A six-person forwarder shopping for software runs into the same wall almost immediately: nearly every vendor in this category wants a sales call before saying a number. Two platforms skip that step.
The cheapest published option: Logistaas
Logistaas runs $45/user/mo for its CRM Only plan up to $85/user/mo for full digital forwarding with accounting. The role-based structure is the practical part: put sales staff on the cheap tier and operations staff on the full plan instead of paying the top rate across the whole team.
The trade is depth. Customs filing, warehouse operations, and complex routing are lighter here than on the enterprise platforms, and the review base, 33 Capterra reviews at 4.5/5, is thin relative to a platform like Magaya. That is a reasonable trade for a forwarder of 5 to 40 users and a worse one past that size.
The better satisfaction score: Logitude World
Logitude World runs $75/user/mo on SMART or $99/user/mo on PROFESSIONAL. Its 4.5/5 across 40 Capterra reviews is the strongest score of any small-forwarder platform in this category, and 97% of those reviewers are small businesses, which tells you exactly who it’s built for.
It deploys fast, no implementation project, and the interface is simple enough that a small office adopts it without a training program. The ceiling shows up in the same places as Logistaas: customs, warehouse, and complex multi-currency scenarios are all thin, and accounting depth trails Magaya or even Logistaas’s top plan.
Why not just start with a bigger platform
Because the bigger platforms are built for a different problem. CargoWise and Descartes need a specialist implementation partner and quarters of runway. Magaya and GoFreight are the right size once you clear roughly 25 to 40 users, but at 6 to 10 people the setup and price both outrun what the business needs today. A small forwarder buying enterprise software early is usually paying for capacity it will not use for two or three years.
When to move off Logistaas or Logitude
The signal is usually one of three things: customs filing needs expand past one or two jurisdictions, a warehouse operation gets added to the business, or headcount crosses roughly 25 to 40 users and complex multi-leg routing becomes routine rather than occasional. At that point, Magaya or GoFreight are the natural next step.
What’s the cheapest freight forwarding software for a small business?
Logistaas, from $45/user/mo on its CRM Only plan. Full forwarding with accounting runs up to $85/user/mo.
How fast can a small forwarder get live on new software?
Logitude World deploys in days. Logistaas is typically live in one to three weeks. Both are far faster than the multi-month or multi-quarter timelines of CargoWise or Descartes.
Will a small forwarder outgrow Logistaas or Logitude World?
Likely, past around 25 to 40 users or once customs filing and warehouse operations become part of the business. Both are the right system for now, not necessarily the one you’ll run in five years.
For the full comparison with pricing, ratings, and demo checklists across all seven platforms, see best freight forwarding software .