CargoWise vs Fleetbase
CargoWise
cargowise.com
Fleetbase
fleetbase.ioSide by side
| Figure | CargoWise | Fleetbase |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $29/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 8 | 14 |
| Spec score · Logistics Management Software | 8.2 (#6) | 9.3 (#1) |
| Founded | 1994 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | Sydney, Australia | Singapore |
| Support | CargoWise customers can use a 24/7 eRequest system to report incidents to its global customer support network, with responses handled by product experts. | The pricing page lists community support without an SLA, Business support with a 72-hour SLA, and Developer support with a 24-hour SLA. |
Plans
CargoWise
- eCommerce Value Pack$0.20, paid once
- Contract Warehouse Manager Value Pack$0.45, paid once
- Land Transport and Stand-Alone Transport Booking Value Pack$1.95, paid once
- Customs Value Pack$3.28, paid once
- Forwarding Value Pack$3.95, paid once
- Container Freight Station Value Pack$9.95, paid once
- Container Transport Optimizations (CTO) Booking$9.95, paid once
- Liner and Agency Value Pack$9.95, paid once
Fleetbase
- Fleetbase Cloud$29 a month
- Self-Hosted Implementation$2,500 a month
- Community SupportFree
- Business Support$1,000 a month
- Developer Support$3,500 a month
- Fractional CTO$5,000 a month
- Community supportFree
- Fleetbase Cloud — billed monthly$29 a month
- Business support$1,000 a month
- Self-Hosted Implementation$2,500, paid once
In their own words
CargoWise
CargoWise is a logistics operations platform for organizations such as global freight forwarders and third-party logistics providers. It brings freight forwarding, customs, warehousing, and transport planning together, covering multiple freight modes and work across borders. Forwarding tools include capacity planning, rate management, vessel booking, and last-mile trucking; customs workflows manage import and export declarations and connect with authorities and regulatory systems. Warehouse and transport functions cover inventory, loads, routes, alerts, and ETA updates. Built-in connections link customers, partners, carriers, and government systems, while AirlineConnect connects to airline systems for shipment details, pricing, capacity, flight information, eBookings, and status updates. Denied Party Screening checks more than 1,300 blacklist databases and logs results for audit and reporting. Customers can report incidents through a 24/7 eRequest system, and CargoWise Learning offers free online training. Listed transaction charges vary by service: the eCommerce Value Pack is $0.20, paid once, while several listed packs are $9.95, paid once. User access and standard cloud hosting are included in the Value Pack; optional services have separate monthly charges.
Fleetbase
Fleetbase is a modular, open-source logistics operating system covering fleet management, commerce, warehousing, finance and driver apps. Fleet-Ops handles dispatch, live fleet tracking, configurable workflows and route optimization. Other modules include Storefront, Pallet, Ledger, Navigator, identity and access management, developer tools and extensions. Fleetbase says the modules share data, allowing a Storefront order to feed into a dispatch and a Ledger journal entry. Developers can use API keys, webhooks, socket events, request logs, and sandbox and live environments. Listed integrations include Twilio, SendGrid, Slack, SAP, QuickBooks, Oracle, Tableau, Power BI, Stripe, AWS, Google Cloud and Azure. Navigator is an open-source driver app with turn-by-turn navigation, proof of delivery, fault reporting and live order communication. Fleetbase Cloud costs $29 a month, plus $5.00 per month for each driver and vehicle and for each storefront beyond the first; some usage is metered. The software is available on Android, iOS, web, API and self-hosted deployments.