Is Shippabo or Truckbase better?

Neither clearly leads. Shippabo starts at On request and Truckbase at $290/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Shippabo or Truckbase?

Shippabo starts at On request and Truckbase at $290/month.

Does Shippabo or Truckbase run on more platforms?

Shippabo runs on Web. Truckbase runs on Web, iOS, Android.

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 Truckbase is typically brought in for.

What can Shippabo do that Truckbase cannot?

Shippabo covers Purchase order tracking, Shipment visibility, Customs brokerage, Supplier collaboration. Truckbase covers Dispatch board, Driver mobile app, Settlements, Invoicing and factoring.

Logistics · head to head

Shippabo vs Truckbase

Shippabo

Logistics

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

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

Truckbase

Logistics

Transport management system for small and mid-size North American truckload carriers with a published price floor

From: $290/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

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.; Truckbase only the 290 USD monthly minimum is published; the per-truck, per-driver and per-load rates behind it are all consultative, so comparing quotes against another vendor is guesswork.
They diverge on capability: Shippabo covers Purchase order tracking, Truckbase covers Dispatch board.
Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Shippabo and Truckbase actually diverge.

Attributes where Shippabo and Truckbase differ
Attribute	Shippabo	Truckbase
Starting price	On request	$290/month
Pricing model	quote	Per truck per month
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android

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 Shippabo

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

Only in Truckbase

Dispatch board
Driver mobile app
Settlements
Invoicing and factoring
ELD integration
Document management
Accounting sync
Flexible billing meters

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 Truckbase
A wholesaler that wants factories updating purchase order status directly instead of by emailnot Truckbase
A retailer needing landed cost per shipment to price goods before they arrivenot Truckbase
An importer consolidating forwarding, customs brokerage and tracking with one providernot Truckbase

Truckbase

A twenty-truck carrier running dispatch on a whiteboard and settlements in a spreadsheetnot Shippabo
A seasonal agricultural hauler whose driver count triples for three months and would be penalised by per-driver billingnot Shippabo
A carrier whose invoices are late because paperwork arrives days after deliverynot Shippabo
An operation that wants ELD location flowing into the TMS without a second data entry stepnot 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.

Truckbase

Only the 290 USD monthly minimum is published; the per-truck, per-driver and per-load rates behind it are all consultative, so comparing quotes against another vendor is guesswork.
The published minimum is billed annually, so a carrier wanting month-to-month flexibility pays more or commits for a year up front.
Scope stops well short of enterprise TMS: complex LTL rating, multi-leg intermodal and cross-border customs are not covered, so growing carriers face a migration later.
It is a small, venture-stage software company in a market where carriers expect a system to last a decade, and vendor continuity is a legitimate concern for an operational system of record.
Reporting and analytics are basic compared with established TMS products, so carriers wanting detailed lane profitability analysis end up exporting to spreadsheets anyway.

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

Truckbase

$290/month

Minimum commitment$290/month
- Billed annually
- Free live virtual onboarding and implementation
- 24-hour US-based support
Per driver, per load or flat annual$undefined/month
- Alternative billing meters for fleets with more drivers than trucks
- Per-load billing for non-asset operations
- Flat annual rates for seasonal carriers with high turnover
Carrier Partner Program$undefined/year
- On-site training
- Dedicated engineering access for custom development
- Enterprise terms, quoted

Which should you pick?

Choose Shippabo if

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

Shippabo review

Choose Truckbase if

You need dispatch board.
You work on Web, iOS, Android.
You also want driver mobile app.

Truckbase review

Questions people ask

Is Shippabo or Truckbase better?: Neither clearly leads. Shippabo starts at On request and Truckbase at $290/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Shippabo or Truckbase?: Shippabo starts at On request and Truckbase at $290/month.
Does Shippabo or Truckbase run on more platforms?: Shippabo runs on Web. Truckbase runs on Web, iOS, Android.
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 Truckbase is typically brought in for.
What can Shippabo do that Truckbase cannot?: Shippabo covers Purchase order tracking, Shipment visibility, Customs brokerage, Supplier collaboration. Truckbase covers Dispatch board, Driver mobile app, Settlements, Invoicing and factoring.

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.

Truckbase: What is the minimum cost?

290 USD per month billed annually, which Truckbase publishes; typical deployments sit higher depending on fleet size.

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.

Truckbase: Is there a setup fee?

No. Live virtual onboarding and implementation are included, with in-person training available for larger fleets.

Shippabo: How is it priced?

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

Truckbase: Can I be billed per load instead of per truck?

Yes. Truckbase offers per truck, per driver, per load, flat annual and custom billing shapes.

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.

Truckbase: Does it integrate with my ELD?

Yes, it pulls location and hours of service from major ELD providers including Samsara and Motive.

Shippabo vs Truckbase

Shippabo

Truckbase

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Shippabo

Only in Truckbase

What people use each for

Shippabo

Truckbase

Where each one falls short

Shippabo

Truckbase

Pricing, plan by plan

Shippabo

Truckbase

Which should you pick?

Choose Shippabo if

Choose Truckbase if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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