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Field Nation, LLC logoField Nation

Field Nation, LLC

4.0/5
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 dispatch; 1–2 weeks to onboard (~14d)About 3 months for full rollout (~90d)
Typical annual TCO$0/yr$0/yr
Starting price$0/yr$0/yr
Implementation feeNoneNone
Seat tiersUnlimited users per account; roles are Admin, Manager and Dispatcher.Not published
Implementation friction2/54/5
Friction meter
Best forService companies and IT providers that need on-demand field technicians across the US and Canada; Multi-site rollouts (POS, networking, cabling, security, AV) needing fast local dispatch; Break/fix and refresh programs where travel costs and third-party margin stack hurt margins; Field service orgs already running Salesforce, ConnectWise, Autotask or ServiceNow that want embedded dispatchMid-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 that want to hire, train and manage their own full-time technician bench; Work that legally requires union, W-2 or customer-badged labor on site; Buyers operating outside the US and Canada, where marketplace coverage stops; Teams that need a fixed, published per-project price before committingSmall 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

Stack fit matrix

SalesforceNativeNot supported
AWSNot supportedNot supported
SnowflakeNot supportedNot supported
HubSpotNot supportedNot supported
Google WorkspaceNot supportedNot supported
Microsoft 365Not supportedNot supported
SAPNot supportedNot supported
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.

Founded2008 (18 yrs)Not recorded
HeadquartersMinneapolis, USNot recorded
PhonePaid plansPlan not stated
EmailNot listedPlan not stated
Live chatNot listedNot listed
Support portal / ticketsPaid plansPlan not stated
Community forumNot listedNot listed
Help centre / docsAll plansPlan not stated
Dedicated account managerPaid plansNot listed
In person / on-siteNot listedNot listed
Support hours24/724/7
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

Quadrant view

Where the 2 selected solutions land on the same value plane. Toggle axes to compare on cost, speed, friction, or buyer score.

Quadrant view

Implementation friction × Value-Position score (estimate)

1.8/52.4/53.0/53.6/54.2/54.2/54.0/53.9/53.8/53.6/5Friction ← betterBuyer score better →Loved & EasyLoved & HeavyRisky & EasyRisky & Heavy

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