The best freight quoting software for small forwarders depends on where your quotes start. If requests arrive by email and you price from your own rate sheet, an email-based drafting tool saves the most time; if you want everything inside a TMS, a TMS module fits better.
Disclosure: we make Laneworks, so it's listed first, and we've said where it's not the right fit. Competitor details are from their own published pages, checked October 2026; check their sites for current pricing. Updated 8 November 2026.
| Tool | Price |
|---|---|
| Laneworks | Starter A$1,500/month (up to 150 quote requests), Growth A$3,500, Operations A$7,500 (ex GST), unlimited users. |
| Logixboard Helm | From US$1,000/month for 1–10 mailboxes (published pricing, checked Oct 2026). |
| Freightify | Contact sales; 7-day trial (published, checked Oct 2026). |
| CargoWise rate management and quoting | Part of your CargoWise licence: Forwarding Value Pack list price US$12.75–19.95 per FCL shipment and US$8.35–13.30 per LCL or air shipment (CargoWise pricing). |
| Logistaas | US$45–85 per user per month plus implementation (published, checked Oct 2026). |
Answers quote requests from the customer's email, priced from your own rate sheet by fixed rules, in about two minutes. Fully priced quotes can go straight to the customer from your own mailbox (auto-reply); anything unusual comes to your team as a draft. Works beside CargoWise or any system, no integration.
Price: Starter A$1,500/month (up to 150 quote requests), Growth A$3,500, Operations A$7,500 (ex GST), unlimited users. More
An AI inbox for forwarders, priced per connected mailbox with unlimited users.
Price: From US$1,000/month for 1–10 mailboxes (published pricing, checked Oct 2026). More
Rate management and quoting platform for forwarders, with a QuoteAI feature and an Outlook add-in.
Price: Contact sales; 7-day trial (published, checked Oct 2026). More
Quoting and rate management inside CargoWise, for forwarders already running on it.
Price: Part of your CargoWise licence: Forwarding Value Pack list price US$12.75–19.95 per FCL shipment and US$8.35–13.30 per LCL or air shipment (CargoWise pricing). More
A forwarder TMS for small and mid-sized firms, priced per user, with quoting as part of the system.
Price: US$45–85 per user per month plus implementation (published, checked Oct 2026). More
Expedock's AI agent, Freya, drafts freight quotes from an existing rate sheet or by emailing carriers and truckers for spot rates, alongside other back-office tasks, with an Expedock operator reviewing its work.
Price: On request (checked Nov 2026).
Laneworks publishes its test: 22 messy quote requests (port codes, EXW pickups, air volumetric weight, LCL weight-or-measure, reefer, dangerous goods, spreadsheet and PDF attachments) run against a rate sheet you can download, with every total recalculated by hand. Whichever quoting tool you choose, ask for the same on your own requests. Laneworks will run 20 of yours against your rate sheet, free, and send back the scored workbook. See the benchmark
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Forward a real quote request to try@getlaneworks.com; the priced draft comes back in about two minutes.