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Loadsmart vs project44

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Loadsmart

Logistics

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

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
project44 logo

project44

Maritime

Leading supply chain visibility platform

From
$2500/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

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.; project44 no pricing published; requires demo and direct sales contact to discuss costs
  • They diverge on capability: Loadsmart covers ShipperGuide TMS, project44 covers Real-time tracking.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Loadsmart and project44 actually diverge.

Attributes where Loadsmart and project44 differ
AttributeLoadsmartproject44
Starting priceOn request$2500/month
Pricing modelquotesubscription
CategoryLogisticsMaritime
FoundedUnknown2014

Identical on both: free tier (No), platforms (Web, iOS, Android, API), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 project44

  • Real-time tracking
  • AI ETAs
  • Exception management
  • Carrier performance
  • SAP TM
  • Oracle
  • Blue Yonder
  • Descartes

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 project44
  • A warehouse operator that needs to stop scheduling inbound appointments by phone and email across a fragmented carrier basenot project44
  • A shipper that wants instant committed truckload capacity on lanes where it does not hold contract ratesnot project44
  • A distribution centre trying to measure and reduce driver dwell time with automated gate capture rather than clipboard logsnot project44

project44

  • Shipment visibility and trackingnot Loadsmart
  • Supply chain visibility platformnot Loadsmart
  • Logistics monitoringnot 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.

project44

  • No pricing published; requires demo and direct sales contact to discuss costs

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

project44

$2500/month
  • Intelligence$6000/month
    • AI-powered ETAs
    • Exception management
    • Analytics

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 project44 if

  • You need real-time tracking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want ai etas.
project44 review

Questions people ask

Is Loadsmart or project44 better?
Neither clearly leads. Loadsmart starts at On request and project44 at $2500/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Loadsmart or project44?
Loadsmart starts at On request and project44 at $2500/month.
Does Loadsmart or project44 run on more platforms?
Loadsmart runs on Web, iOS, Android, API. project44 runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
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 project44 is typically brought in for.
What can Loadsmart do that project44 cannot?
Loadsmart covers ShipperGuide TMS, Instant committed quotes, Opendock scheduling, NavTrac gate automation. project44 covers Real-time tracking, AI ETAs, Exception management, Carrier performance.

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.

project44: How much does project44 cost?

project44 does not display pricing on its website. Prospective customers must contact the company or request a demo to receive pricing information and discuss specific business needs.

Source
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.

project44: How can I request a project44 demo?

Visit the project44 website and select 'Get a demo' or 'Contact Us' to arrange a demonstration and pricing discussion with the sales team.

Source
Loadsmart: Does it publish pricing?

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

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.

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