WaveTMS vs IntelliTrans Carrier Management

WaveTMS9.4Visit IntelliTrans Carrier Management8.8Visit

Higher score WaveTMS #1 in Carrier Management Software 9.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 6 features Visit WaveTMS

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IntelliTrans Carrier Management #7 in Carrier Management Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 6 features Visit IntelliTrans

• WaveTMS fits best

  Teams needing deep carrier workflow coverage

• IntelliTrans Carrier Management fits best

  Carrier performance and procurement teams

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Side by side

Feature	WaveTMS 9.4/10 Visit ↗	IntelliTrans Carrier Management 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.8
Ranking	#1 in Carrier Management Software	#7 in Carrier Management Software
Best for	Teams needing deep carrier workflow coverage	Carrier performance and procurement teams
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web
Integrations	5 integrations	1 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features WaveTMS 4/6 · IntelliTrans Carrier Management 5/6
Carrier onboarding	✓	✓
Contract management	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Compliance tracking	✓	✓
Performance scorecards	✓	✓
Carrier portal	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
API access	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Carrier limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Centralizes carrier contacts, equipment, documents, insurance, and shipment history. Automates electronic onboarding and continuous compliance monitoring. Connects carrier search, scoring, rates, tenders, portals, and tracking.	Automates scorecards, KPIs, and carrier performance result sharing Benchmarks carriers by region and lane across key performance measures Combines onboarding, compliance, sourcing, bids, and procurement workflows
Cons	Pricing requires a sales conversation rather than published plan rates. Its broad workflow coverage may exceed the needs of basic tendering teams. Mobile workflows focus on driver and carrier tasks across iOS and Android.	Pricing is sales-led rather than published by plan Carrier management is part of the broader IntelliTrans TMS The product is focused on bulk and break-bulk shipping operations
Our verdict	WaveTMS is a transportation management system for brokers, shippers, carriers, and hybrid freight operations. Its carrier management module brings profiles, contacts, equipment, documents, insurance, shipment history, onboarding,… Read the review →	IntelliTrans Carrier Management is a carrier-management component within the IntelliTrans transportation management platform. It is designed for bulk and break-bulk shippers that need to measure carrier performance, compare providers,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• WaveTMS — where it wins

  • Centralizes carrier contacts, equipment, documents, insurance, and shipment history.
  • Automates electronic onboarding and continuous compliance monitoring.
  • Connects carrier search, scoring, rates, tenders, portals, and tracking.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales conversation rather than published plan rates.
  • Its broad workflow coverage may exceed the needs of basic tendering teams.
  • Mobile workflows focus on driver and carrier tasks across iOS and Android.

• IntelliTrans Carrier Management — where it wins

  • Automates scorecards, KPIs, and carrier performance result sharing
  • Benchmarks carriers by region and lane across key performance measures
  • Combines onboarding, compliance, sourcing, bids, and procurement workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is sales-led rather than published by plan
  • Carrier management is part of the broader IntelliTrans TMS
  • The product is focused on bulk and break-bulk shipping operations

• WaveTMS9.4/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad carrier workflow suite for onboarding, compliance, search, rates, tendering, and tracking.

  Visit WaveTMSFull verdict →
• IntelliTrans Carrier Management8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad carrier-management suite for performance, compliance, sourcing, and procurement teams.

  Visit IntelliTransFull verdict →