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# CargoWise vs Descartes Forwarder Enterprise Suite Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**CargoWise** [

4.3/5(35)

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**Descartes Forwarder Enterprise Suite** [

4.3/5(83)

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Pricing

**CargoWise**
No pricing available

**Descartes Forwarder Enterprise Suite**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
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Time to Implement

**CargoWise**
Not enough reviews yet

**Descartes Forwarder Enterprise Suite**
3 months

Based on 13 responses

Return on Investment

**CargoWise**
Not enough reviews yet

**Descartes Forwarder Enterprise Suite**
12 months

Based on 13 responses

Perceived Cost

**CargoWise**
Not enough reviews yet

**Descartes Forwarder Enterprise Suite**
Not enough reviews yet

Average Discount

**CargoWise**
Not enough reviews yet

**Descartes Forwarder Enterprise Suite**
10%

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Pros & Cons

**CargoWise**
[
Ease of Use (3)
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Efficiency (3)
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Complex Usability (3)
](https://www.g2.com/products/wisetech-global-cargowise/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2017615&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Learning Curve (3)
](https://www.g2.com/products/wisetech-global-cargowise/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2017629&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Descartes Forwarder Enterprise Suite**
[
Ease of Use (17)
](https://www.g2.com/products/descartes-forwarder-enterprise-suite/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1819052&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Features (4)
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Expensive (3)
](https://www.g2.com/products/descartes-forwarder-enterprise-suite/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2080338&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Feature Issues (3)
](https://www.g2.com/products/descartes-forwarder-enterprise-suite/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1819006&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**CargoWise**
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**Descartes Forwarder Enterprise Suite**
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Screenshots

**CargoWise**
 ![CargoWise screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/164572/406f3ebf-2a83-426d-bb36-e65b0b4efc81.png)

**Descartes Forwarder Enterprise Suite**
 ![Descartes Forwarder Enterprise Suite screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1325641/oneview-screens.png)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**CargoWise**

8.6

8.621

**Descartes Forwarder Enterprise Suite**

8.3

8.371

Ease of Use

**CargoWise**

8.5

8.522

**Descartes Forwarder Enterprise Suite**

8.4

8.472

Ease of Setup

**CargoWise**

6.4

6.46

**Descartes Forwarder Enterprise Suite**

8.0

8.061

Ease of Admin

**CargoWise**
Not enough data

**Descartes Forwarder Enterprise Suite**

8.1

8.122

Quality of Support

**CargoWise**

7.8

7.823

**Descartes Forwarder Enterprise Suite**

8.7

8.771

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**CargoWise**
Not enough data

**Descartes Forwarder Enterprise Suite**

8.1

8.123

Product Direction (% positive)

**CargoWise**

9.5

9.523

**Descartes Forwarder Enterprise Suite**

8.4

8.466

Features

Freight Management[Hide 43 FeaturesShow 43 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.4

17

7.6

69

Carrier Management

Carrier Information

8.5(won by 1.1)

14

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

7.4

45

Evaluation

7.9(won by 1.1)

12

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

6.8

37

Performance

7.8(won by 0.5)

12

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

7.3

42

Freight Modes

Definitions

9.0(won by 0.5)

14

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.5

43

Pricing

8.7(won by 1.6)

14

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

7.1

40

Selection

8.5(won by 2.1)

13

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

6.4

35

Route Optimization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Management

Customer Portal

7.2

12

7.4(won by 0.2)

39

Quotes

8.7(won by 1.8)

14

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

6.9

39

Documents

9.1(won by 1.1)

16

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.0

52

Additional Functionality

Import/Export Management

Not enough data

10.0(won by default)

6

Local Forwarders

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

EDI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Shipping Labels

Not enough data

Not enough data

Rate Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Invoice Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Waybills

Not enough data

Not enough data

LTL/Shared Truckload

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Freight Operations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Delivery Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Inventory Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Shipping Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Accounting

Not enough data

Not enough data

International Forwarders

Not enough data

Not enough data

Warehouse Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Shipment Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

3PL Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dispatch Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Transportation Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Fleet Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Truckload Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Quotes/Estimates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Order Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

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Supply Chain Planning[Hide 50 FeaturesShow 50 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Analytics

Demand Forecasting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Asset Tracking - Supply Chain Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Collection - Supply Chain Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Business Reporting - Supply Chain Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Status Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Warehouse Management 

Sales and Operations Planning - Supply Chain Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Production Planning - Supply Chain Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workforce Management - Supply Chain Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Process Automation - Supply Chain Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Procurement Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Supplier Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Inventory Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Purchase Order Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Invoice Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Channel Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Logistics Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Returns Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Order Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Warehouse Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sourcing Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Import/Export Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Shipping Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Transportation Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Customer Database

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Barcode/Ticket Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Order Fulfillment

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Purchasing & Receiving

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Bills of Material

Not enough data

Not enough data

Accounting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

EDI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Inventory Optimization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Location

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Quotes/Estimates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![CargoWise](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/9eaac3c9c8e869649f6d60c985f947a8/wisetech-global-cargowise.svg "CargoWise")](https://www.g2.com/products/wisetech-global-cargowise/reviews)

CargoWise

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

28.1%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

34.4%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

37.5%

[![Descartes Forwarder Enterprise Suite](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/28bb2e7077d84307d9fe6e000744eddc/descartes-forwarder-enterprise-suite.svg "Descartes Forwarder Enterprise Suite")](https://www.g2.com/products/descartes-forwarder-enterprise-suite/reviews)

Descartes Forwarder Enterprise Suite

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

67.5%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

23.8%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

8.8%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

28.1%

67.5%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

34.4%

23.8%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

37.5%

8.8%

Reviewers' Industry

[![CargoWise](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/9eaac3c9c8e869649f6d60c985f947a8/wisetech-global-cargowise.svg "CargoWise")](https://www.g2.com/products/wisetech-global-cargowise/reviews)
CargoWise

Logistics and Supply Chain

59.4%

Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

15.6%

Package/Freight Delivery

12.5%

Packaging and Containers

3.1%

Maritime

3.1%

Other

6.3%

[![Descartes Forwarder Enterprise Suite](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/28bb2e7077d84307d9fe6e000744eddc/descartes-forwarder-enterprise-suite.svg "Descartes Forwarder Enterprise Suite")](https://www.g2.com/products/descartes-forwarder-enterprise-suite/reviews)
Descartes Forwarder Enterprise Suite

Logistics and Supply Chain

43.8%

Import and Export

13.7%

Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

11.0%

Package/Freight Delivery

6.8%

Accounting

6.8%

Other

17.8%

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Magaya Supply Chain
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 ![Descartes MacroPoint](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/28bb2e7077d84307d9fe6e000744eddc/descartes-macropoint.svg "Descartes MacroPoint")

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 ![ShipStation](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/35c6c0f9ea321eb6a572a215328dd68f/shipstation.svg "ShipStation")

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 ![Truckstop Load Board](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/0b6468798805e5cbec85e199fd49df45/truckstop-load-board.svg "Truckstop Load Board")

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 ![GoComet](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/910d5a8a1ffd85bff4e5197c66ddaafa/gocomet.svg "GoComet")

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