CargoWise vs Gama

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.

Gama is freight management software for small and medium-sized freight forwarders, providing their customers with online tools. Its branded customer portal supports rate searches, shipment bookings, live shipment management and tracking, invoice payments, and analytics. A shipment dashboard presents shipment details and documents and can help customers identify potential problem shipments. Rate searches cover ocean, air, land, and express or parcel transport; forwarders control the markup shown in customer quotes. Gama includes booking management, shipment tracking, document management, and carrier rate management. It is intended to complement a forwarder’s TMS rather than replace it. The service is available on Android, iOS, and the web, and the maker describes its mobile app as providing full-feature access from any device. Listed integrations include CargoWise, Maersk, and Evergreen; Gama says it can build a connection when an API is available. A free trial is offered, along with demo accounts and proof-of-concept work using actual shipment data without a long-term obligation. The monthly SaaS subscription starts at $199 a month. Actual pricing varies with shipment volume, number of users, and integration complexity.