Made4net WMS vs Open TMS

Made4net WMS is configurable warehouse management software built around WarehouseExpert, a cloud-based product for warehouse operations of all sizes. It provides cartonization, task interleaving, scheduling, labor management, and cycle counting, with live visibility into inventory, fulfillment, and exceptions alongside historical reports. Workflows can be shaped around details such as items, vendors, locations, lots, expiration dates, serials, sizes, and colors. Its warehouse control system can coordinate material-handling equipment, robotics, and automation such as ASRS, shuttles, and AGVs. The wider SCExpert suite connects warehouse, yard, labor, routing, last-mile delivery, and proof-of-delivery capabilities. Made4net offers cloud or on-premise deployment, with web access for cloud use, and lists Android, iOS, Linux, and Windows among its platforms. Pre-built connectors cover SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, NetSuite, Sage, voice systems, and autonomous mobile robots. No free plan is listed; pricing is on request and varies by features, warehouse size, and deployment. Made4net states that typical implementation takes 5–7 months, with some 3PL customers live in two months.

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.