C3 Yard vs YardOps

C3 Yard is a SaaS yard management system for coordinating tractors, trailers, and shunters moving through a distribution center. C3 describes it for retail, parcel, and large-yard operations, with particular impact at sites with four or more shunters and 100 or more trailers. Yard View shows the yard’s current state, including trailer locations and whether they are loaded or unloaded. Configured rules and priority levels guide shunter task assignments, with instructions delivered through a mobile application. The system also lists gate check-in, trailer inventory, yard maps, and dock-door management. It is accessed through a web browser or C3 Hub mobile application. Its Progressive Web Application provides yard, gate, and warehouse functionality on mobile devices, and C3 says it is compatible with any smartphone. C3 Yard can be configured around processes, rules, sites, roles, and permissions, including user access to one or more sites. It connects with TMS, WMS, and RTV systems through APIs, and supports web services, XML, and flat-file transfers over SFTP. Pricing is on request, based on yard size, features, customization, and integrations. C3 says guaranteed uptime ranges from 99.0% to 99.9%, depending on the selected Service Program package.

YardOps is a web-based yard management system for logistics and manufacturing operations. Its modules cover booking, gatehouse, yard control tower, dock management, shunter coordination, driver communication, analytics and reporting, and trailer maintenance. Organizations can deploy modules independently, introduce them in phases, or combine them into a full Yard Control Tower. Gatehouse supports automated, self-service and assisted check-in, including out-of-hours operation. Driver Communication sends multilingual instructions and inductions by SMS and web, with acknowledgements and audit trails. Analytics & Reporting provides yard KPIs and can connect to external BI tools and data platforms. YardOps describes structured, policy-driven gate access control with auditable access trails. It works alongside WMS, TMS and ERP platforms through modern APIs. The product supports transport, warehouse, planning, finance and yard operations teams, as well as carriers and drivers. Pricing is based on trailer journeys, with a lower cost per journey for more sites, but the paid price is available on request. A 12-week pilot costs nothing and has no setup fee.