DAT RateView Analytics review
A market-rate analytics tool with strong comparison and RFP workflows, but no contract management.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
DAT RateView Analytics is a web and API product for brokers, shippers, and carriers that need lane-level freight rate intelligence. It compares spot and contract rates, provides daily market updates, and supports quoting, procurement, negotiations, budgeting, and RFP evaluation. Its published capabilities include 13-month pricing histories, rate averages across multiple time periods, surcharge and margin calculations, custom fuel-program comparisons, and bulk lane uploads for RFP pricing. DAT says its benchmarks are derived from invoice and transaction data collected from transportation companies.
Access follows a contact-sales pricing model rather than a published subscription structure. Ratecast forecasting and RFP pricing are presented as add-ons or enterprise-oriented capabilities, with optional 8-day and 52-week forecasting available through Ratecast. The product connects with TMS, DAT Connexion, and Snowflake, and its web and API access support teams working across operational and analytical workflows. This makes it a fit for organizations that need market data to inform bids, pricing decisions, and procurement reviews without relying on a standalone desktop workflow.
The product’s strongest focus is rate intelligence rather than end-to-end contract administration. It covers comparison, historical analysis, accessorial calculations, carrier bid management, forecasting, and RFP evaluation, but contract management is not included. Teams choosing RateView should want market benchmarks and bid analysis as their primary capability, particularly when bulk lane pricing and fuel-program comparisons matter. Organizations looking for a system to create, manage, and administer freight contracts should choose a product with dedicated contract-management functionality instead.
DAT RateView Analytics pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Compares spot and contract rates with daily lane-level insights
- Adds 13-month history, period averages, and optional forecasting
- Supports RFP evaluation, bulk lane uploads, and surcharge calculations
- Where it doesn't
- Does not provide contract-management functionality
- Uses sales-led access rather than a self-serve plan
- Ratecast and RFP capabilities are add-ons or enterprise-oriented
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