Portcast vs Xeneta
Portcast
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| Figure | Portcast | Xeneta |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $3,750/mo | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 3 |
| Spec score · Transportation Visibility Software | 8.4 (#2) | 6.5 (#30) |
| Spec score · Logistics Intelligence Software | 8.4 (#2) | 6.5 (#18) |
| Intended users | Portcast describes its platform as serving global transportation teams, including operations, finance, planning, and procurement teams. | Xeneta identifies shippers, freight forwarders and logistics service providers, carriers, and airlines as users of its freight intelligence. |
| Product | Portcast connects shipment data to orders, contracts, and invoices, using AI to surface risks and recommend actions for global transportation teams. | Xeneta is a freight market intelligence platform for ocean and air freight benchmarking, market trends, and service reliability. |
| Security | Portcast says it is ISO 27001 certified, undergoes security audits, and uses AES-256 encryption and secure development practices. | Xeneta lists ISO 27001:2022 certification for its information security management systems. |
Plans
In their own words
Portcast
Portcast connects shipment data with orders, contracts and invoices for global transportation teams, using AI to surface risks and recommend actions. Its container tracking combines carrier milestones, AIS, schedules, port and terminal data, and market insights into shipment views with predicted ETAs and risk alerts. Users can search by container, booking or bill of lading number; Portcast says its network covers 220+ carriers and NVOCCs. ETA predictions use machine learning across 70+ data sources and update as voyage conditions change. Freight audit checks ocean invoices against contract terms and shipment milestones, flagging billing discrepancies. Invoice extraction is described as 99%+ accurate and enabling 95%+ touchless processing, including scanned, multilingual and non-standard formats. The service is available through web and API, with data for ocean, air, rail and road, and supports custom integrations. A trial account can track up to 10 containers, with no feature limitations stated; setup follows a scheduled meeting. Pricing is on request. The listed Enterprise Predictive Visibility Platform costs $45,000 a year on a 12-month contract, with additional AWS infrastructure costs potentially applying. Portcast says its forwarder-specific freight audit product is still being developed.