Short answer
Freight broker software cost runs from $69 per user per month (AscendTMS Basic) to $7,925 per month (Tai Pro) on prices published as of September 10, 2026. Entry plans from most broker-focused vendors sit between $349 and $995 a month, before setup, EDI and integration fees. McLeod doesn’t publish pricing at all.
Every published broker TMS price, tier by tier
Prices are monthly and in US dollars, taken from each vendor’s pricing page on September 10, 2026. “Not stated” means the vendor doesn’t publish that limit. FreightVero is our product.
| Vendor | Plan | Price per month | Users | Loads or shipments | Included or extra (published) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FreightVero | Starter | $349 | 5 | 250 loads | Core TMS, enforced checkpoints, rate cons, billing queue. No per-load fees |
| FreightVero | Growth | $749 | 15 | Unlimited | Adds live tracking and ETAs, alerts, tasks and messaging, reporting, bulk import |
| FreightVero | Scale | From $1,500 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Growth features with unlimited users |
| AscendTMS | Basic | $69 per user | Per user | No load charges | 230+ standard features. No contracts or setup fees |
| AscendTMS | Premium | $119 per user | Per user | No load charges | Adds 33 premium features. First 30 days free |
| AscendTMS | Pro | $149 per user | Per user | No load charges | All premium features, Shipper CRM Live, E-Sign, outbound EDI, order management |
| Port TMS | Pro | $375 | 5 | Not stated | Portals, multimode, EDI/API, onboarding, 3 months of promotional AI agents |
| Port TMS | Growth | $750 | Up to 12 | Not stated | More EDI partners and API volume |
| Port TMS | Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Not stated | 10 hours of development time, managed services |
| Ten4 Intelligence | Brokers Starter | $399 | 10 | Not stated | Auto-document transcription, e-signatures |
| Ten4 Intelligence | Brokers Growth | $499 | 20 | Not stated | Driver tracking app, all modules |
| Ten4 Intelligence | Brokers Scale | $799 | 50 | Not stated | QuickBooks |
| Ten4 Intelligence | Brokers Enterprise | $2,099 | Unlimited | Not stated | Assigned migration engineer, custom workflows |
| EZ TMS | Standard | $500 | 3 seats, more at an unpublished per-seat price | No per-load fees | $1,500 setup fee, waived on a 12-month agreement |
| Descartes Aljex | Essential | $699 | 5 | Unlimited | MacroPoint, MyCarrierPortal, one load board, ProMiles, QuickBooks, DAT RateView. One-time setup fee |
| Descartes Aljex | Professional | From $999 | 15 | Not stated | Portals, private load board, 1 customer EDI. One-time implementation fee |
| Descartes Aljex | Enterprise | From $2,375 | Not stated | Not stated | 2 EDIs, dedicated CSM, 90-day hypercare |
| BrokerPro | Base platform | $950 plus load-volume pricing | Unlimited | Priced by monthly load count (rates unpublished) | AI agents included. Some integrations may carry fees |
| Tai TMS | Growth | $995 | 2 staff, 10 client | 200 shipments | 500 carrier profiles, 0 customer EDIs |
| Tai TMS | Premium | $2,465 | 6 staff, 40 client | 600 shipments | 2,000 carrier profiles, 1 customer EDI |
| Tai TMS | Premium+ | $4,595 | 12 staff, 80 client | 1,200 shipments | 3,000 carrier profiles, 3 customer EDIs |
| Tai TMS | Pro | $7,925 | 25 staff, 175 client | 2,500 shipments | 6,000 carrier profiles, 5 customer EDIs |
| Tai TMS | Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Custom | Overage pricing not published on any tier |
| Rose Rocket | Full Service Platform | From $2,080 | Unlimited | Not stated | All AI agents, 40+ integrations, white-glove implementation |
| Rose Rocket | Enterprise | Custom | Unlimited | Not stated | SSO/SAML, custom SLAs, unlimited API access |
| Turvo | Plan, Execute and Settle Freight | From $5,000 | Not stated | Not stated | Onboarding manager, training, data migration |
| Alvys | Custom quote | From $3.95 per load | Unlimited | Per load | 120+ integrations with no setup fees |
| McLeod Software | PowerBroker | Not public | Not public | Not public | Quote only |
Pricing as of September 10, 2026. Where Capterra or Software Advice list a different price, the vendor’s own page is used. Sources below.
How broker TMS pricing models work
Per user
Prices in this section are as published on September 10, 2026.
You pay for each person who logs in. AscendTMS charges $69 to $149 per user, and EZ TMS includes 3 seats in its $500 plan and charges per seat after that. Port TMS, Aljex and Ten4 Intelligence use tiers set by user count.
Per-user pricing favors a small office running a lot of freight per person. It gets expensive when you add carrier sales reps, part-time billing help or an owner who only checks reports.
Per load or by load volume
Alvys starts at $3.95 per load. BrokerPro charges a $950 base fee and then prices by invoiced monthly load count, without publishing the volume rates.
Volume pricing lines up cost with revenue, which helps in a slow month. The risk is a busy quarter. Model your peak month, and ask whether cancelled loads or TONUs count as billable.
Platform fee with unlimited users
Rose Rocket starts at $2,080 per month with unlimited users, and Turvo’s entry plan starts at $5,000. You pay the same whether 8 or 40 people log in.
This model suits teams that expect to add headcount. The floor is high, so a small brokerage pays for room it may not use for a while.
Shipment caps and overages
Tai bundles staff logins, client logins, carrier profiles, customer EDIs and a shipment count into each tier, and mentions overage pricing without publishing the rates. A team that outgrows either the login cap or the shipment cap moves up a tier or pays overages.
FreightVero’s plans also have limits, and we’ll be plain about them. Starter covers 5 users and 250 loads a month. Growth covers 15 users with no load cap. No plan charges per load.
Two worked cost examples
Published price lists are hard to compare because every vendor meters something different. So we priced two common brokerage shapes using only published numbers, and we show the math.
These are software fees only. They don’t tell you which product fits your freight. For that, use our broker TMS buyer checklist.
Example 1: 5 people, 300 loads a month
Assumes every person needs a login and each vendor’s lowest published plan that covers both 5 users and 300 loads. Annual cost is 12 months of the monthly fee.
| Vendor | Plan that fits | Math | Monthly | First-year software cost | Not included in the number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AscendTMS | Basic | 5 users x $69 | $345 | $4,140 | Your own DAT or Truckstop subscription. Premium would be 5 x $119 = $595, Pro 5 x $149 = $745 |
| Port TMS | Pro | Flat, 5 users | $375 | $4,500 | Possible onboarding fee, EDI and API charges, AI agent pricing after 3 months |
| Ten4 Intelligence | Brokers Starter | Flat, 10 users | $399 | $4,788 | Voice AI minutes (200 minutes for $30) |
| EZ TMS | Standard | $500 + 2 extra seats | $500 plus 2 seats | $6,000 plus seats | Per-seat price (unpublished). $1,500 setup fee unless you sign for 12 months |
| Descartes Aljex | Essential | Flat, 5 users | $699 | $8,388 | One-time setup fee (amount unpublished) |
| FreightVero | Growth | Flat, 15 users, unlimited loads | $749 | $8,988 | Starter ($349) fits 5 users but caps at 250 loads, so Growth is the fit |
| BrokerPro | Base platform | $950 + volume pricing | $950 plus volume | $11,400 plus volume | Load-volume charge for 300 loads (rates unpublished), some integration fees |
| Alvys | Custom quote | 300 loads x $3.95 | $1,185 | $14,220 | Actual quote may differ. $3.95 is a starting rate |
| Rose Rocket | Full Service Platform | Flat | $2,080 | $24,960 | Implementation fee (not public) |
| Tai TMS | Premium | Flat, 6 staff, 600 shipments | $2,465 | $29,580 | Growth ($995) allows only 2 staff logins and 200 shipments |
| Turvo | Plan, Execute and Settle | Flat | $5,000 | $60,000 | Implementation fee and contract term (not public) |
| McLeod | PowerBroker | Not public | Quote | Quote | Everything |
Computed only from prices published as of September 10, 2026. Excludes taxes, load board subscriptions, tracking and compliance tools billed by other vendors, and staff time for setup and training.
Example 2: 15 people, 1,200 loads a month
Same method: the lowest published plan that covers 15 logins and 1,200 loads a month.
| Vendor | Plan that fits | Math | Monthly | First-year software cost | Not included in the number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ten4 Intelligence | Brokers Growth | Flat, 20 users | $499 | $5,988 | Voice AI minutes |
| EZ TMS | Standard | $500 + 12 extra seats | $500 plus 12 seats | $6,000 plus seats | Per-seat price (unpublished). Setup fee unless 12-month term |
| FreightVero | Growth | Flat, 15 users, unlimited loads | $749 | $8,988 | Nothing added for volume. No per-load fees |
| AscendTMS | Basic | 15 users x $69 | $1,035 | $12,420 | Premium would be 15 x $119 = $1,785, Pro 15 x $149 = $2,235 |
| Descartes Aljex | Professional | From $999, 15 users | From $999 | From $11,988 | One-time implementation fee. Shipment limit not stated |
| BrokerPro | Base platform | $950 + volume pricing | $950 plus volume | $11,400 plus volume | Load-volume charge for 1,200 loads (rates unpublished) |
| Rose Rocket | Full Service Platform | Flat, unlimited users | $2,080 | $24,960 | Implementation fee (not public) |
| Alvys | Custom quote | 1,200 loads x $3.95 | $4,740 | $56,880 | Actual quote may differ |
| Turvo | Plan, Execute and Settle | Flat | $5,000 | $60,000 | Implementation fee and contract term (not public) |
| Tai TMS | Pro | Flat, 25 staff, 2,500 shipments | $7,925 | $95,100 | Premium+ ($4,595) covers 1,200 shipments but only 12 staff logins |
| Port TMS | Enterprise | Growth caps at 12 users | Custom | Custom | Not computable from published prices |
| McLeod | PowerBroker | Not public | Quote | Quote | Everything |
Computed only from prices published as of September 10, 2026. If your team works with 12 logins, Tai Premium+ would be $4,595 a month ($55,140 a year).
What the examples show
Using prices published as of September 10, 2026, per-user pricing is cheapest for small teams and climbs steadily with headcount. AscendTMS goes from $345 a month at 5 users to $1,035 at 15 on Basic.
Per-load pricing tracks volume. Alvys goes from $1,185 to $4,740 a month as loads quadruple, before any quote adjustments.
Tiered caps create jumps. A 5-person team already outgrows Tai’s Growth tier on logins, and 15 people push past Premium+ even though the shipment count fits.
Unpublished charges matter most at BrokerPro and EZ TMS, where the volume rate or seat price decides the real bill. Ask for them before the demo.
Price is one input. For how each tool fits beyond the monthly fee, see our best TMS for freight brokers comparison.
Calendar the notice deadline the day you sign
Auto-renewal clauses are where switching costs hide. Tai requires notice 60 days before each renewal term, BrokerPro 14 business days, and EZ TMS 60 days. Miss the date and you may be paying for another full term while you move to a new system.
Hidden cost checklist
The monthly fee is the number vendors put in bold. These are the costs that show up later. Each example below comes from the vendor’s own published pricing or terms as of September 10, 2026.
Setup and implementation fees
- EZ TMS lists a one-time $1,500 setup fee, waived if you sign a 12-month agreement.
- Aljex charges a one-time setup fee on Essential and an implementation fee on Professional. The amounts aren’t published.
- Port TMS says a one-time onboarding fee may apply based on implementation scope.
- Ask for the number in writing, and ask whether data migration is in it.
Contract auto-renewals and exit costs
- Tai’s terms say the agreement auto-renews “in perpetuity,” and you must cancel at least 60 days before each renewal term.
- BrokerPro’s terms renew for a period equal to the expiring term, need notice at least 14 business days before renewal, and grant no refunds after renewal.
- EZ TMS’s terms renew unless either party gives 60 days’ notice, charge a buyout of 50% of the remaining contract value on early termination, and allow price increases with 60 days’ written notice.
- AscendTMS and Alvys advertise no long-term contracts.
Integration and add-on fees
- BrokerPro notes some integrations may carry separate fees.
- EZ TMS sells its LTL portal and EDI (through Bitfreighter) as add-ons with monthly fees, and EDI also has a setup fee.
- AscendTMS runs DAT and Truckstop search inside the TMS, but you need your own subscription to each.
- Ask which integrations are included, which cost extra, and whether the integration partner bills you separately.
EDI fees
- Port TMS states that “EDI and API charges may apply.” If a shipper sends you tenders, get the per-partner cost first. Our EDI guide for freight brokers explains the 204, 214 and 210 messages you’ll be asked for.
- Tai includes 0 customer EDIs on Growth, 1 on Premium, 3 on Premium+ and 5 on Pro.
- Aljex includes 1 customer EDI on Professional and 2 on Enterprise.
AI after the promotion
- Port TMS includes AI agents free for 3 months on Pro. After that, “Ongoing usage and pricing are documented in the final proposal.”
- Ten4 Intelligence sells voice AI minutes as prepaid credits: 200 minutes for $30, 400 for $60 and 1,000 for $150.
- BrokerPro, Rose Rocket and AscendTMS include their AI in the plan price, and Tai includes its Track & Trace agent for all customers.
Seat creep and caps
- Count every login, including part-time billing help and anyone who only runs reports.
- On capped plans, ask what happens the month you go over: automatic upgrade, overage charge or a hard stop.
- Check whether cancelled loads count toward shipment or load limits.
What FreightVero costs, and what it doesn't cover yet
Our pricing is flat by plan. Starter is $349 a month for 5 users and 250 loads. Growth is $749 for 15 users and unlimited loads. Scale starts at $1,500 with unlimited users. No plan charges per load. Current details live on the FreightVero pricing page.
Here’s what that price doesn’t buy today, because it isn’t built yet. QuickBooks Online sync is in development. DAT, Truckstop, RMIS, EDI and a public API are planned. There’s no e-signature (signed rate cons are uploaded to the load) and no invoice sending. If you need those now, count the cost of the workaround or of a separate tool.
Our AI agent program is live, from $1,995 a month and priced by load volume after a scoping call. It’s a separate product from the TMS plans above.
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