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Shippabo vs Transporeon

Shippabo logo

Shippabo

Logistics

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

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Transporeon logo

Transporeon

Logistics

European freight sourcing, execution and visibility network, now owned by Trimble

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: 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.; Transporeon no pricing is published anywhere, and the commercial model mixes subscription with per-transaction charges, so freight volume growth increases the bill in ways a flat SaaS budget will not predict.
  • They diverge on capability: Shippabo covers Purchase order tracking, Transporeon covers Freight marketplace.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Shippabo and Transporeon actually diverge.

Attributes where Shippabo and Transporeon differ
AttributeShippaboTransporeon
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android, API

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 Shippabo

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

Only in Transporeon

  • Freight marketplace
  • Autonomous procurement
  • Execution and visibility
  • Dock and yard management
  • Freight audit
  • Market insights
  • Carrier network

What people use each for

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

Shippabo

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

Transporeon

  • A European automotive supplier running quarterly road freight tenders across several plants and wanting the same carriers to quote in one placenot Shippabo
  • A retailer with chronic lorry queuing at distribution centres introducing slot booking to cut demurragenot Shippabo
  • A chemicals manufacturer needing arrival ETAs on inbound raw materials without asking each haulier to install a tracking appnot Shippabo
  • A logistics service provider that must appear in shipper tenders because its customers already run procurement on the platformnot Shippabo

Where each one falls short

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

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.

Transporeon

  • No pricing is published anywhere, and the commercial model mixes subscription with per-transaction charges, so freight volume growth increases the bill in ways a flat SaaS budget will not predict.
  • Coverage is heavily European road freight; North American domestic truckload, ocean and air are much weaker, so a global shipper usually ends up running Transporeon alongside a second system rather than instead of one.
  • Carriers are pushed onto the platform by their customers rather than choosing it, so smaller hauliers often engage minimally, and visibility data quality varies sharply by carrier.
  • The Trimble acquisition has produced overlapping products, including a separate Trimble TMS for Shippers, and buyers report difficulty establishing which roadmap their module sits on.
  • Implementation depends on ERP master data quality for materials, locations and incoterms; organisations with inconsistent plant address data spend months on data cleansing before the first tender runs.

Pricing, plan by plan

Shippabo

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

Transporeon

On request
  • Transporeon Platform$undefined/year
    • Modular subscription by capability area
    • Carrier network access
    • Volume-based and transaction-based components

Which should you pick?

Choose Shippabo if

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

Choose Transporeon if

  • You need freight marketplace.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android, API.
  • You also want autonomous procurement.
Transporeon review

Questions people ask

Is Shippabo or Transporeon better?
Neither clearly leads. Shippabo starts at On request and Transporeon at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Shippabo or Transporeon?
Shippabo starts at On request and Transporeon at On request.
Does Shippabo or Transporeon run on more platforms?
Shippabo runs on Web. Transporeon runs on Web, iOS, Android, API.
What is Shippabo best used for?
Shippabo is most often used for a mid-sized importer bringing containers from china that needs po-level visibility without building it in-house, a wholesaler that wants factories updating purchase order status directly instead of by email, a retailer needing landed cost per shipment to price goods before they arrive, an importer consolidating forwarding, customs brokerage and tracking with one provider. Of those, a mid-sized importer bringing containers from china that needs po-level visibility without building it in-house and a wholesaler that wants factories updating purchase order status directly instead of by email are not what Transporeon is typically brought in for.
What can Shippabo do that Transporeon cannot?
Shippabo covers Purchase order tracking, Shipment visibility, Customs brokerage, Supplier collaboration. Transporeon covers Freight marketplace, Autonomous procurement, Execution and visibility, Dock and yard management.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Shippabo: Is Shippabo still trading?

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

Transporeon: Is Transporeon still sold under its own name after the Trimble acquisition?

Yes. Trimble completed the acquisition in April 2023 and continues to sell and develop the platform as Transporeon, a Trimble company, with new releases through 2026.

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.

Transporeon: Can I see a price without talking to sales?

No. Nothing is published. Expect a modular quote with a subscription element plus charges tied to transport volume.

Shippabo: How is it priced?

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

Transporeon: Do carriers pay to use it?

Carriers connect at low or no direct cost for basic participation, which is why the network is dense. Advanced carrier-side modules are chargeable.

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.

Transporeon: Does it work for ocean and air freight?

There is some multimodal support, but the depth is in European road. For deep ocean visibility most shippers still run a separate provider.

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