CargoWise vs CocoonFMS

CargoWise9.4Visit CocoonFMS8.8Visit

Higher score CargoWise #1 in Freight Forwarding Software 9.4/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 5 features Visit CargoWise

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CocoonFMS #5 in Freight Forwarding Software 8.8/10 28-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit CocoonFMS

• CargoWise fits best

  Large, complex multimodal forwarders

• CocoonFMS fits best

  Teams wanting transparent multimodal pricing

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Side by side

Feature	CargoWise 9.4/10 Visit ↗	CocoonFMS 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.8
Ranking	#1 in Freight Forwarding Software	#5 in Freight Forwarding Software
Best for	Large, complex multimodal forwarders	Teams wanting transparent multimodal pricing
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$0.20/unit usage-based	£70/user/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	28 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Mobile	Cloud, Browser extension
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Phone, Docs
Integrations	10 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features CargoWise 0/5 · CocoonFMS 5/5
Booking management	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Shipment tracking	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Document management	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Customs workflows	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Carrier rate management	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Transport modes	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Covers air, ocean, road, rail, customs, warehousing, and finance Includes tendering, freight audit, analytics, and customer visibility portals Supports EDI, APIs, XML, EDIFACT, iDOC, JSON, and CSV connectivity	Covers air, ocean, road and rail freight workflows Combines tracking, documents, customs, finance and portals Offers user- and shipment-volume pricing with a 28-day trial
Cons	No free plan or monthly pricing option Usage-based pricing spans multiple transaction types and tiers Its breadth may exceed the needs of smaller, single-mode operators	No free plan is available Listed CocoonOPS tiers start at £70 per user monthly 100+ CocoonOPS users require contacting sales
Our verdict	CargoWise is a logistics execution platform for freight forwarders, customs brokers, warehouse operators, carriers, and transport providers. It brings together international forwarding, customs, warehousing, land transport, parcel… Read the review →	CocoonFMS is a cloud-based freight management suite for freight forwarders, transport companies, 3PLs and related logistics operators. Its CocoonOPS system brings together quotation and booking management, multimodal consignments, shipment… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• CargoWise — where it wins

  • Covers air, ocean, road, rail, customs, warehousing, and finance
  • Includes tendering, freight audit, analytics, and customer visibility portals
  • Supports EDI, APIs, XML, EDIFACT, iDOC, JSON, and CSV connectivity

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan or monthly pricing option
  • Usage-based pricing spans multiple transaction types and tiers
  • Its breadth may exceed the needs of smaller, single-mode operators

• CocoonFMS — where it wins

  • Covers air, ocean, road and rail freight workflows
  • Combines tracking, documents, customs, finance and portals
  • Offers user- and shipment-volume pricing with a 28-day trial

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Listed CocoonOPS tiers start at £70 per user monthly
  • 100+ CocoonOPS users require contacting sales

• CargoWise9.4/10 · Paid

  A broad, transaction-priced platform for complex multimodal forwarding operations.

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• CocoonFMS8.8/10 · 28-day trial

  A broad multimodal suite with detailed workflows, tracking and volume-based pricing.

  Visit CocoonFMSFull verdict →