Descartes Global Logistics Pricing Guide (Mar 2022)

Shlomi Lavi

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Distribution Software Price Range

A majority distribution software in the market has perpetual licences that can be bought with a one-time fee. However, there are others set on the conventional per month, per user basis. Businesses can expect to pay between $20 to $100 per month for a distribution software. Alternatively, companies can expect prices from $5,000 and above for distribution software perpetual licenses.

For example, Visco pricing starts from $95 per user monthly and Info M3 pricing from $150 per user monthly. Meanwhile, Epicor Distributor and Accolent ERP cost one-time fees of $20,000 and $2,500 respectively for perpetual licences.

Different vendors target different sizes of businesses; hence, each business size should expect disparate pricing.

• Small Businesses can expect price points which range from $10 to $40 for distribution software. For example, Hello Tracks is priced at $10 per user, per month, while Zoho Creator pricing starts from $10 per user, per month. Also, Emerge App costs up to $26 per user monthly.
• Medium Businesses can expect to pay within $40 to $100 for a distribution software, depending on the type of package, the robustness of its features, and the number of user accounts. For example, Aquilon is priced at $75 per month for a single user account, but costs around $60 for multiple accounts. Also, Visco is priced around $95 per user monthly, and Nowcommerce for QuickBooks costs around $100 per month.
• Large Businesses can expect volatile pricing for a distribution software because most vendors adjust their prices to suit capacity of interested organizations. However, they can expect a price between $100 to $800 per month. For example, InfoPlus pricing starts from 695 per month, while that of Infor M3 starts from 150 per month.

Distribution Software best of breeds and their price ranges are as follows:

• Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Software Most electronic data interchange software in the market are priced either on a yearly basis or per license, although there are a few others with monthly pricing. The price ranges for EDI, depending on their tiers, are $150 to $250, $250 to $2,500, and $2,500 upward. For instance, Chiapas EDI is priced around $3750 per year, while ERP Integration Software costs $1,000 per year. Alternatively, GoAnywhere MFT perpetual licence costs around $2,000, while that of Business Systems Integrators costs $1,200.
• Food Traceability Software Most food traceability software products in the market are set on per user, per year or per user, per month basis. The price points ranges are $40 to $80, $80 to $200, and $200 above per month, depending on their tiers. Otherwise, yearly food traceability software tools are between $500 to $2,000, and $2,000 to $10,000 per year. For example, SafetyChain Food Safety & Quality Software starts from $7,500 per year, while Compliance Mate pricing starts from $500 per year. Otherwise, Visual Produce costs $300 per user monthly, while eQ Trace costs $350 per user monthly.
• Shipping Software Most shipping software apps in the market are either priced per user, per month or by the volume of shipping per month. Its price varies between $2 and $50 above depending on the vendor offering it. For instance, ShippingEasy pricing starts from $29 per month, FreightView costs around $99 per month, and 2Ship pricing starts from $10 monthly.
• Logistics Software Most logistics Software solutions in the market are priced per user, per month or per volume of items monthly. There are also others based on commission. The price ranges are between $40 to $80 and $80 to $200 per month. For example, Logitude World starts from $45 per month, OnFleet pricing starts from $149 per month, and Betachon Freight Auditing pricing starts from $0.1 per gain on each item.
• Food Distribution Software Food distribution software have prices that fall between $18 to $50 and $50 to $150 per month, depending on their tiers. The price is set per driver or user per month or per trip, per month. For example, Traverse pricing starts from $100 per month, Routteique pricing from $49 per month, and OptimoRoute costs about $19 per driver per month.

• Functionality: Descartes Global Logistics Platform offers features like B2B Connectivity & Messaging, Routing, Mobile & Telematics, Customs & Regulatory Compliance, Broker & Forwarder Enterprise Systems, Transportation Management, Global Trade Intelligence, Ecommerce Shipping & Fulfillment, etc. Oracle Transportation Management Cloud offers features like Operational Planning, Transportation Management (available in Descartes), Fleet Management, Logistics Network Modeling, Digital Assistant, Machine Learning, etc. MercuryGate TMS offers features like Carbon Impact, Dock Scheduling, Dynamic Routing, Load Planning, Modeling, Multimodal Optimization, Pooling & Advancing Routing, Street-Level Optimization, Request Demo, Management, Carrier Management, Compliance & Governance, Customer Rating, Digital Freight, Document Generation, Fleet Management (available in Oracle), Multimodal Rating, Rate Repository, Spot Market, Transportation Order, etc. Kuebix TMS offers features like Negotiated Rates, Spot Service, Book, Track, Reports and Analytics, Freight Pay and Audit, Financial Management, Claims Management, Prepay and Add, Order Integration, Invoice Integration, Custom Integrations, etc.
• Customers/Industries: Descartes Global Logistics Platform had customers like Atlantic Tire Distributors, SEKO Logistics, Tyres on The Drive, Adafruit Industries, Fishing Tackle & Bait, Box Components, Megaware Keelguard, etc. Oracle Transportation Management Cloud targets Automotive, Communication, Construction & Engineering, Energy and Water, Financial Services, Food and Beverage, Government and education, Healthcare, High Technology, Hospitality, Industrial manufacturing, Life sciences, Media & Entertainment, Oil and Gas, Professional Services, Retail, Travel, and Transportation, etc. Oracle Transportation Management Cloud has customers like Zoom, Premier League, Motorola Solutions, MTN Group, SKY, Comcast, AYA Bank, PiLog, Talcott Resolution, Enersense, Allied Irish Banks, EMSS, Staughton Group, Toro, etc. MercuryGate TMS targets customer types like 3PLs, Carriers, Freight Brokers, Freight Forwarders, and Shippers. MercuryGate targets Food & Beverage, Pharma, Retail, Manufacturing, Wholesale Distribution, etc. Kuebix TMS has customers like Challenger, Monarch Brands, Weis, Master Magnetics, ShowMe Global Logistics, Vaxcel, Hanover, Coatings & Adhesive, Sensata Technologies, Summit Supply LLC, etc.
• Cost: The license cost information for Descartes Global Logistics Platform and all its alternatives are unavailable.
• Cloud-based/On-premise: Descartes Global Logistics Platform and its alternatives mentioned are cloud-based. MercuryGate and Kuebix TMS offers On-Premise for Windows and Linux.
• Popularity: Descartes Global Logistics Platform is publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the DSGX symbol. Oracle Transportation Management Cloud is also publicly traded on the NYSE under the ORCL symbol with 430K+ customers.
• Scalability: Descartes Global Logistics Platform and Kuebix TMS can accommodate businesses of all sizes.
• Support: MercuryGate TMS offers the 24/7 (Live Rep) support channel. Kuebix TMS offers Email/Help Desk, Phone Support, and Chat.

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