CargoWise vs WHIZCargo

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.

WHIZCargo manages freight from inquiry and quotation through booking, documentation, customs clearance, operations, and billing across air, sea, road, and multimodal transport. It brings together 25 modules spanning air and aviation cargo, sea and liner operations, land and multimodal freight, operations, and finance. Freight forwarders, NVOCC and LCL consolidators, liner agencies, ground handlers, ship and feeder agencies, and project and courier operators are among its intended users. Organizations can choose modules and add more as they grow; workflows are configured without custom code. The system includes shipment tracking, document management, customs workflows, carrier rate management, approvals, and supplier portal functions. Specialized tools include NVOCC container consolidation and reconciliation, while air cargo workflows cover acceptance, ULD allocation, and dangerous goods. Mobile apps for customers and staff run on iOS and Android and support scanning, photo and signature capture, GPS, and offline use. Deployment options are WHIZTEC-hosted single-tenant cloud or self-hosting. WHIZTEC says the product has been in production since 2002 and is deployed in 23 countries. Pricing is on request.