CargoWise alternatives
CargoWise alternatives for NZ and Australian businesses
CargoWise: USD 19.95 per FCL import, USD 12.75 per FCL export, plus USD 2,500 monthly cloud access
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What people compare CargoWise with
CargoWise publishes fees of USD 19.95 per full container import and USD 12.75 per full container export, plus USD 2,500 a month for read-only cloud access. If your software bill rises with shipment volume, you may be looking for a way to keep your records and run jobs without paying for each shipment.
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Freight Forwarding for Claude Code
The open-source freight forwarding system that is just a database and Claude Code. Built around your business, with your CargoWise data brought across.
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How to choose a CargoWise alternative
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What drives the bill
Check whether your costs are tied to shipment volume, user numbers or access to records. CargoWise publishes per-shipment fees and a monthly read-only cloud access fee, so compare those charges with your own shipment mix and who needs to see the records.
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Who owns your records
Ask whether you can keep and use your shipment records in a database you own, rather than relying on access to a supplier's system. Your jobs, containers, milestones, charges and accruals are core business information. Make sure you understand how you can access them if you change systems.
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Fit with your operation
Check whether the system can reflect your own fields, processes and rules across forwarding jobs. Consider what it tracks, such as cutoffs, arrivals, free time and job profit, and whether it suits the way you work in New Zealand, Australia or both.
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What the switch involves
Find out which CargoWise records can be brought across and what needs checking. Shipment list reports can be exported, but headings vary by report. Containers, charges and milestones are in other reports, so ask who will map those records and reconcile the transfer.
The option that fits
Own the version that fits your business
Enterprise DNA builds your freight forwarding system around how your business runs, brings your CargoWise data across and runs it for you. Your records sit in a database you own, with no per-seat plans. You pay one setup fee, then a monthly retainer. If you prefer to manage it yourself, there is also a free version you can run yourself.
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- check Built around your fields and ways of working
- check One setup fee, then a monthly retainer
Make it yours
Design your own CargoWise replacement
Everything starts from the open-source base. Then it gets your name, the parts you run, your rules and your data from CargoWise. Try it here, and we build the real one.
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Questions
CargoWise alternatives, answered
How much does CargoWise cost for a forwarder? expand_more
CargoWise publishes fees of USD 19.95 per full container import and USD 12.75 per full container export. Read-only cloud access is listed at USD 2,500 a month. Other shipment types have different listed fees, so compare your shipment mix and access needs with your current bill.
Can you move our CargoWise records into a new system? expand_more
The free version can import a CargoWise shipment list report. Headings vary, so you can map your own, and original fields are kept. Containers, charges and milestones are in other reports. Enterprise DNA maps those records and reconciles the move with you.
Will a freight forwarding alternative lodge customs declarations? expand_more
No. Lodgement stays with your customs broker or lodgement service. The system can track when reports and declarations are due and flag them until a person records that they were lodged. Check this distinction if you need a tool to submit declarations.
What would an owned version cost instead? expand_more
Enterprise DNA charges one setup fee, then a monthly retainer for the agreed work, with no fee per shipment or per-seat plans. If you run the free version yourself, it costs only hosting and your agent. Compare those costs with your shipment charges and read-only access bill.
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