CargoSense Control Tower vs Terminal49
CargoSense Control Tower
cargosense.com
Terminal49
terminal49.comSide by side
| Figure | CargoSense Control Tower | Terminal49 |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 7 |
| Spec score · Transportation Visibility Software | 7.6 (#10) | 8.1 (#3) |
| Company history | CargoSense says it was founded in 2012 and introduced its SaaS Cloud platform with Control Tower in 2019. | The company says its founders began building Terminal49 in 2015 after learning about container drayage operations. |
| Integrations | The service supports common carrier feeds, flight and weather data, two-way ERP integration, and custom connections to systems such as WMS and TMS through standard APIs. | The cargo-owner page lists SAP, Descartes, CargoWise, Power BI, Azure and Snowflake as supported workflow integrations. |
| Intended users | CargoSense describes its solutions as serving global supply chains and simplifying complex logistics operations. | Terminal49 describes its audience as cargo owners, importers, exporters, freight forwarders, customs brokers, 3PLs, and logistics technology companies. |
Plans
CargoSense Control Tower
- DataPriced on request
- Data + SensorPriced on request
- Full-ServicePriced on request
Terminal49
- FreeFree
- FreeFree
- CompletePrice not published
- EnterprisePriced on request
- EssentialPriced on request
- LitePrice not published
- Pay As You GoPriced on request
In their own words
CargoSense Control Tower
CargoSense Control Tower has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Terminal49
Terminal49 combines container tracking, shipment documents and workflow automation for logistics operations, with web and API access. It tracks across carriers, terminals, vessel and AIS activity, and intermodal rail; its data is described as updated hourly. The API provides shipment milestones such as vessel events, container moves, holds, fees and Last Free Day information. The platform can classify documents automatically and associate them with the relevant container. Milestone and exception alerts are available, while the Complete plan adds automated workflows and custom reports. The API uses webhooks for status changes and supplies standardized JSON, developer documentation and code samples. Listed integrations include Snowflake, Google BigQuery, Microsoft SQL Server, Google Sheets, Excel, NetSuite, SAP, Descartes, CargoWise, Power BI and Azure. Terminal49 says data transfers are encrypted and that it is SOC 2 compliant. The free plan supports up to ten active containers and three users. Lite, Complete and Essential have annual contract or pay-as-you-go terms, with prices available by request or demo; the API page offers a seven-day trial with full API access. Its stated audience includes cargo owners, importers, exporters, freight forwarders, customs brokers, 3PLs and logistics technology companies.