Freight broker TMS comparison
Kuebix is now presented by FreightWise as a shipper-focused multimodal TMS and managed-transportation platform. ARK serves a different primary job: freight-broker execution across customers, third-party carriers, margins, documents, billing, and reporting.
Current public positioning
FreightWise acquired Kuebix in 2023 and now markets Kuebix as a full-featured SaaS TMS for midmarket and larger shippers. The current site emphasizes multimodal planning, carrier communication, tracking, business intelligence, carrier contracts, and managed transportation.
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ARK fit
Side-by-side evaluation
This is a buyer evaluation framework, not a feature-count scorecard. Current plans, contracts, configurations, integrations, and business models determine what either system must prove.
| Decision area | Kuebix TMS | ARK TMS | Acceptance test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buyer and workflow | Kuebix is currently positioned to midmarket and larger shippers managing freight and carrier relationships. | ARK is positioned to freight brokerages managing customer revenue and carrier cost on each load. | Model one shipment with customer charge, carrier cost, gross margin, documents, and invoice approval. |
| Modes and rating | Kuebix promotes multimodal planning, rapid rate retrieval, carrier contracts, and managed transportation. | ARK supports broker freight workflows; required rating engines and mode-specific automation must be validated. | Test every mode and rating source in your real mix, especially LTL and parcel dependencies. |
| Financial record | Kuebix highlights freight audit, invoice data, analytics, and shipper transportation cost control. | ARK tracks customer and carrier financial work and can hand supported records to QuickBooks Online. | Reconcile customer revenue, carrier expense, accessorials, margin, invoice, and bill for one load. |
| Service dependencies | Kuebix customers may use FreightWise carrier contracts or managed transportation services. | ARK is software for broker operations; provider agreements and transportation services remain separate. | Identify every contract, negotiated rate, and managed service that does not transfer with software data. |
Commercial scope
Separate Kuebix software from any FreightWise managed-transportation services, carrier contracts, audit, or implementation scope. Compare ARK only against the broker workflows and services the new operation actually needs.
Pricing and packaging can change. Use current written offers from ARK and Kuebix TMS as the commercial source of truth.
Proof questions
ARK evidence
Comparison FAQ
Kuebix is now presented by FreightWise as a shipper-focused multimodal TMS and managed-transportation platform. ARK serves a different primary job: freight-broker execution across customers, third-party carriers, margins, documents, billing, and reporting.
Separate Kuebix software from any FreightWise managed-transportation services, carrier contracts, audit, or implementation scope. Compare ARK only against the broker workflows and services the new operation actually needs.
Your main job is shipper-side freight planning, carrier rate shopping, audit, and managed transportation. You rely on Kuebix multimodal shipper workflows or FreightWise services and contracts. You do not operate a freight brokerage with customer, carrier-payable, and margin workflows.
Run one representative load from order entry and carrier selection through tracking, documents, customer billing, carrier payable, accounting handoff, and reporting. Record prerequisites, exceptions, owners, and commercial scope.
Prove the fit
Bring one representative load, required integrations, current commercial scope, and the people who own each handoff. Leave with documented fit, gaps, and next steps.