--- title: SONAR Reviews meta\_title: 'SONAR Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 140 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how SONAR works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.6 review\_count: 140 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Distribution url: https://www.g2.com/categories/distribution --- # SONAR Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by SONAR but has limited features. Are you part of the SONAR team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! SONAR is the world’s leading freight forecasting platform, trusted by industry leaders to deliver unparalleled insights into the global freight economy. As one of the only solutions providing a complete and reliable view of every mode—trucking, rail, ocean, and air—SONAR empowers you to make smarter, faster decisions. With 93% of its data exclusive, SONAR goes beyond standard market tools, offering real-time intelligence derived from millions of freight tenders, ELDs, fuel transactions, shipping bills, and more. Gain access to the most comprehensive dataset available, allowing you to track rates, demand, capacity, weather, seasonality, and countless other market drivers. Whether you’re a broker, carrier, shipper, or supply chain professional, SONAR transforms complex data into actionable insights, helping you benchmark performance, manage risk, and outpace the competition. Stay ahead with SONAR’s cutting-edge tools and confidently navigate the ever-changing freight landscape. SONAR isn’t just a platform—it’s your competitive edge in the freight and logistics industry. Experience the power of real-time analysis and unlock unprecedented visibility into your supply chain like never before. * * * Seller [SONAR](https://www.g2.com/sellers/sonar-8ce7d34d-81f7-4575-a54e-cb9c5a3458ce) Discussions [SONAR Community](https://www.g2.com/products/sonar-2025-01-07/discuss) Languages Supported English Solution Type All-in-One Overview by Mary Anne Hensley Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 1 month ### Return on Investment 12 months [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/sonar-2025-01-07/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Truckstop Load Board](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Truckstop Load Board") Truckstop Load Board 4/5(413) ](https://www.g2.com/products/truckstop-load-board/reviews) [ ![Descartes MacroPoint](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Descartes MacroPoint") Descartes MacroPoint 4.7/5(892) ](https://www.g2.com/products/descartes-macropoint/reviews) [ ![Anaplan](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Anaplan") Anaplan 4.6/5(462) ](https://www.g2.com/products/anaplan/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/sonar-2025-01-07/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 140 real user reviews. Implementation Time 1 month Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Verified User in Transportation/Trucking/Railroad](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Transportation/Trucking/Railroad") UT Verified User in Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 11/2/2023 "Operations Manager" 5/5 What do you like best about SONAR? the input on trucking landscape and industry. customer service is great Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SONAR? the cost, and how you need to pay more to get more out of it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SONAR solving and how is that benefiting you? Forecasting current and future changes in the market. Identifying hot lanes, or bad lanes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Verified User in Logistics and Supply Chain](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Logistics and Supply Chain") UL Verified User in Logistics and Supply Chain Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/1/2023 "Director of Sales" 5/5 What do you like best about SONAR? The product provides market insight and rate data that smaller organizations wouldn't necessarily have access to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SONAR? I don't think there are downsides to using Sonar. They know what their limitations are and are working to remedy those as quickly as possible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SONAR solving and how is that benefiting you? Our operations and sales teams use the product differently but to solve similar problems. Our customers appreciate the data insight we provide and have positioned ourselves as thought leaders within our current customer network. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Borko D.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Borko D.") BD Borko D. Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 5/31/2023 "Sonar is GREAT! Lot of info for succes for your business" 5/5 What do you like best about SONAR? I like it cause it is so ease to work with . And it is very helpfull. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SONAR? Nothing at the moment. So far every information is valueble Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SONAR solving and how is that benefiting you? Sometimes they got technical isues, but they solve it very fast Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite JM Jon M. Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 3/22/2023 "Winning Freight With Soar" 5/5 What do you like best about SONAR? I find Market Dashboard and M+ the two areas that I tend to gravitate to the most when I"m on Sonar. Have had positive experience in the use of Sonar and its lane pricing help me personally win more freight in RFPs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SONAR? Looking forward to seeing Sonar add Canadian locations into its lane pricing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SONAR solving and how is that benefiting you? It is helping me solve pricing issues that I was once having with other pricing tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Kevin G.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Kevin G.") KG Kevin G. Senior Pricing Analyst Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 5/31/2023 "Powerful tool" 3.5/5 What do you like best about SONAR? Market insights allow me to convey market conditions better to our ops team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SONAR? It seems slow to load I would expect faster loading time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SONAR solving and how is that benefiting you? More concise location of data for evaluation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Verified User in Logistics and Supply Chain](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Logistics and Supply Chain") IL Verified User in Logistics and Supply Chain Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 5/26/2023 "Positive Experience" 4/5 What do you like best about SONAR? Interactive dashboards that are customizable to your needs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SONAR? Hard to learn, dashboards could be made to be more user friendly and visually appealing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SONAR solving and how is that benefiting you? better understanding the freight market and have insight on when challenges/good things in the market are going to occur. I am able to learn and understand the market and get it to salesreps. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite AM Aziz M. Pricing Specialist Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 12/7/2022 "FreightWaves SONAR is Simply the BEST!" 5/5 What do you like best about SONAR? The accessibility and the easy-to-use interface. All the data provided is really and beneficial, especially with the ongoing changes in the freight industry. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SONAR? Indeed, there isn't anything to dislike about SONAR. It gives you tremendous insight into the current market, and we can gauge where we need to be regarding rates for our customer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SONAR solving and how is that benefiting you? Keeping us well informed on the current market conditions and allowing us to remain competitive in the industry. Productivity has increased as we are able to add data to a template and it runs it across its interface and provides us the results rapidly without having to wait. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Verified User in Logistics and Supply Chain](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Logistics and Supply Chain") EL Verified User in Logistics and Supply Chain Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 5/23/2023 "SONAR May 2023 review" 5/5 What do you like best about SONAR? Market Dash Board Market Average length of Haul Tender Volume and Reject Rates by Market NTI Intermodal Spread Import Volume Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SONAR? Hard to edit the charts Losing charts Trying to remember the naming convention Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SONAR solving and how is that benefiting you? Capacity Service Effort needed to Cover freight Directional pricing conversation with Contract Lanes Actual pricing on Spot lanes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Verified User in Transportation/Trucking/Railroad](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Transportation/Trucking/Railroad") IT Verified User in Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 1/25/2023 "I use it all the time to explain what the market is doing in the transportation world." 5/5 What do you like best about SONAR? I mainly use the outbound and volume index. But now that you can look up rates - it's excellent. The fact that you can zone in on specific markets is priceless. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SONAR? I used to get a market update email showing high-level bullet points that I could share with my customers. I did not receive this information for DEC or JAN. I hate it when a good thing you rely on goes away. :( Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SONAR solving and how is that benefiting you? When there is an influx in specific markets, you can easily pull data you can share with your customer explaining what happened in the market. Other than that, its great! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite JL Joe L. Fleet Manager Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/25/2023 "Sonar heading in the right direction" 4.5/5 What do you like best about SONAR? Visibility of the current market. This helps determine where the best loads are in terms of cost/profit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SONAR? I think there are too many options to look into. Some could be integrated with others to make navigation easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SONAR solving and how is that benefiting you? It's solving the problem of having to find out where the best paying loads are. Sonar makes it easy to find out where to look. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ## Questions about SONAR? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. [ Ask about SONAR ](https://www.g2.com/products/sonar-2025-01-07/discussions/new) JH John Hernandez • Last activity over 3 years ago Produce 1 Upvote 0 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/produce) [ View all Discussions ](https://www.g2.com/products/sonar-2025-01-07/discuss) ## Pricing Insights Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 1 month ### Return on Investment 12 months ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/sonar-2025-01-07/pricing) SONAR Comparisons ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_917cad9f5ce49d6dd6ec75c6aee6cc7f/dat-load-board.png "Product Avatar Image") DAT Load Board 4.6/5(84) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/dat-load-board-vs-sonar-2025-01-07) ##### ##### SONAR Features Analytics Demand Forecasting Data Collection - Supply Chain Planning Business Reporting - Supply Chain Planning Warehouse Management Sales and Operations Planning - Supply Chain Planning Carrier Management Evaluation Performance Freight Modes Definitions Pricing Selection [ View More Features ](https://www.g2.com/products/sonar-2025-01-07/features) ##### Categories on G2 [Freight Management](https://www.g2.com/categories/freight-management)[Supply Chain Planning](https://www.g2.com/categories/supply-chain-planning)[Logistics Intelligence](https://www.g2.com/categories/logistics-intelligence) ##### Explore More [Most effective chatbot solutions for marketing](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-most-effective-chatbot-solutions-for-marketing)[Which database DevOps software tools simplify dependency management between database changes?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-database-devops-software-tools-simplify-dependency-management-between-database-changes)[What platform provides advanced PDF form creation tools?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-platform-provides-advanced-pdf-form-creation-tools) [Best sales team training solutions for cloud services](https://www.g2.com/discussions/best-sales-team-training-solutions-for-cloud-services)[Best bots for startups looking to automate communication](https://www.g2.com/discussions/best-bots-for-startups-looking-to-automate-communication)[Pros and Cons Details](https://www.g2.com/products/sonar-2025-01-07/reviews?qs=pros-and-cons) [Show MoreShow Less](javascript:void(0);)