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DAT Freight & Analytics logoDAT

DAT Freight & Analytics

4.2/5
The Descartes Systems Group (3Gtms) logoDescartes 3G TMS (3Gtms)

The Descartes Systems Group (3Gtms)

3.8/5
ROI categoryops efficiencyops efficiency
Time-to-ValueSame day (self-serve signup) (~1d)About 3 months for full rollout (~90d)
Typical annual TCO$5,388/yr$0/yr
Starting price$708/yr$0/yr
Implementation feeNoneNone
Seat tiersCarrier plans $59–$339/month (Standard to Office); broker plans $159–$449/month (Express, Select Broker, Office Broker); extra users on Select and Office at $169/month.Not published
Implementation friction2/54/5
Friction meter
Best forMotor carriers and owner-operators who need to find and book truckload freight on North America's largest load board network.; Freight brokers and 3PLs covering loads, building carrier networks and vetting counterparties with credit and review data.; Shippers and logistics teams benchmarking spot versus contract truckload rates for budgeting, routing guides and RFQ negotiations.; Teams that want load board, market rate data and factoring in one connected platform without an implementation project.Mid-market to enterprise shippers moving freight across multiple modes; 3PLs and 4PLs running spot, dedicated or managed transportation at scale; Teams that need LTL rating and tendering plus drayage, parcel and truckload in one system; Operations replacing manual carrier tendering, freight audit and settlement work; Logistics groups wanting carrier collaboration portals and real-time shipment visibility
Not forCompanies moving freight outside North America or outside truckload van, reefer and flatbed modes.; Businesses looking for a full transport management system or ERP rather than a marketplace and data layer.; Buyers who need published, transparent enterprise pricing for analytics and shipper products, which are quote-only.; Organisations requiring a heavy managed implementation and dedicated services team as standard.Small shippers with a single lane, one carrier and no dedicated logistics team; Businesses looking for a self-serve, instantly purchasable SaaS tool with published pricing; Parcel-only operations that do not need multimodal rating or carrier management

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Microsoft 365Not supportedNot supported
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SlackNot supportedNot supported
MCP (Model Context Protocol)Not supportedNot supported

Compliance

SOC 2 Not listed Not listed
ISO 27001 Not listed Not listed
GDPR Not listed Not listed
HIPAA Not listed Not listed
FedRAMP Not listed Not listed
CMMC Not listed Not listed
ISO 42001 Not listed Not listed
IAPP AIGPnamed staff Not listed Not listed
AI app-builder checkwhat this checksNo cautionNo caution

Company & support

Who is behind each solution, and how you reach support. “Not listed” means the vendor’s public pages don’t mention a channel, not that it is unavailable.

Founded1978 (48 yrs)Not recorded
HeadquartersPortland, USNot recorded
PhonePaid plansPlan not stated
EmailNot listedPlan not stated
Live chatNot listedNot listed
Support portal / ticketsNot listedPlan not stated
Community forumNot listedNot listed
Help centre / docsAll plansPlan not stated
Dedicated account managerNot listedNot listed
In person / on-siteNot listedNot listed
Support hoursNot recorded24/7
Response timeNot statedNot stated

AI & MCP readiness

Whether each solution can join your AI stack, and what it asks of you to do so.

MCP connectionreaches AI clientsNot supportedNot supported
AI featuresNot yet recordedNone recorded
Built around AI?Not recordedAI added to an existing product
Trains on your dataNot recorded — ask the vendorNot recorded — ask the vendor
Runs onNot recordedNot recorded
AI pricingNot recordedNot recorded
Model keyNot recordedNot recorded
AI usage auditNot recordedNot recorded

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Implementation friction × Value-Position score (estimate)

1.8/52.4/53.0/53.6/54.2/54.3/54.1/54.0/53.9/53.7/5Friction ← betterBuyer score better →Loved & EasyLoved & HeavyRisky & EasyRisky & Heavy

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