The best TMS for freight brokers matches your load count, your lanes, and the load boards and carrier compliance tools you already use. Aljex, BrokerPro, and Tai publish prices and connect to DAT and Truckstop. Rose Rocket adds AI agents, and Revenova runs on Salesforce. Logistics Manager fits Canadian and cross-border brokers billing in CAD and USD.
TransPlus makes Logistics Manager, so this is a vendor-written comparison. Each competitor gets credit for what it does well, and the Logistics Manager entry says plainly where it falls short and who should buy something else.
How we compared
Each pick is judged on what the vendor's own pages state, from the seat of a brokerage with a few people to a few dozen on the desk, covering truckload freight in Canada, the US, or both:
- Who the vendor says the system is built for
- Which carrier onboarding and compliance services it names
- Which load boards it connects to
- Customer portal, accounting, and EDI
- Canada and CAD and USD billing
- Whether it publishes a price
The 8 broker TMS picks side by side
Vendors are listed alphabetically. Where a vendor's pages don't say, the table reads Not stated or Not published, so ask about it on the demo.
| Vendor | Built for | Carrier onboarding and compliance | Load boards | Published price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aljex | Brokerages from 2 users to several hundred | MyCarrierPortal on every plan; Highway and one of RMIS, SaferWatch, or DAT tools on Professional and up | DAT, Truckstop, 123Loadboard, or Direct Freight, by plan | From $699/month with 5 users, plus setup fee |
| BrokerPro | Brokerages of all sizes | Highway, RMIS, MyCarrierPortal, SaferWatch | DAT, Truckstop, 123Loadboard | $950/month base, priced by load volume |
| Logistics Manager (TransPlus) | Brokers and 3PLs with no trucks | Insurance and certificates on file; RMIS add-on | None listed | From $500/month for one user, billed quarterly |
| McLeod PowerBroker | Brokerages and 3PLs | Highway | Load board integrations, boards not named; PNN load board search | Not published |
| Revenova | Brokerages, 3PLs, carriers, and shippers | Highway, Truckstop RMIS, MyCarrierPortal partners | DAT, Truckstop partners | Not published |
| Rose Rocket | Brokers, carriers, and 3PLs | Highway, RMIS | DAT, Truckstop | From $2,080/month, unlimited users |
| Tai TMS | Mid-size to enterprise brokerages | Highway, RMIS, Truckstop | DAT, Truckstop, Direct Freight, 123Loadboard | Growth plan $995/month, 2 logins |
| Tailwind TMS | Carriers, brokers, and companies that do both | RMIS | DAT, Truckstop, 123Loadboard, NextLoad | $250 per user plus $1,500 setup, on its online sign-up |
Logistics Manager: TMS for freight brokers and 3PLs
Quote, build loads, book outside carriers, and invoice from one system. Plans start at $500 per month for one user, billed quarterly.
The 8 picks: who each one fits
Aljex: brokerages that want load boards in the base plan
Aljex is owned by Descartes Systems Group, not DAT; DAT is an integration partner. Aljex says it serves brokerages from two users to several hundred, and its pricing page lists three plans: Essential at $699 a month with 5 users included plus a one-time setup fee, Professional from $999 a month with 15 users, and Enterprise from $2,375 a month.
The integration list is deep for a published-price plan. Essential includes MacroPoint tracking, QuickBooks, MyCarrierPortal, and your pick of DAT, Truckstop, or 123Loadboard. Professional adds a private load board, a second public board, customer and carrier portals, and one customer EDI connection. On Professional and Enterprise, Highway is available and you choose one of RMIS, SaferWatch, DAT CarrierWatch, or DAT Onboarding; Aljex lists one-time integration fees, and third-party subscriptions are extra where required.
Key tradeoff: Essential includes one load board and lists no customer portal or Highway, with extra integrations bought ad hoc, and Aljex's pricing page doesn't mention Canada or CAD billing.
BrokerPro: brokers who want pricing by load volume, not by user
BrokerPro is broker-only software from Decatur, Alabama, built for brokerages of all sizes. Its pricing page lists a base platform fee of $950 a month and says pricing is based on load volume, not users or feature tiers.
BrokerPro names the carrier tools a broker asks about first: Highway, RMIS, MyCarrierPortal, and SaferWatch for onboarding and compliance, and DAT, Truckstop, and 123Loadboard for load boards. QuickBooks and EDI are on its integration list.
Key tradeoff: BrokerPro's site doesn't mention Canada or CAD billing, and your monthly cost moves with your load count, so price it at next year's volume, not this year's.
Logistics Manager: Canadian and cross-border brokers on QuickBooks or Sage
Logistics Manager is the TransPlus TMS for brokers and 3PLs with no trucks of their own. Quoting and rating, order entry, carrier search and contracting, carrier rate history, bid tracking, carrier receipt invoicing, and management reporting run off one cloud order record, with the margin on the load before you tender. Plans start at $500 per month for one user, billed quarterly, on an annual contract in CAD or USD. Additional users, add-on modules, and the onboarding fee are quoted separately.
Customer invoices and carrier receipts post to QuickBooks Online or Desktop, Sage 50, or Sage 300, and TransPlus supports 16 accounting, payroll, and financial systems. Shipper EDI (204, 990, 214, 210, and 997) is built and supported by an in-house EDI team. Every plan includes 1:1 live technical support, 7am to 6pm ET, Monday to Friday, with emergency after-hours support. The full feature list is on the freight broker software page.
Key tradeoff: TransPlus lists no load board integrations and no shipper portal for Logistics Manager. RMIS carrier onboarding, EDI, Freight Tracking (project44, FourKites, Descartes MacroPoint, and FreightVerify), Carrier Tracking, and the carrier-facing Freight Assist portal are add-on modules, quoted separately.
McLeod PowerBroker: brokers who want accounting inside the TMS
McLeod Software sells PowerBroker for brokerages and 3PLs and LoadMaster for carriers, so a company running both can stay with one vendor. McLeod publishes no price; you get a quote.
PowerBroker carries its own accounting, which McLeod describes as a complete accounting package in the same system, and McLeod lists more than 260 off-the-shelf integrations backed by more than 140 certified partners, load boards among them. McLeod and Highway partnered in 2023 to bring carrier identity checks and insurance monitoring into PowerBroker, and PowerBroker works with Descartes MacroPoint for tracking.
Key tradeoff: McLeod says its software can run on your own servers or in McLeod's managed cloud, so ask which one your quote assumes. McLeod lists a customer portal and native EDI, but it doesn't name its load board partners or mention Canada, so get those answers in writing on the demo.
Revenova: brokerages that already run sales on Salesforce
Revenova runs on the Salesforce platform and sells to brokerages, 3PLs, carriers, and shippers. It publishes no price on its own site.
Because it sits inside Salesforce, your sales team's accounts and your operations team's loads live in one system. Revenova lists a branded customer portal, an AI agent called Artimus that builds loads from emails and quote requests, automatic tracking of carrier authority and insurance, accounting integration, and real-time visibility with ETA alerts. Its partner list includes DAT, Truckstop, Highway, Truckstop RMIS, and MyCarrierPortal, and its 3PL pages list multiple currencies.
Key tradeoff: It makes the most sense if your team already works in Salesforce, and Revenova's pages don't mention Canada.
Rose Rocket: brokers who want AI agents and unlimited users
Rose Rocket is built for freight brokers, carriers, and 3PLs. Its Full Service Platform starts at $2,080 a month with unlimited users and no per-seat fees, and Enterprise is custom priced.
The platform includes three AI agents, a customer portal, iOS and Android apps, and integrations with Highway and RMIS, DAT and Truckstop, QuickBooks Online and Dynamics 365 Business Central, and SPS Commerce for EDI. It quotes and invoices in more than one currency for cross-border shipments and files ACE and ACI e-manifests through BorderConnect.
Key tradeoff: $2,080 a month is the highest monthly entry price among the vendors here that publish one, so unlimited users pay off once you have several people on the desk. If you are weighing it against TransPlus, the Rose Rocket alternative page goes line by line.
Tai TMS: mid-size US brokerages moving FTL and LTL
Tai Software says Tai TMS is built for mid-sized to enterprise freight brokerages and is fully cloud-based. Its pricing page lists the Growth plan at $995 a month with 2 staff logins and 200 shipments included, higher plans at $2,465, $4,595, and $7,925 a month, and Enterprise by quote.
Tai runs FTL and LTL in one system, with direct API and EDI links to LTL carriers. Every published plan includes a branded client portal on your own logo and domain, a dedicated customer success manager, and quarterly business reviews. It names Highway, RMIS, and Truckstop for carrier onboarding, DAT, Truckstop, Direct Freight, and 123Loadboard for load boards, and QuickBooks for accounting.
Key tradeoff: Tai's FAQ describes domestic FTL and LTL in the United States and doesn't address Canada, and on a phone it runs in the mobile browser rather than an app.
Tailwind TMS: carriers that also broker
Tailwind TMS started in Delta, British Columbia. Envase bought it in 2020, WiseTech Global announced its purchase of Envase in 2023, and Tailwind is now sold under the CargoWise name. CargoWise describes it as a cloud-based TMS designed for motor carriers, freight brokers, and companies that do both.
One system covers dispatch, driver and carrier settlements, a proof-of-delivery driver app, QuickBooks Online sync (Plus or higher), EDI through Kleinschmidt, a Samsara ELD integration, and BorderConnect for ACE and ACI e-manifests. For carriers it lists RMIS onboarding and DAT, Truckstop, 123Loadboard, and NextLoad. You can start a subscription online through US or Canadian sign-up links.
Key tradeoff: The Tailwind page shows no price, but its online sign-up lists the Unlimited plan at $250 per user plus a $1,500 setup fee, so confirm the billing period on the demo. Highway isn't named.
Where Logistics Manager fits, and where it does not
Logistics Manager is a good fit if:
- You run a Canadian or cross-border brokerage that bills some customers in CAD and others in USD.
- Your books are in QuickBooks or Sage and you want customer invoices and carrier receipts to post without keying them twice.
- A shipper is asking for EDI and you want the team that builds the connection to be the team that supports it. See EDI for trucking.
- You want onboarding run by a named specialist. Customers, carriers, shippers, and consignees come over through TransPlus templates, and onboarding takes 30 to 90 days depending on the size of your operation and how much data comes over.
If you run trucks of your own and broker the overflow, you don't need Logistics Manager at all. Fleet Manager includes brokerage, so loads your drivers haul and loads you broker out bill from one system.
Pick something else if:
- Your desk lives on DAT or Truckstop and you want posting and search inside the TMS. Aljex, BrokerPro, Tai, Rose Rocket, Tailwind, and Revenova name those integrations; TransPlus lists none.
- Your shippers expect a branded portal to check their loads. Tai includes one on every published plan, and Aljex Professional, McLeod, Rose Rocket, and Revenova list customer portals too. Logistics Manager gives shippers load status through the Freight Tracking add-on instead.
- You want Highway for carrier vetting. Aljex (Professional and up), BrokerPro, McLeod, Revenova, Rose Rocket, and Tai name it; Logistics Manager connects to RMIS as an add-on.
- You move a lot of LTL and want direct LTL carrier connections. Tai is built for that.
Best broker TMS by brokerage type
- Small US brokerage that wants load boards and carrier compliance tools from day one: Aljex Essential, with 5 users included, or BrokerPro.
- Mid-size brokerage with LTL volume and shippers who want a portal: Tai TMS.
- Sales-led brokerage already working in Salesforce: Revenova.
- Brokerage that wants AI agents and has several people on the desk: Rose Rocket.
- Canadian or cross-border brokerage billing in CAD and USD, on QuickBooks or Sage: Logistics Manager.
- Carrier that also brokers: TransPlus Fleet Manager, Tailwind TMS, or McLeod LoadMaster with PowerBroker.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best TMS for a small freight brokerage?
For a small US brokerage that wants load boards and carrier compliance tools from the start, Aljex Essential ($699 a month with 5 users included) and BrokerPro ($950 a month base, priced by load volume) both connect to DAT or Truckstop; BrokerPro also names Highway, and Aljex lists Highway on Professional and Enterprise. A small Canadian or cross-border brokerage billing in CAD and USD should also look at TransPlus Logistics Manager, which starts at $500 per month for one user, billed quarterly.
Which freight broker TMS connects to DAT and Truckstop?
Aljex, BrokerPro, Tai TMS, Rose Rocket, Tailwind TMS, and Revenova all name DAT and Truckstop integrations on their own sites. Aljex Essential lets you pick one of DAT, Truckstop, or 123Loadboard, and its higher plans add a second public board and a private load board. TransPlus Logistics Manager lists no load board integrations.
What is the best TMS for Canadian freight brokers?
Look for CAD and USD billing in the same system and an accounting link to the package you already run. TransPlus Logistics Manager is built in Kitchener, Ontario, handles CAD and USD with multi-currency support, posts to QuickBooks, Sage 50, or Sage 300, and includes 1:1 live technical support from 7am to 6pm ET, Monday to Friday. Rose Rocket and Revenova list multi-currency, Tailwind TMS started in Delta, British Columbia and sells online in CAD, and Aljex, BrokerPro, and Tai don't mention Canada on their pricing pages.
How much does freight broker software cost?
Published starting prices in this guide: TransPlus Logistics Manager from $500 per month for one user, billed quarterly; Aljex Essential $699 with 5 users; BrokerPro $950 base; Tai Growth $995 with 2 logins; and Rose Rocket from $2,080 with unlimited users. Tailwind's online sign-up lists $250 per user plus a $1,500 setup fee, and McLeod and Revenova publish no price. Ask every vendor about setup, onboarding, and add-on fees, and see TransPlus pricing for what is quoted separately.
Do I need a broker TMS if I also run my own trucks?
Not a separate one. A carrier that also brokers needs one system for both, so loads your drivers haul and loads you broker out bill from one place. TransPlus Fleet Manager includes brokerage, Tailwind TMS is designed for companies that do both, and McLeod pairs LoadMaster for carriers with PowerBroker for brokerage.
Does TransPlus Logistics Manager connect to load boards?
TransPlus lists no load board integrations for Logistics Manager. It covers quoting, carrier search and contracting, carrier rate history, bid tracking, and invoicing on one order record, with RMIS carrier onboarding, EDI, Freight Tracking, and Carrier Tracking as add-on modules. If posting to DAT or Truckstop from inside your TMS matters most, Aljex, BrokerPro, Tai TMS, or Rose Rocket fit better.
Related reading: freight broker software: 6 benefits that show up in margin, carrier, broker, and shipper TMS: the types compared, and what TMS software costs per month, user, and truck.
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