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Rose Rocket vs Shippabo

Rose Rocket logo

Rose Rocket

Logistics

Transportation management system built around customer portals and an open API for carriers

From
On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
Shippabo logo

Shippabo

Logistics

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

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Rose Rocket settlement and driver pay handling is lighter than the established asset carrier systems, so a fleet with layered owner operator pay schemes ends up maintaining calculations in spreadsheets alongside the system.; 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: Rose Rocket covers Branded shipper portal, Shippabo covers Purchase order tracking.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Rose Rocket and Shippabo actually diverge.

Attributes where Rose Rocket and Shippabo differ
AttributeRose RocketShippabo
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, APIWeb

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 Rose Rocket

  • Branded shipper portal
  • LTL and final mile planning
  • Driver mobile app
  • Open API
  • Billing and rating
  • Dispatch board

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.

Rose Rocket

  • A regional LTL carrier losing bids to national networks because it cannot offer shipper self serve trackingnot Shippabo
  • A final mile or courier operation that needs manifesting and scanning rather than long haul truckload dispatchnot Shippabo
  • A carrier with an in house development team that wants to build custom workflows against a documented APInot Shippabo
  • A growing fleet moving off a legacy on premises system and unwilling to run its own database serversnot Shippabo

Shippabo

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

Where each one falls short

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

Rose Rocket

  • Settlement and driver pay handling is lighter than the established asset carrier systems, so a fleet with layered owner operator pay schemes ends up maintaining calculations in spreadsheets alongside the system.
  • It is not an accounting package, so the general ledger stays in QuickBooks, Xero or similar and month end still involves a reconciliation between two systems.
  • The strength is North American LTL and final mile, and truckload only carriers get less out of the portal and manifesting features they are paying for.
  • Pricing is not published and is structured per user, so a carrier with many part time dispatchers, terminal clerks and after hours staff pays for seats that are used a few hours a week.
  • The customer portal only helps if your shippers use it, and a carrier serving small shippers that still email pickup requests will not see the differentiation it bought.

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

Rose Rocket

On request
  • Rose Rocket$undefined/year
    • Transportation management and dispatch
    • Branded customer portal
    • Driver mobile application and API access

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 Rose Rocket if

  • You need branded shipper portal.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android, API.
  • You also want ltl and final mile planning.
Rose Rocket review

Choose Shippabo if

  • You need purchase order tracking.
  • You also want shipment visibility.
Shippabo review

Questions people ask

Is Rose Rocket or Shippabo better?
Neither clearly leads. Rose Rocket 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, Rose Rocket or Shippabo?
Rose Rocket starts at On request and Shippabo at On request.
Does Rose Rocket or Shippabo run on more platforms?
Rose Rocket runs on Web, iOS, Android, API. Shippabo runs on Web.
What is Rose Rocket best used for?
Rose Rocket is most often used for a regional ltl carrier losing bids to national networks because it cannot offer shipper self serve tracking, a final mile or courier operation that needs manifesting and scanning rather than long haul truckload dispatch, a carrier with an in house development team that wants to build custom workflows against a documented api, a growing fleet moving off a legacy on premises system and unwilling to run its own database servers. Of those, a regional ltl carrier losing bids to national networks because it cannot offer shipper self serve tracking and a final mile or courier operation that needs manifesting and scanning rather than long haul truckload dispatch are not what Shippabo is typically brought in for.
What can Rose Rocket do that Shippabo cannot?
Rose Rocket covers Branded shipper portal, LTL and final mile planning, Driver mobile app, Open API. Shippabo covers Purchase order tracking, Shipment visibility, Customs brokerage, Supplier collaboration.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Rose Rocket: Is it built for truckload or LTL?

LTL, courier and final mile are where the planning and portal features earn their cost. Truckload works but uses less of the product.

Shippabo: Is Shippabo still trading?

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

Rose Rocket: Does it handle driver settlements?

Basic pay handling is present. Complex owner operator schemes usually need work outside the system.

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.

Rose Rocket: Is there a public API?

Yes, and it is one of the reasons carriers with development capacity choose it.

Shippabo: How is it priced?

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

Rose Rocket: Where is the company based?

Toronto, Canada, with customers across Canada and the United States.

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.

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