Alvys vs nShift TMS

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.

nShift TMS is a cloud freight management platform for planning, booking and controlling shipments across carriers and transport modes. It covers inbound freight, transfers between sites, complex outbound and B2B shipments, multimodal forwarding, and deliveries handled by an own fleet or local hauliers. Its Core module includes booking, labels and freight documents, carrier connections, inbound transport management, templates and standard integrations. Optional modules add freight costs, collaboration with external parties, emissions information, and Qlik Sense reporting and analytics. The product page lists more than 240 connected road, sea and air carriers. SAP and IFS are named ERP connections; API access supports additional workflows. A web interface handles shipment registration, follow-up and settings. The Core feature list includes 10 users or suppliers and self-service management of limited-access external users. Pricing is per shipment, with a tailored quote based on volume; the base is modular, with optional Cost, Collaborate, Emissions and Report modules. The evaluation page notes no route optimization or freight audit module, and analytics refreshes once daily.