European Transportation Management System Tools
A transportation management system holds your shipment orders, carrier rates, delivery addresses and freight invoices, which together show how a company moves its goods. These European alternatives to Blue Yonder cover shipper TMS, forwarder software, carrier dispatch and shipment visibility, from vendors that contract inside the EU.
How we rank these tools — 4-step process
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European ownership, verified
The company is headquartered and incorporated in the EU, EEA or Switzerland, and processes customer data in Europe. A US parent company disqualifies a tool from this page regardless of where its servers are.
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Category fit and hands-on review
What the tool actually does, who it suits, and where it falls short — checked against the vendor’s own documentation, changelog and pricing page rather than its marketing copy.
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Compliance and pricing check
GDPR posture, hosting location and the prices quoted on this page are verified against the vendor’s public pricing before publication, and re-checked when we revisit the category.
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Position on this page
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10 European Transportation Management System Tools
Alpega
Cloud TMS for shippers with a built-in carrier network
AEB
Cloud TMS joining transport planning and customs
Soloplan CarLo
Modular TMS for forwarders, hauliers and fleets
CargoON
Road transport management platform for shippers
Shippeo
Real-time multimodal transport visibility platform
Cargoson
Cloud TMS with published plans from EUR 199
Shiptify
TMS, dock booking and invoice control for shippers
Boltrics
TMS for logistics service providers
Transmetrics
Road carrier TMS priced per truck from EUR 6
CargoSoft
TMS for freight forwarders, sea, air and land
How We Choose European Transportation Management System Tools
- Contracting entity in the EU
- Published or transparent pricing
- Carrier and ERP integrations
- Multimodal coverage
- Hosting and data location
Frequently Asked Questions
For shippers that need planning, tendering and settlement across modes, Alpega and AEB are the closest full-scope options. Cargoson and Shiptify suit smaller shippers that want a visible entry price, while Soloplan CarLo and Boltrics fit forwarders and hauliers.
Cargoson lists plans from EUR 199 per month on annual billing, Shiptify states a starting price of EUR 89 per month for SMEs, and Transmetrics prices its carrier TMS from EUR 6 per truck per month. Alpega, AEB, Soloplan, CargoON, Boltrics and CargoSoft quote on request.
Yes. Transmetrics targets carriers with 20 to 500 trucks, Soloplan CarLo and Boltrics serve hauliers and forwarders, and CargoSoft covers forwarders handling sea and air freight.
They are different layers. A TMS such as Alpega or AEB plans and settles freight, while Shippeo from France adds tracking and predictive ETAs across carriers and modes, and can sit next to an existing TMS.
The Complete Guide to European Transportation Management System Tools
What a TMS Does and Who Needs One
A transportation management system plans how goods move, selects carriers, books shipments, tracks them and checks the freight invoice afterwards. Shippers use it to compare rates and manage carrier contracts. Forwarders and hauliers use it to dispatch vehicles, plan tours and bill customers.
These are different jobs, so the listed tools are not interchangeable: Alpega, AEB, CargoON, Cargoson and Shiptify lean towards the shipper, while Soloplan, Boltrics, CargoSoft and Transmetrics lean towards the transport provider, and Shippeo covers visibility. Start by deciding which side of the freight contract you sit on.
Why the Jurisdiction of a TMS Matters
A TMS stores customer delivery addresses, order volumes, negotiated freight rates and invoices. Rates and lanes are commercially sensitive, and addresses are personal data when you deliver to consumers.
Choosing a vendor that contracts inside the EU puts those records under European law and a contract you can enforce locally. Check the contracting entity and the stated hosting location on each vendor page, since several products here run on AWS or state no region. Ask for a data processing agreement before you start a pilot.
Looking for a direct swap? See our comparison of European alternatives to Blue Yonder.