Top 10: Logistics Technology Platforms

In today’s fast-paced global economy, logistics technology platforms play a pivotal role in ensuring efficient supply chain management. 

These crucial tools streamline operations by integrating real-time data, optimising routes and improving communication across the supply chain. 

From inventory tracking to freight management, they enable businesses to enhance visibility, reduce costs and boost delivery speed. 

As consumer expectations rise and markets become more complex, leveraging advanced logistics technology has become essential for businesses to stay competitive. 

Here, Supply Chain Digital takes a look at the top 10 logistics technology platforms. 

10. FreightPOP

Founded: 2015
Employees: 50 (approx)
CEO: Kurt Johnson​​​​​​​

FreightPOP is a cloud-based transportation management system (TMS) designed for manufacturers, distributors and retailers.

It offers a comprehensive platform for managing all aspects of shipping, including rate comparison, booking, tracking and auditing across multiple modes like LTL, FTL, parcel, ocean and air. 

FreightPOP boasts integration with more than 300 carriers and provides features such as real-time tracking, load optimisation, automated documentation and analytics. 

Businesses using the software stand to benefit from scalable solutions that meet diverse shipping needs. 

9. Easyship

Founded: 2014
Employees: 175+
CEO: Tommaso Tamburnotti/Augustin Ceyrac

Easyship is a cloud-based shipping platform designed for global e-commerce, with the aim of simplifying and optimising shipping processes for businesses of all sizes.

It offers access to more than 250 major courier services from organisations including UPS and DHL, resulting in discounts of up to 91%. 

Easyship integrates with major eCommerce platforms, allowing businesses to sync orders, generate labels and update tracking information automatically.

Also included are real-time rate comparisons, automated customs documentation and dynamic checkout options to boost conversion rates. 

8. Alvys

Founded: 2020
Employees: 100+
CEO: Nick Darman

Alvys is a cloud-based TMS designed for carriers, brokers and hybrid operations in the freight transportation industry. 

The platform is aimed at addressing inefficiencies in current systems by providing optimised workflows and hundreds of integrations. Its all-in-one solution integrates dispatch, billing, compliance and reporting functionalities. 

Customers report an average load volume increase of 22% after just four months of using Alvys, according to the firm’s blog. 

Overall, Alvys offers a comprehensive suite of modules for seamless logistics management.

7. Magaya

Founded: 2001
Employees: 250+
CEO: Gary R. Nemmers​​​​​​​

Magaya is a leading platform when it comes to logistics and supply chain automation.

Its comprehensive, cloud-based logistics software, the Magaya Digital Freight Platform, provides solutions for freight forwarding, warehouse management, customs compliance, rate management and customer relationship management. 

Users can easily automate manual tasks and obtain real-time visibility across the supply chain, resulting in streamlined operations and reduced costs. 

Magaya's solutions can be used together as an integrated system or independently, offering flexibility to meet diverse business needs.

6. LogiNext

Founded: 2014
Employees: 250 (approx)
CEO: Dhruvil Sanghvi

LogiNext offers a SaaS-based logistics automation platform that helps businesses optimise and manage their delivery operations. 

It offers features related to route optimisation, real-time tracking, auto-assignment of orders and analytics, while using AI and machine learning algorithms to improve efficiency in areas like last-mile delivery, warehouse management and supply chain visibility.

LogiNext serves a host of industries including food and beverage, retail, e-commerce and courier services. The company’s mission is to help businesses of all different shapes and sizes to compete with larger corporations when it comes to delivery capabilities and customer experience.

5. Freightos

Founded: 2012
Employees: 370+
CEO: Zvi Schreiber

Freightos is a digital freight marketplace and logistics technology platform aimed at simplifying global trade.

With its online booking and management system for international freight, shippers can compare, book and manage shipments across multiple carriers.

Other benefits include real-time freight quotes, automated documentation and tracking capabilities.

Freightos also operates the Freightos Baltic Index, which provides global container freight rate benchmarks. 

The company serves various supply chain stakeholders in the supply chain, such as freight forwarders, importers, exporters and carriers. 

4. Shippo

Founded: 2013
Employees: 300
CEO: Laura Behrens Wu

Shippo’s founders originally set out to build an online store, before experiencing first-hand the complexities of shipping.

Quickly, they pivoted to launch an innovative shipping solution tool with the potential to help e-commerce merchants save time and money. 

Today, more than 100,000 brands trust Shippo’s multi-carrier shipping software, which offers potential savings of up to 90% on shipping labels. 

Using Shippo, businesses can access shipping rates, print labels, automate international documents, track shipments, facilitate returns and much more.

3. Uber Freight

Founded: 2017
Employees: 5,200
CEO: Lior Ron

Uber Freight offers a modern approach to logistics technology, with applications designed to power businesses of any size – delivering visibility, flexibility and control in the process. 

Its suite includes the Uber Freight TMS, which not only gives customers visibility into shipments, weather and traffic analytics, KPIs and possible disruptions, but also unlocks potential for improved planning and execution. 

Meanwhile, Uber Freight Parcel TMS allows users to optimise their entire parcel cycle with an advanced suite of tools, complete with 24/7 support from a team of domain experts.

2. Kinaxis

Founded: 1984
Employees: 1,780
CEO: John Sicard

Kinaxis’ headline offering is an AI-infused supply chain orchestration platform called Maestro – which was, until recently, known as RapidResponse.

This cloud-based solution provides end-to-end supply chain transparency and improved demand planning capabilities, with key features including:

• Real-time visibility across the entire supply chain network
• AI-powered analytics for faster and more accurate decision-making
• Scenario modelling to evaluate potential impacts of changes
• Concurrent planning to synchronise supply, demand, and capacity
• Collaboration tools for internal teams and external partners
• Automated workflows to streamline processes.

Ultimately, Kinaxis enables businesses to orchestrate their entire supply chains, from strategic planning right the way through to last-mile delivery.

1. Oracle

Founded: 1977
Employees: 159,000
CEO: Safra Catz​​​​​​​

Forming part of its Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain & Manufacturing (SCM) suite, Oracle offers a comprehensive logistics technology platform called Oracle Cloud Logistics.

This integrated solution manages transportation, global trade and warehousing operations through unified business processes. Key features include transportation planning and execution, trade compliance, customs management and warehouse management. 

Oracle’s platform in this area enables global visibility of orders, shipments, inventory and trade compliance data, while optimising the movement of goods across all transportation modes, matching inventory to demand and providing analytics for supply chain metrics. 

With Oracle Cloud Logistics, clients are better positioned to boost efficiency, reduce costs and enhance customer satisfaction across multiple channels while adapting to supply chain disruptions.

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