What each platform is
Freightools
Freightools is an AI-enabled commercial operating layer for freight forwarders, not a full forwarding TMS. Eight connected products share one rate library: Tari for tariff extraction, Miles for margin-aware quoting, Instant Quote for customer self-service, Spot Rate Search for market benchmarks, AI Tariff Loading for ongoing tariff maintenance, AI Command Center for oversight, Rate Management as the pricing system of record, and a Digital Customer Portal under the forwarder's own brand. The forwarder's agreements and pricing rules stay at the center, every AI output is human-reviewable and traceable to its source, and the existing TMS stays in place.
Freightos for Forwarders (WebCargo)
Freightos for Forwarders, formerly WebCargo, is the forwarder-facing suite of the Freightos network. It combines multimodal rate management, quotation, air and ocean pricing, carrier eBooking, payment, and procurement, plus market-rate intelligence through Freightos Terminal and customer self-service through its Sales Portal. Freightos says more than 5,000 forwarders use its forwarder tools. Its strongest documented differentiator is network connectivity: forwarders work from live carrier pricing and capacity and can proceed directly from rate search and quotation to booking.
Capability comparison
Statuses reflect each vendor's current public documentation, not a feature verdict: Publicly documented means the vendor describes the capability on its official site, Partially documented means the exact scope is unclear, and Confirm during evaluation means no reliable public documentation was found or implementation varies.
| Category | Freightools | Freightos for Forwarders (WebCargo) |
|---|---|---|
| Tariff ingestion | Publicly documented Tari converts carrier PDFs, scanned PDFs, Excel sheets, and emailed rate attachments into structured records. Every extracted field links back to its source clause, and operations reviews side by side before anything goes live. | Partially documented Multimodal rate management is documented as part of the suite. The public material we reviewed does not detail AI document extraction or a human verification workflow. |
| Rate management | Publicly documented Contracts, surcharges, validity windows, free time, and customer-specific markups live in one structured library. Every change is versioned, logged, and reversible. | Publicly documented Multimodal rate management is a named pillar of Freightos for Forwarders, alongside quoting, procurement, and carrier booking. |
| Rate procurement | Partially documented Spot Rate Search benchmarks contract prices against ocean, air, and road spot data inside the quoting flow. Freightools describes spot-data ingestion generally rather than publishing a named carrier network. | Publicly documented Live carrier pricing and capacity is the platform's strongest documented differentiator. Procurement tooling is publicly described, and market-rate intelligence is offered through Freightos Terminal. |
| Modes | Publicly documented Miles quotes ocean FCL and LCL, air, road, and rail from the same tariff library and the same margin rules. | Publicly documented Air and ocean pricing and eBooking are core to the documented offering, within a multimodal rate-management suite. |
| Quotation workflow | Publicly documented Quotes assemble in seconds from loaded tariffs, with customer rules applied automatically. Miles stores the inputs and rate records behind every quote, so any price can be reconstructed later. | Publicly documented Quotation is a documented capability, and users can proceed directly from rate search and quotation to carrier booking. |
| Commercial governance | Publicly documented Margin floors, tier markups, lane exceptions, and time-bound promotions are encoded as rules with owners and expiry dates. Below-floor quotes require a logged manager override, and rule conflicts are surfaced rather than silently resolved. | Confirm during evaluation We found no reliable public documentation of margin floors, rule ownership, or override audit trails. Confirm the governance scope during evaluation. |
| Customer experience | Publicly documented Instant Quote and the Digital Customer Portal run under the forwarder's own domain and brand. Customers self-quote, book, and access documents within limits the forwarder sets per customer and lane. | Partially documented A customer-facing Sales Portal is documented. The depth of white-labeling and forwarder brand ownership is not detailed in the material we reviewed. |
| Execution | Publicly documented Accepted quotes become pre-filled booking requests in the operations queue and can be exported or pushed to the existing TMS. Freightools does not center its offer on direct carrier eBooking or payments. | Publicly documented Carrier eBooking and payment are documented parts of the suite. Rate search flows directly into booking on live carrier pricing and capacity. |
| Integration | Publicly documented Quotes export or push into the forwarder's existing TMS and booking flow. Spot rates can be ingested by API, and the customer portal supports SSO and magic-link login. | Partially documented Announced integrations exist; Wisor, for example, draws live carrier-rate and capacity data from Freightos. The full API and TMS integration surface is not detailed in the material we reviewed. |
| Security | Publicly documented Each workspace is private to the forwarder, and carrier data is never shared across customers. Freightools does not currently claim third-party security certifications, and says so plainly on its security page. | Confirm during evaluation We found no reliable public documentation of certifications, SSO, or audit logging in this review. Confirm the assurance posture with Freightos during procurement. |
| Deployment | Publicly documented Eight modular products share one rate library. Forwarders can adopt a single module, keep their existing TMS, and expand later. Nothing requires a platform replacement. | Publicly documented Marketed as a connected forwarder suite tied to the wider Freightos network: rates, quoting, procurement, booking, payment, and market intelligence together. |
| Best-fit customer | Publicly documented Forwarders modernizing the pricing, quotation, and customer-experience layer while keeping their operational TMS and owning the customer relationship end to end. | Publicly documented Freightos says more than 5,000 forwarders use its forwarder tools. Strongest fit where live carrier connectivity, eBooking, and market intelligence lead the requirement. |
Where each is strong
Where Freightools is strong
- Source-clause traceability: every field Tari extracts links back to the clause it came from, so tariff review is a side-by-side confirmation, not a re-keying exercise.
- Governed pricing: margin floors, customer-specific rules, logged manager overrides, and versioned, reversible changes keep commercial logic owned by the forwarder.
- Quote reconstruction: Miles stores the inputs and rate records used in every quote, so any price can be audited and defended months later.
- White-label customer ownership: the portal and Instant Quote run under the forwarder's brand and domain. No marketplace sits between the forwarder and the shipper.
- TMS coexistence: a modular overlay above the existing operational system. Adopt one product, keep the rest of the stack.
Where Freightos for Forwarders is strong
- Network connectivity: live carrier pricing and capacity, with a direct path from rate search and quotation to booking.
- Documented scale: Freightos says more than 5,000 forwarders use its forwarder tools.
- Carrier eBooking and payment inside the same suite, so execution does not require a separate system.
- Market-rate intelligence through Freightos Terminal, alongside procurement tooling.
- Customer self-service through its Sales Portal, connected to the same rate and booking infrastructure.
Which platform fits your operation?
Choose Freightools when
- Your negotiated tariffs and contracts are the core asset, and you need them extracted, governed, and quoted under rules you own.
- You want customers on a self-service portal that carries your brand, with no marketplace between you and the shipper.
- You need pricing governance you can defend: margin floors, logged overrides, versioned rules, and full quote reconstruction.
- You want to keep your existing TMS and add a commercial layer above it, one module at a time.
Freightos for Forwarders (WebCargo) may be stronger when
- Your primary requirement is extensive live carrier connectivity, capacity visibility, and direct eBooking.
- You want rate search, quotation, booking, and payment to run inside one connected network.
- Market-rate intelligence through Freightos Terminal is a core part of how you price and negotiate.
- You value the scale of a network that Freightos says more than 5,000 forwarders already use.
Frequently asked questions
- Is WebCargo the same product as Freightos for Forwarders?
- Freightos now markets the former WebCargo forwarder suite as Freightos for Forwarders. The documented offering covers multimodal rate management, quotation, air and ocean pricing, carrier eBooking, payment, procurement, market-rate intelligence, and a customer sales portal. If you are searching for WebCargo, Freightos for Forwarders is the current brand for that functionality.
- Does Freightools offer carrier eBooking like Freightos?
- No. Freightools centers on the forwarder's private tariffs, governed quoting, and branded customer self-service. Accepted quotes become pre-filled booking requests in your operations queue and can be pushed to your existing TMS, but Freightools does not operate a direct carrier eBooking network. Direct eBooking on live carrier pricing is a documented strength of Freightos for Forwarders, and if it leads your requirement, evaluate Freightos on it.
- Can either platform work alongside our existing TMS?
- Freightools is explicitly designed as a modular layer above your existing TMS: quotes export or push into your current booking flow, and no operational replacement is required. For Freightos for Forwarders, announced integrations exist, including third-party platforms that draw live carrier-rate data from it, but we did not find detailed public documentation of its TMS integration surface. Confirm the specifics for your TMS during evaluation.
- What about security certifications?
- Freightools does not currently claim third-party security certifications and discloses that on its security page. Workspaces are private per forwarder, and carrier data is never shared across customers. We found no reliable public documentation of Freightos' certifications in this review. Ask both vendors for current assurance documentation during procurement rather than relying on marketing pages.
Research date: August 4, 2026. Public product documentation and announced integrations for both companies, reviewed on the research date. Statuses reflect public evidence, not internal capability: documented means the vendor describes it on its current official site, partial means some relevant functionality is described but the exact scope is unclear, and confirm means no reliable public documentation was found and the point should be verified during evaluation.
- Freightos now markets the former WebCargo forwarder suite as Freightos for Forwarders. This page compares against the current Freightos for Forwarders positioning and notes WebCargo as the prior brand.
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