A Logixboard Helm alternative for quoting from your own rates

Looking for a Logixboard Helm alternative? Helm is an AI inbox for forwarders priced per connected mailbox; Laneworks is a quoting-only tool for small forwarders in Australia and New Zealand that prices every line from your own rate sheet.

Forward one real quote request See a sample draft

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

Scope. Helm is an AI inbox that covers more than quoting. Laneworks focuses on one task: priced quote replies from the customer's email.
Pricing. Helm is published at US$1,000 a month for 1 to 10 connected mailboxes with unlimited users (its pricing page, checked October 2026). Laneworks is priced in AUD by monthly quote volume, from A$1,500 a month including 150 quote requests.
Connection. Helm connects to your mailboxes. Laneworks needs no access to your mailbox or TMS: you forward the emails you want drafted, by hand or with a forwarding rule.
Pricing method. Laneworks prices by fixed rules against your rate sheet and names the row every line came from, so nothing is AI-guessed.

If you want an AI assistant across the whole inbox, Helm is worth a look. If quoting is the job you want fixed, from your own rates, with no connection to your mail system, Laneworks is the lighter option. See the 2026 comparison.

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.

Pricing

Free trial on your own emails. Plans start at A$1,500 a month including 150 quote requests, with unlimited users; larger plans cover 500 and 1,500 requests a month. No per-quote or per-transaction fees, all prices ex GST, cancel any time with 7 days' notice.

Check the accuracy yourself

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

Questions

Does Laneworks connect to our mailbox like Helm does?

No. You forward quote requests to your Laneworks address, or set a rule that forwards them automatically. Nothing is connected or installed.

Which is cheaper?

Laneworks' Starter plan (A$1,500, about US$980) is just under Helm's published entry tier (US$1,000), but Helm covers more of the inbox. Compare what you need, not just the price.

Is Laneworks affiliated with Logixboard?

No. Logixboard and Helm are trademarks of their owner; this page compares published information only.

Try it on one of today's requests

Forward a real quote request to try@getlaneworks.com. The priced draft comes back in about two minutes.

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