How much does transport management software (TMS) cost?

You do not need an enterprise budget just because you ship internationally or use several carriers. A mid-sized manufacturer booking parcels, pallets and full loads through existing transport partners needs a good transport execution system, while a global conglomerate optimizing transport across dozens of sites and their own fleet is an entirely different project.

This guide explains what to budget, what raises or lowers the price of a TMS, how to calculate the full cost and what individual TMS suppliers charge. It is for shippers buying transport from carriers, like manufacturers and wholesalers. It does not cover software for running a haulage, forwarding or freight-brokerage business.

Note: We aim to be neutral and balanced, but be aware of our possible bias: Cargoson publishes this guide and provides its own shipper TMS software. Budget bands are estimates, not confirmed offers. Prices cover software only - some providers will have freight invoiced through them (especially parcel shipping software or managed transportation providers) - freight and taxes are excluded to make providers comparable. Pricing for different providers is taken from their website or other public sources, third-party sources, real historical quotes, conversations with market participants, and our internal estimates. For an actual quote, always contact the supplier directly.

TMS pricing at a glance

Start with the job you need the software to do.

These overlapping bands describe different scopes, not mandatory spending levels. Setup and integration sit outside these software budgets.

There is no useful single average TMS price across all four groups. A €30 label tool and a €300,000 planning platform are solving different problems. The better comparison is the cost of handling your shipments, with your carriers, from your existing systems.

What kind of transport management system are you buying?

A shipper TMS can cover three stages:

• Planning: consolidating orders, building loads and choosing routes or transport plans. Shippers can need this when they operate their own trucks, or operate as their own freight forwarder, working with many FTL carriers.
• Execution: comparing contracted rates or spot quotes, booking carriers, producing documents, tracking shipments, keeping all parties in the loop.
• Freight audit and settlement: checking invoices against agreed rates, resolving discrepancies and supporting payment.

Cargoson focuses on the transport execution layer. A multi-carrier parcel tool covers a small part of the execution layer (parcel / courier shipping), and may be enough for a small online store, while Cargoson and other multi-modal transport execution tools cover the whole range of transport modes, which a manufacturer shipping pallets, LTL, FTL, airfreight and seafreight needs. Large enterprises might need an extensive planning and audit layer too, however those tools are often very complex and lacking in transport execution (in terms of carrier connections, rate management, implementation).

For functionality comparisons, see our guides to transport management software providers and multi-carrier shipping software.

4 buying scenarios and what to budget

These are illustrative operations. They combine published software prices with explicitly assumed project costs so you can see how to build your own budget.

Scenario A: A small shipper with 40 shipments per month

You use a few carriers and mainly need rates, booking and tracking. If the standard workflow fits and orders can be entered manually, an entry plan may be sufficient.

Freightview publishes $149/month for up to 50 shipments, or $1,788 for 12 months. For US LTL shipping, MyCarrier publishes plans from free to $200/month. Geography, carriers and service coverage decide which reference is relevant.

At this scale, test whether an existing carrier portal or ERP function already does enough. A TMS becomes more compelling when switching between portals, comparing rates and answering tracking questions consumes time every week.

Scenario B: A manufacturer with 800 mixed shipments and an ERP

You ship parcels, pallets and full loads across Europe through six carriers. You want orders to flow from your ERP (like Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, NetSuite, Odoo, SAP) into the TMS and shipment references and costs to come back.

One Cargoson option is Advanced, from €599/month billed annually, with API access included. That is €7,188/year in base software fees. See the current plans.

Suppose, purely for planning, you reserve €5,000 for setup and ERP work. The first-year budget becomes €12,188, before other optional charges and internal project time. That €5,000 is an assumption, not Cargoson's setup tariff or a Business Central integration quote.

For an SAP-based operation, AEB provides another concrete reference: Carrier Cloud for SAP Basic is €460/month, and its listed Freight Cost Estimation add-on is €200/month. Together that is €7,920/year, before setup, overages or other modules. These are different configurations - compare the actual rate calculations and carrier workflows, not just the annual totals. AEB's SAP pricing.

Shipping a similar mix? Book a Cargoson demo, bring your carrier list and ERP requirements to discuss the plan and whether this setup will work best for your company.

Scenario C: A wholesaler with 2000 shipments and seasonal peaks

You have two warehouses, several parcel and freight carriers, and a busy season reaching 4,000 shipments per month. Here, the billing unit can matter as much as the base plan.

A hypothetical €300 subscription plus €0.25 per shipment costs €800 in a 2,000-shipment month and €1,300 in a 4,000-shipment month. A flat €600 plan can be cheaper, but only if its allowance covers the volume and required functionality. Model peak months, upgrades and annual commitments before choosing.

Also check whether one transport order containing six parcels is billed as one shipment or six labels. The same physical operation can produce very different software usage totals. Cargoson does not price per-shipment or per-label, but just a flat monthly fee based on the size of your operation. Other providers invoice a monthy fee plus a per-label fee (more common than per-shipment especially for multi-carrier parcel shipping tools).

Scenario D: A large manufacturing group shipping from several countries

You have factories in three countries, local carrier agreements and a need for consistent booking, rate comparison and shipment visibility. Several countries and legal entities can be a good fit for a focused transport execution TMS such as Cargoson, they do not automatically create a need for complex load planning.

Cargoson Enterprise starts at €1,000/month billed annually and supports multiple company accounts. The group's actual price depends on the agreed scope and volume. For illustration, an assumed €1,500/month group subscription plus €10,000 in external setup and ERP work gives a €28,000 first-year budget. Those are scenario assumptions, not a group quote or a per-country tariff.

You can pilot one country or site, check rates, bookings and documents with its team, make adjustments, then roll out to the other countries one by one. Each company keeps its own carrier relationships and agreements. You do not always need to mobilize the entire group for the first phase. For example, SomnoMed started their TMS rollout with France, and expanded from there.

If the operation also needs extensive load consolidation, load planning, network optimization and automated freight settlement, an enterprise transport planning suite may be relevant. An estimated €50,000–€250,000/year TMS budget is a starting point for that broader scope, with major suites potentially higher. For example, €75,000 software plus an assumed €100,000 rollout means €175,000 in first-year external costs. Price these capabilities because you need them, rather than because the company operates internationally.

What drives transport management software costs up?

TMS costs rise with shipment volume, paid carrier connections, ERP integration, complex rate agreements, additional sites and procurement requirements.

1. Shipment volume and the unit being charged

Subscriptions can be based on shipments, labels, users, sites, transactions or freight spend. Some contracts combine several. Ask which events count, whether allowances reset monthly or annually, and what happens during a peak.

At 2,000 shipments per month, a €0.25 transaction fee adds €6,000/year. At 10,000 shipments it adds €30,000/year. Note those are just examples, not "industry standard" tariffs.

2. Carrier connections and missing services

An advertised carrier connection may support labels but not contracted rates, tracking or proof of delivery. An email booking is also different from a direct system connection.

Check each carrier and service you use. Establish who builds a missing connection, who pays for it and who maintains it. A large carrier network is useful only if the required services work for your operation. Ask to keep potential carrier onboarding and development fees visible in the TMS proposal.

Ask what happens when your carrier is missing: will the provider build the connection, charge for a development project or decline it? Also establish the delivery schedule and who supports the integration when the carrier changes its systems.

From Standard upward, Cargoson builds the carrier integrations you request at no additional integration fee within your subscription. We prioritize these connections and maintain and update them over time. You choose the carrier, and our job is to connect it ASAP. Agree the required services and timing with us and the carrier during setup.

Have a carrier you need connected? Book a Cargoson demo and bring its name and the services you use. We can discuss the integration alongside your wider shipping workflow.

3. ERP integration and custom workflows

API access is not a completed ERP integration. Orders, addresses, packaging details, shipment references, costs and status updates still need mapping, testing and ownership.

A standard connector can reduce work. Custom approval rules, multiple ERPs, unusual order structures and extensive writeback can increase it. Budget for both the TMS supplier and any ERP partner, and check who supports the connection after an upgrade.

4. Rate management

Comparing a parcel API quote is different from calculating an LTL tariff with loading metres (LDM), volumetric weights and their rules, postcode zones, minimum charges, fuel surcharges and many other surcharges. More modes and complicated agreements can require more configuration and testing. Many providers do not offer freight rate card import at all (or offer a very lightweight one), while Cargoson has a highly praised freight rate management engine that can handle all types of pricing and surcharge matrixes and formats (PDF, Excel, etc).

Have suppliers calculate representative shipments from your actual rate cards. Ask who digitizes tariffs and maintains changes. A low subscription offers little value if your team still has to calculate the real freight price in a spreadsheet.

5. A formal RFI and RFP process

This is a big one. The way you buy a TMS can affect its cost. A lengthy TMS tender process, mandatory templates, security reviews and fixed-price commitments take real work for suppliers to answer. That overhead can move a standard software purchase into an advanced or enterprise commercial package. Leaner providers may also decline a process whose bid effort outweighs the project. Recently, we've started noticing smaller companies that send out a tender that looks like it came from a multinational conglomerate. Obviously, they used an AI tool to put together a process that's absolutely unnecessary (overly complex) for a company like theirs, and the resulting quotes they will receive will be much pricier than just choosing 2-3 TMS providers, speaking with them, and making a choice.

Choose the TMS buying process according to complexity. Several sites, transport modes and ERP connections, or a decision requiring procurement, IT and finance approval, can justify a structured TMS RFP. For one site with clear requirements and a few carriers, two or three focused demos and a shared checklist may be enough. A short RFI can help narrow a broad shortlist without becoming a full tender.

The aim is comparable proposals. Our TMS RFP guide and The TMS RFP Playbook by Ülari Kalamees explain when a formal process earns its keep and how to keep it proportionate.

6. Additional sites and functions

Extra factories, legal entities and permission structures can add configuration and support work. Planning, dock scheduling, freight audit, extended support and reporting may be separate modules.

Request the cost of adding your next warehouse or carrier now. A proposal should show how the bill changes as the operation grows.

What brings TMS costs down?

You can reduce upfront TMS costs by starting with standard workflows, piloting one site and postponing ERP integration until the process is proven.

• Start simple. Start with the shipping tasks that create the most work. Add further modules after the core process works.
• Start "manually" and integrate your ERP with the TMS later. Enter orders in the TMS first while you validate rates, bookings and documents. This reduces the initial integration scope and helps you define the automation you actually need. Include the later integration and temporary manual work in the overall budget.
• Pilot before a group rollout. Begin with one site or country, fix what the pilot reveals, then bring other countries live one by one. Reuse the successful configuration where it fits. Involve group IT and other required decision-makers early, without making every business unit part of the first launch.
• Use a proportionate buying process. A focused demonstration and comparable written proposals may be sufficient. Reserve a full tender for the complexity and internal approvals that justify it.
• Reusable connections. Existing ERP and carrier connections reduce development if they support your required data and services.
• Prepared information. Clear rate cards, carrier accounts, and named process owners reduce avoidable setup work.
• Standard workflows. Configure the product where possible. Commission custom development when its operational benefit justifies the cost. The benefit of standardized software is that providers will always keep it up-to-date, and improve it over time.
• The right commercial model. Compare annual commitments, usage charges and flat allowances at normal and peak volumes.
• Fewer overlapping tools. If the TMS replaces a separate label tool or manual reporting subscription, count that saving once in the business case.

Keeping your existing carrier relationships can also make adoption easier. You can improve how you coordinate transport without replacing trusted partners.

Planning a first-site pilot? Discuss it in a Cargoson demo and identify what needs to work at launch, what can wait and how other sites could follow.

Different TMS pricing models

Most TMS prices use one or more of the models below. Quotes from different providers are not immediately comparable, so make sure you calculate the all-in costs for every provider that you're comparing.

Flat subscription

You pay a fixed monthly or annual fee, often tiered by shipments, users or sites. It's easy to budget. Check what happens when you go over the tier.

Subscription plus per-shipment or per-label fee

A lower base fee plus a charge for each transaction. It's cheap at low volume and expensive in peak months. This is common in multi-carrier parcel tools. Check whether one shipment with six parcels counts as one charge or six.

Percentage of freight spend

The fee scales with the freight you manage through the system. Oracle's list price, for example, is $450/month per $1 million of annual freight under management. Enterprise suites and managed services use this model most. Check which freight counts, including inbound shipments paid by suppliers.

Free, (hidden) freight margin

The software itself is free or cheap, but you buy transport at the provider's rates, and their margin sits inside the freight price. You can not use your own contracts. This can suit small parcel shippers without their own carrier contracts. Do not fall for the marketing language of free software, always calculate your all-in costs, including freight in this case.

Carrier-paid

Some platforms charge carriers to receive bookings or take part in tenders. Your invoice is lower, but carriers may add that fee to their rates, and some may not join. This means you can not guarantee your whole operation is centralized in one software. Very few large conglomerates have enough leverage to "force" all of their carriers to use this system.

Perpetual licence (on-premise)

You pay a one-time licence fee plus annual maintenance, commonly around 15–25% of the licence fee each year. Hosting and IT staff are on you. This is mostly found in older enterprise installations.

Managed transportation

You pay a team to plan, book and manage transport, usually as a percentage of freight spend or a fee per load. You're buying labour and software together. Compare it with the cost of your own team plus a TMS, not with software alone.

Cargoson charges a flat subscription based on the size of your operation. There are no per-shipment fees and no margin on freight.

Why some TMS providers are expensive and others are cheaper?

Prices differ because suppliers sell different capabilities, implementation scopes and commercial models. Minimum commitments and separately charged integrations can matter as much as the subscription.

What can justify a higher price

On-premise solutions, global planning, complex optimization, freight settlement, multi-company controls and a large implementation team can be valuable. Their cost is easier to justify when those capabilities solve a specific operational problem.

Higher prices can also reflect packaging, minimum commitments and commercial positioning. Ask what each major fee changes in your daily operation. A manufacturer booking existing carriers may have less need for network optimization than a group redesigning its transport flows.

Why a lower price can make sense

A focused cloud product can serve a narrower job with standard workflows and less implementation. A simple parcel operation may get everything it needs from an inexpensive shipping tool. A focused shipper TMS can cover mixed freight without the project scope of a global planning suite.

Business models differ too. A €50/month parcel tool may also charge per label or earn a margin on transport sold at its own rates. That margin may be embedded in the freight price rather than shown as a separate software fee. Some offers restrict your own carrier agreements or tie them to a higher plan. Check the software fees, per-shipment charges, transport prices and freedom to choose carriers together.

Cargoson is carrier-neutral. You choose your carriers and negotiate your own contracts and rates directly with them. We provide the software and carrier connections without taking a freight commission or steering bookings toward carriers that pay us more (Carriers never pay for Cargoson - they are there only to serve your company!). Our subscription is separate from your transport spend, and carriers pay no fee to receive your bookings or quote requests.

Judge value by the required work completed: accurate rates, successful bookings, useful shipment information and less manual administration.

How much does TMS implementation cost?

The worked example below budgets €8,100 for configuration, ERP work, testing and training. This is a hypothetical project, not a market average or Cargoson quote.

TMS implementation includes account configuration, freight rate card import, carrier connections, ERP work, training and testing. There is no fixed relationship between the monthly subscription and this project cost.

For larger shipper projects, Descartes publishes an implementation range of €30,000-€900,000. A focused cloud rollout using standard workflows can be much smaller. That enterprise range should not become an automatic minimum for every manufacturer.

An early estimate is more useful when you show the work behind it. Here is a hypothetical project at an assumed €900 per external consulting day:

This is a calculation template, not a market day rate, standard project duration or Cargoson offer. It assumes existing carrier connections and excludes custom carrier development, extra modules, hardware, ongoing maintenance and internal staff time.

Replace the days and rate with the work your suppliers identify. If ERP work grows from four to twelve days at that assumed rate, the total rises by €7,200. That is why a clear integration specification matters more than a reassuringly low subscription.

Cargoson charges a one-time setup fee, and its amount depends on the agreed scope. Include it alongside ERP partner costs in your proposal. Our TMS implementation guide explains how to prepare the data, people and rollout.

Compare the first year and the full cost of ownership

Total cost = subscription + usage fees + setup and integration + paid extras + ongoing maintenance. Add internal project time to the economic case, and distinguish it from external cash spending.

The following hypothetical proposals cover the same required workflows and 2,000 chargeable shipments per month:

Assumes stable volume and prices, 12 months of subscriptions each year and no other fees. Excludes freight, taxes and internal project time. Real comparisons should include support, maintenance, additional modules and renewal increases.

Proposal B has the higher advertised subscription and setup fee, yet costs €6,200 less over three years. Its recurring cost becomes lower above 1,200 shipments per month, provided the allowance still covers the volume. At a lower volume, Proposal A may be the better financial choice.

Is a TMS worth the cost?

A TMS is worth the investment when measurable freight savings and operational improvements exceed its full cost. In the example below, assumed freight savings alone produce a 25% first-year cash ROI.

A business case usually combines freight savings, fewer errors and staff time released. Keep those benefits separate so the same improvement is not counted twice.

A worked ROI example for 500 shipments per month

These are assumptions for a full year of operation, not a forecast of Cargoson results:

Staff capacity released: 500 x 5 minutes / 60 ≈ 41.7 hours/month. At €30/hour, that represents €1,250/month in capacity. It becomes cash savings only when actual spending falls, such as overtime or external administration costs. Otherwise, it is time available for additional shipments, exceptions or customer service.

Freight savings: €100,000 x 1% = €1,000/month, or €12,000/year. Measure this against comparable lanes, services, shipment characteristics and surcharges. Real world results suggest a much higher savings rate (a packaging manufacturer reported saving 10% with TMS and an electronics manufacturer reported saving 27% with TMS), but it makes sense to be conservative here.

First-year cash cost: (€600 x 12) + €2,400 = €9,600.

First-year net cash benefit: €12,000 - €9,600 = €2,400. Cash ROI is €2,400 / €9,600 = 25%, excluding the value of staff capacity.

Test the assumption that matters most. At a 0.5% freight saving, annual cash savings fall to €6,000 and the first-year net result becomes negative €3,600. Freight savings alone break even at 0.8% under these assumptions. A delayed go-live or gradual adoption would reduce first-year benefits further.

Start with a representative sample of your own shipments. Record time spent, available carrier rates, errors and exception handling. Replace the example inputs with observations before committing to an ROI target.

Our POLIPAKS customer story describes a manufacturer handling up to 63% more shipments with the same logistics team after adopting Cargoson and LoadingCalendar. That is one customer's result - it helps identify a benefit to test, rather than establishing what you will definitely achieve.

TMS software prices by provider

The figures below help you decide which discussions fit your budget. They have different evidence behind them:

• Published: a current vendor price, with its package and billing conditions.
• Third-party or historical: a directory listing or older reference, labelled with its source or date.
• Estimate, not publicly provided: a planning range based on market research, not a published vendor tariff or confirmed current quote. Research may predate the current product packaging. Elemica's allowance is a separate scope-based assumption explained below.

A rule of thumb: if a TMS vendor does not publish any indication of its price ranges publicly, treat it as an enterprise tool starting at tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands per year. This is why we try to estimate the ranges for those providers so you have a rough idea, but it's important you treat them as rough ranges - contact the vendor(s) for an actual quote.

Software and implementation are separate unless stated otherwise. The Uber Freight indication covers managed services and is marked accordingly. Use the provider breakdowns to understand the number before comparing it with another row.

Estimate ranges are screening budgets, not documented customer averages or supplier minimums. A narrow module can cost less, a complex rollout can cost more. Public sources and the main qualifications follow for each provider.

Cargoson pricing

Cargoson is a TMS focused on transport execution for mid-sized manufacturers and wholesalers managing shipments using their own carriers, contracts, rates. For companies needing multiple transport modes, contracted-rate calculations and new carrier integrations, Standard starts at €399/month billed annually, plus setup. Customers retain their own carrier contracts and negotiated rates. Requested carrier integrations and their ongoing maintenance are included from Standard upward, without an additional integration fee.

Cargoson's published plans start at €199 Basic, €399 Standard, €599 Advanced and €1,000 Enterprise per month, as monthly equivalents billed annually. Basic includes 100 shipments and two users, Standard 1,000 and five, Advanced 3,000 and ten, Enterprise - unlimited / custom.

Standard adds all transport modes, the rate engine and on-demand carrier integrations. Advanced includes API access. A one-time setup fee applies, and ERP work / optional modules need their own scope. From Standard upward, we build and maintain your requested carrier integrations within the subscription, with no additional integration fee. Your carrier contracts and freight rates remain yours.

For manufacturers and wholesalers coordinating their own carriers, the useful comparison is the complete transport execution workflow. Cargoson is not a carrier-dispatch system. Extensive planning or automated freight audit and payment should be assessed separately. Exporting your calculated rates can still support your invoice audits and be enough to cover your freight audit workflow.

Would you like to see how it works with your carrier and your setup?

Book a free, 30-minute Cargoson demo

AEB pricing

AEB provides unusually useful public reference points. Carrier Cloud starts at €108, €419 and €2,172/month, with 5,000, 50,000 and 500,000 shipments per year, respectively. Setup is additional. Basic overage is €0.1659 per extra consignment, and its tracking add-on is €52.50/month.

Carrier Cloud for SAP has separate prices: €460, €1,130 and €3,750/month, including 10,000, 100,000 and 1 million shipments annually. Setup, overages and additional modules increase the total. These prices concern carrier execution packages, not every capability in AEB's wider TMS portfolio.

The practical lesson is to specify the package. "AEB from €108" and "AEB from €460" can both be correct while describing different purchases.

nShift pricing

nShift is a rollup of multiple shipping software providers, so it's important to know which one you're comparing - Unifaun, Consignor, Transsmart, Returnado, or Webshipper.

The Finnish nShift Delivery shop publicly displays plans from €33-1,346/month, which depends on the amount of carriers and the shipment volume. Its carrier fee component is equal to 2% of the platform fee per carrier. This is for an eCommerce-focused product formerly known as Unifaun.

Different products have different pricing. A historical model for the product formerly known as Transsmart in our research shows an example configuration with 15 carriers and 150,000 annual parcels using 2022 Transsmart prices: approximately €15,700 recurring per year and €21,600 in year one. This is a historical model, not a current nShift offer or a customer invoice.

The product-specific rules matter too. Webshipper Essentials lists €0.21 per excess shipment or €0.13 when prepaid. For 2,000 extra shipments, that is €420 versus €260, in addition to the base plan. Compare the exact product, country, volume, carrier fees, connections and setup.

Shipmondo pricing

Shipmondo offers a free plan and paid plans displayed from €14/month (up to 2 own carrier agreements) to €36/month. Labels using your own carrier agreements carry additional fees, the label fees range from €0.08 down to €0.03 per label depending on your shipment volume.

For rough budgeting, 500 labels at about €0.08 each add approximately €40/month, before the subscription and freight. Exact totals use the applicable volume bands. Check carrier-agreement setup charges and the plan needed for your workflow. An inexpensive parcel setup is not automatically a replacement for a mixed-freight TMS.

Sendcloud pricing

Sendcloud's page displays Lite at €35/month plus €0.12 per label, Growth at €109/mo plus €0.11 per label, Premium at €219/mo plus €0.10 per label, and Pro at €799/mo plus €0.08 per label.

At their recommended Premium rate, 500 chargeable labels would mean €50 in label fees for the month, before freight and other extras. Buying transport through platform rates and using your own carrier agreements can have different economics. Compare the actual shipping prices and the work covered, as well as the plan fee.

Freightview pricing

Freightview published their smallest plan: $149/month for 0-50 shipments, with monthly billing. That is $1,788/year at the entry volume. Other plan ranges (51-500 shipments/mo, 501-1000 shipments/mo, 1001+ shipments/mo) require a call with their sales team.

The 50-shipment allowance matters: do not extend $149 to a 500-shipment operation. For a higher-volume budget, our older research recorded published tiers around $199–$599+ per month. Treat those as historical indications, not available current offers. Check the required carriers, modes, integrations and higher-volume tier together.

MyCarrier pricing

MyCarrier publishes Basic at $0, Starter at $60 and Professional at $200/month. It is a useful reference for US LTL shipping, with truckload functionality available in its paid configuration.

Starter add-ons include $30/month each for truckload, advanced analytics and unlimited history/address-book storage. Buying all three takes the $60 base to $150/month. Professional includes those functions, while API/ERP integration and invoice/payment functions have separate commercial terms. Compare the complete configuration and user needs before choosing the lower base plan.

FreightPOP pricing

SelectHub lists FreightPOP from approximately $10,000/year, equivalent to about $833/month. This is a third-party starting indication, not a published FreightPOP tariff.

FreightPOP's own pricing page describes plans with shipment allowances and metered usage. Use the $10,000 reference to start a budget discussion, then establish the parcel/freight mix, integrations, additional transactions and onboarding. Wider OMS or warehouse functionality changes the purchase. Make clear whether you are comparing TMS alone or a broader platform.

Shiptify pricing

Estimated budget: €150-€3,000/month, or €1,800-€36,000/year. This range is not publicly provided by the vendor, so use it for planning rather than as a current offer.

Shiptify's current pricing approach depends on flows, operations and sites. A focused workflow sits at a different scope from transport management combined with dock or billing functions. Price onboarding and ERP work separately, and use the estimate to establish an affordable scope before a detailed evaluation.

Shipwell pricing

Estimated budget: $1,000-$5,000/month, equivalent to $12,000-$60,000/year, before project costs, not publicly provided by the vendor. The lower end should not be read as a promise that every integration or module is included.

Shipwell describes customized pricing. For budgeting, specify shipment volume, transport modes, visibility requirements and ERP connections. Request both first-year and recurring amounts so onboarding does not disappear inside a single annual total.

Alpega pricing

Estimated budget: €500-€5,000/month, or €6,000-€60,000/year, for a scoped deployment, not publicly provided by the vendor. A broad multinational implementation can exceed that band - it is not a ceiling for the Alpega portfolio.

Alpega explains transaction-based pricing and shipper-pay or shared shipper/carrier-pay models. Establish which party pays for which activity. A lower shipper invoice does not necessarily mean lower total network costs, and carrier participation terms can affect adoption.

Descartes Shipper TMS pricing

Estimated budget for an integrated shipper deployment: $30,000-$200,000/year, not publicly provided by the vendor. This does not describe every Descartes product or entry package.

Descartes also publishes general recurring-cost guidance of roughly $ or €0.25 to several USD/EUR per shipment, with other possible transaction charges. As an illustration, 24,000 annual shipments at an assumed €1 each generate €24,000/year in shipment charges, before minimums, modules and other fees. That is a model, not a Descartes quote. Define the chargeable transaction and implementation scope explicitly.

Descartes 3G TMS pricing

Estimated budget for 3G TMS: $50,000-$150,000/year, not publicly provided by the vendor. Earlier third-party research also recorded starting indications around $3,500–$4,000/month. Those older starting figures need a scoped comparison.

Descartes acquired 3Gtms in March 2025. The acquired portfolio also included Pacejet, but a full 3G freight TMS budget should not be assigned to a Pacejet-only shipping deployment. Ask which product, execution functions and integration services the proposal actually covers.

Elemica pricing

For an integrated, multi-site Elemica evaluation, a provisional €30,000-€150,000/year software allowance is a more useful starting assumption than a blank budget. This is our scope-based planning allowance, informed by the other integrated TMS budgets in this guide. It is not an observed Elemica tariff or a verified customer-spend range.

Elemica's logistics portfolio and multi-carrier shipping execution offering can represent different scopes. A standalone shipping module may cost less than this allowance, and a global network deployment may cost more. Separate execution, planning, ERP work and any network or transaction charges in the proposal.

Transporeon pricing

Estimated budget: €50,000-€300,000/year for enterprise shipper use. This range is not publicly provided by the vendor and is not a current Transporeon price list.

There is also a much older public clue: a May 2016 article discussing Agropur's use of Transporeon described software economics in terms of roughly an extra dollar on a $1,000 shipment. That helps illustrate transaction-based economics - it is too old and too specific to serve as today's universal per-load price.

For a current budget, separate the transport-management, procurement, visibility and network scope. Establish charges to both your company and participating carriers.

Infios Transportation Management pricing

Estimated budget: $30,000-$100,000/year, excluding implementation. Not publicly provided by the vendor. The estimate draws on MercuryGate-era research, but substantial enterprise deployments can exceed it.

MercuryGate TMS is now Infios Transportation Management. Use the current product name when requesting planning, execution and integration costs. Older starting-price listings and a large enterprise rollout are not the same purchase, so retain the date and scope whenever comparing an old number with a new proposal.

e2open pricing

Estimated budget: $50,000-$250,000/year, before implementation, for an enterprise transport-management deployment. This range is not publicly provided by the vendor.

e2open's TMS sits within a broader platform, and e2open joined WiseTech Global in 2025. Ask which modules and connected parties are included. Price missing carrier connections and their ongoing support explicitly - do not assume a wider network automatically covers every carrier service you require.

Oracle Transportation Management pricing

Oracle's 10 September 2026 list charges $450/month per $1 million of annual freight under management, with a 20-unit minimum. The planning option adds $200 per unit monthly. Official price list and metric definitions.

• Core minimum: 20 x $450 = $9,000/month or $108,000/year.
• Core plus planning minimum: 20 x $650 = $13,000/month or $156,000/year.
• At $100 million annual freight under management: $540,000/year core, or $780,000 with planning.

Above the minimum, those amounts equal 0.54% and 0.78% of freight under management. The minimum is a licensing commitment, not an eligibility rule excluding smaller shippers. The metric includes managed and third-party-paid freight, including prepaid inbound supplier shipments. Implementation and other options add costs, the list just states a standard three-year term. Negotiated proposals can differ.

SAP Transportation Management pricing

Estimated budget: €250,000-€1 million+ annually for a substantial enterprise deployment, before implementation. Not publicly provided by the vendor. It is not a universal SAP starting price and should not be applied to every existing S/4HANA customer or basic embedded capability.

SAP's pricing page requires a scoped proposal. It lists the pricing for €2.5 million freight spend increments. Specify the edition, deployment model, capabilities already licensed, additional transport functions and rollout work. An existing SAP environment can change what you need to buy, but integration and implementation still need an explicit budget.

Manhattan ActiveTransportation pricing

Estimated budget: $100,000-$500,000/year, excluding implementation, for enterprise scope. Not publicly provided by the vendor. It predates Manhattan's current packaging and should not be used as a minimum for every offer.

Manhattan now presents different Editions, including Essentials. Establish which edition covers your operation and ask for the cost of moving to a broader scope. The historical range is a useful enterprise budget reference, but don't treat it as the final, confirmed price of the newer edition.

Blue Yonder pricing

Estimated budget: $200,000-$1 million+ per year for a large enterprise TMS/suite scope, before implementation. Not publicly provided by the vendor. This is a broad estimate with limited public price evidence, not an entry-level list price.

Use it when considering a substantial Blue Yonder transportation-management deployment. Identify the planning, execution and wider platform functions actually needed. A smaller module purchase and a multinational transformation require different budgets, even when the supplier name is the same.

Uber Freight pricing

Estimated managed-transportation budget: 1-3% of freight spend, not publicly provided by the vendor. At €10 million in annual freight spend, that models €100,000-€300,000/year. It covers a service arrangement, not a verified standalone TMS licence tariff.

Uber Freight offers TMS technology within a wider transportation business. Separate software, managed operations and transport procurement in the proposal. A service fee that replaces work performed by an internal team cannot be compared directly with a software subscription that leaves that work with you.

What to ask before accepting a TMS quote

Send each supplier the same shipment profile, carrier list, rate cards, locations and ERP requirements. Then request five clear answers:

1. What is our first-year and three-year total? Include setup, ERP work, usage, modules, support, maintenance and renewal assumptions.
2. What exactly triggers another charge? Define shipments, labels, messages, users, sites and freight spend, including minimum commitments.
3. What works with each carrier today? List rates, booking, documents and tracking, with ownership of missing connections.
4. Can you demonstrate our actual shipments? Include a parcel, pallet shipment, full load and difficult rate calculation where relevant.
5. What happens when we grow or leave? Price additional sites and carriers, and clarify data export and termination terms.

Our TMS RFP guide and templates turn those questions into a structured selection process. For a fuller approach to comparable proposals and ownership costs, read The TMS RFP Playbook by Ülari Kalamees.

Find the right TMS budget for your operation

Start with your shipments and the work you want to remove. Compare complete costs over a realistic period, then test the expected improvement with your own data.

For manufacturers and wholesalers coordinating parcels and freight through their existing carriers, book a Cargoson demo to discuss the plan, carrier coverage and implementation your operation needs. You can also review Cargoson's published pricing first.

Get a personalized TMS quote

To get a personalized Cargoson TMS quote for your setup, book a free, no-obligation 30-minute consultation with our experts. We'll go over our features, your setup, and discuss whether and how Cargoson could help your logistics operations.

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