Körber Transportation Management vs Open TMS

Körber Transportation Management is a web-based system for shippers and logistics service providers. It supports transport networks from first mile to last mile, including single-stage and multi-stage, multimodal operations. Workflows cover order management, planning and scheduling, operational monitoring, invoicing, and financial and performance indicators. Teams can manage owned and third-party vehicles, personnel, and equipment, consolidate incoming transport orders, and maintain master routes with access restrictions at stops. Shipment tracking and automated disruption handling support transport monitoring. Billing can be configured for different logistics services, with invoices handled automatically or manually. A web portal shares information with customers, logistics providers, and partners. Körber lists integrations with ERP, distributed order management, warehouse and yard management systems; fleet operators also have listed connections to accounting, telematics, and fuel management systems. The TMS is described as a cross-industry option for truckload and less-than-truckload carriers, brokers, and 3PLs. It uses hybrid deployment and runs on the web. Pricing is on request.

Open TMS is an open-source transportation management system for coordinating logistics from order intake through delivery. Orders can be entered by CSV, EDI 850, REST API or manually, then managed alongside shipment tracking, lane matching and multi-stop routing. Carrier operations include broadcast and waterfall tenders, a bidding portal and EDI tendering. Its EDI hub supports X12 transaction types including 850, 855, 856, 204, 990, 997, 214, 210, 810 and 820 over SFTP or HTTP. Tracking integrations use FedEx, UPS and DHL APIs; GPS and sensor data can feed traffic-aware ETA monitoring through TomTom, HERE or self-hosted Valhalla routing. Warehouse tools cover receiving, putaway, picking, packing, load planning, inventory and returns. A scan-first progressive web app supports warehouse work and barcode scanning with Zebra and Honeywell RF guns. Open TMS can be deployed with Docker Compose on cloud or self-hosted infrastructure. Its plan costs nothing, is MIT licensed, and lists no per-user fees, transaction costs or feature gates.