Alvys vs Degama DTMS

Alvys is a cloud-based transportation management system for carriers, brokers, hybrid operators, enterprises, and private fleets. Dispatch tools include automatic load creation, a customizable planner, driver recommendations, rate insights, and driver chat. For real-time load and asset tracking, the system combines location data from driver apps, ELDs, telematics, and dispatch updates. The driver app supports load updates, pickup and delivery check-ins, document uploads, pay-stub visibility, and eChecks; it also scans and enhances multi-page documents. Smart Text AI connects relevant messages to load history. Accounting features include invoicing, billing, IFTA reporting, and settlements for drivers, agents, and carriers. Alvys advertises 120+ integrations, naming Samsara, RMIS, DAT, Motive, RTS, Geotab, and QuickBooks, as well as an in-house EDI solution and self-serve API supporting 20+ programming languages. The Alvys TMS plan starts at $514 a month, with usage-based pricing tied to monthly loads; it includes unlimited users and business divisions. The company says a dedicated team supports implementation, training, and data migration, with setup typically taking days. It says there are no long-term contracts or onboarding fees, and no added fees for integrations and additional features.

Degama DTMS is a cloud-based transportation management system for trucking and brokerage businesses, accessible over the internet on Android, iOS, and the web. Orders can be entered manually, through EDI, from a customer system, or through the DTMS track-and-trace portal. Dispatch supports fleet planning, freight allocation, activity monitoring, driver communication, and mobile use on phones and tablets. Billing can generate, combine, batch, and email invoices, and can integrate with accounting software. The document module attaches scans to invoices and can email BOLs, PODs, images, waybills, and PDFs. Mobile Dispatch supports messages, digital signatures, pictures, and timestamped pickup, drop-off, and cross-docking audits. Customers can configure terminology and layout using more than 300 parameters. EDI transactions include invoicing, load tendering, tender responses, and shipment status updates using X.12 standards 3040 and 4010. The product starts at $550/mo; there is no free plan, but a trial is available. A representative contacts trial applicants to discuss access and evaluation criteria.