Best Freight Forwarding Quotation Software (2026): Ranked for Forwarders

Best Freight Forwarding Quotation Software (2026): Ranked for Forwarders

The best freight forwarding quotation software for 2026, ranked: 1. CargoEZ, 2. GoFreight, 3. Quotiss, 4. Freightify, 5. CargoWise, 6. Magaya, 7. Shipthis, 8. Wisor.ai, 9. Logitude World, 10. GoComet.

Speed wins freight. The forwarder who sends an accurate, professional quote first usually gets the booking, and the one still building a rate sheet in Excel usually loses it. Quotation software is the tool that turns your rates into a customer-ready quote in minutes instead of hours.

Here is the rule that keeps this guide clear. Rate management stores and compares what carriers charge you, which is the buy side. Quotation software turns those rates into the priced, branded proposal you send the customer and race to win, which is the sell side. This article is about the sell side: building and sending the quote. For managing the buy-side rate database itself, see the rate-management guide linked below.

Best freight forwarding quotation software: quick picks

• CargoEZ — best for a built-in rate-and-quote engine with margin control in one platform

• GoFreight — best for AI rate-card ingestion and one-click quote-to-shipment

• Quotiss — best for fast quotes from stored contracts without spreadsheets

• Freightify — best for live carrier rates converted into instant quotes

• CargoWise — best for the deepest enterprise rate-and-quote engine

• Magaya — best for a dedicated quote engine with strong US and FMC support

• Shipthis — best for AI quote management with multi-option quotes and email approvals

• Wisor.ai — best for AI door-to-door quotes in about a minute

• Logitude World — best for tariff-driven quoting with a customizable quote

• GoComet — best for AI quote automation paired with rate procurement

The short version: some of these are full forwarding platforms where quoting is one module, and some are focused quoting tools that bolt onto a system you already run. Either can be the right call. Most forwarders who want rates, quotes, and the eventual booking on one record start with a platform, led by CargoEZ; teams that only need quoting speed reach for a focused tool like Quotiss or Freightify.

Evaluation criteria to choose these brands

Full disclosure first: CargoEZ is our product, so yes, we placed it at the top, and you should read any vendor-authored list with that in mind. To keep it fair, every tool here is judged on the same sell-side test, not on brand size or our preference. A big rate database is not a quote. The tool has to turn a rate into a proposal your customer says yes to, fast.

Here are the six things each tool was judged on:

• Instant quote generation — how fast a rep turns a rate request into a finished quote, from hours down to minutes.

• Buy and sell rates with auto-margin — does the tool hold your buy rates and apply your markup or margin automatically, by lane, customer, or service?

• Multi-option quotes — can one quote show the customer a cheapest, fastest, and recommended option side by side?

• Branded quote document — a professional, branded quote or proposal the customer can review and accept, not a raw number in an email.

• Quote validity and versioning — expiry dates, revisions, and a clear record of what was quoted and when, so nobody sends a stale rate.

• G2 and Capterra reviews — we also read what real users say on G2 and Capterra, so the ratings here reflect verified customer feedback, not vendor marketing. Where a tool has too few reviews to be meaningful, we say so instead of leaning on the number.

A note on scope. A search for freight quoting software also surfaces two kinds of tool that are not on this list. Shipper-side and broker tools (Emerge, Shipwell, FreightPOP, Freightview) help a shipper collect, compare, and award quotes, which is the buyer's side, not the forwarder's. And rate marketplaces or procurement and benchmarking tools (WebCargo by Freightos, Freightender, 7LFreight, Xeneta) help you buy and compare carrier rates, which is the buy side that feeds your quote; for those, see the freight rate management software guide.

Best freight forwarding quotation software at a glance

Ratings verified SEP — 2026. For Magaya, the figure is the Magaya platform, since the quote engine is a module inside it. "n/a" means too few reviews to be meaningful on that platform (Quotiss, in particular, has only one G2 review).

How the tools compare on the quote

Treat this as a directional summary and confirm it on a demo. Yes = documented and strong; Partial = present but limited; n/d = not documented.

The takeaway: the full platforms (CargoEZ, GoFreight, CargoWise, Magaya, Shipthis, Logitude) keep the quote tied to operations and the booking, while the focused tools (Quotiss, Freightify, Wisor.ai, GoComet) win on quoting speed and AI but hand the shipment back to your system. All ten beat a spreadsheet by a wide margin.

The 10 best freight forwarding quote engines in 2026

1. CargoEZ — Best for a built-in rate-and-quote engine with margin control in one platform

CargoEZ runs rate management and quoting inside the same platform as operations and finance, so a rep pulls a stored rate, applies margin, and sends a quote without leaving the system or touching a spreadsheet.

Features

• Rate management: upload and centralize buy and sell rates by drag-and-drop or Excel import, for air and FCL ocean, with surcharges and FMC tariff support. Smart Rate Comparison lines up carrier and route options.

• Instant quotes: generate a quote from stored rates, with margins you set by service, route, or customer group, and adjust them on the quotation itself.

• Quote in the workflow: quotations, rate requests, and terms and conditions live on the Leads record, so a quote ties to the customer and, once won, moves toward a booking.

• One system: rate changes flow through to quoting and invoicing in real time, and rate sharing is role-based.

What reviewers say

4.8/5 on G2 from 40 reviews. Users highlight quoting from stored rates in seconds instead of rebuilding a rate sheet each time.

The upside

rates, margin, and quoting sit in one platform with operations and finance, so an SMB or midmarket forwarder quotes fast and keeps the quote connected to the eventual shipment, with no separate quoting tool to buy and sync.

The catch

the documented rate tables cover air and FCL ocean, so confirm LCL and road on a demo, and features like branded quote PDFs, rate-expiry alerts, and one-click quote-to-booking are lighter than in GoFreight or CargoWise today. See it on your own rates or book a demo or call +1 (408) 834-7476.

2. GoFreight — Best for AI rate-card ingestion and one-click quote-to-shipment

GoFreight is the modern US forwarding platform whose quote engine leans on AI to read messy rate cards and turn a won quote straight into a shipment.

Features

• AI rate ingestion: rate cards in PDF, Excel, or email are parsed into the system, cutting manual rate entry.

• Fast quotes: multi-currency quotes built in minutes, with margins by customer, lane, or service, and GoFreight claims quote generation up to 50% faster.

• Quote-to-shipment: a won quote converts to a shipment in one click, with no re-keying, and expired-rate errors are flagged.

What reviewers say

4.8/5 on G2 from 92 reviews, one of the larger and more current review bases here.

The upside

the AI rate-card ingestion and one-click quote-to-shipment make this one of the fastest documented quote-to-booking paths for a small or mid US forwarder, especially on Asia-US lanes.

The catch

it is US-centric and priced per user, so a very large global operation with deep multi-country needs may still weigh CargoWise.

3. Quotiss — Best for fast quotes from stored contracts without spreadsheets

Quotiss is a focused sales-automation and quoting tool for forwarders that uploads your carrier contracts and turns them into fast, sendable quotes, with a light CRM attached.

Features

• Contract uploader: an automatic uploader reads carrier rate contracts, so quotes build from your real rates, not a spreadsheet.

• Fast quoting: send a customer quote in seconds, with offer management and sales tracking around it.

• Light CRM: a simple built-in CRM keeps the customer and the offer together.

What reviewers say

5.0/5 on G2 but from a single review, so treat it as thin; Capterra reviewers praise the quoting speed and support.

The upside

purpose-built to kill spreadsheet quoting, it uploads carrier contracts and sends a quote in seconds, with a light CRM to track offers, and users single out the speed.

The catch

the G2 sample is one review, and it is a focused quoting and CRM tool rather than a full platform, so operations live elsewhere; one user noted you cannot attach supporting documents to a quote.

4. Freightify — Best for live carrier rates converted into instant quotes

Freightify pulls live rates from ocean carriers and airlines and turns rate sheets into accurate customer quotes in seconds, without replacing the system you already run.

Features

• Live rates: retrieve live rates from major ocean carriers and airlines, plus rate-sheet digitization.

• Instant quotes: calculate accurate quotes in seconds, with margin, and manage them in one place.

• Add-ons: shipment tracking and customer-facing features round it out.

What reviewers say

4.8/5 on G2 from 64 reviews, a solid base; Capterra does not have enough reviews yet.

The upside

strong at pulling live carrier rates and turning rate sheets into accurate quotes in seconds without forcing a full system replacement, backed by a healthy G2 base.

The catch

it is a rate-and-quote specialist, not a full forwarding platform, so operations and billing live elsewhere, and it has no Capterra track record yet.

5. CargoWise — Best for the deepest enterprise rate-and-quote engine

CargoWise carries a full Rates and Contracts engine plus a Quotations module inside its global platform, so large forwarders quote from a normalized, live rate base.

Features

• Rate engine: a global rates search that normalizes live rates across providers and modes, with contract and spot handling and auto-rating that updates rates system-wide.

• Quotations: structured quotes and one-off quotes that become the audited record, converting to a booking on acceptance.

• Depth: the quote sits on deep native forwarding, customs, and finance data.

What reviewers say

4.3/5 on G2 from 35 reviews, but 2.9/5 on Capterra from 32; read both, because the gap is real.

The upside

nothing here matches its depth of rate normalization and quote control across a global, multi-branch operation, all on one audited platform.

The catch

it is heavy and costly, the build runs months, and reviewers rate it the hardest to use in this list, which makes it a poor fit for a single-office SMB.

6. Magaya — Best for a dedicated quote engine with strong US and FMC support

Magaya built its quoting on the Catapult rate and quote management engine, so forwarders get a purpose-built quote tool with strong US ocean and FMC handling, synced to the wider platform.

Features

• Quote management: the Catapult-based engine links buy and sell rates across modes and generates customer quotes.

• US and FMC: strong US ocean rate and FMC tariff support.

• Synced: quotes and rates connect to Magaya operations and the customer portal.

What reviewers say

4.4/5 on G2 from 284 reviews and 4.4/5 on Capterra from 50; the figures are for the Magaya platform, since the quote engine is a module inside it.

The upside

a proven, purpose-built quote engine with genuinely strong US ocean and FMC support, backed by one of the larger review bases here and a full forwarding and warehouse suite.

The catch

some reviewers call the interface dated, and the value is strongest when you also run the wider Magaya platform.

7. Shipthis — Best for AI quote management with multi-option quotes and email approvals

Shipthis is a modern, AI-driven forwarding platform whose quote management module builds multi-option quotes from your tariffs and sends them for email-based approval.

Features

• AI quote management: generate instant quotes from stored tariffs, with multi-option pricing for the customer.

• Email approvals: send quotes and handle approvals by email, speeding sign-off.

• Bundled: the quotation module sits inside a forwarding suite with a customer portal.

What reviewers say

4.8/5 on Capterra from 13 reviews; the sample is still small, so confirm fit on a demo.

The upside

modern AI-driven quoting with genuine multi-option quotes and email-based approvals, bundled with a forwarding suite and portal at a small-business price.

The catch

the review base is small on Capterra and thin on G2, so validate quote depth on a demo.

8. Wisor.ai — Best for AI door-to-door quotes in about a minute

Wisor.ai is an AI quoting layer that reads your rate sources and builds a full door-to-door quote in about a minute, cutting inquiry-to-quote time roughly in half.

Features

• AI door-to-door quoting: assembles a complete door-to-door quote from multiple rate sources automatically.

• Speed: users report building a quote in about a minute and saving roughly 50% of inquiry-to-quote time.

• Overlay: sits over your rates and reduces manual data entry across sources.

What reviewers say

4.7/5 on G2 from 26 reviews, with users praising quoting speed and ease of use.

The upside

the fastest AI-assisted quoting here, building a door-to-door quote in about a minute and cutting inquiry-to-quote time by roughly half, with a solid 4.7 on G2.

The catch

it is an AI quoting overlay rather than your operations system, and users want more air-carrier integrations and deeper analytics, so plan to connect it to your platform.

9. Logitude World — Best for tariff-driven quoting with a customizable quote

Logitude World gives small and midmarket forwarders tariff-driven quoting, where stored tariffs speed the quote and the quote layout can be customized.

Features

• Tariff-driven quotes: integrated tariffs feed the quote, so reps build from stored rates rather than from scratch.

• Customizable: custom fields and a configurable quote, with opportunity tracking around it.

• Email: Outlook connection and notifications.

What reviewers say

4.6/5 on G2 from 94 reviews and 4.5/5 on Capterra from 40.

The upside

a clean, affordable per-user way to quote from stored tariffs with a quote you can tailor, well suited to a small or growing forwarder.

The catch

it is not an enterprise rate engine, so multi-carrier spot depth and heavy automation sit with the bigger tools.

10. GoComet — Best for AI quote automation paired with rate procurement

GoComet pairs AI-driven quote automation with genuine rate procurement, so teams that care about buying rates well, not just quoting fast, get both in one tool.

Features

• Quote automation: AI-assisted quote generation across carriers and modes.

• Rate procurement: e-sourcing and procurement to secure the buy rates that feed the quote.

• Analytics: rate and performance analytics around the quoting process.

What reviewers say

4.9/5 on G2 from 242 reviews, one of the largest and strongest review bases here.

The upside

it pairs AI quote automation with real rate procurement and carries a large, strong G2 base, which is ideal when buying rates well matters as much as quoting fast.

The catch

it leans toward procurement and analytics, so as a pure customer-quote document tool it is less specialized than Quotiss or Freightify; confirm the quote output you need.

A couple more worth a look: Cargofive is a forwarder-facing rate management and quoting tool wired to ocean carriers (G2 4.9/5, 5 reviews, a small sample), and Logistaas turns inquiries into quotations at a low price (reviews thin on G2 and Capterra). Confirm both on a demo.

How to choose freight forwarding quotation software

Match the tool to how your team actually quotes:

• Decide platform or focused tool. If you want rates, quotes, and the eventual booking on one record, a full platform like CargoEZ or GoFreight fits. If your main system lives elsewhere and you only need quoting speed, a focused tool like Quotiss, Freightify, or Wisor.ai bolts on.

• Insist on buy, sell, and margin. The tool must hold your buy rates and apply your markup automatically, by lane, customer, or service, or reps will quote in the dark.

• Judge the output, not just the speed. A branded, professional quote the customer can accept matters as much as how fast it builds.

• Check validity and versioning. Expiry dates and a clear record of what was quoted stop stale-rate mistakes that quietly kill margin.

• Confirm the handoff. Make sure an accepted quote becomes a booking without re-keying, whether inside the platform or through an integration.

Best quotation software for small and growing freight forwarders

A small or growing forwarder does not need an enterprise rate engine. The value shortlist is CargoEZ (rates, margin, and instant quotes in one platform with operations), Logitude World (tariff-driven quoting at a clear per-user price), and Shipthis (AI multi-option quotes bundled with a suite). GoFreight is the step up for AI rate ingestion and one-click quote-to-shipment. If your main system lives elsewhere and you only need quoting speed, Quotiss, Freightify, or Wisor.ai can bolt on.

Final take

For most US small and midmarket forwarders, the smartest choice is a built-in quote engine, and CargoEZ is the pick, because your buy and sell rates, margin, and instant customer quotes sit in one platform with operations and finance. Choose GoFreight for AI rate ingestion and one-click quote-to-shipment, CargoWise for the deepest enterprise engine, Magaya for strong US and FMC quoting, Shipthis for AI multi-option quotes, and Logitude World for affordable tariff-driven quoting. When you only need quoting speed on top of another system, reach for Quotiss, Freightify, Wisor.ai, or GoComet.

Quote your next shipment in minutes. Book a CargoEZ demo or call +1 (408) 834-7476, and build one live quote from your own rates.