An Expedock alternative for quoting from your own rates

Looking for an Expedock alternative for quote requests? Expedock's AI agent, Freya, drafts quotes and handles other back-office tasks, with an Expedock operator reviewing its work. Laneworks does one job: it reads each quote request and prices every line from your own rate sheet by fixed rules, so your own team stays in control of the quote and pays a flat, published price.

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Free trial: forward a request to try@getlaneworks.com and the draft comes back in about two minutes. No sign-up, no call.

Where the two differ

What it is. Expedock describes Freya as an AI agent working alongside an Expedock operator across email classification, quoting, bookings, status replies and invoice posting. Laneworks is quoting software your team runs: quote requests in, priced replies out.
How prices are set. Freya can select rates from an existing rate sheet or email carriers and truckers for spot rates. In Laneworks the AI only reads the request; every line is priced from your rate sheet by fixed rules and names the row it came from. Anything not on the sheet is flagged, never guessed.
Who checks the quote. With Expedock, its operator reviews the agent's work. With Laneworks, your own team sees every draft, or fully priced quotes go out automatically under rules you set.
Pricing. Expedock doesn't publish pricing (checked November 2026). Laneworks publishes its plans: from A$1,500 a month by quote volume, with unlimited users.

Expedock is the stronger choice if you want a managed service covering bookings, tracking and accounts as well as quotes. Laneworks fits if quoting is the bottleneck and you want it priced exactly from your own rates. Best AI tools for freight forwarders, by job

How it works

Forward the customer's quote request to your Laneworks address, attachments and all.
We read it: lane, cargo, weights and dimensions, Incoterm and delivery address are pulled out of the email and any packing list.
We price it by fixed rules against your own rate sheet. The AI never sets a price, and every line names the rate-sheet row it came from.
Sent for you, or checked by you. With auto-reply on, fully priced quotes go straight to your customer from your own mailbox, usually within two minutes, 24/7. Anything unusual comes to your team as a draft.

Check the accuracy yourself

We publish a benchmark: 22 typical quote requests (port codes, EXW pickups, LCL, air pallets, reefer, dangerous goods, Excel and PDF attachments) run against a sample rate sheet, with every total checked by hand. 14 were priced exactly, 6 were flagged for a rate or answered with questions instead of a guess, and 2 were correctly left alone. See the benchmark and download the workbook

What Laneworks costs

Monthly price by quote volume, all users included. Plans start at A$1,500 a month (about US$980 or £780) including 150 quote requests. No per-quote fees, setup done for you. The trial needs no card, no call and no sign-up. Pricing

Questions

Is Laneworks a managed service like Expedock?

No. Laneworks is software: it prices the quote and your team decides what goes out. For multi-branch forwarders who want the desk run for them, Enterprise adds rate upkeep, agent rate requests and a named account manager.

Can Laneworks request spot rates from carriers?

It writes the buy-rate request to your own agents or carriers for anything your sheet doesn't cover, ready to send with one click, and prices the waiting quote once you forward their reply.

Does it work with CargoWise or Magaya?

Yes. It works by email alongside CargoWise, Magaya or spreadsheets, with nothing to install.

How do we test it?

Forward one real quote request to try@getlaneworks.com. The priced draft comes back in about two minutes. No card, no call, no sign-up.

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