Freight broker TMS comparison
MercuryGate TMS is now Infios Transportation Management, an enterprise platform for multimodal and global transportation execution. ARK is the more focused option when the actual requirement is a U.S. freight-broker operating system rather than global planning and supply-chain-suite scope.
Current public positioning
Infios states that MercuryGate TMS is now Infios Transportation Management, with the same proven capabilities. Its current product page emphasizes multimodal planning, global transportation, rate optimization, visibility, risk, analytics, and connections to order and warehouse execution.
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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 | MercuryGate / Infios TM | ARK TMS | Acceptance test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary operating model | Infios TM targets multimodal transportation across regions and industries, including complex shipper and 3PL networks. | ARK targets freight brokers managing customer, carrier, load, tracking, document, billing, and reporting work. | Classify every requirement as brokerage-critical, enterprise-shared, or no longer needed. |
| Planning and optimization | Infios promotes rate optimization, multimodal planning, shipment optimization, and global KPI analysis. | ARK focuses on broker execution and operational control rather than global transport optimization. | Do not switch until every optimization output your team depends on has a replacement or retirement decision. |
| Suite dependencies | Infios positions transportation as part of a modular execution suite connected to order and warehouse management. | ARK is a standalone broker TMS with provider integrations for the operating workflows it supports. | Trace order creation, warehouse events, tendering, status, settlement, and analytics across system boundaries. |
| Implementation surface | Enterprise, global, and multimodal configuration can create a large migration surface. | ARK can be evaluated through a bounded broker workflow with separately scoped migrations and custom integrations. | Build a smallest viable brokerage scope and reject inherited requirements that no owner can justify. |
Commercial scope
Compare the smallest justified business scope. Infios pricing and implementation can reflect modes, regions, optimization, order or warehouse connections, analytics, and enterprise services that a brokerage-only ARK evaluation may not require.
Pricing and packaging can change. Use current written offers from ARK and MercuryGate / Infios TM as the commercial source of truth.
Proof questions
ARK evidence
Comparison FAQ
MercuryGate TMS is now Infios Transportation Management, an enterprise platform for multimodal and global transportation execution. ARK is the more focused option when the actual requirement is a U.S. freight-broker operating system rather than global planning and supply-chain-suite scope.
Compare the smallest justified business scope. Infios pricing and implementation can reflect modes, regions, optimization, order or warehouse connections, analytics, and enterprise services that a brokerage-only ARK evaluation may not require.
You need complex global multimodal planning, multiple currencies, or shipper transportation optimization. Transportation is connected to Infios order, warehouse, or broader supply-chain execution products. Your enterprise configuration and integrations carry requirements beyond U.S. brokerage operations.
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.