Compare Board and Descartes MacroPoint 
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Mid-Market (39.3% of reviews)
Mid-Market (49.4% of reviews)
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Board
Star Rating
(319)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (39.3% of reviews)
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Star Rating
(830)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (49.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Descartes MacroPoint excels in user satisfaction, boasting a higher overall rating compared to Board. Users appreciate its effectiveness in tracking freight, with one reviewer noting it helps visualize the overall trajectory of shipments, making it a reliable choice for logistics management.
- Users say that Board offers a flexible platform for creating customized solutions, with recent feedback highlighting improvements in backend setups and modular components. However, it struggles with user engagement, as evidenced by the lack of recent reviews compared to MacroPoint.
- Reviewers mention that Descartes MacroPoint provides timely support, with users praising the knowledgeable staff who quickly address questions. In contrast, Board's support quality is noted as good, but the lack of recent user feedback raises concerns about its responsiveness.
- According to verified reviews, the ease of setup and administration is a strong point for Descartes MacroPoint, with users finding it straightforward to implement. Board, while also appreciated for its usability, has received lower ratings in these areas, indicating potential challenges during onboarding.
- G2 reviewers highlight that both products cater primarily to the mid-market segment, but Descartes MacroPoint has a larger user base, which may contribute to its higher satisfaction scores. This larger community can lead to more robust user support and shared experiences.
- Users express that while Board has some innovative features, such as new functions for modular components, it lacks the momentum seen with MacroPoint, which is frequently used for freight tracking. This difference in user engagement may impact the long-term viability of Board in a competitive market.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Board
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No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
272
9.1
752
Ease of Use
8.5
271
9.2
771
Ease of Setup
7.9
127
9.1
522
Ease of Admin
8.1
120
9.1
226
Quality of Support
8.6
265
9.0
718
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
120
9.3
224
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
268
9.4
753
Features by Category
Reports
8.7
209
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
201
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
209
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
197
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
206
|
Verified
Not enough data
Data Preparation
8.6
59
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
55
|
Verified
Not enough data
Data Modeling and Blending
8.2
58
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
60
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
56
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.4
12
Not enough data
6.8
11
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Self Service
8.5
205
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
206
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
199
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
202
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
194
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
182
|
Verified
Not enough data
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
8.5
166
Not enough data
8.7
195
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
171
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Reports
8.2
93
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
96
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
76
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
69
|
Verified
Not enough data
Merchandise
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting and Analytics
8.6
39
Not enough data
8.2
39
Not enough data
8.6
39
Not enough data
9.1
38
Not enough data
8.9
39
Not enough data
Assortment Planning and Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
8.7
9
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
Warehouse Management
8.9
9
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
Collaborate
8.6
19
Not enough data
8.5
18
Not enough data
Logistics
7.9
17
Not enough data
8.5
17
Not enough data
8.6
18
Not enough data
Budget Creation
8.5
48
Not enough data
8.3
48
Not enough data
8.3
47
Not enough data
8.0
47
Not enough data
8.0
44
Not enough data
8.5
49
Not enough data
Budget Management
8.2
48
Not enough data
8.4
47
Not enough data
8.4
48
Not enough data
Forecasting
8.3
50
Not enough data
8.4
45
Not enough data
8.1
43
Not enough data
8.3
46
Not enough data
5.5
34
Not enough data
Analytics
8.0
47
Not enough data
8.0
46
Not enough data
7.8
44
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Budgeting and Forecasting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Carrier Management
Not enough data
8.5
616
Not enough data
8.7
609
Not enough data
8.9
621
Freight Modes
Not enough data
8.4
590
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Customer Management
Not enough data
8.7
592
Not enough data
8.0
562
Not enough data
8.1
565
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reconciliation
8.2
25
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
7.5
26
Not enough data
Reporting
8.0
27
Not enough data
7.4
27
Not enough data
8.5
27
Not enough data
Closing Process
7.2
25
Not enough data
7.6
24
Not enough data
8.2
25
Not enough data
AI - Financial Close
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Financial Planning
8.7
49
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
54
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
51
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Financial Insight
8.7
134
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
132
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
134
|
Verified
Not enough data
Data
8.6
134
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
134
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
135
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
132
|
Verified
Not enough data
Status Communication
8.6
113
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
128
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
112
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
120
|
Verified
Not enough data
Visibility
Not enough data
8.8
364
Not enough data
8.6
371
Not enough data
7.4
332
Not enough data
9.3
387
Not enough data
8.7
356
Not enough data
8.9
370
Not enough data
8.7
357
Delivery
Not enough data
8.9
375
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
356
Workflow Automation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
334
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
326
Network Management
Not enough data
8.5
335
Not enough data
8.2
336
Performance
Not enough data
8.0
343
Not enough data
8.5
353
Not enough data
8.3
339
Platform
Not enough data
8.7
344
Not enough data
8.4
328
Not enough data
8.4
340
Data Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Retail Intelligence
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Mobile
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Retail Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sales Performance Features - Sales Planning
8.8
11
Not enough data
9.5
11
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
9.6
12
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
Territory Management - Sales Planning
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
Quota & Capacity Management - Sales Planning
8.3
10
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Sales Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - SAP Store
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Sales Performance Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Incentives
7.6
13
Not enough data
7.4
13
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
Personalization
7.5
14
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
Administrative
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Statistical Tool
8.5
111
Not enough data
8.6
112
Not enough data
8.6
112
Not enough data
Data Analysis
8.9
116
Not enough data
8.7
118
Not enough data
Decision Making
8.7
116
Not enough data
8.8
119
Not enough data
8.8
120
Not enough data
8.7
115
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Board and Descartes MacroPoint are categorized as Supply Chain Visibility
Unique Categories
Board is categorized as Analytics Platforms, Budgeting and Forecasting, FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis), Financial Close, Predictive Analytics, Demand Planning, Sales & Ops Planning, Supply Chain Planning, Retail Analytics, Retail Assortment Planning, Retail Intelligence, Sales Performance Management, and Sales Planning
Descartes MacroPoint is categorized as SAP Store and Freight Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Board
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Descartes MacroPoint
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
9.0%
Computer Software
7.0%
Retail
5.0%
Chemicals
4.3%
Financial Services
4.3%
Other
70.3%
Logistics and Supply Chain
45.7%
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
38.0%
Package/Freight Delivery
7.3%
Translation and Localization
1.5%
Automotive
0.9%
Other
6.7%
Discussions
Board has no discussions with answers
How does MacroPoint tracking work?
3 Comments
HP
Awesome! Wonderful! GORGEOUS!!Read more
Is MacroPoint free?
2 Comments
BA
Macropoint is a subscribed service, paid for by the issuing company (Carrier, Broker, 3PL, etc.) It is free to the carrier/driver utilizing the location...Read more
How can I link this GPS with driver that refuse to active it?
1 Comment
AC
You can let them know that the app will only keep a track of the location to where they're headed and once they get to the delivery address the app it self...Read more
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