WaveTMS vs Truckstop RMIS

WaveTMS9.4Visit Truckstop RMIS9.2Visit

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

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Truckstop RMIS #3 in Carrier Management Software 9.2/10 Paid ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Truckstop RMIS

• WaveTMS fits best

  Teams needing deep carrier workflow coverage

• Truckstop RMIS fits best

  Carrier qualification and compliance teams

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Side by side

Feature	WaveTMS 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Truckstop RMIS 9.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.2
Ranking	#1 in Carrier Management Software	#3 in Carrier Management Software
Best for	Teams needing deep carrier workflow coverage	Carrier qualification and compliance teams
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	—
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web
Integrations	5 integrations	2 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features WaveTMS 4/6 · Truckstop RMIS 6/6
Carrier onboarding	✓	✓
Contract management	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Compliance tracking	✓	✓
Performance scorecards	✓	✓
Carrier portal	✓	✓
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.	Covers onboarding, verification, documents, contracts, fraud, and compliance monitoring Provides carrier performance assessment using data analytics Offers APIs for invitations, registration, documents, and monitoring data
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.	There is no free plan RMIS Pro pricing is not publicly listed RMIS Lite has fewer branding, gate-rule, and sourcing features than Pro
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 →	Truckstop RMIS is a carrier onboarding and compliance platform for freight brokers and other freight operations. It combines an online carrier registration portal with centralized document storage, submitted-information verification,… 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.

• Truckstop RMIS — where it wins

  • Covers onboarding, verification, documents, contracts, fraud, and compliance monitoring
  • Provides carrier performance assessment using data analytics
  • Offers APIs for invitations, registration, documents, and monitoring data

  Where it doesn't

  • There is no free plan
  • RMIS Pro pricing is not publicly listed
  • RMIS Lite has fewer branding, gate-rule, and sourcing features than Pro

• WaveTMS9.4/10 · Pricing on request

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

  Visit WaveTMSFull verdict →
• Truckstop RMIS9.2/10 · Paid

  A broad carrier qualification system with document, fraud, performance, and compliance workflows.

  Visit Truckstop RMISFull verdict →