cargo.one vs Upply Contract Management

cargo.one is a browser-accessed platform for logistics businesses that brings air and ocean freight sales and procurement together. Its quoting workflow handles air, ocean, and multimodal shipments, with text, PDF, and WhatsApp inputs listed. Air tools include rate management and e-booking; the product page lists 76 integrated airlines and 300+ total airlines. Ocean functions include centralized rate management, liner integrations, automatic account syncing, AI contract extraction, and schedules. Embedded AI workflows cover rates, procurement, quoting, booking, and customer support, with co-pilot, supervised, and autonomous modes. Rate management centralizes buy and sell rates, consol, internal products, charge codes, routing rules, and zones. A branded sales and booking portal offers agents and shippers 24/7 self-service and dynamic pricing. The API suite includes market indexes, rates, bookable live rates, tracking, and other workflows, with integrations such as CargoWise, Cargospot, and Descartes. The free Starter plan has basic features and limited Export Agent functionality. Paid plan fees are provided during signup. Registration requires a company email and information identifying the customer as a freight forwarder; proof may be requested.

Upply Contract Management centralizes transport rate cards and applies negotiated carrier terms when shipments are assigned. Users can import cards with origins, destinations, validity periods, freight types and pricing conditions into one repository. Supported pricing includes per-kilometre, zone-based, pallet and shipment rates, along with other structures negotiated with carriers. Teams can configure included, fixed or indexed fuel surcharges and custom surcharges; these are applied during shipment assignment and remain editable. When cards match a shipment, the associated carriers are prioritized, and selecting one applies its negotiated rates and relevant surcharges. Contract management and accessorial rules are supported, while rate comparison and carrier bid management are not. The web platform is API-first, with integrations for TMS, WMS, ERP and CRM systems. Upply says its APIs support automation, plug-and-play integration, real-time market and pricing data, and large data volumes. Upply describes the service as SOC 2 certified and GDPR compliant, with Contract Management data hosted in France. Carriers and freight forwarders can register free with no commitment. Shippers pay an annual subscription based on shipment volume; no price is listed.