound appointments by phone and email across a fragmented carrier base are not what Onfleet is typically brought in for.
What can Loadsmart do that Onfleet cannot?: Loadsmart covers ShipperGuide TMS, Instant committed quotes, Opendock scheduling, NavTrac gate automation.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Loadsmart: Can I use ShipperGuide with my own contracted carriers and not Loadsmart capacity?

Yes, it will tender to your carrier panel, but the instant quoting and the managed service are where the product invests and where the commercial relationship sits.

Onfleet: How much does Onfleet cost?

Onfleet pricing starts at $619/month for the LAUNCH plan (up to 2,500 tasks), $1,349/month for SCALE (up to 5,000 tasks), and $3,099/month for ENTERPRISE (10,000+ tasks). All plans include unlimited users.

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Loadsmart: Is Opendock sold separately from the brokerage?

Yes. It is the most commonly standalone purchase, and warehouses buy it without ever tendering freight to Loadsmart.

Onfleet: What tasks are included in each Onfleet plan?

LAUNCH includes up to 2,500 tasks/month, SCALE includes up to 5,000 tasks/month, and ENTERPRISE includes 10,000+ tasks/month. Tasks are counted as deliveries or pickups.

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Loadsmart: Does it publish pricing?

No. Every deal is quoted, and software cost is often discussed together with freight volume.

Onfleet: Does Onfleet charge for SMS and voice?

Yes, SMS and voice telephony are billed separately on a usage basis, with rates varying by country. Charges are applied monthly to your invoice.

Source

Loadsmart: How does it compare to a visibility platform like project44?

It is not a visibility network. Tracking covers freight moving through Loadsmart and connected carriers, not your whole carrier base across every mode.

Onfleet: Does Onfleet offer a free trial?

Onfleet offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card required until you select a plan.

Source

Loadsmart vs Onfleet

Loadsmart

Onfleet

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Loadsmart

Only in Onfleet

What people use each for

Loadsmart

Onfleet

Where each one falls short

Loadsmart

Onfleet

Pricing, plan by plan

Loadsmart

Onfleet

Which should you pick?

Choose Loadsmart if

Choose Onfleet if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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